“Kathanga”, a four-month-old Amur leopards (Panthera pardus orientalis) explores its enclosure next to its mother on July 8, 2011 at the zoo in Mulhouse, northeastern France. Every year there are about 250 to 350 births at the Mulhouse zoo. Some young animals, once weaned, can be introduced in protected zones of their original region. If not, they go to other zoos to make up other families. Genetic mixing is necessary for the anima
A three-month-old Pied tamarin (Saguinus Bicolor) is pictured with its mother in their enclosure on July 8, 2011 at the zoo in Mulhouse, northeastern France. Every year there are about 250 to 350 births at the Mulhouse zoo. Some young animals, once weaned, can be introduced in protected zones of their original region. If not, they go to other zoos to make up other families. Genetic mixing is necessary for the animals' health and the survival
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Addressing the media regarding the tense situation in Kahawatte in the recent days newly appointed Inspector General of Police N. K Illangakoon and senior police officials stated that special security patrols and deployments have been made in the Kahawatte area to ensure the safety of the public. PIx by Kithsiri de Mel
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The famous 55 year old tusker of the Gangarama Temple “Nawam Raja” passed away today after a stomach ailment at the Gangarama Temple in Hunupitiya. The tusker who served the Gangarama Temple for the last 25 years, had taken part in several pageants including the Kandy Dalada Perahera, Kathragama Esela Maha Perahera and the Nawam Perahera in Gangarama. The picture shows Buddhist priests carrying out final rites before the b
U.S. Army Major General Daniel B. Allyn, (front) commander of ISAF Regional Command (East) salutes during a memorial ceremony in forward firebase Joyce in Kunar province, July 7, 2011. Four U.S. Army soldiers, Lieutenant Dimitri Del Castillo, Staff Sergeant Nigel Kelly, Specialist Levi Nuncio and Specialist Kevin Hilaman, two Afghan National Army soldiers, an Afghan linguist and Agdar, a military sniffer dog died during operations in Kunar distri
United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (C) shakes hands with Cyprus President Demetris Christofias (L) and Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu (R) after a meeting on Cyprus peace talks on July 7, 2011 in Geneva. Ban Ki-moon said that the talks were 'useful and productive' and the rival Cypriot leaders agree to enter intensive talks aimed at reunifying the divided Mediterranean island. AFP PHOTO
Participants run in front of a cow during the first San Fermin Festival bull run, on July 07, 2010, in Pamplona, northern Spain. The festival is a symbol of Spanish culture that attracts thousands of tourists to watch the bull runs despite heavy condemnation from animal rights groups. AFP PHOTO
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The existing one-way traffic plan on Galle Road and Duplication Road has been extended to Dickman’s Road under a special traffic plan currently being rehearsed in Bambalapitiya. The rehearsal will continue till 7 pm this evening. Pix. by Kithsiri de Mel
Motorists are seen here queuing up at the Indian Oil Company (IOC) filling station at Horton Place today after reports of engine defects in several vehicles allegedly caused by the use of low quality petrol issued by CEYPETCO fuel stations. Pic by Waruna Wanniarchchi
A tourist walks in a temple in Colombo on July 5, 2011. Sri Lanka has eased restrictions on tourists travelling to the island's former war zones two years after the defeat Tamil Tiger separatists, the government said. Foreigners no longer require defence ministry clearance to visit the northern region where hundreds of thousands of Tamils were forced to leave their homes during years of fighting between the rebels and government forces. AFP P
In a picture taken on July 4, 2011 a firefighter uses a rope to rescue a group of 36 Chinese villagers stranded on a section of road which was destroyed by a mudslide in Yinxiu county, in southwest China's Sichuan province, as summer downpours have pummelled large swathes of south and central China in June. China said that 279 people died in natural disasters in June and another 93 had gone missing, as the country was hit by floods, m
Newborn Siberian tigers Virgil, Thrax and Manu are presented at the Budapest Zoo and Botanic Garden in the Hungarian capital on July 4, 2011. The eight-week-old tigers were presented to the press for the first time with their health checkup and ID chips implanted by the chief doctor of the zoo. AFP
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