This picture shows smoke billowing from an ancient site after it was wired with explosives by Islamic State (ISIS) militant group in northern Iraq. ISIS has released a video showing militants using power tools and bulldozers to deface and destroy ancient monuments in the Assyrian city of Nimrud in northern Iraq, before the site is levelled with explosives. Damage to the site was first reported in March, but the undated video lays bare the full scale of destruction, as the city is completely demolished. ISIS has previously attacked a number of other Assyrian sites in Iraq and destroyed countless manuscripts, books and other artefacts as they are deemed un-Islamic and blasphemous. Photo: AFP
This picture shows smoke billowing from an ancient site after it was wired with explosives by Islamic State (ISIS) militant group in northern Iraq. ISIS has released a video showing militants using power tools and bulldozers to deface and destroy ancient monuments in the Assyrian city of Nimrud in northern Iraq, before the site is levelled with explosives. Damage to the site was first reported in March, but the undated video lays bare the full scale of destruction, as the city is completely demolished. ISIS has previously attacked a number of other Assyrian sites in Iraq and destroyed countless manuscripts, books and other artefacts as they are deemed un-Islamic and blasphemous. Photo: AFP
This picture shows smoke billowing from an ancient site after it was wired with explosives by Islamic State (ISIS) militant group in northern Iraq. ISIS has released a video showing militants using power tools and bulldozers to deface and destroy ancient monuments in the Assyrian city of Nimrud in northern Iraq, before the site is levelled with explosives. Damage to the site was first reported in March, but the undated video lays bare the full scale of destruction, as the city is completely demolished. ISIS has previously attacked a number of other Assyrian sites in Iraq and destroyed countless manuscripts, books and other artefacts as they are deemed un-Islamic and blasphemous. Photo: AFP
A young child plays with a dog as other children sleep on the side of a road in Manila, yesterday. The world marks International Day for Street Children on April 12 to campaign for the rights of impoverished children. According to a report from the Consortium for Street Children, a United Kingdom-based consortium of related non-governmental organizations, UNICEF estimates that 100 million children are growing up on urban streets around the world. Photo: AFP
Cuba's President Raul Castro (L) gestures in response to a reporter's question during a meeting with US President Barack Obama (R) on the sidelines of the Summit of the Americas at the ATLAPA Convention center in Panama City on Friday. Obama arrived home late Saturday, just hours after unprecedented face-to-face talks with Raul Castro and a first meeting with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. Photo: AFP
