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Last 7 Days

30/10/2011 20:53:00
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1 - UNITED STATES: New York – Demonstrators with ‘Occupy Wall Street’ continue their protest at Zuccotti Park in New York on Monday. The demonstrators are protesting bank bailouts, foreclosures and high unemployment.
PHOTO: Timothy A. Clary

 

2 - INDONESIA: Java – Indonesian police commandos prepare for the opening ceremony of a joint anti-terror drill at the national police special operations force headquarters in Kelapa Dua, Depok-West Java, on Tuesday. The joint anti-terror drill is part of the country’s effort to combat terrorism acts, and comes ahead of Indonesia hosting the Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in November.
PHOTO: Bay Ismoyo

 

3 - PAKISTAN: Lahore – Pakistani Hindu women hold earthen oil lamps on the occasion of Diwali, on Wednesday. During Diwali, the festival of lights, people honour the Hindu goddess of wealth, Lakshmi, decorate their homes with flowers and diyas (earthen lamps), and celebrate the homecoming of the God Ram after he vanquished the demon king Ravana.
PHOTO: Arif Ali 

 

4 - INDIA: Amritsar – Members of the traditional Sikh religious warriors’ Nihang Army perform on horseback on the occasion of ‘Fateh Divas’ in Amritsar on Thursday.
PHOTO: Narinder Nanu

 

5 - POLAND: Warsaw – A view of the installation by British artist Ryan Gander prior to be unveiled in Warsaw, on Friday. Gander’s work inaugurates the series of artistic interferences in the urban space under the collective title ‘New places,’ project which is a joint initiative of the Warsaw City Hall and the Museum of Modern Art. It is a sculptural installation composed of a nearly 3m diasphere, which imitates a magnet attracting shiny metal-like objects.
PHOTO: Pawel Supernak

 

6 - THAILAND: Bangkok – A woman holds a toddler as she walks through floodwaters in an area near the Chao Praya river in Bangkok on Saturday.
PHOTO: Nicolas Asfouri

 

7 - CHINA: Fenghuang – Travelers visit north tower of ancient Fenghuang town on Sunday in a beautiful autumn scenery.
PHOTO: Long Hongtao

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