SELECTED PHOTOS
A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS
The lucky 13 Group (11 women and 2 men), were the winners of almost $50 million in the 6/49 lottery draw last May. The co-workers, who work in payroll and technical services for ATB Financial in Edmonton, responded to a last minute email to one of the women asking if they wanted to contribute $2 each to buy tickets.
Bratz, the explicitly sexualized toys marketed for young girls. The five dolls are known for their spunky attitudes and clothing. (Photo: AP/MGA Entertainment).
Zhang Huan, an artist from Beijing, China, employed calligraphers to write the story of his family on his face in 2000. His Family Tree project turned his face into a canvas.
Prince Harry plants a tree as he formally names the British Memorial Garden in Hannover Square in Manhattan last May to honour the 67 British 9/11 victims.
Back dropped with flags of AU countries, Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, the "King of Kings," rests while receiving delegations ahead of the opening session of the 13th African Union summit of heads of state and government in Sirte, Libya on July 1, 2009.
Maggie Kuniliusie and Saa Pitsiupak celebrate among twenty-one Canadian Aboriginal women who received their Masters of Education diplomas in Nunavut from Prince Edward Island University on the July 1st, 2009--Canada's 142nd national day.
Dr. Aseel Al-Awadi celebrates following the announcement of her election to the Kuwaiti Parliament in a historic vote. Three other women were elected for the first time-Dr. Massouma Mubarak, Dr. Rola Al-Dashti, and Dr. Salwa Al-Jassar.
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper talking with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon during one of a series of meetings in New York last February discussing the global economic crisis.
Madonna kicking off her Sticky and Sweet tour in a 2-hour show defined by throbbing dance music, in her 25th in the spotlight.
Salvador Dali's Aphrodisiac Telephone (1938)
A portrait of first Canadian Prime Minister, Sir John A. MacDonald (1815-1891).
Noemi Letizia sports the precious necklace the 73-years-old Italian billionaire and Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi gave her on her birthday. The former actress, Veronica Lario, mentioned that her marriage with the PM was over and accused her husband of cavorting with minors.
Newly elected Nova Scotia Premier, Darrell Dexter, is Canada's first New Democrat Party (NDP) winner east of Ontario.
A 1995 photo of the King of Pop Michael Jackson and first wife Lisa Marie, daughter of the King of Rock, Elvis Priestly, in Versailles, France.
Katherine Barber, Editor-in-chief of the Canadian Oxford Dictionary, is one of four people let go by the book's British publisher, Oxford University Press.
King Abdullah of Jordan getting a kiss from his eldest son Hussein. Now a 15 year old, Hussein, named after his grandfather former King Hussein, was recently appointed heir to the throne of the Hashemite Kingdom (Photograph courtesy The Royal Hashemite Court).
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe introduced the new $100,000,000,000,000 ($100 trillion) note in January 2009. At the time of its release, it was worth about US $375!
(Photo: Desmond Kwande/AFP/Getty Images)
Arctic holds 13% of the world's undiscovered oil and three times as much undiscovered natural gas.
Japanese diplomat Yukiya Amano following the announcement of his election as the director-general of the influential United Nations nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), where he will succeed the Nobel Peace Prize-winning Egyptian diplomat and international lawyer Dr. Mohammed ElBaradei.
Who killed the 26-year-old martyr Neda Agha-Soltani in Tehran on June 20, 2009?
Representatives of different world faiths and religions attend the Congress of Leaders of the World and Traditional Religions in June, 2009 in Astana, Kazakhstan (AFP).
A Mohawk puts up a Warrior flag last June at the Canadian-US border crossing station near Akwesasne on Cornwall Island, as they block the Seaway Bridge in the Mohawk community. (Photo: CP/Ryan Remiorz)
"The Light of the World"
Painted in 1851 by William Holman Hunt, this is the most famous painting of its time and is now on display exhibition at the Art Gallery of Ontario.
A black line on the floor marks the international border between the United States and Canada in the library at the Haskell Free Library and Opera House in Derby Line, Vermont. Built as a symbol of friendship between two nations, the building has roots that run deep in Canada and the United States. Canadians and Americans have for generations where Quebec and Vermont meet. The border line that separate the two countries even runs right through a home on Lee Street in Stanstead, Quebec. Would the owner need a passport just to go to his kitchen?! (Photo: AP)
Magna International executive, Belinda Stronach, and comedian Rick Mercer receiving honorary law degrees from Brock University chancellor in St. Catherines, Ontario last June. They are co-founders of the Spread the Net campaign, operated by UNICEF, that distributes $10 mosquito-repelling bed nets in African countries plagued by malaria-spreading insects.
Purveyors of "Puppetware" parties which hold an in-home pet party in which family and friends can view pet products for sale in the comfort of their own home.
