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World
Feb 24, 2010

News in pictures on Wednesday



Rescuers search for landslide victims in Ciwidey district, West Java. Days of heavy rain prompted the landslide Tuesday afternoon at the mountainous tea plantation, killing over a dozen people and destroying scores of homes. -- PHOTO: AP




Piotr Pawlak, 12, poses with Poland's President Lech Kaczynski (left) and First Lady Maria Kaczynska after playing compositions by Frederic Chopin in the Polish presidential palace in Warsaw. At the age of eight, on Feb 24, 1818 child prodigy Frederic Chopin played his first public concert in the same palace, then belonging to the Radziwill family. -- PHOTO: AFP




A policeman directs traffic while standing in front of campaign posters of Malik Shakeel Awan in Rawalpindi. Elections for the national assembly representative from Rawalpindi were held today on the outskirts of Pakistan's capital Islamabad. -- PHOTO: REUTERS

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Actors dressed in various traditional Turkish costumes pose at the Pergamon museum to promote the upcoming ITB tourism fair in Berlin. The world's biggest travel fair will run from March 10-14 in the German capital. -- PHOTO: REUTERS




Indian Congress party supporters shout slogans as they burn an effigy representing Pakistan-based Taleban militants during a protest against the Taleban beheading of a Sikh in Pakistan during a demonstration at the India-Indo-Pakistani Wagah Border. Taleban militants in Pakistan's lawless tribal belt kidnapped and beheaded a Sikh after relatives failed to pay ransom for his release. -- PHOTO: AFP




A model undergoes last minute alterations to her dress backstage, before taking to the walkway at the Nathan Jenden - 2010 show as part of London Fashion Week at the Dairy in London. Until recently Jenden was creative director at Diane von Furstenberg, but has now chosen to focus on his own label. -- PHOTO: AP

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Sven Kramer of the Netherlands competes in the men's 2010 Winter Olympics 10,000m speedskating event at the Olympic Oval in Richmond, outside Vancouver. Kramer clocked the fastest time but was disqualified for a lane infringement. -- PHOTO: AFP




A fan is silhoutted as Germany's Cathleen Martini and Romy Logsch compete in heat 2 of the women's bobsleigh at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics in Whistler, British Columbia. -- PHOTO: REUTERS




A fan smiles through his mask as he watches the women's bobsleigh competition at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics in Whistler, British Columbia. -- PHOTO: REUTERS

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Marion Josserand (centre) of France races against Noriko Fukishima (left) during the Women's Freestyle Ski Cross 1/8 Final race at Cypress Mountain during the Vancouver Winter Olympics, north of Vancouver. Josserand went on to win the bronze medal. -- PHOTO: AFP




A model of the Aztec temple discovered behind Mexico City's cathedral, is seen in Mexico City. The temple, dedicated to the Aztec wind god Ehecatl, was discovered earlier this month, and was one of the most important temples of the ancient city of Tenochtitlan. -- PHOTO: AP




A Haitian baby sits at the entrance of a makeshift shelter at a camp set up in the football stadium of the coastal city of Leogane. The town of Leogane, an hour outside the capital, was the hardest hit by last month's massive quake, damaging nearly all its buildings and killing a huge percentage of the population, leaving the vast majority who are left homeless. -- PHOTO: AFP

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A man looks out from the window of a house in the historical Shibam city in southeastern Yemen. -- PHOTO: REUTERS




Chinese officials release algae-eating fish into Taihu Lake in Suzhou, east China's Jiangsu province, which has been severely polluted by sewage as well as industrial and agricultural waste, triggering a blue-green algae plague. Authorities have said they will release 20 million algae-eating fish into one of the nation's most scenic lakes that has been ravaged by pollution, in a campaign, funded by the government and public donations, cost a total of 8.6 million yuan (US$1.3 million). -- PHOTO: AFP




A man sits on bricks in a neighborhood heavily damaged by the Jan 12 earthquake in Port-au-Prince. A powerful earthquake hit Haiti on Jan 12, causing widespread damage. -- PHOTO: AP

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Romania's Ruxandra Nedelcu gives a thumbs up as she is taken by sled off the course after falling during her qualifying run in the women's ski cross during the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics. -- PHOTO: REUTERS




Barcelona's Gerard Pique reacts during their Champions League soccer match against VfB Stuttgart' in Stuttgart. -- PHOTO: REUTERS

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World
Feb 25, 2010

News in pictures on Thursday



South Korean students twirl Catherine wheels made of wood chips and straw, in celebration of the upcoming first full moon of lunar calendar at a park in Hampyeong, South Korea. -- PHOTO: AP




A model wears a design by Jaiden rVa James during the Autumn/Winter 2010 men's fashion show, at the Vaults at Somerset House in London. -- PHOTO: AP




An Egyptian man works on traditional sugar candy in the shape of dolls and horses at a small factory in old Cairo in preparation for the celebration of Prophet Muhammad's birthday. Temporary stalls selling a variety of the decorated sugar candy will be erected in parts of the country for the occasion. -- PHOTO: REUTERS

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Mannequins are silhouetted as they are displayed in the showcase of a shop in Kabul, Afghanistan. -- PHOTO: AP




A supporter of PML (N) celebrates with fireworks in the streets of Rawalpindi. Elections for the national assembly representative from Rawalpindi were held on Thursday on the outskirts of Pakistan's capital Islamabad. -- PHOTO: REUTERS




Will Power drives his #12 Verizon Team Penske Honda Dallara past a sculpture of a giant spider during the IRL Indy Car Series Spring Testing at Barber Motorsports Park in Leeds, Alabama. -- PHOTO: AFP

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Canadian fan ready for the Men's Ice Hockey Quarter-finals game between Russia and Canada at the Canada Hockey Place during the XXI Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, Canada. -- PHOTO: AFP




A dog which recently gave birth to 12 puppies nurses them as the owner proudly shows her off at their home in Beijing. -- PHOTO: AFP

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Chinese authorities prepare illegal fireworks seized during the Lunar New Year for destruction in Beijing. China said 35 people were killed in fires during the week-long new year holiday as millions of people set off fireworks to usher in the Year of the Tiger, causing 28.5 million yuan (US$4.2 million) in "direct losses". -- PHOTO: AFP




Helmand province Governor Gulab Mangal hoists the Afghan flag during an official flag raising ceremony in Marjah. The Afghan flag was raised over the town at the centre of a US-led offensive to capture a key Taliban stronghold with the US Marines commander declaring it a 'historic day'. -- PHOTO: AFP




Belarus's Alla Tsuper competes during the Freestyle Skiing women's aerial finals at Cypress Mountain, north of Vancouver during the Vancouver Winter Olympics. -- PHOTO: AFP

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Men daubed in colours celebrate the re-enactment of a local tradition of "Lathmar Holi", also known as the festival of colours, celebrated at Nandgaon village near the northern Indian city of Mathura. This tradition heralds the beginning of spring and is celebrated all over India. -- PHOTO: REUTERS



Workers prepare to hang lanterns on Qianmen Street to welcome the upcoming Lantern Festival in Beijing. The lantern festival marks the last day of the Chinese lunar new year celebrations and falls on February 28 this year. -- PHOTO: REUTERS




Treo, an eight-year-old black Labrador from the Military Working Dogs, who is to be presented Wednesday with Britain's Dickin medal, awarded for bravery and commitment in wartime, the highest military honor an animal can expect, poses with the medal at the Imperial War Museum in London. Treo is being decorated for his work sniffing out explosives in Afghanistan. -- PHOTO: AP