(AFP/File) - Partial view of the Magen Abraham synagogue, currently undergoing renovation work, in Beirut. Dozens of workers have erected scaffolding inside the synagogue, one of the largest and most ornate in the Arab world which opened to worshippe... [Full Article]
(AFP/File) - A nurse attends to a man undergoing treatment for complications arising out of consuming illicit liquor, in Ahmedabad on July 10. The death of more than 120 people from drinking illicit liquor in western India has highlighted a backyard ... [Full Article]
(AFP/File) - A Bangladeshi child cries as she undergoes a medical check by a volunteer doctor at a makeshift medical centre on the country's southern coastal area. The UN General Assembly is set to kick off a three-day high-level conference to we... [Full Article]
(AFP) - Commuters wait on a platform for an undergound train in central London. Thousands of workers on the London underground rail network walked out Tuesday at the start of a 48-hour strike set to cause transport chaos, officials said.(AFP/Leon Nea... [Full Article]
(AFP/File) - An offshore oil and gas drilling platform, undergoes repair work at a shipyard in Singapore. OPEC has opted to keep its output unchanged at a meeting in Vienna, with hopes of recovering demand for crude and higher prices persuading membe... [Full Article]
(AFP/File) - A jack-up rig, an offshore oil and gas drilling platform, undergoes repair works at a shipyard in Singapore, March 2009. Oil prices turned higher, rising above 57 dollars as traders kept close watch on escalating unrest in key African cr... [Full Article]
(AFP) - Theatre is undergoing a revival in Indian Kashmir where the most popular plays these days deal with the gritty reality of the violence that has blighted the troubled region for decades.(AFP/Rouf Bhat)... [Full Article]
(Reuters) - A patient is wheeled out after undergoing eye surgery at the Ramon Pando Ferrer ophthalmology hospital in Havana April 8, 2009. The health system built by Cuba's leader Fidel Castro's government is giving free treatment to thousan... [Full Article]
(Reuters) - A dog undergoes an operation to be spayed at a state-run dogs' home in Borodyanka, about 65 km (40 miles) northwest of Kiev, April 2, 2009. Officials at the shelter say the global financial crisis has left them without financing to re... [Full Article]