May 8 is World Red Cross Red Crescent Day.

The Fertile Crescent is considered to be the cradle of civilization.

The star and crescent are the symbol of Islam.

The crescent moon and star is a symbol of Islam.

Croissants are called crescent rolls when they come from a can of refrigerated dough.

The French croissant is a crescent-shaped pastry.

A few days after new moon, we see a thin crescent in the western evening sky. The crescent Moon waxes, or appears to grow fatter, each night.

The Perseid meteor shower is often considered to be one of the best meteor showers of the year due to its high rates and pleasant late-summer temperatures. This year’s shower peak, however, has the added bonus of dark skies courtesy of an early-setting crescent Moon. Combine these ideal observing conditions and high rates (an average of 60 meteors per hour at the peak) with the fact that the best nights for viewing – August 11 to 12 and August 12 to 13 – occur on a weekend and you have a recipe for successfully viewing some celestial fireworks!

The United Nations and the Red Cross and Red Crescent last month joined forces to end the use of rape as a weapon of war.

The crescent moon still shone as the sun was rising over the skyline in the east.