Oluchi Onweagba, Nigeria's most famous supermodel.
(Trevor Snapp - GlobalPost)For the second time, Africa took to the runway with style at the Arise Magazine Fashion Week in Lagos, Nigeria. Designers from all over the world garbed stunning African models in their one of a kind threads.
Oluchi Onweagba, Nigeria's most famous supermodel.
(Trevor Snapp - GlobalPost)A cause for celebrating many religious myths and legends, Holi is also a celebration of spring's abundant colors and the end of winter.
A child looks on as Indian villagers smear themselves with colors during the Lathmar Holi festival at the Nandji Temple in Nandgaon, some 120 kms from New Delhi, on Mar. 3, 2012.
(Manan Vatsyayana - AFP/Getty Images)Here's a global look at women in honor of International Women's Day.
Animal rights activists of the AnimaNaturalis international organization stage a naked protest in the middle of the Plaza de Espana square in the centre of Madrid on Dec. 4, 2011, to denounce the slaying of animals to make fur coats.
(Dani Pozo - AFP/Getty Images)From underwater weddings in London to chocolate spas in Japan, take a look on how the world celebrates Valentine's Day.
A couple dances in the central Slovakia resort of Donovaly on the eve of Valentine's Day on Feb. 13, 2010.
(Joe Klamar - AFP/Getty Images)Asia also expects a dragon baby boom.
A Chinese blessing tablet with wishes for the new year written over them on the first day of the Year of the Dragon, at the Dongyue Temple in Beijing on Jan. 23, 2012. The dragon is a symbol considered to be particularly auspicious because it is the only mythical creature among the dozen animals that represent each year in the Chinese cosmic cycle.
(Mark Ralston - AFP/Getty Images)HARBIN, China — Harbin, one of China's coldest cities, is home to massive ice sculptures that have been created for a special winter festival that attracts millions of visitors every year.
Harbin, China. Jan. 24, 2010.
(Adam Pretty - Getty Images)What would it take to get you into icy water in the dead of winter? Sane or not, swimmers around the world are taking the plunge.
"I'm not cold" exclaims Marina Hunger, a member of the Berlin Seals (Berliner Seehunde) swimming club, as she takes a dip in icy Orankesee lake during the club's traditional Christmas Day ice swim on December 25, 2010 in Berlin, Germany.
(Sean Gallup - AFP/Getty Images)Before Christmas, Santa Clauses are kicking it up a notch and going a little wild. From skydiving to swimming with whales to mass Santa runs, Santa fever is on.
A diver wearing a Santa Claus costume feeds a beluga, or white whale, during a Christmas show at the Hakkeijima Sea Paradise aquarium in Yokohama, suburban Tokyo, on December 17, 2009.
(Yoshikazu Tsuno - AFP/Getty Images)As another year comes to a close, we take a look back at the best photos of 2011. The world has seen tremendous changes in politics, the environment and economics. Here's all of it, as told in photography.
Hindu devotees play with coloured powders during Holi celebrations at the Bankey Bihari Temple on March 21, 2011 in Vrindavan, India. Holi, the spring festival of colours, is celebrated by Hindus around the world in an explosion of colour to mark the end of the winter.
(Majid Saeedi - AFP/Getty Images)There is no sign that Ecuador's Tungurahua volcano will cease eruptions any time soon. Since Nov. 27, Tungurahua has been spewing hot rock, ash and magma, shaking nearby villages.
View of the Tungurahua Volcano throwing incandescent rocks and lava, from the town of Runtun, Ecuador, on December 4, 2011, 135 km south of Quito.
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