An armed man waves his rifle as buildings and cars are engulfed in flames after being set on fire inside the U.S. Consulate compound in Benghazi, Libya, late on Tuesday, September 11. An armed mob protesting a film they said offended Islam attacked the consulate in Benghazi and set fire to the building, killing one American staff member, witnesses & officials said.
Enrique Pena Nieto, presidential candidate of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), received 38 per cent of the vote, according to a preliminary count from the Federal Electoral Institute. (Tomas Bravo/Reuters)
Thousands of Canadians are flocking to Parliament Hill Sunday to celebrate the country’s 145th birthday and mark the bicentennial of the War of 1812, a decisive event that essentially created the nation.
The noon celebrations feature performers including indie rock star Feist and French crooner Roch Voisine, but it will also offer Canadians a glimpse into the past with actors playing key figures from the war.
“There are people already here, a steady stream of red and white coming onto the Hill,” CTV’s Mercedes Stephenson said Sunday.
Everything from Canada flags being worn as capes to red-sequined hats, and even Hawaiian leis made from red and white flowers abound on the Hill, Stephenson told CTV News Channel.
“A lot of people are very excited to be up here . . . they want to get close to the stage to see those fantastic Canadian performers,” she said.
Marilyn Golias, right, looks at the remains of a utility pole which fell across the street from her house in Falls Church, Va. (Cliff Owen/Associated Press)
Queen Elizabeth unveils the Bomber Command Memorial in Green Park, London, on Thursday as Prince Philip and Prince Charles (right) watch. (John Stillwell/Associated Press)
Cheryl Brown walks her dog in the Retreat at Twin Lakes neighborhood in Sanford, Fla., where Trayvon Martin, 17, was shot and killed by neighborhood watch captain George Zimmerman on Feb. 26. If Martin's family sues over his death, they might not target George Zimmerman but rather the homeowners association of the neighborhood where the shooting happened and Zimmerman lived. (Roberto Gonzalez/AP Photo)
Sidney Crosby has played in only eight games this season. (Nick Laham/Getty Images)
An Iron Dome launcher fires an interceptor rocket near the southern city of Ashdod Monday, as cross-border hostilities continued into a fourth day. (Nir Elias/Reuters)
Palestinians gather around the wreckage of a car that had been carrying top Palestinian militant commander Zuhair al-Qaissi and a second militant in Gaza on Friday. Both men were killed. (Hatem Moussa/Associated Press)
