CNN Site Map (Galleries) for May - 2012
DateTitle
- 2012-05-31Prince Charles and Princess Anne in the sand at Holkham Beach during the summer of 1957.
- 2012-05-31In 1952 "Teddy Boys" were just starting to appear -- these guys were snapped in London in 1955.
- 2012-05-31Deloitte's annual football review
- 2012-05-30Czech Republic were solid in a kind qualifying group, finishing second to reigning champions Spain after conceding just eight goals in eight games. The Euro 1996 finalists' problems are in attack, where 30-year-old striker Milan Baros will be expecte
- 2012-05-30The new royal barge "The Gloriana" preparing for launch on the River Thames, London, England. "The Gloriana," which will be crewed by 18 oarsmen, will lead the flotilla of over 1000 river craft carrying Queen Elizabeth II on June 3, 2
- 2012-05-29A car is crushed by falling rubble from a building in Carvezzo, Italy following the 5.8-magnitude earthquake on May 29, 2012.
- 2012-05-29Brian Baker's victory over Xavier Malisse in the first round of the French Open capped a remarkable comeback. The American had not played at one of tennis' grand slams since the U.S. Open in 2005.
- 2012-05-28The Honourable Lady Margaret Rhodes is one of the queen's closest relatives and a childhood playmate. She describes in her book, "The Final Curtsey," how the grownups played silly games such as 'Are you there Moriarty?' Two people
- 2012-05-28Pep Guardiola waved goodbye to Barcelona on Friday in the only way he knows how -- by winning a trophy. The club's victory in the Spanish Cup final took his haul of trophies to 14 during his four years in charge.
- 2012-05-27Mark Webber receives the winning trophy from Prince Albert II of Monaco after his superb victory from pole.
- 2012-05-25Pepe Guardiola and his successor Tito Vilanova sit in the dug out during the Copa del Rey final win.
- 2012-05-25Li Na retired from tennis in 2014.
- 2012-05-25Now in its 13th year, the SacroExpo in Kielce, Poland is one of the world's largest exhibitions of sacred art and religious items, including life-size models of the late Pope John Paul II. The population of Poland is 90% Catholic.
- 2012-05-24The Northern Ireland peace process was signed in 1998 but paramilitary murals -- this one for the Ulster Volunteer Force -- still cover Belfast walls.
- 2012-05-24Maria Sharapova has come a long way since turning professional on her 14th birthday in April 2001, having played the game since she was four years old.
- 2012-05-24Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip wave to the crowd from Buckingham Palace on June 2, 1953.
- 2012-05-23Williams F1 teamed up with the King and Co. tree nursery to produce "The Williams Story" -- a display depicting the history of the nine-time constructors' champions.
- 2012-05-22Juventus fans hold up three stars to signify the 30 championships won by the club, but two in 2005 and 2006 have been struck off the official records after the "Calciopoli" match-fixing scandal.
- 2012-05-22Dozens of torch bearers have put their prized mementos up for sale on eBay, with sellers seeking up to ￡100,000. In some cases the money has been offered to charity.
- 2012-05-21While many Eurovision acts slide into obscurity, some have gone on to international stardom. The contest's biggest success story is Swedish four-piece ABBA. Virtually unknown outside of Sweden before the 1974 contest, their winning song "Waterlo
- 2012-05-21Manchester United is the most valuable brand in football according to a report by independent consultancy Brand Finance. The global appeal and on-field success of the 19-time English champions has helped establish a brand worth an estimated $853 million.
- 2012-05-21Chelsea striker Fernando Torres cut a forlorn figure after missing out on a place in the starting line-up for the club's European Champions League final clash with Bayern Munich.
- 2012-05-21Kruse recently organized the Copenhagen Sustainable Fashion Summit. She says: "I have worked in the fashion industry for nearly 20 years, and it is a wonderful and exciting industry, but it is also one of the largest and most polluting in the world.&
- 2012-05-21A magnitude 6.0 earthquake shook northern Italy on Sunday, killing at least seven people and destroying centuries-old landmarks including the clock tower in Finale Emilia.
- 2012-05-20A rescuer walks near the town hall in Sant'Agostino village after a powerful earthquake shook Italy's industrial and densely populated Northeast early on Sunday, May 20.
- 2012-05-20Chelsea beat Bayern Munich on penalties to win the Champions League trophy for the first time in their history
- 2012-05-19Chelsea's players lift the Champions League for the first time after their dramatic win over Bayern Munich.
- 2012-05-18The Mille Miglia, or "Thousand Miles," is a grand tour from Brescia in northern Italy, down to the capital city of Rome, and back again. Today, it is a leisurely classic car event. But it has a far racier history...
- 2012-05-18The host venue for Saturday's Champions League final, Bayern Munich's Allianz Arena, has a capacity of 69,000 that the German club sells out for every match.
- 2012-05-17Didier Drogba has signed a two-year contract with Shanghai Shenhua. The former Chelsea star is the latest in a line of high-profile soccer stars to head to the Chinese Super League.
- 2012-05-17Poland declared independence in 1918 following more than 120 years when it came under Russian, Prussian, and Austrian rule. Nazi Germany's invasion of Poland in 1939 sparked the Second World War, during which six million Poles died, including the ma
- 2012-05-16Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish paid the price for a disappointing season on Wednesday when he was sacked by the club's Fenway Sports Group owners. The Scot is a legend at Anfield for his actions both on and off the playing field.
- 2012-05-16Manchester United's veteran midfielder Ryan Giggs has been named the best player in English Premier League history at an award ceremony to celebrate 20 years of the elite soccer division. The Welshman, 38, has played in every season, winning the titl
- 2012-05-16General Ratko Mladic, center, commander of Serbian forces in Bosnia, arrives at Sarajevo airport on August 10, 1993 to negotiate the withdrawal of his troops from Mount Igman.
- 2012-05-15French President Francois Hollande pays his respects after laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris on Tuesday, May 15.
- 2012-05-14Carlos Tevez was forced to apologize after holding up a banner saying "R.I.P. Fergie" during Manchester City's victory parade -- a reference to United manager Alex Ferguson.
- 2012-05-14Real Madrid captain Iker Casillas lifts the Spanish Primera Division trophy after Jose Mourinho's team defeated Mallorca 4-1 on Sunday. The 32-time Spanish champions finished the season with 100 points, a record amount.
- 2012-05-14On a day of high drama and emotion, the blue half of Manchester was left to celebrate as Manchester City pipped their city rivals to the title. Click on for the highlights ...
- 2012-05-11The Orbit Tower at London's Olympic Park was unveiled by the city's mayor Boris Johnson.
- 2012-05-11Fernando Verdasco kisses the blue clay in Madrid after beating world No. 2 Rafael Nadal in a huge upset. "I never was in control of the match, I didn't know how to win a point," said Nadal, who is the modern era's "King of Clay.&q
- 2012-05-10Yaya Toure's two goals against Newcastle put Manchester City in pole position to clinch the English Premier League title. The club's last domestic championship came in 1968.
- 2012-05-09Tiger Woods had to defend himself at a press conference ahead of this week's $9.5 million Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida.
- 2012-05-09Prince Albert, later King George VI, proudly sits for a photograph with his young daughter and future monarch, Elizabeth.
- 2012-05-08Next month sees the start of football's European Championships, arguably the toughest competition in world football. Ukraine will co-host the event with Poland, but it has been overshadowed by the treatment of former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko,
- 2012-05-07Rickie Fowler, one of golf's most colorful characters, celebrates his first PGA Tour title at Quail Hollow, where he won in a playoff against 2010 champion Rory McIlroy and D.A. Points.
- 2012-05-07Russian police detain a protester during a rally in Moscow on Sunday, May 6, the eve of Vladimir Putin's return as president.
- 2012-05-06Socialist Party candidate Francois Hollande won France's presidential runoff election on Sunday, May 6. In his victory speech, he promised to be a president for all of France.
- 2012-05-05Chelsea's old guard of Didier Drogba (left), captain John Terry (center) and Frank Lampard celebrate Saturday's FA Cup win.
- 2012-05-04'The Boat Project' is made up of more than 1200 wooden objects donated by people across south east England.
- 2012-05-04Britain's Ministry of Defence is to place ground-to-air missiles on an apartment block in Bow, East London. The building was formerly the Bryant and May match factory.
- 2012-05-04Russian prime minister Vladimir Putin has spoken out against European leaders' boycott of Ukraine's Euro 2012 matches, saying sport and politics should not mix.
- 2012-05-03Delio Rossi lashes out at Adem Ljajic in the dug out after the midfielder sarcastically applauded his decision to replace him on the pitch. The outburst cost the Fiorentina coach Rossi his job.
- 2012-05-03Real Madrid players lift Jose Mourinho after winning the Spanish title for the 32nd time. The Portuguese coach has also won league titles in Portugal, England and Italy.
- 2012-05-01Former Ukraine prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko is serving a seven-year jail sentence for abuse of office and faces another trial on tax evasion charges. The 51-year-old displays bruises she claims were inflicted by prison guards. Government officials deny
- 2012-05-01Angeliki Papathanasopoulou was killed days after Greece got its first bailout, when the bank she worked in was torched during protests. She married Christos Karapanagiotis -- her partner of 13 years -- in September 2009, nine months before she died.