Lion cubs take sink-or-swim test
Animal keepers test the abilities of four 10-week old lion cubs to swim at the Smithsonian National Zoo
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Israel's graffiti bomb shelters
Bomb shelters decorated with bright colors, graffiti, and idyllic landscapes at odds with the monolithic architecture and the imminent threat of attack
Nigerians express outrage over missing girls
Islamist group Boko Haram angers the world by abducting hundreds of schoolgirls in northern Nigeria
Vatican swears in new recruits for elite Swiss Guard
The swearing in ceremony is held on May 6 every year to commemorate the 147 halberdiers who died defending the pope in 1527
Rare genetic disease ravages village in Brazil (graphic images)
Disease known as "XP" slowly eats away flesh of those afflicted in a remote Brazilian village
Met Costume Institute Gala 2014
Hollywood stars and fashion insiders gather at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York for the annual red carpet event
Disorder in Odessa
Ukraine on the verge of civil war as clashes in Odessa lead to deaths of more than 40 pro-Russian activists
2014 OMC Hairworld World Cup in Frankfurt
Around one thousand hair enthusiasts from 50 countries participate the Hairdressing World Championship in Frankfurt, Germany
World's largest democracy votes
815 million have registered to vote in India's mammoth election
Landslide in Afghanistan
Afghans mourn hundreds buried under massive landslide
Stars at Kentucky Derby 2014
Celebrities don their best hats at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky.
Fans celebrate Star Wars Day
May the Fourth be with you! The space saga holiday is marked by fans around the world
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The two-time Oscar-winner's resume includes Hollywood standouts and a decade as head of London's Old Vic theater
Art the Nazis labeled degenerate
A NYC gallery exhibit documents how Hitler's henchmen demonized artists who failed to evoke the Nazi ideal
White House correspondents' dinner
Politicians and celebrities mingle with the press for a night in Washington
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