SYDNEY, June 16, 2011 (AFP) - The longest lunar eclipse in more than a decade turned the moon blood red on Thursday, yielding a rare visual treat for stargazers across a large swathe of the planet from Australia to Europe.The first eclipse of the year -- when the Earth casts its shadow over the moon -- was seen in parts of Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia.Often the moon turns brown in an eclipse

 A 3,000 pound anchor from what is believed to be the wreck of the pirate Blackbeard's flagship, the Queen Anne's Revenge, is recovered from the ocean where it has been since 1718, on Friday, May 27, 2011 in Beaufort Inlet, in Carteret County N.C. Crew member Mitchel Gilliland, right, helps guide the anchor aboard the Dan K. Moore. (AP-Yonhap News) (AP-Yonhap News)MOREHEAD CITY, North Carolina (AP

Celebrities show off their evening gown and tuxedos at the 2011 Paeksang Arts Awards held on Thursday in Seoul. Ko Hyun-jung Kim Nam-joo Moon Geun-young Lee Min-jung Lee Byung-hun Tang Wei Hwang Jung-eum  Tang Wei Hwang Jung-eum

Stevie Wonder (left) performs for Oprah Winfrey as Jamie Foxx looks (right). (AP)Maria Shriver appears with Oprah Winfrey during a star-studded double-taping of "Surprise Oprah! A Farewell Spectacular," Tuesday, May 17, 2011, in Chicago.(AP)Winfrey reacts as she is surrounded by Will Smith, his wife Jada Pinkett Smith and Michael Jordan (AP)Aretha Franklin and Oprah Winfrey acknowledge fans. (AP)O

Photographs showing children in different parts of Seoul on Wednesday in celebration of Children's Day. (Yonhap News)

NEW YORK (AP) _ A who's who of Hollywood's elite and fashion's most coveted hit the red carpet in New York City on Monday night for the annual Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute Gala Benefit.This year's event, ``Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty,'' honored the work of the late designer, who committed suicide in February 2010 at age 40.``I miss him terribly, not only as a person but as a

Kate Middleton arrives at Westminster Abbey at the Royal Wedding in London Friday, April 29, 2011. (AP-Yonhap News)LONDON (AP) _ It's a stunner: Kate Middleton arrived at her Westminster Abbey wedding in a splendid dress by Sarah Burton, creative director of the Alexander McQueen fashion house _ ending months of speculation about the identity of the designer.The lacy white gown, with its low neckl

LONDON (AP) _ Guests attending the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton have started entering Westminster Abbey.The Great North Door opened Friday morning under three hours before the ceremony is due to begin. About 1,900 immaculately dressed guests, including fellow royals from around the world, a smattering of pop stars, sports idols and dignitaries, will jam the abbey.A number of famous

 Canadian skater Meagan Duhamel hits Eric Radford with her elbow as they perform their pair's short program at the ISU Figure skating World championships in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, April 27, 2011. (AP-Yonhap News)Canadian skater Eric Radford is seen with bleeding nose as he and Meagan Duhamel perform their short program at the ISU Figure skating World championships in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday,

Boy monks attend a ceremony to temporarily join the Buddhist priesthood after having their heads shaved at Jogyesa temple in central Seoul on Monday. 　Photos by Lee Sang-sup/The Korea Herald

 A blooming Titan Arum (amorphophallus titanum) is pictured in the botanical garden of the university of Basel, in Basel, Switzerland, Friday, April 22, 2011. Thousands of plant lovers have flocked to the northern Swiss city of Basel to see a giant, stinky flower bloom for the first time in 17 years. The Basel Botanical Gardens expects 10,000 people to see its amorphophallus titanum, or corpse flo

Three photographers of the Washington Post, Carol Guzy, Nikki Kahn and Ricky Carioti, won the Pulitzer Prizes in the breaking news photography for their up-close portrait of grief and desperation after a catastrophic earthquake struck Haiti.워싱턴 타임즈의 사진기자 3명은 아이티 지진후 참사를 담은 사진으로 퓰리처 상 긴급뉴스사진 부문을 수상했다. 퓰리처상은 매년 뉴욕의 컬럼비아대 퓰리처상 위원회가 수상작을 발표해 왔으며 , 올해로 95주년을 맞는다. In this Jan. 2010 photo submitted by th