Fashions News: Jan 5, 2009

Israeli tank shell kills 3 Palestinian kids in E Gaza City

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A Palestinian doctor carries the body of a child killed by an Israeli tank shell, at Shifa hospital in Gaza Jan. 5, 2009. An Israeli tank shell killed three Palestinian children in their home in eastern Gaza City on Monday, medical officials said. They said several other Palestinians were wounded in the incident in Gaza's Zeitoun neighbourhood. An Israeli military spokeswoman said she was checking the report.

A Palestinian baby wounded by an Israeli tank shell is treated by doctors at Shifa hospital in Gaza Jan. 5, 2009.

A Palestinian man reacts in front of the bodies of three children killed by an Israeli tank shell, one of them his son, at Shifa hospital in Gaza Jan. 5, 2009.

Palestinian boys wounded by an Israeli tank shell wait for treatment at Shifa hospital in Gaza Jan. 5, 2009

A Palestinian man reacts at Shifa hospital after his child was killed by an Israeli tank shell in Gaza Jan. 5, 2009

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Inventors to find affordable way to convert algae to energy

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Riggs Eckelberry (L) and his brother Nicholas Eckelberry, both co-founders of OriginOil based in Los Angeles, frame a desktop model of their Helix BioReactor in Los Angeles December 12, 2008. OriginOil is in a race with hundreds of other companies to find an affordable way to convert algae to energy. Algae promises to use less land, water and other resources than other biofuels, such as corn. Picture taken December 12, 2008

Nicholas Eckelberry, co-founder and inventor of OriginOil, demonstrates how a simple 99-cent coupling is used in a demonstration Helix BioReactor model that will facilitate algae growth with lab operations manager Nathan Morrison (background) at the company's laboratory in Los Angeles December 12, 2008. OriginOil is in a race with hundreds of other companies to find an affordable way to convert algae to energy. Algae promises to use less land, water and other resources than other biofuels, such as corn. Picture taken December 12, 2008

Nicholas Eckelberry, co-founder and inventor of OriginOil, stands next to two test batches of nannochloropsis algae at the company's laboratory in Los Angeles December 12, 2008. OriginOil is in a race with hundreds of other companies to find an affordable way to convert algae to energy. Algae promises to use less land, water and other resources than other biofuels, such as corn. Picture taken December 12, 2008

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National Geographic's top 10 space pictures of 2008

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A rare positioning of planets Venus (top left) and Jupiter (top right) and the crescent moon of the Earth provides a "smiley" effect that captivated Asia Monday night Dec. 1, 2008 in Manila, Philppines. The heavens smiled down on Earth December 1 in National Geographic News's most viewed space photo of 2008.

Snapped by the Mars-orbiting HiRISE camera, billowing clouds of dust revealed the first-ever picture of active landslides occurring on Mars at the base of a towering slope near the planet's north pole in March.

In March scientists detected an interstellar explosion so bright that it was briefly visible to the naked eye—from 7.5 billion light-years away. Images captured by NASA's Swift satellite show two views of the unusual gamma-ray burst, an outpouring of high-energy radiation and particles thought to follow the collapse of a massive star.

Jupiter looks sharp in the crispest whole-planet picture of the gas giant ever shot from Earth, released in October

In April the Mars-orbiting HiRISE camera caught new high-resolution snapshots of Phobos, a Martian moon named for the Greek god of horror. The impact that created Stickney is thought to have almost shattered the roughly 17-mile-wide (27-kilometer-wide) moon.

An image released by NASA in April shows baby stars taking shape in the Southern Pinwheel galaxy. Embryonic stars were found to be growing in the galaxy's spindly arms (shown in red), rather than in its bright heart.

The remnant of a supernova called SN 1006 hangs like a gumball 7,000 light-years away in a composite image released by NASA on June 26, 2008. The blast wave from the stellar explosion is still traveling at about 6 million miles (9.6 million kilometers) an hour, heating gases along its path that emit radiation in visible light.

A supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way has wound up in the crosshairs of a virtual telescope spanning 2,800 miles (4,506 kilometers). Although by definition we can't see a black hole directly, we can see the bright region of radio emissions known as Sagittarius A* that's thought to be either a disk of matter swirling toward the black hole, or a high-speed jet of matter being ejected from it.

A Gemini adaptive optics image of the star 1RSX J160929.1-210524 and its likely ~8 Jupiter-mass companion (within red circle) in this handout released Sept. 15, 2008. Scientists have snapped the first images of a planet outside our solar system that is orbiting a star very much like the sun. In findings announced on Sept. 15, 2008, University of Toronto scientists said they used the Gemini North telescope on Mauna Kea in Hawaii to take direct pictures of the planet, which is about the size of Jupiter but with eight times the mass. This planet and the star it seems to orbit are located in our Milky Way galaxy about 500 light years from Earth, the scientists said.

Like a ribbon trailing from a parade float, a streamer of hydrogen gas seems to waft across the stars in an image taken by the Hubble Space Telescope. Released in July, this festive shot of a supernova remnant was National Geographic News's tenth most viewed space photo of 2008.

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Two 4,300-year-old tombs found in Egypt

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Men walk near the site of two recently discovered tombs in Saqqara Dec. 22, 2008. Egyptian archaeologists have found the tombs of two court officials, in charge of music and pyramid building, in a 4,000 year old cemetery from the reign of Pharaoh Unas. The tombs were found buried in the sands south of Cairo and could shed light on the fifth and the sixth dynasties of the Old Kingdom, said Egypt's antiquities chief Zahi Hawass.

An Egyptian archaeological mission has found two tombs dating back to some 4,300 years ago in the southern suburb of Cairo, an official said at the site on Monday.

"We announce a major important discovery at Saqqara, the discovery of two new tombs dating back to 4,300 years ago," Zahi Hawass, secretary general of the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) told reporters as he toured the site.

The two tombs found in an old cemetery in Saqqara, some 30 km south of Cairo, were from the reign of Pharaoh Unas of the fifth dynasty in ancient Egypt, the SCA has said in a press release.

The rock-cut tombs were found buried in the sands at the El-Deir bridge area in the Saqqara necropolis, some 400 meters away from the step-pyramid, said the press release.

Egypt's antiquities chief Zahi Hawass speaks to the media about restoration work at the site of a recently discovered tomb in Saqqara Dec. 22, 2008.

One of the tombs belonged to Iya-Maat, the supervisor of king Unas's missions to bring granite from Aswan and other materials from the Western Desert.

Iya-Maat bore several titles including the "supervisor of the king's property."

The second tomb was built for Thinh, who was a woman singer in the fifth dynasty and also had different titles such as "supervisor of all singers."

Hawass said the discovery was just the beginning of a large cemetery and the excavation would continue to find more ancient tombs in the area.

Hieroglyphic inscriptions are seen on the entrance of a recently discovered tomb in Saqqara Dec. 22, 2008.

Workers carry out restoration work at the site of a recently discovered pyramid in Saqqara Dec. 22, 2008. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)

Egypt's antiquities chief Zahi Hawass speaks to the media about restoration work at the site of the Step Pyramid in Saqqara Dec. 22, 2008.

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Angel Falls seen at Canaima National Park in Venezuela

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Angel Falls is seen at Canaima National Park in the state of Bolivar, southeastern Venezuela, on Dec. 13, 2008. Located at Canaima National Park, Angel Falls is the world's highest waterfall at 979 meters. Established on June 12, 1962 and covering an area of 3,500,000 hectares, Canaima National Park is the second largest park in Venezuela and was listed a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994 because of tepuis (table-top mountains) that are characteristic of this area. Rainforest, grassland, rivers and a cluster of waterfalls map out a magnificent scroll painting here attracting visitors from across the world.

Angel Falls is seen covered in haze at Canaima National Park in the state of Bolivar, southeastern Venezuela, on Dec. 13, 2008. Located at Canaima National Park, Angel Falls is the world's highest waterfall at 979 meters. Established on June 12, 1962 and covering an area of 3,500,000 hectares, Canaima National Park is the second largest park in Venezuela and was listed a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994 because of tepuis (table-top mountains) that are characteristic of this area. Rainforest, grassland, rivers and a cluster of waterfalls map out a magnificent scroll painting here attracting visitors from across the world.

The aerial photograph taken on Dec. 12, 2008 shows Angel Falls at Canaima National Park in the state of Bolivar, southeastern Venezuela. Located at Canaima National Park, Angel Falls is the world's highest waterfall at 979 meters. Established on June 12, 1962 and covering an area of 3,500,000 hectares, Canaima National Park is the second largest park in Venezuela and was listed a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994 because of tepuis (table-top mountains) that are characteristic of this area. Rainforest, grassland, rivers and a cluster of waterfalls map out a magnificent scroll painting here attracting visitors from across the world.

The aerial photograph taken on Dec. 12, 2008 shows a cluster of waterwalls formed from Canaima Lake at Canaima National Park in the state of Bolivar, southeastern Venezuela. Located at Canaima National Park, Angel Falls is the world's highest waterfall at 979 meters. Established on June 12, 1962 and covering an area of 3,500,000 hectares, Canaima National Park is the second largest park in Venezuela and was listed a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994 because of tepuis (table-top mountains) that are characteristic of this area. Rainforest, grassland, rivers and a cluster of waterfalls map out a magnificent scroll painting here attracting visitors from across the world.

Canon del Diablo (Canyon of the Devil) is seen at the foot of Angel Falls at Canaima National Park in the state of Bolivar, southeastern Venezuela, on Dec. 13, 2008. Located at Canaima National Park, Angel Falls is the world's highest waterfall at 979 meters. Established on June 12, 1962 and covering an area of 3,500,000 hectares, Canaima National Park is the second largest park in Venezuela and was listed a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994 because of tepuis (table-top mountains) that are characteristic of this area. Rainforest, grassland, rivers and a cluster of waterfalls map out a magnificent scroll painting here attracting visitors from across the world.

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Massive bread weighing 10,000kgs displayed in Mexico City

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A massive bread is displayed in Mexico City, Mexico, on Jan. 4, 2009. The bread that is about 1,600 meters (one mile) long, and weighs close to 10,000 kilograms was baked Sunday for the traditional Magi party and was distributed to thousands of Mexican families.

A massive bread is displayed in Mexico City, Mexico, on Jan. 4, 2009.

Local residents taste a piece of bread in Mexico City, Mexico, on Jan. 4, 2009

A worker displays a piece of bread in Mexico City, Mexico, on Jan. 4, 2009

Local residents taste a piece of bread in Mexico City, Mexico, on Jan. 4, 2009.

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Mexico nude activists protest for animal rights

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Activists from animal rights group AnimaNaturalis protest against the sale of pets inside a cage in front of a shopping mall in Mexico City January 3, 2009. The poster reads "Don't buy animals. Adopt!"

Activists from animal rights group AnimaNaturalis protest against the sale of pets inside a cage in front of a shopping mall in Mexico City January 3, 2009.

People speak with activists from animal rights group AnimaNaturalis as they protest against the sale of pets inside a cage in front of a shopping mall in Mexico City January 3, 2009

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Painted bus in Panama City

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A bus with colorful paintings runs in Panama City, Panama, Jan. 2, 2009. The local authorities of the capital city has made a decision to purchage 420 new buses instead of the old uncomfortable buses which were dubed as "Diablo Rojo", red evil, due to frequent traffic accidents they caused.