Alexander Friedman Photos
Alexander Alexandrovich Friedman or Friedmann (June 16, 1888, Saint Petersburg, Imperial Russia – September 16, 1925, Leningrad, USSR) was a Russian and Soviet cosmologist and mathematician.
Giant Iceberg Moving Towards Australia
A massive iceberg -- more than twice the size of New York's Manhattan island -- is drifting slowly toward Australia, scientists said
2009 India Vs Sri Lanka 1st Twenty20 Match Photos
Tillakaratne Dilshan plays a shot
Kumar Sangakkara raises his bat after scoring a half-century
Sanath Jayasuriya plays a shot during the during the first Twenty20 match between India and Sri Lanka in Nagpur
Kumar Sangakkara hits a shot as Mahendra Singh Dhoni looks on
Ashok Dinda celebrates the wicket of Sanath Jayasuriya
Gautam Gambhir hits a shot
Gautam Gambhir and Mahendra Singh Dhoni complete a run
Kumar Sangakkara and Tillakaratne Dilshan celebrate after winning the first Twenty20 match against India
Gautam Gambhir walks back to pavilion after losing his wicket as Sri Lankan players celebrate
Sri Lankan players celebrate after taking the wicket of Yuvraj Singh (unseen)
Desmond Tutu Photos
Desmond Mpilo Tutu (born 7 October 1931) is a South African cleric and activist who rose to worldwide fame during the 1980s as an opponent of apartheid. In 1984, Tutu became the second South African to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Tutu was the first black South African Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, South Africa, and primate of the Church of the Province of Southern Africa (now the Anglican Church of Southern Africa). Tutu chaired the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and is currently the chairman of The Elders. Tutu is vocal in his defence of human rights and uses his high profile to campaign for the oppressed. Tutu also campaigns to fight AIDS, tuberculosis, homophobia, poverty and racism. He received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984, the Albert Schweitzer Prize for Humanitarianism, the Gandhi Peace Prize in 2005 and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2009. Tutu has also compiled several books of his speeches and sayings.
Lotus Temple Photo Gallery
The Bahá'í House of Worship in Delhi, India, popularly known as the Lotus Temple due to its flowerlike shape, is a Bahá'í House of Worship and also a prominent attraction in Delhi. It was completed in 1986 and serves as the Mother Temple of the Indian subcontinent. It has won numerous architectural awards and been featured in hundreds of newspaper and magazine articles.
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