The Pic of the Day: Oil spill clean up begins in Sri Lanka

Sri Lankan coast guard personnel in protective clothes work to remove oil from a beach following an oil spill in Uswetakeiyawa, a coastal town north of Colombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, Sept. 10, 2018. Following a pipeline leak on a coastal stretch near the capital, the Sri Lankan government deployed hundreds of coast guard and navy […]

The Pic of the Day: NASA tests ways to remove space junk

According to NASA: “The International Space Station serves as humanity’s orbital research platform, conducting a variety of experiments and research projects while in orbit around the planet. On June 20, 2018, the space station deployed the NanoRacks-Remove Debris satellite into space from outside the Japanese Kibo laboratory module. This technology demonstration was designed to explore […]

The Pic of the Day: China joins Russia in massive military games

A Chinese tank parades in the training ground “Tsugol,” about 250 kilometers (156 miles ) south-east of the Russian city of Chita during the military exercises Vostok 2018 in Eastern Siberia, Thursday, Sept. 13, 2018. The week-long Vostok (East) military maneuvers launched Tuesday. And it spans vast expanses of Siberia and the Far East, the Arctic and […]

The Pic of the Day: Palestinian protests at the Gaza Strip

A protester burns tires near the fence of the Gaza Strip border with Israel, during a protest east of Gaza City, Friday, Sept. 14, 2018. Gaza health officials say 3 Palestinians, including a 12-year-old boy, were killed by Israeli army fire during protests along Gaza’s perimeter fence.   AP Photo/Adel Hana   See footage of […]

The Pic of the Day: Vladimir Putin shows off Russia’s new sniper rifle

Russian President Vladimir Putin shoots a sniper rifle during a visit to the Patriot military exhibition center outside Moscow, Russia. On Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2018. Putin chaired a meeting that focused on new arms programs. The Kalashnikov sniper rifle is one of them.   Watch Putin fire the rifle below:

The Pic of the Day: Russian and Chinese presidents continue to strengthen ties

Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, and Russian President Vladimir Putin look at containers of food as they visit an exhibition during the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, Russia, Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018.   Kirill Kudryavtsev Photo via AP   Watch footage from the ongoing Vostok military exercises between Russian, Chinese and Mongolian military forces: https://youtu.be/ZdfDYWWELUM […]

The Pic of the Day: The Nomad Games kick off in Kyrgyzstan

In this photo taken on Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018, a woman releases an arrow during an archery competition during the Third Nomad Games, in Cholpon-Ata, 250 kilometers (156 miles) of Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. The Central Asian nation of Kyrgyzstan held its biennial Nomad Games to promote and celebrate traditional sports of nomadic people. The week-long competition, […]

The Pic of the Day: Typhoon Mangkhut batters the Philippines

A resident walks beside a toppled basketball court after Typhoon Mangkhut barreled across Tuguegarao city, Cagayan province, northeastern Philippines, Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018. Philippine officials were assessing damage and checking on possible casualties as Typhoon Mangkhut on Saturday pummeled the northern breadbasket with ferocious wind and rain that set off landslides, damaged an airport terminal […]

The Pic of the Day: Russian police crack down on protesters

Russian police officers push a teenager during a rally protesting retirement age hikes in St. Petersburg, Russia, Sunday, Sept. 9, 2018. A government plan to increase the age for collecting state pensions brought protests across Russia’s 11 time zones on Sunday even though the opposition leader who called them was in jail. Nearly 300 people […]

The Pic of the Day: Massachusetts burns in a series of gas explosions

In this image take from video provided by WCVB in Boston, flames consume the roof of a home in Lawrence, Mass, a suburb of Boston, Thursday, Sept. 13, 2018. A series of gas explosions killed a teenager, injured at least 10 other people and ignited fires in at least 39 homes in three communities north […]

The Pic of the Day: The size of Hurricane Florence

This satellite image provided by NOAA shows Hurricane Florence on the eastern coast of the United States early Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018.   NOAA via AP   See footage of Hurricane Florence making landfall below: