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Italy quake toll rises to 228 (LA Times)

Uploaded by Danielh, this image shows a street in the Abruzzo province, Italy after the 6.3 magnitude earthquake that took place on Monday the 6th of April. http://www.flickr.com/photos/ddyrssen/3417703918/

Stolen Cessna Pursued by Jet Fighters Lands on Highway (abc News)

Taken by an unknown photographer in 1912, this image shows Lincoln Beechey in an airplane and Barney Oldfield in an automobile racing around a track.

Obama calls for reduction in nuclear weapons (CNN)

Produced by the U.S. Army Signal Corps, this image, taken in 1943, shows a rocket that would have been launched from a bazooka. 

Musician ordered out of West Bank (BBC)

Produced by the American Colony Photo Department during the early 20th century, this image shows a family sitting in a field located in Palestine.

Rare Conservation Harnesses the Power of Photography

Oil palm plantations for the production of palm oil (used in food, soaps, detergents, cosmetics and biofuel) are one of the leading causes of deforestation in tropical rain forests around...

Thousands of toxic toads killed in Australian fest (Washington Post)

Photograph by Jim French, taken in 1979, shows a young boy holding a cane toad, an invasive species that has plagued northern Australia since 1935. http://www.flickr.com/photos/selago/21484241/