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A North Korean Buddhist monk walks on the grounds of the Ryongthong Temple that was restored by the North Korean government near Kaesong, a city where electricity is on for only a few hours every evening.
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The Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, Iran's exiled religious leader, speaks on Jan. 25, 1979, at a news conference following morning prayers. Through an interpreter he told newsmen that he was postponing his return to Tehran because of the Iranian Army's closure of the airports. (AP Photo)
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Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, center, is surrounded by followers, Feb. 1, 1979, after his arrival at Mehrabad Airport after 14 years of exile. (AP Photo)
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Students at Centre College in Kentucky have their own name for the vice presidential debate taking place on campus Thursday. To them, it’s a festival they’re calling the Thrill in the ’Ville. (Centre College)
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Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, center, is surrounded by followers, Feb. 1, 1979, after his arrival at Mehrabad Airport after 14 years of exile. (AP Photo)
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The Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, Iran's exiled religious leader, speaks on Jan. 25, 1979, at a news conference following morning prayers. Through an interpreter he told newsmen that he was postponing his return to Tehran because of the Iranian Army's closure of the airports. (AP Photo)
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High-ranking Roman Catholic prelates appear in St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City in September 1963 for the opening ceremony of the continuation of the Second Vatican Council designed to “open the windows” on the Roman Catholic Church. (The Associated Press)
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Nationals' relief pitcher Christian Garcia wipes his brow following a conference on the mound in the top of the seventh inning as the Washington Nationals host the St. Louis Cardinals for Game 3 of the National League Division Series at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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Washington Nationals relief pitchers Christian Garcia (56) and Mike Gonzalez (51) sit in the dugout before Game 3 of the National League Division Series at Nationals Park, Washington, D.C., Oct. 10, 2012. (Preston Keres/Special to The Washington Times)
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Mexico's Jorge Torres, right, fights for the ball with U.S. Graham Zusi during a friendly soccer match in Mexico City, Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012. (AP Photo/Christian Palma)
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Woody Guthrie’s protest songs are memorable because he “was able to impart the human experience of the people,” says a historian. (Associated Press)
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Woody Guthrie’s protest songs are memorable because he “was able to impart the human experience of the people,” says a historian. (Associated Press)
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Roman Catholic prelates stand as Pope Paul VI, on portable throne, is escorted through the main nave of St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City to address the last meeting of the Ecumenical Council's second session, Dec. 4, 1963. The pontiff recessed the council for nine months after urging prelates to share with him in governing the Church. (AP Photo)
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Council fathers leave St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, Dec. 2, 1963 at the conclusion of the final working session of the current Ecumenical Council. Pope Paul VI sent word to the Council that he would issue an apostolic letter on December 3, extending new powers to all bishops. (AP Photo)
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Pope Paul VI incenses the altar of the Basilica of Saint Mary Major in Rome during a solemn religious ceremony on the first anniversary of the opening of the Roman Catholic Ecumenical Council, Oct. 11, 1963. About 2,000 of the 2,500 Council Fathers gathered for the second session of the Council, attended the ceremony. (AP Photo/Girolamo Di Majo)
