U.S. Military Takes Aerial Photographs of New York City

New Yorkers were startled today when a large jet, which turns out to be the back up for Air Force One, was escorted by two military planes and circled the Statue of Liberty. In what a NYC press release calls "part...

Do you believe in Ghosts? Collection of 'ghost photos' revealed

Do you believe in Ghosts or is that just daft? A pile of photographs have been released to the media. Most of them are fakes and can be explained, a lot of them is light or dust but now and again some classics turn...

Photographs Of The St. Patricks's Day Parade In Dublin.

I managed to get a press pass for the 2009 parade and as a result had an elevated platform, in the form of an open top double-deck bus,  from which to view the Parade here in Dublin. The weather was beautiful,...

Indian police release names of Mumbai gunmen

" Indian police released the names Tuesday of nine militants killed during their attack on Mumbai, bolstering India's charges that all of them came from Pakistan, AP reported.   At a briefing Tuesday,...

Madonna claims millions over press wedding pictures

Madonna is claiming over £5m from the Mail on Sunday newspaper after it published private photos of her wedding to Guy Ritchie.These photos had never been published before and were not taken sureptitiosly but...

PM dares Dion to face voters with coalition plan

"PM dares Dion to face voters with coalition plan Dion quotes 2005 Harper letter decrying government delays of confidence votes Last Updated: Tuesday, December 2, 2008 | 4:42 PM ET Comments474Recommend485 CBC News Liberal Leader Stéphane Dion...

We do not know what no one can deny: Stephen Champion’s Lanka War Stories

"Stephen Champion has produced two books in the past twenty-two years: Lanka 1986-1992 and Lanka War Stories. His images make it clear that we are going in circles. The past reproduces its patterns in the present and cycles its way into the future; a past whose tragedies our...

Mars Lander Succumbs to Winter

"Mission managers said Monday that they had not heard from the NASA spacecraft for a week and that they thought it had probably fallen quiet for good.“At this time, we’re pretty convinced that the vehicle is...

Weird and wonderful world of creepy-crawlies

"These invertebrate photographs were submitted to the Up Close and Spineless competition, and are on display at the Australian Museum from 18 October 2008. They include photographs of a huntsman spider catching a lift on a cow horn, a bright green scarab beetle, and a cute...

Photographer William Claxton Dies

Photographer William Claxton passed away at the age of 80 due to complications of congestive heart failure on Saturday.  Claxton is well known for his iconic images of Chet Baker, as these photographs...

Saif 'assaults' photo journalists, arrest likely

"Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan on Sunday night found himself in trouble after a tiff with photo journalists in Patiala during the shoot of a film. The journalists have lodged a complaint against him and his security guards on the charge of manhandling them.The incident took...

Vicar jailed over child porn crimes

The Reverend Richard Hart, who became notorious in the UK after 56,000 images of child pornography were discovered on his computer, has today started his prison sentence. On the same day, a charity has used the opportunity to warn that child pornography is currently growing...

Palin Hackers could skate because of DOJ policy

The Department of Justice does not like a court decision over emails, and that policy could allow the Palin hackers a backdoor out of prosecution."Though federal law prohibits the unauthorized access of someone's...

Haiti Hurricane Recovery Effort at Ti Goave

The news for the Haitian people is not encouraging as there are 3 tropical storms that could affect Haiti in coming days.  Gustav took the lives of 77 Haitians, while Hanna has cost 11 lives since...

Mysterious 'ghost' appears in couple's wedding photographs

"A schoolboy photographer is baffled after spotting a ghostly apparition hovering in the disco lights in a picture he had snapped of a newlywed couple.Wedding guest Jordan Martin, 12, took a whole series of...

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