SELECTED PHOTOS
A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS
A Chinese militia marches during a training session for a massive celebration to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic.
Former US President Bill Clinton, being applauded after being awarded an honourary degree in law from McGill University in Montreal last October.
American sport hunters pose with a polar bear killed by a local Inuk hunter. The Canadian territory of Nunavut seeks to limit polar bear hunting.
In 1855, Lord Viscount Bury, the great-great-grandfather of Duchess of Cornwall, Camilla, wife of Prince Charles, had administrative control over first nations people in the Province of Canada.
Brazilian President Lula da Silva and Chinese President Hu Jintao shake hands at the G-20 summit last September in Pittsburgh.
Recently unveiled data about the Egyptian Singer, Um Kalthoum, mentioned that she was secretly married to the famous writer and founder of Akhbar el-Youm newspaper, Mustafa Amin, for 10 years.
King of Pop, Michael Jackson, left more than 100 songs in varying degrees of being finished. Sony sent to radio stations the tape he left behind with only his piano and vocals, a full arrangement was built to create the song, "This Is It". The same titled movie made more than $20 million on its release day!
Former Canadian Prime Minster Jean Chretien, receiving the Order of Merit from HM Queen Elizabeth II last October, joining three other Canadians with this honour: neurosurgeon Wilder Benfield, former Prime Ministers Mackenzie King and Lester Pearson.
Circe Offering the Cup to Ulysses is a pre-Raphaelite painting by John W. Waterhouse in 1891.
Prince Charles and wife Duchess of Cornwall, leave a welcoming ceremony in St. John's last November accompanied by Governor General Michaelle Jean and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his wife on the Prince's 15th visit to Canada.
Berlin Wall-painting in 1990 only months after the Wall was officially declared open depicts Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev and East German leader, Erich Honecker passionately kissing.
The Kennedys: President John, Robert and Senator Edward in the 1960s.
A 112-years-old Somali man married a 17-years-old girl. He already has 13 children by five wives, and is looking to have more with his new wife.
The Canadian ski team at the 1936 Winter Games opening ceremony in Berlin offered the Olympic salute, easily mistaken for the Nazi salute. Will the Canadians try the salute again on home turf at the opening ceremony in Vancouver 2010?
Hou Bo was the Chinese photographer behind the myth of President Mao declaring the start of the People's Republic of China 60 years ago.
Oldest Living Twins: Cao Daqiao and Cao Xiaoqiao, were born in 1905 in China
Canada's first multiculturalism minister, Polish-born Dr. Stanley Haidasz, with Pope John Paul II.
Infrared analysis determined that the drawing entitled, Profile of a Young Fiancee, could be attributed to the Renaissance master, Leonardo Da Vinci (1452-1519). It is now estimated to be worth $150 million.
Colonel Gadhafi's supporters celebrated his arrival in New York last September to attend the UN General Assembly, with banners hailing him as the "King of Africa."
US President Obama with British PM Gordon Brown and French President Nicolas Sarkozy at the G-20 Summit in Pittsburgh last September.
The Beatles rehearse before appearing on The Ed Sullivan Show in February 1964.
Madonna with her adopted Malawi-born son, David, in her arms during her visit to his former orphanage home near the Zambian border. Madonna's Raising Malawi charity, has built several new buildings in the area.
US First Lady Michelle Obama wearing J. Crew in her "New Look".
The Queen Mother walks through the rubble in September 1940, as her husband, King George VI looks on after a bombing near Buckingham Palace.
A three-years-old child receiving a dose of the H1N1-flu (swine flu) vaccine by nasal spray.
The 74-years-old Argentinean folk singer, Mercedes Sosa, "The Voice of Latin America" passed away last October in Buenos Aires.
Brotherhood: First Algerian President Ahmed Ben Bella with Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser during his visit to Cairo in the 1960s.
The 18-years-old runner, Caster Semenya of South Africa, celebrated after winning a race at the World Athletics Championships in Berlin. However she had to undergo a gender assessment before receiving the gold medal.
South African-born artist, Candice-Breitz, is the subject of a solo show at Toronto's Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery focusing on identical twins.
Moses, as portrayed by Charlton Heston in The Ten Commandments, which are recognized as a moral foundation in Judaism, Christianity and Islam.
President Obama receives the Nobel Peace Prize 2009 and $1.4 million on December 10 from Chairman of the Nobel committee Thorbjorn Jagland.
The Canadian diplomats, Robert Fowler and Louis Guay, who were kidnapped in Niger and kept in captivity for 130 days before their release.
A line-up for Salk's polio vaccinations in 1957. (March of Dimes)
The novelist, Salman Rushdie, 62, with his 27-years-old new girlfriend, Harvard graduate, Min Lieskovsky. He had four failed marriages, one with Indian supermodel Padma Lakshmi.
Justin Trudeau, the son of former Canadian Prime Minister, Pierre Trudeau, at the wheel of his father's 1959 Mercedes 300 SL with his bride, Sophie Gregoire.
A Libyan woman walks past pictures of their leader in Tripoli. September 1 is the 40th anniversary of the overthrow of Libya's monarchy by Col. Moammar Gadhafi.
U.S. animal activist Bob Barker waves to onlookers as he meets the 34-year-old Asian elephant, Lucy, at the Valley Zoo in Edmonton which suffers from rheumatoid arthritis and respiratory problems. He urged the public to ask to "Free Lucy".
Microsoft co-founder, Bill Gates, is still in top spot in the Forbes list of richest Americans.
Former boxer, Muhammad Ali climbs up with the Olympic torch to light up the cauldron during the opening ceremony of the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. (Photo by Doug Mills, AP)
Canadian environmentalist David Suzuki received the honourary award from the Right Livelihood Foundation for his work to raise awareness about environmental issues.
Canadian Governor General, Michaelle Jean, in full army uniform with Prince Charles during his 15th visit to Canada during Remembrance Day in Ottawa on November 11.
Yoga pioneer, Wende L. Davis, who studied with Indian master P.K.S. Iyengar, and brought his teachings to Vancouver, Canada.
Is Ardi the mother to all humanity?
