A portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, taken by David Bailey, was released to mark her 88th birthday on Monday, with the renowned photographer delighting in the "mischievous glint" in her eyes.
Some wore their Sunday best in New York's annual Easter Parade on Fifth Avenue, but others simply spruced up their St. Patrick's Day or Halloween outfits.
Nearby national cemetery is a respectful place to remember nation's war dead
Although Tokyo is ready to welcome the first state visit by a US president in 18 years to manifest the solid US-Japan alliance, observers said leaders of the two states will battle negative undercurrents that could undermine their firm relationship.
New poll numbers show widespread opposition in Japan to the Cabinet's plan to exercise the right of collective self-defense.
Four more officers of sunken ferry arrested in fatal maritime disaster
Russia accused Ukraine on Monday of flouting an international accord meant to diffuse the crisis over its separatist east, as US Vice-President Joe Biden was to about to arrive in Kiev in a show of support for its pro-Western leaders.
Death toll from South Korean accident climbs to 58; about 250 still missing
Kim Ha-na no longer sleeps or eats and is haunted by the voice of her 17-year-old brother, calling frantically to tell her the ferry he was aboard with more than 300 classmates and staff from his high school was sinking.
Qingdao hosts vessels from 7 countries during maritime drill
Beijing has called on Tokyo to explain what its intentions are in building a military radar station at the western end of its island chain, just 150 km from China's Diaoyu Islands.
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