London took pride in owning their very own mechanical elephant, but Liverpool decided to one-up them. On a rainy afternoon, a gigantic spider ushered in from Salthouse Dock, to awe, thrill and scare spectators. The giant mechanic spider, named La Princesse, trundled down the streets at two miles an hour, eventually climbing the side of the Concourse House, a derelict ... Read More »
Like going to Disneyland is an attraction these days going to our homelands capital and participating in one of the religious mourning rituals such as “sinehzani” (pounding of the chest) has become a tourist magnet. You will in these pages a photo essay of some of these European tourists visiting our country. We found this to be a good excuse ... Read More »
In every animal’s life, there comes a time when it must stand on its own two feet, so to speak, and face the world alone. For a few, this happens just moments after birth, with no life lessons from parents to help them, no time to hone their survival skills. Others have the advantage of home schooling under the watchful ... Read More »
“The traffic in Tehran is homicidal and no rules are observed. Traffic lights, indicators, footpaths, and the like are totally ignored. Of all the cars in Iran, almost half are registered in Tehran, and at times it seems like all of these are on the road (or footpath) at the same time. Most foreign drivers give up soon after arriving ... Read More »
The awards are the brainchild of Tanzania-based photographers Tom Sullam and Paul Joynson-Hicks, who launched the contest last year.This year, the group received nearly 3,000 entries. While high-quality photos can be more competitive, the contest ultimately only has one inviolable rule: Be funny. Read More »
President Hassan Rouhani met with Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha in Bangkok on Sunday to discuss trade and ties, in a meeting being held ahead of the Asia Corporation Dialogue meeting.The bilateral meeting was held on the sidelines of the two-day Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD), an international governmental organization aimed to integrate separate regional organizations such as the Association of ... Read More »
Ta’zieh means comfort, condolence. It comes from roots aza which means mourning. Ta’ziyeh as a kind of passion play is a kind of comprehensive indigenous form considered as being the national form of Iranian theatre which have pervasive influence in the Iranian works of drama and play. It originates from some famous mythologies and rites such as Mithraism, Sug-e-Siavush (Mourning ... Read More »
A traffic collision, also known as a motor vehicle collision (MVC) among others, occurs when a vehicle collides with another vehicle, pedestrian, animal, road debris, or other stationary obstruction, such as a tree or utility pole. Traffic collisions may result in injury, death and property damage. Read More »
All Hillary Clinton had to do was smile, wave and be her selfie.Instead of turning heads at a recent campaign event in Orlando, the Democratic presidential candidate stood in front of a crowd in which every person’s back was facing her. Read More »
Staff inspect the presentation before the Swiss Cheese Awards competition in Le Sentier, Switzerland September 23, 2016. One hundred and forty-two experts have to choose the best out of 777 cheeses from 353 producers competing in 28 categories. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse. Read More »