The Frame

The Frame A photo blog of world events by Sacbee.com Assistant Director of Multimedia Tim Reese.

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Crews race to find survivors of Oklahoma twister

Crews race to find survivors of Oklahoma twister

MOORE, Okla. (AP) -- Emergency crews searched the broken remnants of an Oklahoma City suburb Tuesday for survivors of a massive tornado that flattened homes and demolished an elementary school. At least 24 people were killed, including at least...

Oklahoma, other tornado-hit states brace for more

Oklahoma, other tornado-hit states brace for more

SHAWNEE, Okla. (AP) - When Lindsay Carter heard on the radio that a violent storm was approaching her rural Oklahoma neighborhood, she gathered her belongings and fled. When she returned, there was little left. Sunday's tornado that tore part...

Daily Life May 2013

Daily Life May 2013

A look and daily life around the world as photographed by photographers of the Associated Press and its member newspapers. (33 images) Follow @sacbee_theframe A cow stands in a field behind a web early Tuesday, May 7, 2013., near...

For India’s poor, a school under a railway bridge

For India’s poor, a school under a railway bridge

NEW DELHI (AP) -- Their classroom is a flattened patch of dirt and rocks under the elevated rail tracks. Their blackboards are rectangles painted on a chipped concrete wall. Their teacher is a shop owner with no formal training,...

Annual Pilgrimage to Fatima’s Sanctuary

Annual Pilgrimage to Fatima’s Sanctuary

Every year on May 12 and 13, thousands of Catholic faithfuls pilgrimage to Fatima's Sanctuary where it is believed the Virgin Mary was witnessed by three shepherd children, Lucia, Jacinta and Francisco, on May 13, 1917. (20 images) Follow...

Russian Victory Day 2013

Russian Victory Day 2013

MOSCOW (AP) -- Russia will be a guarantor of world security, President Vladimir Putin said Thursday at the annual military parade on Red Square. Putin made his short speech at the culmination of Victory Day, marking the defeat of...

Ginseng, bear bile: North Koreans look to old cures

Ginseng, bear bile: North Koreans look to old cures

PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) -- The Man Nyon Pharmacy is lined with rows of colorful packages containing everything from dried bear bile and deer antler elixir to tiger bone paste and ginseng. But the ancient "Koryo" medicine provided at...

Orb is early favorite for Kentucky Derby

Orb is early favorite for Kentucky Derby

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- Orb has been made the early 7-2 favorite for the Kentucky Derby, with undefeated Verrazano the second choice in a full field of 20 horses. Trained by Shug McGaughey, Orb drew the No. 16 post...

May Day protests, parades, strikes and other demonstrations around the world

May Day protests, parades, strikes and other demonstrations around the world

In May Day protests, parades, strikes and other demonstrations held in cities around the world, activists lashed out at political and business leaders they say have ignored workers' voices or enriched themselves at the expense of laborers. In some...

Bangladesh building collapse kills more than 200

Bangladesh building collapse kills more than 200

SAVAR, Bangladesh (AP) - An eight story building housing garment factories near the Bangladeshi capital collapsed Wednesday, killing at least 200 people. The disaster, just five months after a garment factory fire killed 112 people, has drawn renewed attention...