Author Topic: 2014 News Images (Read 12392 times)

islander · « **Reply #120 on:** February 14, 2014, 04:49:46 PM »

Emergency service personnel rescue local residents from the village of Muchelney on the Somerset Levels, near Langport in south west England. Surrounded by flood water, Muchelney has only been accessible by boat for several weeks.

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islander · « **Reply #121 on:** February 14, 2014, 04:50:38 PM »

Indian Bohra Muslims take part in a gathering to endorse their solidarity to their new spiritual leader Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin in Mumbai. Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin now leads the community following the death of Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin, who passed away in Mumbai on January 17 at the age of 102.

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islander · « **Reply #122 on:** February 14, 2014, 04:51:14 PM »

An Israeli soldier shouts as he holds his weapon in front of Palestinians during clashes in Jalazoun refugee camp near the West Bank city of Ramallah. Clashes broke between stone-throwing protesters and Israeli soldiers, two days after Muhammad Mubarak, 21, a resident of the refugee camp was killed by Israeli soldiers who said he had opened fire on their position near a Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank.

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islander · « **Reply #123 on:** February 14, 2014, 04:52:01 PM »

A villager runs as Mount Sinabung erupts at Sigarang-Garang village in Karo district, Indonesia's North Sumatra province.

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islander · « **Reply #124 on:** February 14, 2014, 04:57:05 PM »

Olympic rings are displayed in Paris, France, with images against restriction of speech and freedom of information, repression of demonstrations, discrimination due to sexual orientation and migrant's exploitation, as part of a protest by human rights organizations a week before of the Sochi Winter Olympic Games.

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islander · « **Reply #125 on:** February 14, 2014, 04:57:25 PM »

Village headman Jo Kyu-sang, 92, takes video during Lunar New Year celebration at Gangneung, South Korea.

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islander · « **Reply #126 on:** February 24, 2014, 08:23:04 AM »

Fireworks from the Philippines light up the sky at the opening of the 5th Philippine International Pyromusical Competition at suburban Pasay city, south of Manila. The fireworks display, which will run for six consecutive weekends, features 11 countries, including Australia, China, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Japan, Spain, United Kingdom, the United States and the host country Philippines.

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islander · « **Reply #127 on:** February 24, 2014, 08:36:37 AM »

Honor guards stand near a monument in Minsk, Belarus, commemorating the Soviet victims of the war in Afghanistan, along with many former Soviet states, marked the 25th anniversary of the Soviet troops' withdrawal from Afghanistan where they fought for more than nine years.

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islander · « **Reply #128 on:** February 24, 2014, 08:38:39 AM »

Large waves hit the lighthouse and harbor at Newhaven in Sussex, southern England. Britain was hit by a third storm in a week causing damage and compounding the record levels of floodwaters in the south and west of the country.

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islander · « **Reply #129 on:** February 24, 2014, 08:48:42 AM »

Soldiers and rescuers carry a woman to a truck following the eruption of Mount Kelud, in Malang, East Java, Indonesia.

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islander · « **Reply #130 on:** February 24, 2014, 08:55:28 AM »

A villager walks near houses covered by ash from the eruption of Mount Kelud at Ngantang village in Malang, Indonesia's East Java province, Feb. 16, 2014.

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islander · « **Reply #131 on:** February 24, 2014, 08:57:20 AM »

A Thai anti-government protester (R) stands next to soldiers during a protest against the government's repeatedly delayed payments for rice submitted to the pledging scheme at the government's temporary office in Bangkok.

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islander · « **Reply #132 on:** February 24, 2014, 09:36:29 AM »

A woman sits on a bench on a flooded Thames riverside path in Staines, southern England, Feb. 17, 2014. Tens of thousands have been left without power, others evacuated from their homes after the wettest January on record pushed river banks to breaking point.

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islander · « **Reply #133 on:** February 26, 2014, 10:53:44 AM »

An unidentified North Korean woman on a bus weeps as she holds her South Korean relative's hand after the Separated Family Reunion Meeting at Diamond Mountain in North Korea, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2014. The first reunions of North and South Koreans in more than three years have been held in North Korea. The final group of Koreans to participate in reunions ends Tuesday. (AP Photo/Yonhap, Lee Ji-eun)

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islander · « **Reply #134 on:** February 26, 2014, 10:55:28 AM »

An anti-Yanukovych protester cries near a memorial for the people killed in clashes with the police at Kiev's Independence Square, the epicenter of the country's current unrest, Ukraine, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2014. The Ukrainian parliament on Tuesday delayed the formation of a new government, reflecting political tensions and economic challenges following the ouster of the Russia-backed president. Parliament speaker Oleksandr Turchinov, who was named Ukraine's interim leader after President Viktor Yanukovych fled the capital, said that a new government should be in place by Thursday, instead of Tuesday, as he had earlier indicated. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

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islander · « **Reply #135 on:** February 27, 2014, 09:53:18 AM »

A woman cries at a memorial for the people killed in clashes with the police at Kiev's Independence Square, the epicenter of the country's current unrest, Ukraine, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014. Ukraine has been consumed by a three-month-long political crisis. President Viktor Yanukovych and protest leaders signed an agreement last week to end the conflict that left more than 80 people dead in just a few days in Kiev. Shortly after, Yanukovych fled the capital for his powerbase in eastern Ukraine but his exact whereabouts are unknown. (AP Photo/Marko Drobnjakovic)

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islander · « **Reply #136 on:** February 28, 2014, 10:54:07 AM »

The cruise liner Costa Concordia is seen outside Giglio harbor, Italy. Captain Francesco Schettino returns to Giglio island for the first time since the shipwreck of the cruise liner in 2012 in which 32 people died. The captain is expected to tour the wreck as part of his ongoing trial.

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islander · « **Reply #137 on:** February 28, 2014, 10:58:14 AM »

Francesco Schettino (R), the captain of the Costa Concordia cruise liner (pictured at rear), boards a ferry as he leaves Giglio harbour February 27, 2014. Schettino, went back on board on Thursday for the first time since the huge cruise liner sank with the loss of 32 lives just over two years ago, accompanying experts investigating the capsize. (REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi)

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islander · « **Reply #138 on:** February 28, 2014, 11:02:07 AM »

Dancers of the state opera ballet perform during a dress rehearsal for the Opera Ball in Vienna, Austria.

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islander · « **Reply #139 on:** February 28, 2014, 11:02:34 AM »

Members of the Nepalese army demonstrate their skills during the Army Day celebrations, which falls on the same day as the Shivaratri festival, in Kathmandu.

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islander · « **Reply #140 on:** February 28, 2014, 04:57:01 PM »

Demonstrators use slingshots against National Guard troopers during a protest against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's government in San Cristobal, about 410 miles (660 km) southwest of Caracas.

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islander · « **Reply #141 on:** March 05, 2014, 04:37:08 PM »

A participant in the competition for the longest ash is dizzied by the smoke of his cigar during the XVI Cuba Cigar festival, in Havana, Feb. 27, 2014.

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islander · « **Reply #142 on:** March 05, 2014, 04:39:02 PM »

Members of the opening committee perform at the Opera Ball in Vienna, Austria, Feb. 27, 2014. The 18 to 24-year-olds spent weeks rehearsing for a performance that lasts just three or four minutes but had a huge audience at home and abroad.

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islander · « **Reply #143 on:** March 05, 2014, 04:41:11 PM »

A woman plays a piano in a street near Kyiv's Independence square, Ukraine. Pro-Russian forces tightened their grip on Crimea as the Kremlin vowed to help restore calm on the restive Ukrainian peninsula and Washington warned of "costs" to Moscow should it order in troops.

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islander · « **Reply #144 on:** March 05, 2014, 04:43:59 PM »

Participants march during Sydney's annual gay and lesbian Mardi Gras night parade in Australia. Some 10,000 revelers on 144 individual floats marked the journey down Oxford Street, hub of the city's gay and lesbian nightlife, in a vibrant show featuring drag queens, political parodies and plenty of glitter.

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islander · « **Reply #145 on:** March 06, 2014, 11:34:31 AM »

A stock trader dressed up as nun works at the traditional stock exchange carnival in Frankfurt, Germany.

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islander · « **Reply #146 on:** March 06, 2014, 11:35:45 AM »

British parliamentarians Lord St John of Bletso (R) and Julian Huppert MP (2nd R) take part in the annual parliamentary pancake race on Shrove in central London.

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islander · « **Reply #147 on:** March 06, 2014, 11:38:04 AM »

A Tibetan Monk carries a portrait of spiritual leader the Dalai Lama during festivities marking the last day of the Tibetan New Year, or Losar, in Kathmandu, Nepal.

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islander · « **Reply #148 on:** March 10, 2014, 11:07:54 AM »

A woman in tears is helped by airport workers to a bus waiting for relatives of the missing Malaysian airliner: AP

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islander · « **Reply #149 on:** March 13, 2014, 09:46:08 AM »

A New York City firefighter climbs on top of rubble from a building that collapsed following an explosion on Park Ave. and 116th St. in New York City on Wednesday March 12, 2014. (Gordon Donovan/Yahoo News)

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islander · « **Reply #150 on:** March 13, 2014, 09:46:43 AM »

Fireworks thrown by anti-government protesters explode behind riot policemen near central Taksim square in Istanbul March 12, 2014. Turkish police fired tear gas and water cannon to push back thousands of demonstrators close to Istanbul's central Taksim square on Wednesday during a protest triggered by the death of a teenager wounded in street clashes last summer. (REUTERS/Murad Sezer)

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islander · « **Reply #151 on:** March 13, 2014, 09:47:05 AM »

An Ukrainian soldier removes a tyre piercing road block at the gate of the Ukrainian infantry base in Perevalne, Ukraine, Wednesday, March 12, 2014. The Group of 7 world leaders said in a statement released from the White House on Wednesday that they won't recognize results of a referendum for the Crimea region to split from Ukraine and join Russia.(AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

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islander · « **Reply #152 on:** April 14, 2014, 11:32:51 PM »

Pope Francis poses for pictures with the audience after Palm Sunday service in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Sunday. Gregorio Borgia/AP

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islander · « **Reply #153 on:** June 03, 2014, 03:49:55 PM »

A Pakistani lawyer taking a thumb impression from nine-month-old toddler Mohammad Musa on a bail bond in Lahore. Baby Musa has been accused of attempted murder in a case observers say highlights endemic flaws in the country's legal system. The baby along with his father and other family members was booked for throwing rocks at gas company officials in the working-class Ahata Thanedaran neighbourhood on Feb. 1, the family's lawyer Chaudhry Irfan Sadiq told AFP.

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islander · « **Reply #154 on:** June 03, 2014, 03:50:27 PM »

Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill releases a white dove to mark Annunciation Day in the Kremlin in Moscow. In Christianity, Annunciation celebrates the relevation to the Virgin Mary that she would bear a son, Jesus.

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islander · « **Reply #155 on:** June 03, 2014, 03:51:00 PM »

A school utility worker mops a mural depicting the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 at the Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino High School campus at Makati city east of Manila, Philippines.

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islander · « **Reply #156 on:** June 03, 2014, 03:51:28 PM »

Tulip farmers look for weeds in a field of tulips near the city of Noordwijkerhout, western Netherlands.

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islander · « **Reply #157 on:** June 03, 2014, 04:19:35 PM »

U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel reviews the honor guard during a welcome ceremony at the Mongolian Ministry of Defense in Ulaanbaatar.

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islander · « **Reply #158 on:** June 03, 2014, 04:20:53 PM »

A pro-Russia protester stands at a barricade outside a regional government building in Donetsk, Ukraine.

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islander · « **Reply #159 on:** June 03, 2014, 04:23:02 PM »

Edmond Aviv sits on a street corner holding a sign in South Euclid, Ohio declaring he's a bully, a requirement of his sentence because he was accused of harassing a neighbor and her disabled children for the past 15 years...

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