You'll be forgiven for taking a second look at these fuzzy creatures. No, that's not some creepy spider. It's nine playful lemurs chowing down on lunch at the Qingdao Forest Wildlife World in the northeast of China.
This is a different kind of zoo for sure. These tigers are powered by light.
It's been five months since the end of the latest conflict between Israel and the Palestinians. Despite the violence ending in August, there's still plenty of evidence of the destruction in Gaza City.
Astronaut Terry Virts is making the most out of his new vantage point in outer space. Virts, who is commander for Expedition 43 that traveled to outer space in December, snapped these pics of the Great Barrier Reef.
Greece is back in the news after electing the far-left Syriza party in Sunday's general election. Syriza's leader, Alexis Tsipras and now the country's new prime minister, wants to renegotiate Greece's $270 billion (€240 billion) debt. That's a lot of debt. But who does Greece owe all this money to?
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