First 360-degree view of the entire sun

 NASA released the first 360-degree view of the entire sun on Sunday. The photo comes courtesy of NASA ’s twin STEREO (Solar TErrestrial RE lations Observatory) spacecraft, which aligned exactly opposite each other on opposite sides of the sun to capture the image. (Yonhap News)

Feb. 8, 2011

Egg painting exhibition in Wuhan, central China

A photo taken on Feb. 5, 2011 shows egg painting exhibits during a Spring Festival temple fair held in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province. (Photo: Xinhua-Yonhap)

Feb. 6, 2011

The opening of a new year sumo tournament in Tokyo

Grand champion Hakuho, second left front row, and other top sumo wrestlers stand at attention on the sumo ring as Japan Sumo Association Chairman Hanaregoma, in kimono, delivers the opening speech at the start of a new year tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan sumo arena on Jan. 9, 2011. Japan's sumo association said on Sunday Feb. 6, 2011, it will cancel its March tournament due to a match-fix

Feb. 6, 2011

Blood vessel buster draws attention

A British restaurant promises a free meal to anyone who can finish a 4,200-calorie burger with side dishes under a time limit. According to the British Daily Mail, Oscar’s Diner, an American-themed burger restaurant, in Telford, Shropshire, offers a prize to anyone who can finish their mammoth Titanic burger in the given time.Weighing-in at 1.1 kilograms, the jumbo burger features 450 grams of bee

Feb. 3, 2011

Rabbit gets stuck in cup

A rabbit trying to eat food gets stuck to the bottom of a cup during a snow carnival in Beijing, China, on Jan. 31, 2011. (Photo: AP-Yonhap)

Feb. 1, 2011

A portrait of Mubarak with moustache and hair to represent Hitler

An anti-government protester being carried on the shoulders of another holds up a portrait of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on which he had drawn a moustache and hair in black to represent Adolf Hitler, to loud cheers from the crowd, at the continuing demonstration in Tahrir square in downtown Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Jan. 31, 2011. (Photo: AP-Yonhap)

Feb. 1, 2011

Carnivorous lizard found in California

This image provided by Riverside County Animal Services shows Animal Services officer, Kim McWhorter, holding a 5-foot long Monitor lizard animal controls officers found wandering around a condo complex in the city of Riverside, Calif., Tuesday Jan. 25, 2011. Black-throated Monitor lizards are carnivorous and native to the grasslands of Africa (Photo: AP)

Jan. 28, 2011

Volcano erupts on Japanese island of Kyushu

The Shinmoedake Volcano erupts on the Southern Japanese Island of Kyushu on Thursday. (Photo: AP-Yonhap)

Jan. 28, 2011

Surfing contest in California

In this Feb. 13, 2010 file photo, Ion Banner loses control on a giant wave during the first heat of the Mavericks surfing contest in Half Moon Bay, Calif. The cold water and stories high surf at the big, treacherous surf break called Mavericks in Northern California have made it a Mt. Everest-like conquest for some surfers. And like Everest, Mavericks has claimed its share of lives: whether it be

Jan. 26, 2011

Ferry race in Sydney

A ferry decorated as a whale leads in the annual Ferry Race during Australia Day celebrations in Sydney, Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2011. (AP-Yonhap)

Jan. 26, 2011

King-sized sausage tests your stomach

A 213-meter and 1,256-kilogram horse casing sausage is dried in Yining of Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region on Jan 23, 2011. A Kazak horse meat butcher made the sausage with casings from 30 horses and thigh meat from another eight 5-year-old horses  (Xinhua-China Daily) 

Jan. 24, 2011

[Photo] Indian classical dance

Indian artists perform the classical Kuchipudi dance during a cultural event in Hyderabad, India. The Kuchipudi is a classical dance from the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. (AP-Yonhap)

Jan. 21, 2011

[Photo] New soliders of Chinese People's Liberation Army

Newly recruited soldiers of the People's Liberation Army take part in a training session in Yichun, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 21, 2011. Some 150 newly recruited soldiers took part in the training session despite the cold weather. Local temperature in Yichun reached minus 32 degrees centigrade on Friday. (Xinhua-Yonhap)

Jan. 21, 2011

Young Opinion Leaders' Knowledge Forum

 YOUNG OPINION LEADERS -- About 200 teenagers took part in the second Young Opinion Leaders' Knowledge Forum hosted by The Herald Media to meet with renowned experts in foreign affairs, economy, law and the environment. German Ambassador Hans-Ulrich Seidt spoke about the 20 years since Germany's reunification and Indian Minister to Korea Jeeva Sagar described the changing relations between Korea a

Jan. 20, 2011

A Pakistani laborer transporting the front portion of a van

A Pakistani laborer transports the front portion of a van through his handcart at a road in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2011. (AP-Yonhap)

Jan. 18, 2011

Fruit vending machines in Shanghai

Fruits are seen in a vending machine at a subway station in Shanghai, east China, Jan. 17, 2011. Fruit vending machines have been placed in subway stations of Shanghai in recent days. (Photo: Xinhua)Apples are seen in a vending machine at a subway station in Shanghai, east China, Jan. 17, 2011. Fruit vending machines have been placed in subway stations of Shanghai in recent days. (Photo: Xinhua) A

Jan. 18, 2011

Frozen waterfall at Huangshan

A fronzen waterfall at Mount Huangsan in ChinaA frozen waterfall at Mount Huangshan, a celebrated scenic spot in East China's Anhui province, attracts a photographer on Jan 13, 2011. A mass icefall formed when temperatures dropped at Liuguijian Waterfall, the origin of three rivers in the Huanshan scenic area [China Daily / Xinhua]An icefall adds to Mount Huangshan's winter scenery on Jan 12, 2011

Jan. 14, 2011

Hyundai unveils Grandeur

Hyundai's GrandeurHyundai Motor Co. released its fifth-generation Grandeur in Seoul on Jan. 13. The sedan, sold as the Azera in overseas markets, has two models with a 2.4-liter gasoline direction injection (GDI) engine or a 3.0-liter GDI engine. (Yonhap News)

Jan. 14, 2011

Domestic carmakers in Detroit motor show

Hyundai and Kia motors reveal their new cars and concept vehicles at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. (Photos: AP-Yonhap)                                         Kia's KV-7 concept car                                Hyundai's new Veloster three-door coupe  Hyundai's Curb crossover concept car

Jan. 11, 2011

'No Pants Subway Ride'

 People ride the subway without trousers during an event "No Pants Subway Ride" in New York, the U.S., on Jan. 9, 2011. Participators who attend the event ride the subway without trousers in New York on Sunday. This event that started in 2002 in 50 cities around the world stresses that everybody should "keep a straight face about it". (Xinhua-Yonhap)

Jan. 10, 2011