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Spaniard used in bin Laden pic rejects US apology

A Spanish lawmaker on Tuesday angrily rejected the United States' apology for the FBI's using a photo of him to create a poster showing what Osama bin Laden might look like today. Complete Story...

Spanish lawmaker's photo used for bin Laden poster

A Spanish lawmaker was horrified to learn that the FBI used an online photograph of him to create an image showing what Osama bin Laden might look like today.

Bin Laden's photo digitally updated for age, beard

The U.S. State Department has updated its 1998 file photo of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden, digitally altering it to account for a decade of age and possible changes in his facial hair.

After year in Afghanistan, platoon savors home

Just hours after they arrived home from a year-long deployment in Afghanistan the clock struck midnight, and soldiers of 2nd Platoon, Apache Company of the 2nd Battalion 87th Infantry Regiment, gathering at their local bar, Fat Boys, hugged each other, shouting "Happy New Year" and "I love you."

Hubble telescope shows earliest photo of universe

The Hubble Space Telescope has captured the earliest image yet of the universe — just 600 million years after the Big Bang, when the universe was just a toddler.

Drug violence overwhelms Tijuana

This year was particularly tough for the already rough border city of Tijuana, besieged by drug violence and slammed by the economic downturn in the United States.

Topless photo of Polanski, Tate auctioned in NYC

A topless photo of filmmaker Roman Polanski and his wife, Sharon Tate, taken just months before her murder has sold at a New York City auction for just over $11,000.

Guatemalan funeral homes compete for corpses

They're called "calaqueros" — skullmongers — and they make a living off Guatemala City's infamously high murder rate.

Nude photo of Polanski, Tate to be auctioned in NY

A nude photo of filmmaker Roman Polanski and Sharon Tate taken just months before her death will be sold at auction next month.

Sosa says cosmetic cream caused lighter skin

Sammy Sosa says a cosmetic cream he uses to soften his skin is the reason for his lighter skin tone.

Dartmouth scientist says Oswald rifle photo real

The infamous photograph of Lee Harvey Oswald holding a rifle in his backyard would have been nearly impossible to fake, according to a new analysis by a Dartmouth College professor.

Slideshow: 7 cutting-edge and weird robots

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Model in altered Ralph Lauren ad speaks out

A former Ralph Lauren model whose image in a roundly criticized advertisement was digitally slenderized said Wednesday that the apparel maker did not renew her contract because she was "too large."

Tate Modern replaces nude image of Brooke Shields

Britain's Tate Modern museum has replaced a nude image of 10-year-old Brooke Shields with a photograph of the actress as an adult.

Venezuela folk religion seen in secretive rituals

Thousands of Venezuelans congregated for candlelit rituals on a remote mountainside where adherents make an annual pilgrimage to pay homage to an indigenous goddess known as Maria Lionza.

Slideshow: 8 amazing bionic animals

Technology doesn't help only humans. These amazing ideas and inventions helped ailing animals live a better life.

Gizmodo Gallery: The future (and past) is now

Gizmodo Gallery has gadgets galore, but it’s not so much consumer electronics as it is about “Awesome!” Click to view the images.

2 LAPD officers on leave in Rihanna probe

Two police officers have been placed on leave as part of a probe into who leaked a photo of pop singer Rihanna's battered face after she was assaulted by her former boyfriend Chris Brown, the officers' attorneys said Friday.

AP picture of wounded Marine sparks debate

Defense Secretary Robert Gates expressed disappointment Friday at news outlets that used a picture taken and distributed by The Associated Press depicting a U.S. Marine mortally wounded in combat in Afghanistan.

Coast Guard debunks 'Russian sub' photo

A photograph purporting to show a Russian submarine surfacing off New Jersey actually shows dredging equipment, the Coast Guard says. Msnbc.com's Mike Stuckey reports.

Researchers: Capa Civil War photo likely staged

Robert Capa's photograph of a falling Spanish Civil War militiaman became one of the most famous and enduring images of conflict in the 20th century. Now, Spanish researchers who have studied events surrounding the picture believe it may have been staged.

New York Times says magazine photos manipulated

The New York Times inadvertently published digitally manipulated photographs in the latest issue of its Sunday magazine, the newspaper said Thursday.

Print of iconic Einstein photo sells for $74K

One of the original signed prints of Albert Einstein sticking his tongue out at photographers has been sold by a New Hampshire auction house for $74,324.

Rose says gang sign photo was mistake

Chicago Bulls point guard Derrick Rose said he used "extremely poor judgment" in posing for a photo flashing a gang sign.

Mo. family Christmas photo turns up in Czech ad

It's an international mystery: How did a Missouri family's Christmas card photo end up in the Czech Republic, splashed across a huge storefront advertisement? Danielle Smith said Wednesday that the photo taken of her family last year got sent to family and friends, and was posted on her blog and a few social networking sites. The photo showed her and her husband Jeff holding their two young children.

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Photos: Evidence of glacier meltdown
Source: CNN

Paul Valdes, professor of physical geography at the UK's University of Bristol told CNN: "The scientific data is continuing to show a widespread decline of these [Himalayan] glaciers and this remains an area of deep concern."

Prep the Net: Get Creative and Win a Flip Camcorder
Source: TelecomTV

Are you ready for the IP Video traffic groundswell? Ready or not, it's coming. The Cisco Visual Networking Index forecasts that video traffic is growing exponentially, creating unprecedented demand for increased broadband capacity.

Funny Cat Ocelot
Source: pixdaus.com

Turn digital photos into art
Source: Straits Times Interactive - SINGAPORE

LAS VEGAS - CASIO pulled back the curtain on a picture frame that transforms digital pictures into virtual oil paintings, pastels, or water colours.

Peeping Tom takes Pic of Himself while placing Camera in Changing Room
Source: Sky.com

The balding, smartly dressed man made the mistake of photographing himself The balding thirty-something fitted the camera to a light fitting in the changing room at Asda in Warrington's Westbrook Centre at about 5pm on December 19.

Town's mayor caught stealing women's underwear [With Picture of Perpetrator]
Source: dailyexpresso.co.uk

A Lancashire town mayor, Ian Stafford, has admitted stealing women's underwear after being caught in the act on camera. Footage showed Stafford, 59, walking into a woman's bedroom and searching through her drawers before selecting a pair of knickers to take home and wear.

Time Machine prt7: General Europe '50 -54 prt1

Just some eye candy to wake up with. Places we resided in and surrounds in no particular order. Enjoy.

Photo of Obama and Biden: "they" don't see what "we" see...
Source: Pajamas Media

Reader Joseph Gautier writes: "If I really wanted to set my dad off, all I'd have to do is send him this photo. The amazing thing is, that it is found on the WH's flickr page. Proving that they don't see what we see."

Taking naked pictures of sleeping teen not a crime: court
Source: thelocal.se

A court in Halmstad on the southwest coast of Sweden has dismissed charges against a man who reportedly took a photo of a 17-year-old girl's genitals while she was sleeping. The court said that the incident was was not a punishable offense.

Photo catches Rikers corrections officer sleep on job; two officers now in trouble
Source: ABC Local Affiliates

Two Rikers Island correction officers are facing departmental charges after a photo of one of them sleeping on the job circulated among fellow officers.

'Defamatory' Images Of Uzbekistan could land photographer in prison
Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty

In mid-December, noted Uzbek photographer Umida Ahmedova was charged with defamation and insulting the country's image. The charges stem from photographs and videos that Ahmedova shot in remote parts of the country for an assignment sponsored by the Swiss Embassy in Tashkent.

Merry Chrismahannukwanzolstivus and a Happy 2010!

Winter Photos for your Christmas pleasure, both taken within half an hour's drive from my house-- Picture 1-- [Click Here to Enlarge]Picture 2-- [Click Here to Enlarge]

Cheer Up, Birthday Cat
Source: snuzzy.com

Don't be sad… It's just baby fat

Reflect on this: NASA photo shows sun reflecting from Titan lake
Source: digitaljournal.com

NASA "The first ever photo of sunlight reflecting from a body of liquid outside of earth was released by NASA on Friday." (NASA). The sun was seen reflecting from a liquid on Saturn's largest moon, Titan...this is such a cool picture:-)

Editor's Choice | Reuters.com
Source: Reuters

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Creepy killer wears homage to victim on t-shirt during sentencing; angers family
Source: NY Daily News

A Brooklyn killer waltzed into court on Friday wearing a T-shirt with his victim's picture and the words "R.I.P. Love You Forever."

Too fat to fly? Photo showing overweight passenger raises questions of airline safety, sensitivity
Source: NY Daily News

A photo allegedly showing an overweight passenger on an American Airlines flight has raised the uncomfortable question: How fat is too fat to fly?

A Few Words of Advice on Nudity and Hindsight

Somewhere out there, there's a picture of me naked. It's a Polaroid shot taken with an instant camera (y'know, back when cameras needed film). I'm lying on a bed, wearing nothing but me birthday suit.

AMAZING PHOTO: Supernatural Object?
Source: coasttocoastam.com

I took this photo behind a historic restaurant in Castle Rock, CO (on 01/2008). I was shooting 35mm film out of my old Minolta on a tripod. I took three consecutive images, this photo was the second frame.

Man gives own wanted photo
Source: Straits Times Interactive - SINGAPORE

LONDON - A BRITISH man on the run from police sent a picture of himself to his local paper because he disliked the mugshot they had printed of him as part of a public appeal to track him down.

Fury over three-year-old's retouched school photo
Source: Thelocal.de

The father of a three-year-old girl from northern Sweden is outraged that school photographers have retouched his daughter's school picture for the second year in a row.

Nine E-Readers to Gawk At - Photo Essays - TIME
Source: TIME

Photo Essay from Time Magazine. Not sure how old this E-Reader list is. But I didn't know there were other companies outside of Sony and the Kindle that were selling competitive E-readers. Cool. Would love to buy one of these.

Caught on camera: naked love rival flees furious husband
Source: Telegraph

A naked man who climbed out of a window and hid on the ledge to escape his lover's furious husband has been caught on camera.