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Israel Hammers Gaza

A man gazes at the ruins of Al-Qassam Mosque, heavily damaged in an Israeli airstrike on November 27, 2024, in the Nuseirat Refugee Camp, Gaza. Photo by Moiz Salhi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China: Atlas Comet Illuminates Zijin Mountain In Jiangsu

On 15 October 2024, Comet Atlas shone in the night sky of Zijinshan Mountain in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China. The celestial event unfolded under a darkened sky, as the comet streaked across the heavens like a luminous sprite. Its shimmering light and alternating hues of deep and pale tones created a mesmerizing spectacle. The comet’s mysterious trajectory captivated stargazers and tourists alike. Enthusiasts gathered in awe, their gazes fixed on the enchanting display, which added a touch of wonder to the already breathtaking night view of Zijin Mountain.

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Israel Increases Strikes On Gaza

10/23/2023. Gaza, Palestine. An injured young boy in a Gaza hospital gazes into the camera's lens. The Israel-Palestine war has entered its second week as the death toll rises in Gaza, with over 2,000 children killed. Gaza Strip, October 25, 2023. Israel escalated its bombardment of targets in the Gaza Strip, the military said Tuesday, ahead of an expected ground invasion against Palestinian Hamas fighters that the US fears could spark a wider conflict in the region. Photo by Youssef Alzanoun/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Afghanistan Suffers Yet Another Earthquake

A young Afghan guy, standing amidst debris, gazes upon the aftermath of the 6.3 magnitude earthquake in Herat, with construction machines and people in the background diligently removing debris. Herat, Afghanistan, October 10, 2023. The latest, 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck areas northeast of Herat city Sunday morning local time. According to the UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), as of Monday evening local time, two people were reported to have been killed and over 150 injured in the latest quake. In total, about 1,500 people have died, and a further 2,000 injured. Photo by Jafar Mosavi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Afghanistan Suffers Yet Another Earthquake

A young man, with his hand resting on his head, gazes out onto the scene of devastation in the aftermath of a powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake that struck the city of Herat. His contemplative posture captures the profound impact of the disaster Herat, Afghanistan, October 9, 2023. The latest, 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck areas northeast of Herat city Sunday morning local time. According to the UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), as of Monday evening local time, two people were reported to have been killed and over 150 injured in the latest quake. In total, about 1,500 people have died, and a further 2,000 injured. Photo by Jafar Mosavi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Magnitude 6.3 Earthquake Hits Western Afghanistan

An Afghan man gazes at a family photo after a massive earthquake in western Afghanistan kills dozens of people. Herat, Afghanistan, October 9, 2023. Photo by Esmatullah Habibian/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Magnitude 6.3 Earthquake Hits Western Afghanistan

An Afghan man gazes at a family photo after a massive earthquake in western Afghanistan kills dozens of people. Herat, Afghanistan, October 9, 2023. Photo by Esmatullah Habibian/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Magnitude 6.3 Earthquake Hits Western Afghanistan

An Afghan man gazes at a family photo after a massive earthquake in western Afghanistan kills dozens of people. Herat, Afghanistan, October 9, 2023. Photo by Esmatullah Habibian/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hiking Up To Glacier Blanc

A woman gazes at the mountain, she descends after having climbed and descended the Dome des Ecrins on a snowboard, France on June 14, 2023. Hiking up to the edge of the Glacier Blanc, it has retreated 1 kilometer over the past thirty-five years. Its front is now advancing an average of 60 meters per year. Photo by Thibaut Durand / ABACAPRESS.COM

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CHINA-TIBET-NGARI OBSERVATORY-LONGEST-SERVING STAFF (CN)

(230528) -- NGARI, May 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- You Xianlong gazes into the night sky at the Ngari Observatory in Ngari Prefecture, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, May 23, 2023. You Xianlong, a 36-year-old resident engineer at the Ngari Observatory in Tibet Autonomous Region, is responsible for equipment observation and operation maintenance along with seven colleagues. He is also the longest-serving engineer at the observatory. You's career began in 2006 when he met Yao Yongqiang, a scientist at the National Astronomical Observatories under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), who was looking for workers to conduct long-term measurements in challenging plateau environments. Since then, You has been working at the Ngari Observatory for 17 years. Selecting an observatory site is a complex process that involves examining terrain, geology, and support conditions. It also requires years of measurement and evaluation of factors such as the number of clear nights, astronomical seeing conditions, prec

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Japan's Aono looks at scoreboard in Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Ryo Aono of Japan gazes at the electric board after his second run in the men's halfpipe qualifying round of the Winter Games in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 11, 2014.

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Makeup for mothers in tsunami-hit area

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - A girl (R) gazes at her mother after a professional makeup artist finishes with her in tsunami-hit Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture on May 12, 2012, the eve of Mother's Day. A cosmetic company organized an event to have professional makeup artists put makeup on 20 local mothers.

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Rice straw contaminated with radiation

KURIHARA, Japan - A cattle farmer gazes at rice straw, from which radioactive materials have been detected, at a barn in Kurihara, Miyagi Prefecture, on July 26, 2011. Japanese farm minister Michihiko Kano announced the same day an emergency policy of buying up beef contaminated with radiation following the recent impounding of a slew of cattle suspected of being fed cesium-tainted rice straw amid the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant.

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Tani wins gold in 48 kg weight class

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Japan's Ryoko Tani gazes at the gold medal she won in the women's 48-kilogram category at the judo world championships in Rio De Janeiro on Sept. 16. It was the 32-year-old Tani's first international competition since the 2004 Athens Olympics and her first gold medal since she gave birth to her son Yoshiaki in 2005.

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(15)Denmark vs England

NIIGATA, Japan - Denmark striker Ebbe Sand (red) gazes at the ball after heavy tackle from England during the second half of their World Cup second-round match played under heavy rain at Niigata Stadium Big Swan on June 15. England won 3-0. (World Cup 2002)

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Family gazes at bamboo lanterns lit to mourn war dead

ITOMAN, Japan - A family gazes at bamboo lanterns lit in memory of the victims of war on June 23 in Itoman, Okinawa. The prefecture observed the 55th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa between U.S. and Japanese forces during World War II.

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Tani wins gold in 48 kg weight class

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Japan's Ryoko Tani gazes at the gold medal she won in the women's 48-kilogram category at the judo world championships in Rio De Janeiro on Sept. 16. It was the 32-year-old Tani's first international competition since the 2004 Athens Olympics and her first gold medal since she gave birth to her son Yoshiaki in 2005. (Kyodo)

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Kin of well-known A-bomb victim sets eyes on Obama's paper cranes

Photo taken June 18, 2016, at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum shows Masahiro Sasaki, the 74-year-old brother of Sadako Sasaki, one of the most well-known victims of the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima, putting his hands together as he gazes at paper cranes handmade by U.S. President Barack Obama during his historic visit to the western Japanese city in May. Sadako Sasaki kept folding paper cranes, believing that her illness would be cured if she folded 1,000 of them, before dying at age 12 from leukemia. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fans mourn actor Takakura on 1st anniversary of his death

A fan gazes at a portrait of the late actor Ken Takakura on display in a railway station in Minamifurano, Hokkaido, where the 1999 movie "Poppoya" (Railroad Man) was filmed, on Nov. 10, 2015, the first anniversary of his death. Takakura won the best actor prize at the Montreal World Film Festival in 1999 for his portrayal of an old railroad station master in "Poppoya." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Raku wares exhibited in Los Angeles

A visitor (R) gazes at Japan's traditional Raku ceramic ware on display at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in the United States on March 29, 2015. On the left is Raulee Marcus, who serves on the board and executive committee of the American Museum of Ceramic Art. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Iraqi refugee wishes for return of infant daughter taken by militants

An Iraqi woman living in a temporary shelter for refugees in Arbil, a major city in the Kurdish region in northern Iraq, gazes on March 9, 2015, at a photo of her 3-year-old daughter who was taken away by Islamic State extremists from their Christian village near Mosul. The woman said she pleaded for her daughter to be returned but was threatened at gunpoint and told to leave. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Visitor gazes at ice candles at Snow Crystal Museum in north Japan

A visitor looks at ice candles lit up at a special event at the Snow Crystal Museum in Asahikawa in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido on Feb. 9, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Scientists to tackle knotweed, scourge of U.K. homeowners

Homeowner Robin Waistell gazes out of a bedroom window at Japanese knotweed on neighboring railway tracks in Maesteg, Wales, on Sept. 6 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rugged path for shop owners at temporary malls in tsunami-hit towns

Isami Chiba gazes at an empty lot of a temporary shopping mall where he used to run a convenience store in tsunami-hit Higashimatsushima, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Aug. 14, 2015. At age 76, Chiba found it difficult to secure funds from creditors and was forced to close his shop in January. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rice straw contaminated with radiation

KURIHARA, Japan - A cattle farmer gazes at rice straw, from which radioactive materials have been detected, at a barn in Kurihara, Miyagi Prefecture, on July 26, 2011. Japanese farm minister Michihiko Kano announced the same day an emergency policy of buying up beef contaminated with radiation following the recent impounding of a slew of cattle suspected of being fed cesium-tainted rice straw amid the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant. (Kyodo)

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Makeup for mothers in tsunami-hit area

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - A girl (R) gazes at her mother after a professional makeup artist finishes with her in tsunami-hit Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture on May 12, 2012, the eve of Mother's Day. A cosmetic company organized an event to have professional makeup artists put makeup on 20 local mothers. (Kyodo)

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Ukiyoe painter exhibition in Italy

A visitor gazes at a drawing by ukiyoe artist Utagawa Kuniyoshi at an exhibition in Milan, Italy, on Dec. 15, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Iran-Iraq border earthquake

A woman gazes at rescue workers in Sarpol-e Zahab in Kermanshah Province, western Iran, on Nov. 14, 2017, two days after a magnitude-7.3 earthquake hit the border region between Iran and Iraq. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Iran-Iraq earthquake

A man gazes at rescue workers in Sarpol-e Zahab in the western Iranian province of Kermanshah on Nov. 14, 2017, two days after a magnitude 7.3-earthquake hit the border region between Iran and Iraq. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Inoue to fight in U.S. for 6th WBO super fly title defense

WBO super flyweight champ Naoya Inoue of Japan (L) and his challenger Antonio Nieves of the United States lock gazes at a press conference in Carson, California, on Sept. 7, 2017, ahead of Inoue's sixth world title defense match on Sept. 9. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Scenes of sumo

Takayasu, who was recently promoted to sumo's second-highest rank of ozeki, gazes at the mirror wearing a towel around his neck during a practice session in Nagakute, Aichi Prefecture on July 6, 2017, ahead of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Family gazes at bamboo lanterns lit to mourn war dead

ITOMAN, Japan - A family gazes at bamboo lanterns lit in memory of the victims of war on June 23 in Itoman, Okinawa. The prefecture observed the 55th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa between U.S. and Japanese forces during World War II.