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Added January 04, 2013 with 10 photos
Workers pray for good fortune on the first business day of the new year in Tokyo.
Added January 02, 2013 with 13 photos
Over 2,200 entrants took the icy plunge during the 93rd annual New Years Day Polar Bear Swim in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Added December 20, 2012 with 11 photos
Palestinians celebrate during a mass wedding ceremony for 436 couples in Rafah, Gaza, on December 19, 2012. The mass wedding was organized by the National Islamic Committee and funding by the institution of Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed bin Al Nahyan (President of the United Arab Emirates and emir of Anu Dhabi) for humanitarian action for Palestinian couples who are unable to afford expensive ceremonies. UPI/Ismael Mohamad
Added December 20, 2012 with 9 photos
Six Flags Discovery Kingdom’s newest edition, five baby African Penguins, two male and three female in Vallejo, California, on December 19, 2012. UPI/Ken James
Added December 18, 2012 with 10 photos
The Israel Antiquities Authority and Google Israel announced the publishing of the Dead Sea Scrolls Digital Library online at a press conference Tuesday. The digital library will eventually hold tens of thousands of fragments of the Dead Sea Scrolls in high resolution photographed with a special camera based on NASA technology. UPI/Debbie Hill.
Added December 12, 2012 with 13 photos
The year-long commemoration will include the delivery of nine new bells to the cathedral as well as 25 concerts reflecting various musical styles that have been performed there over the centuries.
Added December 07, 2012 with 18 photos
The Obama family lights the 90th National Christmas Tree in President's Park near the White House in Washington, DC on December 6, 2012. UPI/Olivier Douliery/Pool
Added December 04, 2012 with 18 photos
Santa Clause continues to grow in popularity among Palestinian children.
Added November 29, 2012 with 8 photos
The Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree is lit up during the 80th annual tree lighting ceremony on November 28, 2012 in New York City. The 80-foot spruce is illuminated with over 45,000 lights and will remain on display through the new year. UPI /Monika Graff
Added November 28, 2012 with 37 photos
Decorations are seen during a White House holiday decoration tour in Washington, DC on November 28, 2012. UPI/Kevin Dietsch
Added November 25, 2012 with 15 photos
Shiite Muslims all over the world celebrate Ashura to mourn the slaying of Prophet Mohammad's grandson Imam Hussein, in the battle of Karbala in the year 680 A.D.
Added November 25, 2012 with 17 photos
Cirque du Soleil's Amaluna performs a dress rehearsal in Vancouver, British Columbia, November 22, 2012. With a cast over seventy percent female Amaluna will run from November 23rd to this December 30th.
Added November 25, 2012 with 10 photos
Photos from Tasoa day, the day before Ashura, in which Shia Muslims mourn the slaying of Imam Hussain, grandson of the Prophet Mohammed. UPI/Maryam Rahmanian
Added November 05, 2012 with 52 photos
Military and civilian aviators participate in the Homestead Air Show in Homestead, Fla., on November 3-4, 2012. UPI/Joe Marino-Bill Cantrell
Added November 01, 2012 with 27 photos
They may not be old enough to vote, but young Americans still make an impact on the campaign trail whether they are holding signs or being held at rallies across the country.
Added October 27, 2012 with 8 photos
Halloween Festival in Kobe, Hyogo-prefecture, Japan, on October 26, 2012. About 1700 people dressed in costumes take part in the ceremony to celebrate Halloween.
Added October 26, 2012 with 21 photos
The four day Eid al-Adha feast commemorates Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son, Ishmael, to God.
Added October 25, 2012 with 18 photos
Iranians shop at a fruit market in Tehran, Iran on October 24, 2012. The inflation rate rose to 23.5 percent in the month from 22.9 percent the previous month. International sanctions aimed to cut Iran's nuclear program have targeted trade and banking and have caused the price of goods inside the country go up. UPI/Maryam Rahmanian
Added October 17, 2012 with 24 photos
Performers of the "Vampire Circus" prepare for their US debut at the Bayfront Park in Miami, Florida on October 17, 2012. The Vampire Circus features a mix of suspense and comedy as the actors conduct a combination of artistic dance and gymnastics throughout the performance. Bayfront Park hosts the "Circus" from Oct. 18 through 31, 2012. .UPI/Joe Marino-Bill Cantrell
Added October 09, 2012 with 11 photos
A 1,775 pound pumpkin took at the grand prize at the 39th annual Pumpkin Weigh-off in Half Moon Bay, California on October 8, 2012.