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Back to national: world Headlines
Wednesday May 22nd, 2013
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Death toll rises to 28 in Indonesia mine accident
China's Li offers to help end Pakistan's energy crisis
Japan considers resuming talks with North Korea: media
North Korea sends top Kim Jong-un aide to Beijing
Militants release seven Egyptians kidnapped in Sinai
Syrian foes move towards talks but fighting rages
Iran bars candidates for presidential election
Pakistan's Imran Khan leaves hospital after campaign fall
World Bank pledges $1 billion to aid peace in Africa's Great Lakes
China charges six in sex video "extortion" case
National Photos
Kim President of the World Bank Group answers a reporter
Freeport McMoran Chief Executive Richard Adkerson chats with Indonesian Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Jero Wacik during a news conference after their meeting in Jakarta
Chinese Premier Li waves to the audience during an event organised by ICWA in New Delhi
A helicopter flies overhead as soldiers in military vehicles proceed towards al-Jura district in El-Arish city
The Inter-Korean Kaesong Industrial Complex (KIC) inside the North Korean border, is seen from an South Korean observation post near the truce village of Panmunjom in Paju
Imran Khan, chairman of political party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, cheers his supporters after visit to mausoleum of Mohammad Ali Jinnah during election campaign in Karachi
Screen grab of Japanese Cabinet Secretariat Advisor Isao Iijima arriving at Pyongyang airport
Former Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt enters in the Supreme Court of Justice on the sixth day of his trial in Guatemala City
A helicopter flies overhead as soldiers in military vehicles proceed towards al-Jura district in El-Arish city
Britain
Free Syrian Army fighters react during the firing of a rocket towards forces loyal to Syria
Spain
Onlookers gather outside Zain al-Abideen mosque to inspect damage a day after a suicide bomb attack in Hilla
File photo of Chinese Premier Li and India
A lone picketer holds a placard outside the State Duma in Moscow
A janitor sprays disinfectant at empty chicken cages in a traditional market in New Taipei city
Vehicles drive through the city gate located along Jos Road, after the military declared a 24-hour curfew over large parts of Maiduguri in Borno State
Russian President Putin speaks at a meeting on shipbuilding industries in the Bocharov Ruchei residence in the Black Sea resort of Sochi
Algeria
Pope Francis speaks as he leads a Pentecost vigil mass in Saint Peter
Lebanon
Syrian refugees walk inside the Mrajeeb Al Fhood refugee camp
People wait for buses at the al-Abassin bus station, near Damascus
Former President Rafsanjani casts his ballot in a parliamentary election in Tehran
Actor Depardieu participates in a news conference in Grozny
Security officials collects the evidence at the site of a bomb blast in Karachi
A United Nations observation tower overlooking Syria is seen on the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights
Former President Rafsanjani casts his ballot in a parliamentary election in Tehran
Georgia
Israel
Iran
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is greeted by Oman
Borisov, leader of centre-right GERB party, reacts before his meeting with Bulgarian President Plevneliev in Sofia
Britain
Police and investigators work at the scene of a car blast in Makhachkala
Cars drive over a pothole along a road near Kiev
A soldier stands guard at the entrance of the Centro Medico Militar (Military Medical Center), where former Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt has been undergoing medical treatment since May 13 after his sentencing on genocide charges, in Guatemala Cit
Israeli soldiers walk together during training close to the ceasefire line between Israel and Syria on the Golan Heights
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U.S. President Barack Obama listens to Myanmar
U.S. President Obama listens while meeting with Myanmar
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper is seen through a television camera scope speaking at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York
Erekat, a Palestinian senior politician and chief negotiator speaks during a visit to a tent set-up in protest in Arab neighbourhood in Jerusalem
Protesters rally outside the Voice of America headquarters building before the arrival of Myanmar President Thein Sein, in Washington
Relatives mourn during the funeral of Hasan Faisal Sheker, an 18-year-old Hezbollah member, in Nabi Sheet near Baalbeck
Supporters of Hezbollah and relatives of Hasan Faisal Sheker , an 18-year-old Hezbollah member, carry the coffin during his funeral in Nabi Sheet near Baalbeck
Russian President Vladimir Putin looks on during a joint news conference with South African President Jacob Zuma after their meeting at the Bocharov Ruchei residence in the Black Sea resort of Sochi
A man reads El-Watan newspaper at Tahrir square in Cairo
People wait in line at a branch of Bradesco bank, inside a Casas Bahia store in Sao Paulo
A South Korean police officer stands guard on an empty load connecting the Kaesong Industrial Complex (KIC) inside the North Korean border with the South
Romanian lawmaker and soccer club owner George "Gigi" Becali is seen in Bucharest
Mexico
Civilly-partnered couple Tony and Barrie Drewitt-Barlow, of Chelmsford, Essex pose near the Houses of Parliament in London
Women walk in a street in a residential area in Maiduguri, Borno State
Police and investigators work at the site of a car blast in Makhachkala
A soldier from Somalia
An Israeli police forensics expert is seen through the glass doors of a Bank Hapoalim branch after a shooting at the bank in Beersheba
Leader of the Bulgarian Socialist Party Sergei Stanishev speaks during a news conference at the National Palace of Culture in Sofia
Israel
File photograph shows Radical Muslim cleric Abu Qatada, arriving back at his home after being released on bail, in London
Residents gather at the site of a car bomb attack at the Kamaliya district in Baghdad
File photo of the Dome of the Rock seen on the compound in Jerusalem
Moroccan PM Benkirane speaks during a May Day rally by his Party for Justice and Development, in Casablanca
Former President Rafsanjani casts his ballot in a parliamentary election in Tehran
Pakistan
A North Korean soldier stands guard on the banks of Yalu River, near Sinuiju
Chinese Premier Li and India
Khan, Pakistani cricketer-turned-politician and chairman of political party PTI, addresses his supporters during an election campaign in Karachi
Venezuela
British PM Cameron speaks during a news conference at the U.N. headquarters in New York
U.S. President Obama waves to the press during his meeting with Myanmar
A Free Syrian Army fighter is seen with his weapon in a damaged house in Deir al-Zor
Incoming Pakistani PM Sharif talks to journalists after visiting politician Khan in Lahore
File photo of people rescuing garment workers trapped under rubble at the Rana Plaza building after it collapsed, in Savar
Chinese Premier Li waves upon his arrival at the airport in New Delhi
Vehicles drive through the city gate located along Jos Road, after the military declared a 24-hour curfew over large parts of Maiduguri in Borno State
Arabtec logo is seen on buildings under construction in the Marina area of Dubai
Peru
Britain
Algeria
File of Wright, Canadian PM Harper
Hossain, owner of the Tazreen Fashions garment factory where 112 workers died in a fire, speaks during an interview in Dhaka
A man is seen on a damaged staircase in Homs
German Chancellor Merkel attends a conference on Europe at the German foreign ministry in Berlin
Russian President Putin, EU Council President Van Rompuy and EU Commission President Barroso address news conference in Brussels
French Defence Minister Le Drian poses for a picture with French and Malian army officers at the French military base at the airport in Gao
A police officer fires tear gas to break up a protest in the city of Kairouan
British PM Cameron speaks during a news conference at the U.N. headquarters in New York
Member of Hamas security forces stands guard in front of the closed gate of the Rafah crossing with Egypt in the southern Gaza Strip
French Defence Minister Le Drian speaks to French troops at the French military base at the airport in Gao
UN General Secretary Ban Ki-moon speaks after meeting at the White House in Washington
Israel
Afghan President Hamid Karzai speaks during a news conference in Kabul
An army soldier sits on a chair while a voter stamps his ballot papers inside a booth at a polling station during a re-polling for the general elections in Karachi
File photo of elderly people dancing during a morning exercise session at the Temple of Heaven park in Beijing
Gandhi a lawmaker speaks to Sonia Gandhi, who is his mother and India
Central African Republic
Syria
Pope Francis waves as he leads a Pentecost vigil mass in Saint Peter
Former Israeli FM Livni holds news conference in Tel Aviv
Members of the military police and security gather at the scene of an explosion in front of the Greek embassy in Tripoli
Tribal men pose with their weapons as they patrol a road north of Ramadi
A member of Italy
Finance Minister Widmer-Schlumpf gestures during a news conference on the business tax reform III in Bern
UDAR party leader Klitschko takes part in a rally in Kiev
A U.S. Air Force MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle prepares to take off from Wheeler-Sack Army Airfield at Fort Drum, N.Y. in this October 18, 2011 USAF handout photo
Protesters opposing Egyptian President Mursi flee from tear gas fired by riot police during clashes in Cairo
Pope Francis gestures as he talks to German Chancellor Angela Merkel during a private audience at the Vatican
An Afghan woman in a burqa walks along a road on a windy day on the outskirts of Kabul
Poland
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un speaks during a plenary meeting of the Central Committee of the Workers
People gather outside Marseille
Workers take part in the rescue effort after a underground training classroom collapsed in Big Gossan at the Grasberg complex in remote West Papua province
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Sirleaf smiles during an onstage newsmakers interview with Reuters in Washington
Protesters chant anti-Mursi and anti-Muslim Brotherhood slogans near graffiti during a demonstration in a street leading to Tahrir square, in Cairo
Colombia
Marina Litvinenko leaves a hearing into the death of her husband, Alexander Litvinenko, in London
Kate and Gerry McCann are seen in front of a computer generated image of how their missing daughter Madeleine might look now, during a news conference in London
A crowd attacks a minibus carrying gay rights activists during an International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHO) rally in Tbilisi
Toronto Mayor Ford attends a gay rights flag raising event at Toronto City Hall
Sudanese Foreign Minister Karti speaks during a joint news conference regarding the Syrian conflict, in Cairo
Turkey
Helmets belonging to soldiers of the Nigerian army are seen as part of preparations for deployment to Mali, at the Nigerian Army peacekeeping centre in Jaji
Free Syrian Army members eat a meal together in one of the streets of Deir el-Zor
Italian Prime Minister Letta attends a news conference with European Parliament President Schulz at Chigi palace in Rome
Member of Hamas security forces stands guard in front of the closed gate of the Rafah crossing with Egypt in the southern Gaza Strip
People shop in a shopping district in Hatay
El Mahroug, better known by her stage name "Ruby the heartstealer", gestures at Milan
Colombia
Somalias newly appointed Prime Minister Shirdon Saaid addresses members of the parliament after his introduction in Mogadishu
People gather at the site of a bomb attack in Baquba
An attendant holds a gas pump at a Rosneft petrol station in St.Petersburg
File photo of Argentine Army General Jorge Videla with junta member Emilio Massera
File photo shows the flag of the Islamist Syrian rebel group Jabhat al-Nusra flying over the main square of the city of Raqqa
Greece
French President Francois Hollande speaks to journalists in the courtyard after a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris
Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta gestures during a news conference with European Parliament President Martin Schulz at Chigi palace in Rome
Bulgarian President Plevneliev poses with Boiko Borisov, leader of centre-right GERB party, before their meeting in Sofia
Madagascar
Myanmar
A man walks past a train carrying goods, at Anglo Platinum
Russian Ambassador to Afghanistan Andrey Avetisyan speaks during an interview in Kabul
Police officials escort Chit-fund company Saradha Group
Mexican President Nieto speaks during a joint news conference with U.S. President Obama at the Palacio Nacional in Mexico City
Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan listens to U.S. President Obama during joint news conference at the White House in Washington
Israeli policemen stand guard during an ultra-Orthodox Jewish demonstration against plans to enlist men from their community into the military, near the recruitment offices in Jerusalem
File photo of China
Sudanese Foreign Minister Karti addresses the 67th United Nations General Assembly at the U.N. Headquarters in New York
A man shouts as Turkey
File photo of Japan Restoration Party deputy leader and Osaka Mayor Hashimoto attending a joint news conference in Tokyo
Activists from women
Mourners grieve during the funeral of their relative who was killed in one of Thursday
Airbus A400M arrives for the ILA Berlin Air Show in Selchow
Children walk through a street in the historical city of Zabid
File photo of women farmers from Mato Grosso State hold a protest in front of Planalto Palace in Brasilia
Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan listens as U.S. President Obama addresses a joint news conference at the White House in Washington
Free Syrian Army fighters take position inside a house in Deir al-Zor
People argue with members of the "Tamarod" movement as a man signs a "Tamarod" document at Tahrir square in Cairo
Still frame from video obtained from a social media website shows three rebels, two of them carrying Jabhat al-Nussra flags, stand behind a row of 11 kneeling men prior to executing them in what is said to be Deir al-Zor
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Hollande arrive for dinner with representatives of European Round Table of Industrialists in Berlin
British PM Cameron speaks during a news conference at the United Nations headquarters in New York
Russian President Putin takes part in a live broadcast nationwide phone-in in Moscow
French President Hollande arrives to deliver a speech at the Elysee Palace in Paris
Brazil
Egypt
A man walks past a train carrying goods, at Anglo Platinum
GERB party leader Boiko Borisov reacts as he arrives for a news conference in Sofia
Leader of Bulgarian centre-right GERB party Borisov walks out of his party
Iran
NATO soldiers with the ISAF arrive at the site of a suicide attack in Kabul
People walk in front of Carige bank in Genoa
Palestinian police officers block the road to prevent Palestinian demonstrators from marching towards the Jewish settlement of Beit El during a rally marking Land Day in Ramallah
Rescue workers and soldiers search through a site of the accident in a shoe factory in the Kong Pisei district of Kampong Speu province
An actor in police costume mock-arrests Kim Dotcom as he launches his new website "Mega" in Auckland
Woman walks out of an office of Rosbank in central Moscow
Relatives of Mehmet Tas, a victim of a car bomb attack, lower his coffin into a grave in Reyhanli
Costa Rica
People carry their belongings as they move to a shelter as cyclone Mahasen approaches, in Cox
Members of the Free Syrian Army help a wounded fellow fighter in Deir al-Zor
Rescue workers carry a garment worker, who was pulled alive from the rubble of the collapsed Rana Plaza building, in Savar
Man walks past a branch of Bank of Cyprus in Nicosia
Aerial file photo shows Tokyo Electric Power Co.
A policeman walks inside the Tihar Jail in New Delhi
British PM Cameron speaks during a news conference at the U.N. headquarters in New York
A woman poses for a picture while cleaning the destroyed main market in Gao
Russian PM Putin listens during a cabinet meeting in Moscow
People wait for their turn to register for unemployment benefits at a local jobs centre in Nicosia
Peru
An unruly AMCU member is removed from a gathering as other members are addressed by their leaders during a strike at Lonmin
Herman Nackaerts, head of a delegation of the IAEA, looks on at the airport in Vienna after arriving with his team from Iran
Myanmar
Swiss Justice Minister Sommaruga speaks to Gattiker director of the Federal Office of Migration attends a news conference after the weekly meeting of the Federal Council in Bern
Venezuela
Peru
The restored old stone bridge over Neretva river is seen in Mostar
Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev speaks during a news conference in Sofia
Britain
Uganda
Chief Executive of PT Freeport Indonesia Soetjipto gestures during a news conference in Jakarta
Bystanders gather in front of a police station after it was set on fire by an angry crowd in central Benghazi
European Union foreign policy chief Ashton arrives at NATO headquarters in Brussels
A member of the Free Syrian Army holds his rifle as he sits on a sofa in Deir al-Zor
Iraqi security personnel inspect the site of a bomb attack in Kirkuk
Egypt
Former Iranian president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani gives the opening speech during Iran
File photo of three men watching a screen of the stock exchange at Kuwait Bourse
Women pass their time in Rohingya internally displaced person camp outside of Sittwe
Britain
A Palestinian man is taken away by Israeli border policemen during clashes near Damascus Gate at Jerusalem
A Taiwan Navy Kidd-class destroyer sails in Kaohsuing port before a joint military drill held outside a naval base in Kaohsiung port
Malaysia
Nigerian President Jonathan inspects the guard of honour outside the Parliament in Cape Town
Members of the mining community march during a strike at Lonmin
U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Glyn Davies speaks to the media in Beijing
Bulgarian President Plevneliev speaks during an interview with Reuters in Sofia
File photo of Mercedes cars a shipping terminal in the harbor of the German northern town of Bremerhaven
Nackaerts, head of a delegation of IAEA, speaks to journalists at airport in Vienna after arriving from Iran
A handout picture provided by the Indonesian police, a Lion Air plane is seen in the water after missed the runway in Denpasar, Bali
U.S. Ambassador Michael McFaul arrives at the Russian Foreign Ministry headquarters in Moscow
Israel
Basilio, Philippines
Free Syrian Army fighters return fire after what they say was during clashes with forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad in Deir al-Zor
The clothing tag on a shirt by Wal-Mart
A farmer waters his vegetable field near a housing estate in Yingtan
EU foreign policy chief Ashton speaks at the start of an EU foreign ministers meeting in Luxembourg
Costa Rica
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un presides over an urgent operation meeting at the Supreme Command in Pyongyang
A Rohingya Muslim boy wraps himself with a blanket at a camp for people displaced by violence, near Sittwe
A Rohingya Muslim boy is comforted by family members at a local clinic at a camp for people displaced by violence near Sittwe
Man buys cancer drug Glivec for a relative who is suffering from cancer at a pharmacy in a government-run hospital in Ahmedabad
People of Freedom (PDL) party member and former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi wipes his forehead as he attends the Upper house of the parliament in Rome
An Indian woman cradles her child while holding a banner in front of police at the Belo Monte dam site in Vitoria do Xingu
A military vehicle is seen in front of a burnt house in Bama
Kenyan broadcaster Sang speaks with his lawyer in the courtroom of the International Criminal Court in The Hague
Defendant Beate Zschaepe arrives in the courtroom in Munich
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius answers a question during a news conference at the Foreign Correspondents Club in Hong Kong
Turkey
Russian President Putin makes speech during official opening of Hanover Messe in Hanover
Enrico Giovannini sits next to Maria Chiara Carrozza at the Lower house of the parliament in Rome
Former IMF chief Strauss-Kahn arrives to grace the opening of NCB in Juba
The capsized cruise liner Costa Concordia lies surrounded by cranes outside Giglio harbour
Workers and union members hold banners and flags during the traditional Labour May Day march with French unions in Marseille
International mediator Lakhdar Brahimi is seen during a meeting with Arab League chief Nabil Elaraby during their meeting in Cairo
A woman walks past posters of Boiko Borisov, leader of Bulgarian centre-right GERB, in the party
Britain
People gather at the scene of a car bomb explosion outside a hospital in Benghazi
Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) fighters stand at formation in northern Iraq
Riot policemen hit protestors participating in a demonstration against lawmakers
Free Syrian Army fighters return fire after what they say was during clashes with forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad in Deir al-Zor
A high school teacher marches during a rally against their mobilisation and the government decision to ban their strike in Athens
Search and rescue officers work at a damaged building at the site of blast in the town of Reyhanli
Britain
A man sells sarapes at Plaza Garibaldi in Mexico City
People gather at the scene of a car bomb explosion outside a hospital in Benghazi
U.S. President Obama and Britain
Part of a poster left over from a protest denouncing Iran
Illustration picture of Latvia
Egypt
Azim Adhajani, an Iranian charged for illegal arms importation into Nigeria, gestures at the reopening of his trial inside the Federal High Court in Lagos
People of Freedom (PDL) party member and former Prime Minister Berlusconi attends the Upper house of the parliament in Rome
German Chancellor Merkel gestures as she gives a speech at German sustainable development congress in Berlin
Italian PM Letta gestures during a news conference with European Parliament President Schulz at Chigi palace in Rome
A general view shows faithful near the scene of an explosion at the new Catholic church in Arusha
Iran
Nawaz Sharif, the leader of Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz (PML-N), points as he speaks to foreign reporters at his residence in Lahore
Ilich Ramirez Sanchez, better known as "Carlos the Jackal", raises his fist as he appears in court i..
Leader of the Bulgarian Socialist Party Sergei Stanishev speaks during a news conference at the National Palace of Culture in Sofia
Woman walks past the parliament building in Sofia
A man holds a banner of Iran
Britain
China
Flags fly over a Bank of Valletta branch near the ruins of the Royal Opera House in Valletta
Australian Prime Minister Gillard looks towards Treasurer Swan during meeting at Parliament House in Canberra
People walk past ashes in the aftermath of what Nigerian authorities said was heavy fighting between security forces and Islamist militants in Baga
Indonesia
Iran
An official waves to Taiwan naval Lafayette-class frigate and Taiwan Coast Guard frigate as the vessels sail out of the port of Kaohsiung
North Korean leader Kim gestures during a ceremony marking the 81st anniversary of the founding of the KPA at the plaza of the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun in Pyongyang
Britain
Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, head of Iran
People react after former Guatemalan dictator Montt was sentenced for genocide charges in the Supreme Court of Guatemala City
Italian PM Letta gestures during a news conference with European Parliament President Schulz at Chigi palace in Rome
A view shows wreckage of a house after mortar bombs landed on the Mezze area in Damascus
FILE PHOTO 3JUN97 - Betty Shabazz, the widow of slain civil rights leader Malcolm X, died of burns s..
Turkey
Britain
Pope Francis waves at the end of a canonization mass in Saint Peter
A United Nations vehicle leaves a U.N. base in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights
Pro-government protesters rally against violence after gunmen seized control of two ministries, outside Foreign Ministry building in Tripoli
Georgia
Police officers sit with a guard dog at the police academy, where the trial of Egypt
Reshma Begum, 19, rescued from the rubble of the Rana Plaza building 17 days after the building collapsed, lies on a bed at Savar Combined Military Hospital in Savar
French Social Affairs and Health Minister Marisol Touraine arrives at Roger Salengro hospital in Lille
People participate in a protest against a battery factory on a street of Songjiang district, on the outskirts of Shanghai
A resident makes his way through rubble of damaged buildings along a street in Deir al-Zor
A man walks at a makeshift oil refinery site in al-Mansoura village in Raqqa
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Rafsanjani speaks during the 7th session of the Assembly in Tehran
Smoke rises out of factories in Thailand?s Chonburi province
Colombia
The New York Times building is seen in New York
Finance ministers and central bank governors pose for a group photograph at the G7 Finance Ministers meeting in Aylesbury, southern England
A resident makes his way through rubble of damaged buildings along a street in Deir al-Zor
Supporters of Bulgaria
The U.S. Consulate in Benghazi is seen in flames during a protest
Former Guatemalan dictator Rios Montt attends the last session of his genocide trial at the Supreme Court of Justice in Guatemala City
Indian Railway Minister Bansal arrives to present the annual budget for the country
Central African Republic
Lucke co-founder of Germany
Colombia
German special police forces escort handcuffed Zschaepe at the end of the first day of her trial in Munich
Russian President Putin listens during an interview with German public broadcaster ARD at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow
Vice President of Iran Mohammadizadeh pauses during an interview with Reuters in Geneva
Brazil
A United Nations observation tower overlooking Syria is seen on the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights
Ag Illa brothers walk across the former altar of a catholic church in Gao
Residents walk past a court complex damaged during attacks by insurgents who stormed the city, in Um Rawaba
Greek Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I attends a meeting with Georgian Orthodox Patriarch Ilia II in Tbilisi
Pope Francis talks with the Coptic Orthodox leader Tawadros II during a private audience in the pontiff
Gholam Ali Haddad Adel (lower left) waves after a speech in Manila with then Philippine President Gloria Arroyo (upper left) and Jose De Venecia June 7, 2007. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco
A woman is rescued from the rubble of the Rana Plaza building 17 days after the building collapsed in Savar
BSP leader Stanishev shakes hands with a supporter during an election rally in Sofia
Indian Railway Minister Bansal arrives to present the annual budget for the country
Libyans stand next to the scene of a blast after a bomb exploded outside police station in Benghazi
Rescue workers rescue a woman from the rubble of the collapsed Rana Plaza building, in Savar
File photograph shows Radical Muslim cleric Abu Qatada, arriving back at his home after being released on bail, in London
An Israeli policewoman holds back ultra-Orthodox Jewish men as they protest against the "Women of the Wall" group at the Western Wall in Jerusalem
BSP leader Stanishev shakes hands with a supporter during an election rally in Sofia
U.S. President Barack Obama greets Germany
A Free Syrian Army fighter rides a motorbike past revolutionary graffiti on a wall in Deir al-Zor
Former Philippine First Lady Imelda Marcos waves her handkerchief to supporters while campaigning for midterm elections in Ilocos Norte
Philippines Coast Guard chief Rear Admiral Isorena speaks next to Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) National Director Perez during a news conference in Manila
File photo of Khan, Pakistani cricketer-turned-politician and chairman of political party PTI, addressing his supporters in Karachi
Golf park Dubrovnik project director Ivan Kusalic looks on as he talks to Reuters in Croatia
Chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank Bernanke attends the Treasury Department
Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Del Rosario speaks during a media briefing at the foreign affairs headquarters in Manila
India
China
Kenya
Venezuela
Brazil
Former Guatemalan dictator Rios Montt speaks in his genocide trial, which is drawing to a conclusion, at the Supreme Court of Justice in Guatemala City
Under Secretary of Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Cohen speaks about HSBC during news conference in New York
Finnish Foreign Minister Tuomioja arrives at a news conference in Helsinki
Charts showing information related to eight members belonging to a New York-based cell of a global cyber criminal organization are displayed at a news conference in New York
Serbian police officers detain Miskovic in Belgrade
Members of the SAAF and army take part in a Capability Demonstration at the Roodewal Bombing Range in Makhado
A supporter of BSP holds a balloon during an election rally in Sofia
A Russian police officer walks near a car used by suspected Islamic militants after a firefight near the town of Gubden
A torn picture of Syria
A view of a street seen from a damaged balcony in the Khaldiyeh district in central Homs
Italy
A sign which reads for rent is seen on the door of a closed restaurant in downtown Beirut
Towhid Jung Murad kisses Sohel Rana on the forehead after a rally by pro-government activist in Savar
Britain
Afghan border policemen take their positions in Goshta district
A PKK fighter stands guard at the Qandil mountains near the Iraq-Turkish border in Sulaimaniya
Muammar Gaddafi
People of Freedom (PDL) party member and former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi wipes his forehead as he attends the Upper house of the parliament in Rome
Poople shout slogans as they celebrate after hearing the verdict of the trial of Kamaruzzaman in Dhaka
Damaged cars are seen piled up to be used as cover from snipers loyal to Syria
Soldiers stand guard outside a district court as election commission workers carry election materials in Hyderabad
To match Newsmaker PAKISTAN-KHAN/
Man walks past political election posters in central Sofia
Britain
A worker paints a wall above a branch of Bank of Cyprus in Bucharest
Miners walk at the end of their shift at the Anglo Platinum
Minister for Infrastructure and Transport Maurizio Lupi attends the lower house of the parliament in Rome
A garment worker inspects a factory belonging to Tung Hai Group, a large garment exporter, after a fire in Dhaka.
Michael Kirby, an outspoken former justice of Australia
Police and hospital staff shift Sanaullah Haq, a Pakistani prisoner, to an intensive care ward in a hospital in Jammu
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Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner waves while waiting for her Brazilian counterpart Dilma Rousseff at the government house in Buenos Aires
Libya
Malaysia
Goats graze outside Anglo Platinum
Outgoing Nationalist Party leader Gonzi delivers his final speech as party leader during the party general council at the party
Iraqi members of the Civil Defense and residents gather at the site of a bomb attack in Kirkuk
South Korean President Park delivers remarks before the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington
U.S. President Obama participates in a farewell ceremony with Israeli PM Netanyahu at Tel Aviv International Airport
Israeli police officers detain a Palestinian who protested outside Jerusalem
Supporters of former Haitian President Aristide wait outside his house in Port-au-Prince
Somalia
Two policemen stand outside court as Saif al-Islam, son of Muammar Gaddafi, made his appearance, in Zintan
U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay speaks to Reuters at her hotel in Madrid
People of Freedom (PDL) party member and former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi wipes his forehead as he attends the Upper house of the parliament in Rome
South Korea
Britain
Handout photo showing damage at what appears to be a chicken farm following an air strike near Damascus
A demonstrator wearing a Guy Fawkes mask attends a rally in protest of the Sunday
Russia
Man walks past political election posters in central Sofia
A passenger walks beside a train in a train station in Baghdad
A CBI official gestures outside the New Delhi office of Abhijeet Group, which owns Jas Infrastructure, after conducting a raid
Rescue workers stand among the debris of a collapsed control tower at Genoa
Hawking speaks at his official welcoming ceremony at Perimeter Institute For Theoretical Physics in Kitchener
Spain
An alleged Palestinian collaborator with Israel covers his face as he poses for the camera inside a Hamas-run prison in Gaza City
Kuwait Minister for Cabinet and Municipal Affairs Sheikh Mohammad speaks in his office in Kuwait City
File photo of housing complexes in northwestern Tehran
Hungarian PM Orban delivers speech during 14th Plenary Assembly of the World Jewish Congress in Budapest
A man walks as FARDC soldiers patrol in Minova, west of Goma
Iraqi members of the Civil Defense and residents gather at the site of a bomb attack in Kirkuk
A general view shows faithful near the scene of an explosion at the new Catholic church in Arusha
People visit one of the shopping centres in Moscow
Russia
U.S. Secretary of State Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov take part in a joint news conference after their meeting in Moscow
File photo of Kremlin aide Surkov speaking before the state of the nation address at the Kremlin in Moscow
Malaysia
Nawaz Sharif, leader of the political party PML-N, waves to his supporters as he arrives to address an election campaign rally in Rawalpindi
Chad President Idriss Deby walks with Sudan
Chinese President Xi talks with French President Hollande during a news conference in Beijing
A statue depicting European unity is seen near EU flags outside the European Parliament in Brussels
The collapsed control tower is pictured at Genoa
A Free Syrian Army fighter is seen near a mortar in Khirbet Ghazaleh
The Merrylin Restaurant sign on a Yanjing Beer advertisement is seen outside its closed restaurant in Beijing
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Military vehicles approach the entrance of the Shehu
A Free Syrian Army commander reacts after they failed to capture a Syrian Amry tank during clashes with forces loyal to Syria
Mexican President Nieto speaks during a joint news conference with U.S. President Obama at the Palacio Nacional in Mexico City
Rescue workers carry injured politician Imran Khan after falling from makeshift elevator during election campaign rally in Lahore
Ireland
U.S. President Barack Obama attends a joint news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington
Somalia
Protesters wave a Libyan flag as they demonstrate in Martyrs
U.S. President Obama and South Korea
Traders shout slogans during a protest against China in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad
Firefighters try to extinguish a fire caused by the explosion of a gas tanker truck in San Pedro Xalostoc
Imran Khan, Pakistani cricketer-turned-politician, Chairman of PTI waves to his supporters during a rally in Lahore
The Dalai Lama speaks at the Anwar Sadat Lecture for Peace at the University of Maryland
An employee views the Port of Shanghai from an office window
A health worker wearing a black armband which reads, "R.I.P. our job", points at a sign during a protest in Madrid
UN General Secretary Ban Ki-moon speaks after meeting at the White House in Washington
Villepinte prison guard Gangbazo speaks at a desk inside a labour union meeting room during an interview with Reuters in Villepinte
Labourers sift wheat crop at wholesale grain market in Chandigarh
Khan, Pakistani cricketer-turned-politician and chairman of political party PTI, addresses his supporters during an election campaign in Karachi
Tunisia
Spain
Hungarian PM Orban delivers speech during 14th Plenary Assembly of the World Jewish Congress in Budapest
Britain
Libyan Defence Minister Mohammed al-Bargathi looks on during a ceremony to mark the second anniversary of the country
The grave of Ben Zygier is pictured at a Jewish cemetery in Melbourne
Russian media magnate Lebedev speaks to the media after his trial in Moscow
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Bilour, an Awami National Party (ANP) candidate for the upcoming elections, meets with constituents seeking help for problems at his house in Peshawar
French President Francois Hollande waits for a guest on the steps of the Elysee Palace in Paris
Labourers work on a construction site in a Jewish settlement near Jerusalem
Pope Francis gives a blessing in front of the Saint Mary Major Basilica after leading the Holy Rosary in Rome
Spain
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A Malaysian voter shows his finger marked with ink after casting his ballot during the early voting for the general elections in Kuala Lumpur
Handout photo showing damage at what appears to be a chicken farm following an air strike near Damascus
Israeli soldiers walk together during training close to the ceasefire line between Israel and Syria on the Golan Heights
Egypt
Libyan Defence Minister Mohammed al-Bargathi looks on during a ceremony to mark the second anniversary of the country
Seehofer, Prime Minister of Bavaria and party leader of the Christian Social Union (CSU) delivers his speech during the second day of Germany
France
File photo of Italian Prime Minister-designate and deputy leader of the centre-left Democratic Party Letta shaking hands with President Napolitano in Rome
Malaysia
A man holds a pigeon at a pigeon farm, which according to the owner has not been affected by the H7N9 bird flu strain, in Quzhou
A member of the People
Cuban agent Rene Gonzalez walks next his lawyer outside the U.S Interest Section in Havana
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visits the Turf Institute of the Bioengineering Branch under the State Academy of Sciences in Pyongyang
Russian banker and media magnate Lebedev arrives for a hearing at a court building in Moscow
Residents gather at the site of a bomb attack in Baghdad
A view of the former Nazi death camp of Auschwitz Birkenau during the marking the 67th anniversary of the liberation of the camp
German special police forces escort handcuffed Zschaepe at the end of the first day of her trial in Munich
Colombia
Members of the People
Iran
Activists of Hefajat-e Islam set fire to tyres and pieces of wood as they block a street during a clash with the police in Narayanganj
A man who was injured in a bomb blast during an election campaign rally of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam religious party, receives treatment at a hospital in Peshawar
Protesters holding Bahraini flags participate in anti-government sit-in organized by Bahrain
Pro-government protesters rally against gunmen who have taken control of two ministries in the capital, in front of the Libyan Prime Minister
People attend a protest rally in Moscow
Activists of Hefajat-e Islam vandalize a mini bus during a clash with the police in Narayanganj
Egypt
An Iraqi soldier stands guard at the site of a bomb attack in Baghdad
Handout photo showing damage at what appears to be a chicken farm following an air strike near Damascus
Former Kenyan Cabinet Minister Ruto stands inside his house after hearing the news from the International Criminal Court, in Nairobi
M23 soldiers stand at parade at Rumangabo military camp, a former government installation seized last year during the fighting
Tanzania
A banner that reads "Freedom of prisoners on May 6" is seen in Moscow
Egypt
Afghan protesters shout anti-Pakistan slogans during a demonstration in Kabul
Italy
File photo of former Italian PM Andreotti in Palermo
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh makes his closing remarks during the fifth BRICS Summit in Durban
People of Freedom (PDL) party member and former Prime Minister Berlusconi attends the Upper house of the parliament in Rome
Nawaz Sharif, leader of political party Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz, sits on stage with members of his party at an election campaign rally in Islamabad
Portugal
Mousavi and Mohammed stand at the dock during sentencing at the Kenyan High Court in Nairobi
Google signage seen at the company
Malaysia
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Zschaepe, a member of the neo-Nazi group National Socialist Underground (NSU) stands in the court before the start of her trial in Munich
ISRAELI PUBLIC SECURITY MINISTER SPEAKS AT MEXICO CITY PRESS CONFERENCE.
Israeli soldiers walk past signs in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights
Egypt
Colombia
Hungarian PM Orban and Zoltai, managing director of the Federation of Jewish Communities, at World Jewish Congress in Budapest
Israeli soldiers receive a briefing in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights
Demonstrators take part in a march calling for a "sixth republic" to be established with a new constitution in Paris
Salzburg
President of Madagascar Rajoelina addresses the 67th session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York
U.S. President Obama waves from the Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base near Washington
A general view shows faithful near the scene of an explosion at the new Catholic church in Arusha
British Conservative MP and Deputy House of Commons Speaker Evans leaves after a news conference in Pendleton
People protest at "Freedom Square" near the courthouse in Benghazi, to demand the government remove all former officers from Muammar Gaddafi
Bruederle, top candidate of Germany
People walk in front of parliament in Cairo
File picture shows members of the Rapid Action Battalion presenting Mohammed Sohel Rana to the media after his arrest, in Dhaka
British Conservative MP and Deputy House of Commons Speaker Evans speaks during a news conference in Pendleton
German Chancellor Merkel awaits arrival Slovenian President Pahor for talks in Berlin
Officers stand by the remains of a wrecked car at the scene of car bomb explosion along the "Kilometre 4" road junction south of Mogadishu
North Korean soldier stands on bank of Yalu River, near the North Korean town of Sinuiju, opposite the Chinese border city of Dandong
Opposition leader Amr Moussa, a former Arab League secretary-general and Egyptian foreign minister, talks to Reuters during an interview in Cairo
Sharif, leader of PML-N, cheers his supporters during an election campaign rally in Mandi Bahauddin
Iraq
Syria
Hundreds of supporters of Hungary
Britain
Moldova
A boy holds papers as he protests against a planned refinery in Kunming
Rescue workers attempt to find survivors from the rubble of the collapsed Rana Plaza building in Savar
Afghanistan
Iran
File picture of a campaign poster of Malaysia
Malaysia
Israel
U.S. President Obama speaks as he and Costa Rica
Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng speaks to journalists following an appearance in New York
U.S. President Obama speaks during a joint news conference with Costa Rica
Family photo of U.S. journalist James Foley in Aleppo, Syria
Amazon Indians from the Xingu, Tapajos and Teles Pires river basins invade the Belo Monte dam project in Vitoria do Xingu
Police try to put out a fire set by opposition protesters during a political rally in Conakry
South Sudan
Car drives past a poster of the five Cuban prisoners in U.S. jails, in Havana
Peru
Venezuela
Cuba
Orascom Telecom chairman Naguib Sawiris speaks during a conference in Beirut
Liberia President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf smiles during a meeting in Monrovia
U.S. ENVOY TO THE AFGHAN OPPOSITION JAMES DOBBINS TALKS TO THE PRESS IN ROME.
A soldier from the Somali National Army uses a belt acting as a weapon during a training exercise in Mogadishu
Colombia
Former Afghan interpreter Mohammad poses before handing a petition to the Foreign Office that calls for Afghan interpreters to be granted asylum in the UK i
A Palestinian man rides a camel during sunset on the beach of Gaza City
Men carry the coffin of a victim, killed in Friday
Residents walk past a bank damaged during attacks by insurgents who stormed the city, in Um Rawaba
Spain
Italian Minister for Integration Cecile Kyenge poses during a news conference in Rome
Marton Gyongyosi, a leader of Hungary
Britain
President of Madagascar Rajoelina addresses the 67th session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York
President-elect of Kenya Uhuru Kenyatta waves to his supporters in front of a church in his hometown Gatundu
Malaysia
Massarwa attends a remand hearing at court near Tel Aviv
Muslim men from Win Kite village look from behind the fence which residents built to protect their village from mob attacks
Australian defence personel march during the annual ANZAC (Australian and New Zealand Army Corps) Day parade in central Sydney
Italy
Activists from a hardline Hindu group shout slogans as they burn a poster of the Pakistani national flag during a protest in New Delhi
Mineworkers prepare to go underground at the Harmony Gold Mine
UK Independence Party leader Nigel Farage arrives at Milbank studios in London
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File picture shows people rescuing garment workers trapped under rubble at the Rana Plaza building after it collapsed, in Savar
Security officials inspect the damaged car, which prosecutor Chaudhry Zulfikar was travelling in, when he came under attack by unidentified gunmen, in Islamabad
Guatemala
Handout photo of three F-35 Joint Strike Fighters flying over Edwards Air Force Base
A North Korean nuclear plant is seen before demolishing a cooling tower in Yongbyon
Islamist protesters shout slogans and burn a flag, after they took it down and erected several al Qaeda flags at the main door of the state security headquarters in Cairo
Former Guatemalan dictator Rios Montt arrives at the Supreme Court of Justice in Guatemala City
Israel
Venezuela
A combination of FBI handout images show Benghazi attack suspects
File picture of Malaysia
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry delivers a statement after a meeting with Afghan President Hamid Karzai and Pakistani Army Chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani in Brussels
EU foreign policy chief Ashton speaks at the start of an EU foreign ministers meeting in Luxembourg
U.S. Defense Secretary Hagel and British Defense Secretary Hammond hold a joint news conference at the Pentagon in Washington
Still image taken from video of Saif al-Islam, son of deposed Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, sitting behind bars in Zintan
Simone, wife of Ivory Coast
Smoke rises after what activists said was shelling by forces loyal to Syria
German Chancellor Merkel awaits arrival Slovenian President Pahor for talks in Berlin
Afghan border policemen sit at the back of police vehicle at Goshta
A girl stands in a camp for internally displaced persons (IDP) on the outskirts of Belet Weyne
French President Francois Hollande waits for a guest on the steps of the Elysee Palace in Paris
The helicopter carrying Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI flies before landing at the Vatican
European Union foreign policy chief Ashton arrives at NATO headquarters in Brussels
Assad Zaghal, father of Salam, a Palestinian who killed an Israeli settler in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, smokes during an interview in Shweikeh
Israel
An undated still image of a video footage shows a portrait of U.S. citizen Kenneth Bae
Residents carry the coffin of a victim, who was killed in a bomb attack, during a funeral in Najaf
A general view shows the secondary school, which Dias Kadyrbayev attended in 2008 and 2009, in Almaty
British broadcaster Stuart Hall leaves Preston Magistrates court in Preston
British businessman James McCormick arrives at the Old Bailey in central London
Malaysia
Relatives mourn as they look for a garment worker, who is missing after the collapse of the Rana Plaza building in Savar
Roberto Azevedo, Brazil
Lauder president of the World Jewish Congress speaks during a news conference in Bern
File photo of Saif al-Islam, the son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, greeting supporters in Tripoli
Thai security personnel inspect a grocer
Dalbir Kaur, sister of Sarabjit Singh, gestures while speaking with the media in New Delhi
An undated still image of a video footage shows a portrait of U.S. citizen Kenneth Bae
Rebel fighter William Plotnikov is seen in this undated handout photo
A mobile phone picture taken by one of his guards shows Saif al-Islam Gaddafi sitting with his captors in Obari airport
Italy
A breeder, whose business has been affected by the H7N9 bird flu virus, walks his ducks along a road in Changzhou county
Newly appointed Prime Minister Letta speaks at the Lower house of the parliament in Rome
Thai security personnel inspect a grocer
South Korean security guard directs traffic as a vehicle transporting employees working at KIC inside North Korean border, passes through gate at South
Japanese PM Abe signs business agreement after conference at King Abdulaziz University in Jeddah
President Dilma Rousseff meets with representatives of Cry Of The Earth at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia
Egypt
Britain
Britain
Venezuela
Bolivia
A member of the Free Syrian Army points his weapon through a hole in a wall as he takes up a defensive position during clashes with forces loyal to Syria
Japanese PM Abe signs business agreement after conference at King Abdulaziz University in Jeddah
A Syrian doctor, who helps treat Syrian patients at Reyhanli hospital, gestures during an interview with Reuters in Reyhanli
Elizardo Sanchez, spokesman for the independent Cuban Commission on Human Rights, talks to reporters during his arrival at Laura Pollan house in Havana
Liberia
Bodies of unidentified garment workers, who died in the collapse of a building in Savar, lie on the ground as people gather to watch a mass burial in Dhaka
Mexico
Members of armed revolutionaries stage a protest in front of the Libyan Justice Ministry in Tripoli
French President Hollande and new Italian PM Letta attend a joint news conference in Paris
Turkmenistan
Congo-born Minister for Integration Cecile Kyenge attends at the Lower house of the parliament in Rome
Investigators work at the site of an explosion in Dagestan
A woman works on her laptop inside the living room of her apartment in the town of Vratsa, north of Sofia
A Palestinian student supporter of the Fatah movement gestures at al-Najah University campus in the West Bank city of Nablus
Russian President Putin presents a Hero of Labour award to Mariinsky theatre director Gergiev during an awards ceremony in St. Petersburg
Iraqi troops stand at a makeshift camp at a public square in Hawija
File photo of Free Syrian Army fighters attening a training session in al-Giza village, in Deraa
Italian Prime Minister Letta gestures during news conference in Berlin
A man looks at buildings on fire during riots at Oakkan village, north of Yangon
Supporter of the BSP shields herself from the sun with balloons during a rally marking May Day in Sofia
A handout photograph taken on a marine surveillance plane B-3837 shows the disputed islets, known as Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China
Girls play on swings in a playground in the Chechen capital Grozny
Chinese President Xi is seen on screens during a meeting at the annual Boao Forum in Boao
File picture of a boat passing beneath the "Broken Bridge" between China and North Korea in Dandong
German Chancellor Merkel awaits arrival Slovenian President Pahor for talks in Berlin
Malaysia
Malaysia
Frigua alumina refinery employee Abdul Wahab Soumah, 52, speaks to a reporter at his home in Fria
File photo of then Pakistani President Musharraf inspecting guard of honor in Islamabad
Venezuelan opposition lawmaker Machado arrives at a news conference after a fight in parliament in Caracas
Air force officer holds Sri Lanka
Opposition leader ElBaradei speaks during an interview in his home in Cairo
Chile
Brazilian priest Roberto Fransisco Daniel attends mass at a church in Bauru
A Chinese paramilitary policeman stands guard as a truck with a North Korea license plate drives on the Friendship Bridge over the Yalu River which connects North Korea
Jesus Zambrano hugs Mexico
Egypt
ASADI TALKS WITH SUAREZ AT IMF MEETING.
File picture showing Chen Guangfu, the eldest brother of blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng, showing how he had his hands tied behind a chair as he recounts the details of his torture after Chen Guangcheng
Pope Francis greets Israeli President Peres during private meeting at the Vatican
Spanish doctor Fuentes leaves a courthouse on the first day of the high-profile Operacion Puerto doping trial in Madrid
Former Irish president Robinson attends WEF in Davos
Spain
Bulgarian Interior Minister and vice-prime minister Tsvetanov speaks to the media at the government building in Sofia
Members of the SANDF carry the mortal remains of 13 members that were killed in CAR during the handing over to the respective families at the Waterkloof Air Force Base, in Pretoria
Britain
A boy stands near a Palestinian flag placed near newly-erected tents between Ramallah and Jerusalem
Members of the police escort Mohammed Sohel Rana, owner of Rana Plaza which collapsed last week, after his hearing at the High Court in Dhaka
Muslim students of a boarding school listen to their teacher reading Koran in Banda Aceh
Iceland
Serbian Prime Minister Ivica Dacic arrives at NATO headquarters after a meeting in Brussels
Israeli soldiers from the Nahal infantry brigade take part in a drill in the Golan Heights, near Israel
Police officers stand in front of the entrance of the Lame Horse nightclub where a fire took place in the centre of Perm
Algeria
Dutch King Willem-Alexander takes the oath next to his wife Queen Maxima during a religious ceremony at the Nieuwe Kerk church in Amsterdam
Pope Francis greets Israeli President Peres during a private meeting at the Vatican
Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf meets journalists after attending the CLSA Investors Forum in Hong Kong
Members of armed revolutionaries stage a protest in front of the Libyan Justice Ministry in Tripoli
Egypt
Supporters of jailed Ukrainian ex-prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko sit in a protest tent camp as a police officer stands nearby, in central Kiev
Pope Francis talks with Israeli President Shimon Peres during a private meeting at the Vatican
Iceland
Italian PM Letta gestures at the Upper house of the parliament in Rome
Egypt
Residents and medics transport a Syrian Army soldier, wounded in what they said was a chemical weapon attack near Aleppo, to a hospital
Police officers stand in front of the entrance of the Lame Horse nightclub where a fire took place in the centre of Perm
People walk on a street lined with a damaged building and destroyed cars after a blast at Marjeh Square in Damascus
Palestinians mourn during funeral of Al-Mes-hal in Shati refugee camp in Gaza City
File photo of demonstrator with flares as he taunts riot police as violence breaks out at a parade celebrating Poland
File photo of Syrian refugee children queuing as they wait to receive aid from Turkish humanitarian agencies at Bab al-Salam refugee camp in Syria near the Turkish border
Israeli security forces are seen at Tapuach junction near Nablus, at the scene of an attack
A woman walks past price-boards in a greengrocer in Barcelona
Thai security personnel inspect the site of a roadside bomb attack in the southern province of Pattani
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Tokyo Governor Naoki Inose is surrounded by media as he speaks to reporters at Tokyo Metropolitan Government headquarters in Tokyo
National flags of Italy and Germany and the EU flag are pictured in Berlin
Saudi Arabian Oil Minister Al-Naimi listens to journalist during an OPEC meeting in Vienna
A woman is escorted at a funeral ceremony for officials who died in last week
Qatar
Golborne, Chile
Bolivia
Cypriot Finance Minister Harris Georgiades speaks to Reuters in an interview in Nicosia
Park Hee-sung, North Korean former agent, pose for a photograph during an interview with Reuters in Seoul
A woman carries tools as she collects bricks and useful items from burnt Muslim neighborhood in Meikhtila
File photo of Li Gang holding a news conference in Hong Kong
Young Malaysians show placards in support of Malaysia
Enrico Giovannini sits next to Maria Chiara Carrozza at the Lower house of the parliament in Rome
Al-Ghiryani, spokesperson of the Supreme Council of Libyan Revolutionaries, speaks to the media in Tripoli
Egypt
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A Bedouin baby looks out from her cot as her family pack their belongings before they leave their home in the West Bank village, near the border with Jordan
Former South African president Nelson Mandela looks on as he celebrates his birthday at his house in Qunu
U.S. President Barack Obama meets with Russian President Putin in Los Cabos
Judges attend the trial of urologist Lutfi Dervishi and his colleagues accused of organ trafficking, in Pristina
Magnotta, 29, is escorted off a plane from Germany by Montreal police in Mirabe
Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is pictured as a translator repeats remarks by former U.S. president George W. Bush at the dedication ceremony of the George W. Bush Presidential Center in Dallas
Opposition leader Amr Moussa, a former Arab League secretary-general and Egyptian foreign minister, talks to Reuters during an interview in Cairo
A soldier stands guard on the Thai side of the river as people prepare to cross into Malaysia in Sungai Kolok in southern Narathiwat province
French soldiers drive VBCI armoured vehicles through the mud outside Gao
Submerged boats lie in bay at Yuzhno-kurilsk settlement on Kunashir
Cameroon
Residents gather at the site of a car bomb attack in Kerbala, 110 km (70 miles) south of Baghdad
Israel
Members of the media are seen outside the One Military Hospital, which former South African President Mandela was previously admitted, in Pretoria
U.S. Secretary of Defense Hagel greets Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan during a meeting in Abu Dhabi
Kenya
Rohingya Muslim men wait for an auction to start at a fish market near Sittwe
TV microphones arranged near South Korean workers and businessmen returning from North to South Korea at CIQ office in Paju
A homeless person begs in central London
Injured people leave the area after an explosion in Prague
2day FM radio hosts Greig and Christian, pose in Sydney
Riot policemen secure the vicinity of the U.S. embassy, during a protest by relatives of Yemenis detained at Guantanamo Bay, in Sanaa
Cypriot President Anastasiades reveals an economic stimulus package after an economic bailout inflicted considerable losses on bank savers in Nicosia
Afghanistan
German Chancellor Merkel chats with German government spokesman Seibert before weekly cabinet meeting in Berlin
Street cleaners remove debris on the road after a car bomb exploded in Diwaniya province, 150 km (95 miles) south of Baghdad
Al-Ghiryani, spokesperson of the Supreme Council of Libyan Revolutionaries, speaks to the media in Tripoli
Rescue workers carry a dead body away from site of blast at University Road in Peshawar
Australian Prime Minister Gillard leaves a media conference at Parliament House in Canberra
German Finance Minister Schaeuble presents report on proposed benchmark figures for 2014 federal budget in Berlin
Afghan President Karzai speaks during a news conference in Kabul
Officers of China
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Japan
Baden-Wuerttemberg Prime Minister Kretschmann of Germany
Austrian Freedom Party leader Strache delivers his speech in the parliament in Vienna
File photo of Giuseppe Orsi posing next to a helicopter in Rome
Germany
Rescue forces surround the rubble of a collapsed residential building in Reims
Britain
Anzor Tsarnaev, father of Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, gives an interview to Reuters in Russia
A Free Syrian Army fighter calls on Syrian regime troops to defect in the Khan al-Assal area, near Aleppo
Egyptians shout slogans against Egyptian President Mursi and members of Brotherhood in front of High Judicial Court during an emergency meeting held by Egyptian judges in downtown Cairo
A man chooses food at a shop in the al-Rawda neighbourhood in Damascus
French President Francois Hollande arrives for a visit to the Institut Pasteur Shanghai as part of a two-day state visit in Shanghai
Britain
Members of the special police arrest President of Bosnia
Bulgarian former PM and head of centre-right GERB party Borisov poses for a picture during an interview with Reuters in Sofia
Algeria
Officials count ballot papers during Iceland
Member of Germany
Israel
France
A French soldier stands next to an VBCI armoured vehicle during an operation to collect explosives found in a house in Gao
A Palestinian militant of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP) inspects a training base after it was hit by an Israeli air strike in Rafah
A picture illustration taken with the multiple exposure function of the camera shows a one Euro coin and a map of Europe
Japan
Venezuela
Venezuela
Algeria
Relatives of inmates wait for information of their loved-ones after a prison riot at La Pila prison in San Luis Potosi
Former Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar smiles during an interview with Reuters at her residence in Muzaffargarh, Punjab province
Hungarian Prime Minister Orban attends a foundation stone laying ceremony for a new division of the Knorr-Bremse factory in Kecskemet
Smoke rises after what activists said was a missile fired by a Syrian Air Force fighter jet loyal to President Bashar al-Assad in Deraa
Algeria
El Zend, head of Judges Club, speaks during emergency meeting of Egyptian judges at High Judicial Court, in downtown Cairo
Ikililou Dhoinine, President of the Union of the Comoros, addresses the 67th United Nations General Assembly at the U.N. Headquarters in New York
Madagascar
Kenya
Luxembourg
Chad President Idriss Deby arrives at Khartoum Airport on an official visit
Residents carry the coffin of a victim, who was killed in a bomb attack, during a funeral in Najaf
A vehicle used by Islamist militants is pictured damaged after what Nigerian authorities said was heavy fighting between security forces and the militants in Baga
SPD party chairman Gabriel and co-leader of Germany
Supporters of jailed former Ukrainian Prime Minister and opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko take part in a rally in Kiev
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas attends the opening of the International Conference on Jerusalem in Doha
People walk next to the ABank building in Ljubljana
Turkey
A shopper passes demonstrators outside clothing retailer Primark in central London
People gather near the office of Iceland
A policeman stands inside an office of a police station after a bomb explosion in Benghazi
Taliban fighters pose with weapons at an undisclosed location in southern Afghanistan
North Korean soldier stands on bank of Yalu River, near the North Korean town of Sinuiju, opposite the Chinese border city of Dandong
Bjarni Benediktsson stands inside the Reykjavik Opera House in Reykjavik
U.S. President Barack Obama waves to guests as he leaves the stage after speaking at the Planned Parenthood National Conference at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington
Turkey
Egyptians shout slogans against Egyptian President Mursi and Brotherhood in front of High Judicial Court in downtown Cairo
Pussy Riot band member Tolokonnikova gestures in a holding cell during a court hearing in Zubova Polyana
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Hollande arrive for dinner with representatives of European Round Table of Industrialists in Berlin
Members of the special police arrest President of Bosnia
Sunni Muslims chant during an anti-government demonstration in Samarra
Publicist Clifford arrives at his home in Surrey after his arrest at Belgravia police station in central London
Handout photo of workers on the moving line and forward fuselage assembly areas for the F-35 JSF at Lockheed Martin Corp
Egypt
Kenya
NATO Kosovo Force soldiers from Germany stand guard at the bridge in the northern Kosovo town of Zvecan
A demonstrator holds a placard during a hunger strike by Sarabjit Singh
Children play at the main road during the nationwide strike called by the Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist in Kathmandu
Masked supporters of jailed Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan stand on the stage as one reads a statement during a gathering to celebrate Newroz in the southeastern Turkish city of Diyarbakir
Palestinian protesters run in front of Israeli troops during clashes near the village of Deir Jarir near Ramallah
U.N. Secretary-General Ban and OPCW Director-General Uzumcu speak at a news conference at the OPCW in the Hague
Residents try to extinguish a fire following shelling by forces loyal to Syria
France
South Sudanese soldiers walk alongside a tank as they withdraw from the town of Jau
Ashik Ali, Irfan Khalid and Irfan Naseer are seen in undated mugshots provided by the West Midlands Police in Birmingham
A worker arranges elephant tusks recovered from a container on transit in Mombasa
A delegate takes advertising material of Germany
A German Leopard 1 tank stands in front of the Museum of Military History in Dresden
Deputy leader of Italy
A woman stands next to a burnt house in the aftermath of what Nigerian authorities said was heavy fighting between security forces and Islamist militants in Baga
Coptic Pope Tawadros II, head of Coptic Orthodox church, talks to Reuters during an interview in Cairo
Russian emergency service staff work at the site of a fire at a psychiatric hospital in the village of Ramensky
File picture of smoke rising during Israel
Abdul Malik Manamparan, mayor of Nunungan town, lies in a hospital after he was wounded in an attack, in Lanao del Norte
Italian marines Girone and Latorre arrive with Italian Navy Chief of Staff Admiral Mantelli at Ciampino airport in Rome
The inter-Korean Kaesong Industrial Complex is seen behind the propaganda village of Gijungdong in North Korea, in this picture taken near the truce village of Panmunjom, in Paju
Venezuela
Leaders of ASEAN pose for a group photo during the ASEAN Summit in Bandar Seri Begawan
Police officers from anti-corruption Shafafiyat unit work on documents at their office in Kabul
Raed Jaser arrives to court in the back of a police car in Toronto
File photo of North Korea
Still image taken from video footage of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un pointing during a military ceremony
Japan
Couple displays ink-stained fingers at a polling centre during the country
Deputy leader of Italy
Russia
File photo of a member of the Free Syrian Army in Deir al-Zor
Herminio Blanco, Mexican candidate to head the WTO, speaks during an interview with Reuters in Mexico City
File photo of Syria
Poland
Italy
People of Freedom Party secretary Angelino Alfano waves during a political rally in Milan
Protesters shout slogans against the the EU-brokered Kosovo accord and call for a referendum on the deal as they march in Belgrade
Herminio Blanco, Mexican candidate to head the WTO, speaks during an interview with Reuters in Mexico City
An artist
A group of teachers attack the offices of the National Action Party (PAN) to protest against an education overhaul in Chilpancingo
South African President Jacob Zuma laughs as he delivers his State of the Nation Address after the formal opening of Parliament in Cape Town
U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel speaks with reporters after meeting Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi and Egypt
German Chancellor and leader of Christian Democratic Union (CDU), Merkel smiles to sister party Christian Social Union (CSU) leader Seehofer during the second day of the CDU
A road closure sign is seen placed along The Mall, the location for the London Marathon finish line, in central London
South Korean truck drivers leave the South
Iran
Serbian President Nikolic speaks during a media conference in Belgrade
A Turkish soldier runs down a hill at a small military outpost in the mountains of Cukurca
A French soldier stands guard in an armoured vehicle as a helicopter carrying Army Chief of Staff General Bertrand Ract-Madoux leaves a position in the Terz valley
Pope Francis looks on as he arrives at the weekly audience in Saint Peter
Britain
Free Syrian Army fighters pose near a tank after the fighters said they fought and defeated government troops in Al-Latameneh
Britain
Passengers walk past temperature detectors at the entrance of Taoyuan International Airport, northern Taiwan
Italy
General view of the retreat during the ASEAN Summit at the Prime Minister
UN Special Rapporteur on torture for the United Nations Juan Mendez speaks during a news conference in Rabat
Russian President Putin takes part in a live broadcast nationwide phone-in in Moscow
A South Korean conservative right-wing protester burns a Japanese "rising sun" flag during an anti-Japan rally in Seoul
The inter-Korean Kaesong Industrial Complex is seen behind the propaganda village of Gijungdong in North Korea, in this picture taken near the truce village of Panmunjom, in Paju
Former South African President Mbeki speaks during a meeting between Sudanese Defence Minister Hussein and his South Sudan counterpart Nyuon in Ethiopia
Angola
A man shakes a box containing SIM card lottery tickets, before the tickets are drawed, in Yangon
Egyptian judges hold an emergency meeting at the High Judicial Court in downtown Cairo
A man fires a gun during a funeral for protesters who died during a clash between Iraqi forces and Sunni Muslim protesters in Kirkuk
Britain
A photo of Al Qaeda
U.S. Defense Secretary Hagel during a helicopter tour of Golan Heights
EU foreign policy chief Ashton speaks at the start of an EU foreign ministers meeting in Luxembourg
Venezuela
Israel
U.S. Ambassador to Albania Arvizu speaks during a news conference with Albania
Libyan PM Zeidan walks out of a damaged house during a visit to the scene of an explosion in front of the French embassy in Tripoli
A member of security personnel looks on at oil docks at the port of Kalantari in the city of Chabahar
Deputy leader of Italy
Social Democratic parliamentary floor leader Steinmeier poses during a Reuters interview in Berlin
French President Francois Hollande walks back to the Elysee Palace in Paris
An advertisement for The Sun newspaper is seen on a billboard outside News International
Bulgarian former PM and head of centre-right GERB party Borisov poses for a picture during an interview with Reuters in Sofia
Russian opposition leader and anti-corruption blogger Alexei Navalny arrives for a court hearing in Kirov
Earthquake survivors work on the rubble of a mud house after it collapsed following the quake in Jalalabad province
The picture of the Syria
Moldova
An artist
An aerial photo shows a Chinese marine surveillance ship Haijian No. 66 cruising next to Japan Coast Guard patrol ships in the East China Sea
U.S. Secretary of State Kerry escorts Afghan President Karzai to a meeting in Brussels
U.S. Joint Chiefs Chairman General Dempsey speaks next to Chief of the general staff of China
Greece
Russian opposition leader and anti-corruption blogger Alexei Navalny speaks with journalists during a break in a court hearing in Kirov
Afghanistan
France
Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto speaks at the opening ceremony of the annual Boao Forum in Boao, in southern China
Animal carcasses lie on the ground, killed by what residents said was a chemical weapon attack on Tuesday, in Khan al-Assal area near Aleppo
Venezuela
Haitians made made homeless by the 2010 earthquake stand in an opening in wall around Shelter Camp 3 in Port-au-Prince
A girl hangs the newly made U.S flags at a shop in Yangon.
UK Independence Party (UKIP) leader Nigel Farage smiles as he leaves the UKIP campaign office in Eastleigh
Village girls carry metal pitchers filled with water supplied by the government in Gujarat
Afghanistan
A group of lawmakers including Japan
Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn attends the African Peer Review Mechanism at the African Union headquarters in Ethiopian
Myanmar
U.S. Secretary of State Kerry gestures during a news conference at the NATO headquarters in Brussels
Egypt
Handout photo of Borno State Governor Kashim Shettima visiting injured victims of heavy fighting at a hospital in Baga
Security officials display at a police station in Islamabad, the explosive found hidden in a car that was parked near the residence of Pakistan
A Belarussian army Sukhoi Su-27 fighter jet releases flares during a military exercise in Domanovo
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French Prime Minister Ayrault hugs Justice Minister Taubira after a final vote on bill legalising same-sex marriage at the National Assembly in Paris
File photograph shows Radical Muslim cleric Abu Qatada, arriving back at his home after being released on bail, in London
Iran
Chairman of the Bosnia and Herzegovina Tri-Presidency Izetbegovic attends a news conference in Sarajevo
Colombia
A Syrian man, with a rope tied around his neck, is being led by his captors on a parade through the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli
NATO Secretary General Rasmussen holds news conference after NATO - Russia foreign ministers meeting at the Alliance
Egypt
U.S. Secretary of State Kerry walks behind Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov at the start of a NATO Russia foreign ministers meeting in Brussels
Zimbabwe
A farmer walks past baskets of newly hatched ducklings in a hatch room at a poultry egg trading market in Wuzhen
Iran
Palestinians hold placards depicting prisoner Samer al-Issawi during a protest in Ramallah
Myanmar
Handout photo of Borno State Governor Kashim Shettima visiting Baga on an assessment tour of the town following heavy fighting
Turkey
Britain
Libyan Interior Minister Ashour Shuail inspects the scene near the French embassy in Tripoli
Italy
Egypt
Firefighters extinguish a fire started by anti-government protesters opposing the Bahrain Formula One Grand Prix in Manama
A man lies in a stretcher after being wounded in a clash between Iraqi forces and Sunni Muslim protesters in Kirkuk
A North Korean soldier keeps watch as a South Korean soldier watches north at the truce village of Panmunjom in the DMZ in Paju
Chinese soldiers prepare to start a march drill on the outskirts of Hefei
A general view shows Khan al-Assal area near the northern city of Aleppo, near the site where forces loyal to Syria
RCMP Chief Superintendent Courchesne speaks during a news conference as Assistant Commissioner Malizia looks on in Toronto, Ontario
Indonesia
An aerial photo shows a Chinese marine surveillance ship Haijian No. 66 cruising next to Japan Coast Guard patrol ships in the East China Sea
Newly minted one pound coins are seen at the Royal Mint in Cardiff
Palestinian protesters hold placards during a demonstration in support of hunger-striking Palestinian prisoner al-Issawi, outside Kaplan hospital near Tel Aviv
File photo of Graffiti done by activists is seen in front of the Chinese consulate demanding the withdrawal of Chinese ships from the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea during a protest in Manila
Paraguayan presidential candidate Cartes of the Colorado Party speaks to supporters as he claims victory in the election in Asuncion
Nigeria
Investigators inspect the body of a victim killed by a gunman in Belgorod
Britain
Colombia
Malian soldiers gather on the banks of the Niger River before taking a canoe to the village of Kadji in Gao
General view shows the nuclear power plant in Bushehr
Egypt
Turkey
Syria
Iraq
Serbian and EU flags are seen inside a shop in Belgrade
Italy
Still image from video uploaded on social media website shows dead bodies of people killed during conflict in what was reported by opposition activists to be in the Damascus suburb of Jdeidet al-Fadel
Passenger stands in the departure hall at Israel
Egypt
U.S. Defense Secretary Hagel and his Israeli counterpart Yaalon stand together during an honour guard ceremony in Tel Aviv
Russian President Putin listens during an interview with German public broadcaster ARD at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow
People wait in line to enter a government job centre in Madrid
Demonstrators hold placards as they stand on top of a police barricade during a protest outside the hospital where a five-year-old girl who was raped and tortured is admitted in New Delhi
Musallam al-Barrak, an outspoken former member of parliament, waves as he leaves the Kuwait Central Jail in Sulaibiya
Supporters of BJP shout slogans during a protest outside the parliament house in New Delhi
Italy
Afghanistan
Plucked dead pigeons hang at a pigeon farm in Dezhou
Musallam al-Barrak, an outspoken former member of parliament, waves as he leaves the Kuwait Central Jail in Sulaibiya
Russia
Earthquake survivors protest against what they said was a lack of rescue operations at Chaoyang village, after an earthquake in Lushan county
Serbian and EU flags are seen inside a shop in Belgrade in this file photo
Poland
Turkish-owned cruise liner Mavi Marmara is seen under maintenance at a shipyard in Istanbul
Serbian and EU flags are seen inside a shop in Belgrade in this file photo
IAEA Director General Amano attends a news conference during a board of governors meeting in Vienna
Police try to stop supporters of India
Japan
Japan
Soldiers patrol through a neighbourhood that was burnt during recent violence in Sittwe
A man recovers his wedding photo from the wreckage of his house after Saturday
People wait outside a shopping mall after an earthquake struck in Mexico City
Japan
Venezuela
Japan
Trinidad and Tobago
Paraguayan presidential candidate Cartes of the Colorado Party celebrates with his running mate Afara as he claims victory in the election in Asuncion
Chief minister of Malaysia
File photo of Singapore
Participants of "March of the Living" walk in Budapest
Bahrain
Schoolgirls who fell ill after smelling gas at their school, receive treatment at a hospital in Takhar province, Afghanistan
Egypt
Police try to stop supporters of India
U.S. Secretary of Defense Hagel speaks during his visit at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial museum in Jerusalem
IAEA Director General Amano attends a news conference during a board of governors meeting in Vienna
U.S. Secretary of State Kerry gestures during a news conference in Istanbul
Leader of the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement Grillo gestures during a news conference in Rome
Egypt
Japan
Riot police officer stands in front of a line of burning tyres in the early hours of morning in Manama
German Labour Minister von der Leyen attends a session of the lower house of parliament Bundestag in Berlin
Handout photo of forces loyal to Syria
Falun Gong practitioners participate in a protest against China
Venezuela
Military officials applaud together with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, during the Unhasu concert in Pyongyang
Chinese national flags flutter in front of the Great Hall of the People before the opening ceremony of Chinese People
Venezuela
U.S. Secretary of State Kerry attends a "Friends of Syria" group meeting in Istanbul
German Chancellor Merkel speaks to the media during a visit at a retirement home in Melle
Radical Sunni cleric Maulana Ahmed Ludhianvi addresses his supporters during his election campaign in Jhang, Punjab province
Foreign Ministers of "Friends of Syria" group attend a meeting at the Adile Sultan Palace in Istanbul
Greek PM Samaras smiles during an Economist conference in Athens
Employees of the IHEC count ballots at a polling station in Baghdad
Egypt
File photo of Italian President Napolitano lifting his hat as he meets with German Chancellor Merkel for talks at the Chancellery in Berlin
Pakistan
German Foreign Affairs Minister Guido Westerwelle speaks during a news conference with Tunisian Foreign Minister Othman Jarandi, in Tunis
Egypt
Egypt
Saudi
Demonstrators shout slogans as they try to cross a police barricade during a protest outside police headquarters in New Delhi
Protesters are seen on a street after setting fire to garbage containers during clashes with riot police in Budaiya, west of Manama
Military officials applaud together with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, during the Unhasu concert in Pyongyang
Colombia
U.S. President Barack Obama speaks next to Vice President Joe Biden on commonsense measures to reduce gun violence, in Washington
A child walks in the southern part of the ethnically divided town of Mitrovica
Venezuela
Georgia
The V-22 Osprey arrives for the Marines from the 1st Battalion 9th Marines Charlie Company 2nd Platoon during a tactical demonstration as a part of Fleet Week in New York
Guatemala
German President Gauck meets religious leaders in Addis Ababa
A protester holds a placard shaped like a Formula One car as he participates in an anti-government rally organised by main opposition group Al Wefaq in Budaiya, west of Manama
Russian President Putin holds a communication session with the crew of the International Space Station (ISS) on Cosmonautics Day during his visit to the Amursk Region
Five-year-old rape victim is moved to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences hospital from Swami Dayanand hospital for treatment in New Delhi
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Opposition leader Sergei Udaltsov reacts to the the court
Ukraine
Bombing suspect Sokoto is guarded by a security official inside the state security service office in the capital Abuja
A policeman speaks on his walkie talkie at a polling centre in Baghdad
Anti-government protesters stand in front of a teargas cloud fired by riot police during a demonstration in the village of Diraz west of Manama
German President Gauck delivers his speech in presidential residence Bellevue Palace in Berlin
Syria
A boy loads a truck with the remains from his shop after it was damaged by what activist say was shelling by forces loyal to Syria
Guatemala
An immigrant who lives in Greece takes part in a rally protesting against a shooting incident in Athens
Former French President Sarkozy waves as he attends the Champions League quarter-final first leg soccer match where Paris St Germain faces Barcelona at the Parc des Princes Stadium in Paris
Ukrainian Prime Minister Azarov attends a news conference in Kiev
Japan
Aircraft of German air carrier Lufthansa are seen at the airline
Employees dispose uninfected dead birds at a treatment plant as part of preventive measures against the H7N9 bird flu in Guangzhou
A woman stands in front of a banner during a demonstration against the suspension of the genocide trial of former Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt, in Guatemala City
Protesters hold a poster with an image depicting Argentine President de Kirchner behind bars during a demonstration in Buenos Aires
Guatemala
Clapper testifies at Security threat hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington
A man walks over a bridge in the ethnically divided town of Mitrovica
Guinea-Bissau armed forces chief-of-staff General Antonio Indjai leaves a meeting with the president and regional body ECOWAS in the capital Bissau
Guatemala
Central African Republic
Paraguay
Handout picture of Venezuela
Forces loyal to Syria
French Foreign Affairs Minister Fabius attends the questions to the government session at the National Assembly in Paris
Guinea-Bissau armed forces chief-of-staff General Antonio Indjai leaves a meeting with the president and regional body ECOWAS in the capital Bissau
Venezuela
A protester wearing a Ferrari t-shirt sits on a block during an anti-government demonstration in the village of Diraz west of Manama
U.N. humanitarian chief Amos speaks to media during her visit at a refugee camp in Oncupinar
Guatemala
Peru
Gerard Araud, permanent representative of France to the United Nations, attends a meeting with U.N. Security Council members in Abidjan
Russia
German Defence Minister Thomas de Maiziere smiles as he visits barracks where EU training mission for Mali
Military officials applaud together with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, during the Unhasu concert in Pyongyang
Guinea-Bissau armed forces chief-of-staff General Antonio Indjai leaves a meeting with the president and regional body ECOWAS in the capital Bissau
People walk past a destroyed car in a street lined with damaged buildings in Deir al-Zor
Russia
IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde speaks to the Economic Club of New York in New York
India
Diplomats from the United States and Israel are seen as they joined about 100 mourners at a ceremony, held on Thursday in memory of its veteran leader Weinstein, at Sha
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad attends the Army Day parade in Tehran
Kosovo
Russia
Britain
Tourists observe a logo at the United Nations European headquarters in Geneva
A North Korean soldier looks out of the window of a guard tower, on the banks of Yalu River, about 100 km from Sinuiju
Egypt
Supporters of Kuwaiti former member of parliament and opposition politician Barrak march towards the central prison in Andulos, after a ruling sentenced Barrak to jail for insulting the emir
Outgoing Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borisov speaks during a debate at the parliament in Sofia
Russian President Putin holds a communication session with the crew of the International Space Station (ISS) on Cosmonautics Day during his visit to the Amursk Region
Kosovo
A parliamentary assistant carries a ballot box at the end of the presidential election in the lower house of the parliament in Rome
Bangladeshi worker Mohamed, 25, is helped by colleagues into a tent in the southwestern Greek town of Manolada
Italy
Egypt
IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde speaks to the Economic Club of New York in New York
A man holds an order of service after a memorial service for Sunday Times journalist Marie Colvin, outside St Martin in the Field in London
Iraqi Defence Ministry says top Saddam aide Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri has been captured.
A woman watches a demonstration against government policies from her balcony in Lisbon
Taiwan Coast Guard patrol ships are seen during a drill held about 30 nautical miles northwest of the port of Kaohsiung
Vehicles travel past a large Bahrain Formula One advertising billboard on main highway leading to Bahrain International Circuit, in Manama
ZTE Chairman Hou Weigui gestures during an interview in Beijing
Tibet
Germany
European Council President Van Rompuy welcomes Myanmar Prime Minister Sein at the European Union Council
German Chancellor Merkel holds her files as she arrives for weekly cabinet meeting in Berlin
Russian opposition leader and anti-graft blogger Navalny leaves after a court hearing in the city of Kirov
Egypt
Pakistan
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel speaks during a briefing on the Defense Department
IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde speaks to the Economic Club of New York in New York
A man walks over a bridge in the ethnically divided town of Mitrovica
Children of Senegal President Wade prepare to vote during Senegal
Syria
Supporters of Kuwaiti former member of parliament and opposition politician Barrak wave flags as they march towards the central prison in Andulos, after a ruling sentenced Barrak to jail for insulting the emir
Russia
Supporters of opposition leader Capriles hit pots and pans while taking part in a demonstration in Caracas
Syria
A Shell logo is seen at a petrol station in Ankara
Children of Senegal President Wade prepare to vote during Senegal
Myanmar
UN General Secretary Ban Ki-moon speaks after meeting at the White House in Washington
Italian soldiers march in front of Quirinale Palace, the headquarters of Italian President Napolitano, in Rome
The coffin of former British PM Thatcher is carried on a gun carriage during her funeral procession in London
Muammar Gaddafi
The leader of the Brazilian Indians speaks as they occupy the Chamber of Deputies during a protest in Brasilia
Guinea-Bissau armed forces chief-of-staff General Antonio Indjai leaves a meeting with the president and regional body ECOWAS in the capital Bissau
Tunisia
Iran
Myanmar
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan arrives at the venue for the 20th Assembly of the African Union at the headquarters in Addis Ababa
A banner erected on a wall placing a curfew on all "foreigners from 8:30pm to 5:30am" Botchai southern Beirut,
A man draws an image depicting the late Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez during a gathering in support of President-elect Nicolas Maduro, at Plaza Bolivar in Caracas
Pedestrians stop to read details of a death notice at a street in Damascus
An employee stands in front of a file cabinet at an e-commerce firm in Nablus
Russia
Egypt
Dock workers march during a strike outside Cheung Kong centre in Hong Kong
Muammar Gaddafi
Russia
Zimbabwean Finance Minister Biti speaks at the 2013 Reuters Africa Investment Summit in Johannesburg
Dock workers march during a strike outside Cheung Kong centre in Hong Kong
Russia
Ok, vice president of the Association of Companies at KIC, hugs an employee at the South
Steinbrueck, top candidate of the German Social Democratic Party (SPD) receives applause after his speech during an extraordinary party meeting of the SPD in Augsburg
Supporters of the ruling Bulgarian GERB party wave flags outside the parliament in Sofia
Tanker trucks wait to be loaded at Taq Taq oil field in Arbil
Russian opposition leader and anti-graft blogger Navalny looks on after arriving for a court hearing in Kirov
Iceland
Nobel laureate and Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi answers a question from a student during her lecture session at the University of Tokyo in Tokyo
An employee works at a poultry farm on the outskirts of Shanghai
International mediator Lakhdar Brahimi is seen during a meeting with Arab League chief Nabil Elaraby during their meeting in Cairo
Nigeria
The president of the United Nations General Assembly, Jeremic of Serbia, speaks during an interview at the United Nations Headquarters in New York
Wilburn Russell displays a portrait of his son, the Army sergeant who is accused of killing five fellow soldiers in Iraq, in Sherman
Kreshnik Spahiu, leader of the Red and Black Alliance political party, speaks during an interview with Reuters in Tirana
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A bus, used as cover from snipers loyal to Syria
NDP leader Adrian Dix talks to supporters at the Museum of Anthropology while starting the provincial election campaign in Vancouver
Soldiers from the Seleka rebel alliance stand guard as the Central African Republic
France
A Palestinian farmer burns mints at a farm in Khan Younis
Head of Iran
Security officials collect evidence near a damaged vehicle at the site of a suicide bomb attack in Peshawar
A North Korean soldier looks out of the window of a guard tower, on the banks of Yalu River, about 100 km from Sinuiju
International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) commander General Joseph Dunford speaks during a ceremony handing over the Bagram prison to Afghan authorities in Bagram
Montenegrin President Vujanovic gestures while declaring victory based on his camp
The coffin of former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher rests in the Crypt Chapel of St Mary Undercroft, at the Palace of Westminster in London
Five-Star Movement leader and comedian Grillo gestures during a rally in Turin
European Union Foreign Policy Chief Ashton attends a news conference after the talks on Iran
The Canary Wharf financial district is seen in east London
Pakistan
Supporters of opposition leader Henrique Capriles run from tear gas fired by riot police in Caracas
South Sudan
An employee displays a case of frozen beef lasagne dinners which were removed from stores and are prepared for destruction in a central purchasing warehouse under a sign on a door which reads "Products for Destruction" in Villeneuve
European Union Foreign Policy Chief Catherine Ashton attends a news conference after the talks on Iran
People walk past a destroyed car in a street lined with damaged buildings in Deir al-Zor
Five-Star Movement leader and comedian Grillo gestures during a rally in Turin
People wait outside after evacuating offices in Dubai Media City following earthquake tremors in Dubai
Russian opposition leader and anti-graft blogger Alexei Navalny gives an interview to Reuters at his office in Moscow
Pictures of Italian marines detained in India are projected together with the colours of the Italian flag on the Colosseum in Rome
Hungarian Prime Minister Orban delivers a speech at a foundation stone laying ceremony for a new division of the Knorr-Bremse factory in Kecskemet
Workers vaccinate chickens with H9 bird flu vaccine at a farm in Changfeng county
Syria
Somali policemen view the scene of a deadly blast in Mogadishu
Soldiers salute as civilians bow to bronze statues of North Korea
An aerial view shows Kansai Electric Power Co
An employee sprays to sterilize a poultry farm in Hemen township
Supporters of opposition leader Capriles block a street as they demonstrate for a recount of votes, in Caracas
Members of the People
Supporters of Venezuela
Albania
Obama meets to discuss non-proliferation policy in Washington
Liberal leader Trudeau arrives to speak to journalists on Parliament Hill in Ottawa
File photo of activists of Hefajat-e-Islam shouting slogans during a grand rally in Dhaka
Russian opposition leader and anti-graft blogger Alexei Navalny speaks during an interview with Reuters at his office in Moscow
Italy
File picture shows Kuwaiti lawmaker Musallam al-Barrak speaking to journalists in Kuwait City
Members of the Free Syrian Army fire weapons mounted on a pick-up truck in Deir al-Zor
Czech Republic
A French soldier holds his weapon in the village of Sarakala, Mali
Israel
Ugandan soldier from AMISOM walks inside Mogadishu National Stadium
File picture shows Karim Wade, son of Senegal
People hold a rainbow umbrella and a placard that reads "Yes" on their balcony during a demonstration against gay marriage, adoption and procreation assistance in Paris
European Home Affairs Commissioner Malmstrom addresses a news conference on "Tackling human trafficking" in Brussels
Karim Wade speaks with Jesse Jackson at the inauguration of the controversial African renaissance statue in Dakar
A Somali girl and her brother run to safety near the scene of a blast in Mogadishu
U.S. Navy Aviation Electronics Technician Erminger and Aviation Machinist
Demirtas co-chairman of the pro-Kurdish Peace and Democracy Party gives Reuters interview in Berlin
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad waves next to Benin
Press spokesperson Noetzel of court house where NSU trial to take place addresses media in Munich
U.S. President Obama walks out to talk about the Fiscal Year 2014 Budget at the White House in Washington
German Chancellor Angela Merkel visits the public transport company PVGS Personenverkehrsgesellschaft mbH in Salzwedel
Palestinian President Abbas opens embassy in Kuwait
Afghan farmers work at a poppy field in Jalalabad province
Egypt
U.S. Secretary of State Kerry speaks next to Japan
Iran
Afghan farmers work at a poppy field in Jalalabad province
Guinea
The captain of the Costa Concordia Schettino is surrounded by Italian Carabinieri policemen as he leaves at the end of the preliminary hearings in Grosseto
Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands and Crown Prince Willem-Alexander applaud during a ceremony in Singapore
Courtroom where trial against Zschaepe, member of neo-Nazi group NSU, will take place, is pictured in Munich
Turkish classical pianist Say performs during a concert in Ankara
Afghan man stands near a sign of the ISI during a protest in Jalalabad province
A Free Syrian Army Fighter, on a vehicle mounted with an anti-aircraft artillery weapon, speaks with his comrade before heading to Wadi al-Deif, where clashes with forces loyal to Syria
Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal speaks at a news conference in Riyadh
German Chancellor Angela Merkel visits the public transport company PVGS Personenverkehrsgesellschaft mbH in Salzwedel
Health officers examine a pigeon for H7N9 at a poultry market in Changsha
Acting Venezuelan President Maduro holds a religious memento with a picture of the late President Chavez during a news conference in Caracas
To match Special Report VENEZUELA/PDVSA
Musallam al-Barrak, an outspoken former member of parliament, waves as he leaves the Kuwait Central Jail in Sulaibiya
Iraqi security personnel are seen at the site of a bomb attack in Kirkuk
A man walks through a field of wheat in Toukh
Somali soldiers help an injured civilian near the scene of a deadly blast in Mogadishu
Vehicles travel past a large Bahrain Formula One advertising billboard on main highway leading to Bahrain Internaitonal Circuit, in Manama
Venezuelan presidential candidate Maduro and wife celebrate after the official results gave him a victory in Caracas
Soldiers and police officers stand guard at a crime scene where six people were strangled to death and one decapitated in a shack in the outskirts of Cancun
The wreckage of a Lion Air Boeing 737 -800 airplane is seen in the water near Ngurah Rai airport in Denpasar
European Union Foreign Policy Chief Catherine Ashton attends a news conference after the talks on Iran
Chad president Idriss Deby smiles after arriving at Khartoum Airport on an official visit
Abandoned tank is seen on a street near the damaged minaret of the Omari mosque in Deraa
An Iraqi policewoman casts her vote at a polling station in Kerbala
Russian President Putin listens during an interview with German public broadcaster ARD at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow
Pope Francis looks on as he leads a solemn mass at Saint Paul
Steinbrueck, top candidate of the German Social Democratic Party (SPD) sings during an extraordinary party meeting of the SPD in Augsburg
Petry one of three new elected party leaders of Germany
Britain
Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad attends an opening reception of CEAPAD in Tokyo
A Somali soldier runs near the scene of a deadly blast in Mogadishu
Turkey
U.S. Secretary of State Kerry speaks next to Japan
Egypt
Workers inspect the wreckage of a Polish passenger bus, which swerved from the road on the E34 highway, in Ranst
General view of Bushehr nuclear power plant, 1,200 km south of Tehran
A man enters BBC New Broadcasting House in London
Kolhi talks to her supporter during an election campaign at a camp for freed bonded labourers on the outskirts of the city of Hyderabad
Journalists take pictures of screen showing girl, who according to hospital officials, is infected with new H7N9 bird flu strain, during news conference at Ditan Hospital
Central African Republic
A man carries banner representing National Union of Mineworkers through crowd at party to celebrate death of late former British PM Margaret Thatcher in London
Italy
Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad attends an opening reception of CEAPAD in Tokyo
Former Bulgarian PM and Bulgarian Socialist Party leader Stanishev listens the national anthem in Sofia
A woman holds a picture of anti-Islamist opposition leader Chokri Belaid near his tomb at a ceremony to mark the 40th day of mourning after his assassination, at El-Jellaz cemetery in Tunis
Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak sits with his sons Gamal and Alaa in a courtroom in Cairo
Italy
Body of Lion Air plane is seen in water after it missed the runway in Denpasar
Pope Francis waves as he leads the weekly audience in Saint Peter
Deputies attend a session of the Duma, Russia
People wave Serbian flags and shout slogans during a protest in Novi Sad
A city management officer holds a chicken as a boy rides past in a residential neighbourhood of Jiaxing
Supporters of Venezuela
Diran Lin, father of victim Jun Lin, leaves the morning session of the preliminary hearing of suspect Luka Rocco Magnotta in Montreal
File photo of an Israeli flag fluttering near a Syrian flag at the Kuneitra border crossing on the Golan Heights
Hungarian Prime Minister Orban attends a foundation stone laying ceremony for a new division of the Knorr-Bremse factory in Kecskemet
Britain
Russia
Protesters holding Bahraini flags with victory signs drawn on them participate in a Arbaoon funeral procession of Salah Abbas Habib west of Manama
Dmitrichenko looks out from the defendant
German Chancellor Angela Merkel visits the public transport company PVGS Personenverkehrsgesellschaft mbH in Salzwedel
Pope Francis waves as he leads the weekly audience in Saint Peter
Former German President Wulff attends ceremony remembering German officers who plotted to overthrow Hitler in Bendlerblock building in Berlin
Italian President Napolitano speaks during a meeting with the "wise men" at the Quirinale palace in Rome
Members of the neo-Nazi group National Socialist Underground (NSU) are seen in an undated handout picture provided by the Bundeskriminalamt in Wiesbaden
French President Francois Hollande stands on the steps of the Elysee Palace in Paris
Former German President Wulff attends ceremony remembering German officers who plotted to overthrow Hitler in Bendlerblock building in Berlin
Russian President Putin holds a communication session with the crew of the International Space Station (ISS) on Cosmonautics Day during his visit to the Amursk Region
Peer Steinbrueck, Social Democratic top candidate for the 2013 German general election, gives a speech during the award ceremony of the international Willy Brandt prize in Berlin
South Korean President Park and U.S. Secretary of State Kerry shake hands before their talks at the presidential Blue House in Seoul
A portrait of Swedish scientist Ake Sellstrom is seen in Umea
Italian President Giorgio Napolitano (front, L) meets the "wise men"
Sudan
French President Francois Hollande stands on the steps of the Elysee Palace in Paris
Yemen
Buildings around a mosque burn in Meikhtila
Russian President Putin holds a communication session with the crew of the International Space Station (ISS) on Cosmonautics Day during his visit to the Amursk Region
The names of men killed at Grimethorpe pit is displayed at the working mens club near Barnsley
A woman walks with her son at Terras do Lelo slum in Caparica
Italy
Supporter of Venezuela
US Secretary of State John Kerry exits his government aircraft after arriving ahead of the G8 foreign ministers
U.S. Under Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Cohen leaves after a meeting with South Korea
U.S. Senator John McCain speaks during a news conference next to with Senator Sheldon Whitehouse after his meeting with Libyan officials in Tripoli
Sudan
Rocket fired during drill of drones assaulting targets and a firing drill of flak rocket destroying cruise missiles in an undisclosed location in this KCNA picture, in Pyongyang
U.S. Under Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Cohen arrives at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul
Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro sits at inauguration of the ´Vilma Espin Guillois´ school in Havana
Brazil
Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov welcomes Muiznieks, human rights commissioner at the Council of Europe, for talks in Moscow
Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad attends an opening reception of CEAPAD in Tokyo
French President Hollande arrives with Mali
Swiss Minister of Justice Sommaruga speaks to media during a news conference on the popular vote of the Swiss Ministers in Bern
Nigeria
Somali Minister of Justice Noor addresses a delegation from the World Bank during discussions over piracy matters in the capital Mogadishu
U.S. Secretary of Defense Hagel is greeted by U.S. General Breedlove upon Hagel
Middle East envoy Blair pauses during an interview with Reuters in Jerusalem
Police stand guard during a rally in front of Ukraine
G8 Foreign Ministers pose for a photograph before the G8 Foreign Ministers Meeting at Lancaster House in central London
Fule arrives for second day of talks during a summit of Mediterranean neighbours outside Valletta
Egypt
A policeman stands guard in the village of Velika Ivanca
Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad attends an opening reception of CEAPAD in Tokyo
Afghan President Karzai speaks with his Tajik counterpart Rakhmon in Kabul
Bosnia and Herzegovina Presidency Chairman Zeljko Komsic addresses the 66th United Nations General Assembly in New York
Italy
Tunisia
PRESIDENT PUTIN MEETS IRAN
Aerial view shows Tokyo Electric Power Co.
A portrait of former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher is pictured at the British High Commission in Ottawa
A woman looks at men praying from behind a metal screen at the Western Wall Judaism
The German Frigate
Flowers are laid by mourners for those who died in a ferry collision in Hong Kong
A street artist stands in front of graffiti of late Venezuela President Chavez and presidential candidate Maduro in Caracas
The president of the United Nations General Assembly, Jeremic of Serbia, speaks during an interview at the United Nations Headquarters in New York
Mali
Damaged vehicles fill a street lined with damaged buildings in Aleppo
Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad attends an opening reception of CEAPAD in Tokyo
Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto speaks at the opening ceremony of the annual Boao Forum in Boao, in southern China
U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel gives a speech at Ft. McNair in Washington
File photo of Brigadier General Ahmed Saleh, the son of Yemen
Former Kuwaiti member of parliament Al-Waalan speaks during rally at a park opposite the Palace of Justice in Kuwait City
Damaged houses are seen in the earthquake stricken town of Bushehr in Iran
Egypt
German former chancellor Kohl his wife Richter and Chancellor Merkel attend a military tattoo to honour Roland Koch, the outgoing Premier of Germany
Spain
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel listens as Chairman of the Joint Chief of Staff General Martin Dempsey speaks during a briefing on the Defense Department
Mozambique
Italian PD (Democratic Party) leader Bersani speakes with mayor of Florence Renzi during a political rally in Florence
Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara attends the sixth joint AU/ECA Conference of African Ministers of Finance and Economic Development in Abidjan
The president of the United Nations General Assembly, Jeremic of Serbia, speaks during an interview at the United Nations Headquarters in New York
Indigenous people march in support of peace talks between the Colombian government and the FARC rebel group in Havana, Medellin
File of Leadership candidate Trudeau walking to the stage with his wife during the Liberal Party of Canada Leadership Candidate Showcase in Toronto
Moldova
Russian President Vladimir Putin listens to a speech during a tour of the Amsterdam Hermitage Museum
Britain
A Somali man pauses while carrying a large sailfish on his head as he transports it to Mogadishu
Venezuela
A Russian serviceman stands near a road sign as troops prepare to leave a checkpoint in the Georgian village of Karaleti
Britain
Russia
File photo of Peer Steinbrueck of German opposition Social Demrocratic party
Venezuela
Fighters from Islamist Syrian rebel group Jabhat al-Nusra watch snipers on the front line during a fight with Syria forces loyal to President Bashar al Assad in Aleppo
A security official stands in front of the Bushehr nuclear reactor
File photo of Israel
A policeman walks past tents set up by protesting dock workers outside Kwai Chung container terminal in Hong Kong
German Chancellor Merkel makes speech during official opening of Hanover Messe in Hanover
A boy plays inside a closed chicken market in Shanghai
A boy counts beads as he prays for victims who died during recent riots, at a mosque in Yangon
Former railways minister Liu Zhijun talks to the media in Beijing
Giant banner of Malaysia
A South Korean soldier sets up a barricade at a checkpoint on the Grand Unification Bridge, which leads to the demilitarized zone separating North Korea from South Korea, in Paju, north of Seoul
Malaysia
US Secretary of State John Kerry exits his government aircraft after arriving ahead of the G8 foreign ministers
Former Guatemalan dictator Rios Montt attends the thirteenth day of his trial in the Supreme Court of Justice in Guatemala City
An artist sketch shows Abu Ghaith at a hearing in a Manhattan federal court in New York
Former Chilean president and former executive director of gender equality body U.N. Women Michelle Bachelet is welcomed by her supporters upon her arrival at Santiago airport
File photo of North Korean soldiers diggin up eatable plants on the banks of the Yalu River near the North Korean town of Sinuiju
Ashraf Tiwana, a British-educated Pakistani lawyer, leaves the Supreme Court building in Islamabad
Machinery is seen at the Congolese state mining company Gecamines
Paraguayan lawyer Alegre, candidate for presidency for ruling Liberal Party, gestures during interview with Reuters in Asuncion
Venezuela
Armenian President Sarksyan takes oath during his inauguration ceremony in Yerevan
Colombians shout slogans against the government behind photos of people killed by violence in the Colombian conflict during a nationwide march in Bogota
North Korean officials attend national meeting to mark 20th anniversary of late leader Kim Jong-il
Military vehicles of a joint security force in charge of clearing Tripoli of armed militias are seen
General view of the hemicycle during a vote on a labour reform law at the National Assembly in Paris
Damaged houses are seen in the earthquake stricken town of Bushehr in Iran
A rigid-hull inflatable boat from the guided-missile destroyer USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) approaches the Japanese-owned commercial oil tanker M/V Guanabara in the Arabian Sea off the Coast of Somalia
Italy
Kosovo
NATO Secretary General Rasmussen addresses a news conference at the Alliance headquarters in Brussels
French soldiers stand in formation during a patrol in the Tigharghar valley, about 100 km south of the town of Tessalit in northern Mali
Kenyatta takes the oath of office as First Lady Margaret holds a bible in Nairobi
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich gestures during a news conference in Kiev
Libya
Egypt
U.S. Secretary of State Kerry speaks to U.S. foreign service workers during his visit to the U.S. Consulate General in Jerusalem
A policeman stands guard in the village of Velika Ivanca
A member of an islamist group holds a flag in Raqqa province
Adan Chavez, brother of the Venezuela
A worker rests beside empty cages after morning trading at a wholesale poultry market in Hong Kong
A South Korean soldier walks past Howitzers during an artillery drill as part of the annual joint military exercise by the U.S. and South Korea, near the DMZ which separates the two Korea, in Goseong
Italian centre-left leader Bersani speaks after meeting with Italian President Napolitano at Quirinale palace in Rome
Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah attends the opening of the 14th session of Parliament in Kuwait City
Sudan
Egypt
A man walks past a mural depicting fighting during the war in Colombo
U.S. ambassador to China Locke gestures as he delivers a speech at Peking University in Beijing
Australian Prime Minister Gillard talks with Australian Trade Minister Emerson as they waiting for a welcoming lunch during the Australia China Economic and Trade Forum at a hotel in Beijing
Iranian students hold up their hands as a sign of unity as they form a human chain around the Uranium Conversion Facility (UCF) to show their support for Iran
U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel gives a speech at Ft. McNair in Washington
Underground water storage tank unit under construction is seen at TEPCO
U.N. Secretary-General Ban speaks at a news conference at the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons in the Hague
Colombia
South Korean security guard directs traffic as a vehicle transporting employees working at KIC inside North Korean border, passes through gate at South
An artist sketch shows Abu Ghaith at a hearing in a Manhattan federal court in New York
File photo of a child watching the diving competition at the National Aquatics Center during the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
Kenya
Venezuela
Mali
Obama greets military personnel upon his arrival at Buckely Air Base in Denver
National reformist campaigner, and previous leader of the International Atomic Energy Agency Mohamed El-Baradei, during an interview in his Cairo home
Yemen
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U.S. Secretary of State Kerry greets an Israeli official before a ceremony at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem
Journalist Mikhail Beketov in a wheelchair attends rally to support assailed civil activists and reporters in Moscow
European Union Foreign Policy Chief Catherine Ashton attends a news conference after the talks on Iran
Mexico
Montenegrin President Vujanovic gestures while declaring victory based on his camp
Participants from the U.S., Russia, China, France, Britain and Germany prepare to start talks with Iranian negotiators in Almaty
Russian President Putin translates question for German Chancellor Merkel during news conference at Hanover Messe in Hanover
France
Venezuela
File photo of then U.S. President Reagan driving then British Prime Minister Thatcher toward their meeting in Camp David
Baroness Thatcher arrives for the Service of Thanksgiving for the life and work of Sir Edward Heath in London
File photo of British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher pointing skyward as she receives standing ovation at Conservative Party Conference
US Navy handout photo of the aircraft carriers Lincoln and Stennis
Libya
Montenegrin President Vujanovic gestures while declaring victory based on his camp
France
Turkish ship Mavi Marmara, carrying pro-Palestinian activists to take part of a humanitarian convoy, leaves from Sarayburnu port in Istanbul
Police officers and forensic experts inspect the tomb of Chilean poet and Nobel laureate Pablo Neruda before the exhumation of his remains in Isla Negra
A view shows wreckage of cars after a suicide car bomb exploded in the main business district of Damascus
File photo of Britain
SPD electoral candidate Steinbrueck arrives for a session of the Bundestag in Berlin
People block a street during an anti-European Union protest in Belgrade
File photo of British Prime Minister Thatcher and husband Denis Thatcher outside her residence in London.
A view shows wreckage of cars after a suicide car bomb exploded in the main business district of Damascus
U.N. Secretary-General Ban speaks at a news conference at the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons in the Hague
Pakistan
Mannequin is seen as barricade is set up on main bridge in the northern Serb dominated part of the ethnically divided town of Mitrovica
Man walks past a branch of Bank of Cyprus in Nicosia
Britain
Montenegrin President Vujanovic declares victory based on his camp`s own vote count in Podgorica
Palestinian President Abbas meets with U.S. Secretary of State Kerry in the West Bank city of Ramallah
Newly elected Lebanese PM Salam speaks during an interview in Beirut
A combo photo of Montenegrin President Vujanovic and opposition candidate Lekic during presidental elections in Podgorica
German Chancellor Merkel and Russian President Putin pose before officially opening Hanover Messe in Hanover
Portugal
Pope Francis celebrates a solemn mass at St. John
Sudan
Christians scuffle with a police officer outside the Coptic Church in Cairo
Italy
Marked dead bodies are seen at a building site in Matale
Ukraine
China
French President Hollande delivers a speech at the International University of Rabat
Venezuela
Spain
Lapid speaks during a Yesh Atid party meeting, at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament, in Jerusalem
Demonstrators hold a banner with a picture of Russia
Venezuela
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry talks to reporters after finding out that the aircraft had a mechanical failure before take off, at the Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland
Syria
A protester prepares to throw a burning object at the High Court
Portugal
Brazil
Iran
A girl arrives with her mother to leave a get-well-soon present at former South African president Mandela
Smoke rises after mortar bombs landed on the Kafr Sousa area in Damascus
A boy looks at pigeons at a public park in People Square, downtown Shanghai
Lebanese former minister Tammam Salam gestures to his supporters in front of his house while going to the presidential palace in Baabda
Iran
Rescue workers search for survivors at the site of a collapsed residential building in Thane
A general view of Somalia
Former Guatemalan dictator Rios Montt attends the tenth day of his trial in the Supreme Court of Justice in Guatemala City
A police officer hands a child to a caregiver near the scene of a shooting in Gatineau, Quebec
Colombian President Santos talks with Colombian Police Chief General Riano during a visit to the "El Bronx" district after a security meeting in Bogota
Venezuela
Egyptian cleric Hassan Mustafa Osama Nasr shows letters of well wishes from supporters during a Reuters interview in his house in Alexandria
Mali
Opposition leader Navalny speaks to journalists during an unauthorised rally in central Moscow
Policemen try to prevent an Islamist protester from changing flags on the fence of the Iranian ambassador
Lebanese former minister Tammam Salam attends a meeting for pro-Western March 14 political coalition in Beirut
Bassem Youssef, the country
Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro attends the opening session of the National Assembly of the People
Iraq
Aerial view shows Tokyo Electric Power Co.
A rescue worker takes a break on the rubble of a collapsed residential building during a search for survivors in Thane district, on the outskirts of Mumbai
Zimbabwe
Horacio Cartes from the Colorado Party shows his identity card before voting in the primaries of the party in Asuncion
France
Steinbrueck, SPD candidate for chancellor, responds to German Chancellor Merkel
A guard walks through a cellblock inside Camp V, a prison used to house detainees at Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base
U.S. Senator Kerry testifies during his Senate Foreign Relations Committee confirmation hearing to be secretary of state, on Capitol Hill in Washington
A soldier guides a woman through a photo gallery of Venezuela
A protester holds a sign during an anti-austerity and anti-corruption protest in Ljubljana
Hercules aircraft are parked on the tarmac at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Ginowan
North Koreans attend a rally against the U.S. and South Korea in Nampo, North Korea
Pakistan
Pope Francis waves as he leads the weekly general audience in Saint Peter
Syrian refugees carry aid and ration at the Zaatari refugee camp in Mafraq
Flowers are pictured on the grave of anti-corruption lawyer Magnitsky at the Preobrazhensky cemetery in Moscow
Bulgarian President Plevneliev speaks during an interview with Reuters in Sofia
Italy
A man reads the morning edition of a newspaper showing provisional results for the two main presidential election contenders in the Kibera slum of Nairobi
Rescue workers use a cutting tool to search for survivors after a residential building collapsed in Thane, on the outskirts of Mumbai
Security personnel inspect the site of a car bomb attack on the vehicle of Thailand
Technicians wearing protection suits begin to cull poultry at a poultry wholesale market in Shanghai
The Spanish royal family stands on the tribune during Epiphany Day celebrations at the Royal Palace in Madrid
Police officer stands guard near illegal migrants from Myanmar at an immigration detention centre in Medan in Indonesia
Philippine foreign secretary Rosario and U.S. ambassador to the Philippines Thomas link arms with other military officials during the opening ceremony of annual Philippines-U.S. military exercise at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon city,
A North Korean soldier films military vehicles carrying missiles during a parade to commemorate the 65th anniversary of founding of the Workers
Pedestrians walk in downtown Mexico City
Former Guatemalan dictator Rios Montt attends the tenth day of his trial in the Supreme Court of Justice in Guatemala City
Scotland
The guided missile destroyer USS Lassen arrives as South Korean navy sailors wave flags at a naval port in Donghae
North Koreans attend a rally held to gather their willingness for a victory in a possible war against the United States and South Korea in Nampo
Ja
French President Hollande delivers a speech at the International University of Rabat
Kosovo
Israel
Egypt
Lebanese former minister Tammam Salam attends a meeting for pro-Western March 14 political coalition in Beirut
French Justice Minister Taubira delivers a speech during the opening session on the same-sex marriage bill at the French Senate in Paris
A man leans forward to put a flower on one of the coffins of six children who died in a house fire as they leave the funeral service at St Mary
A Palestinian protester uses a slingshot to throw a stone during clashes with Israeli soldiers in Hebron
Central African Republic
A boy sits by the side of a crater that activists said was caused by a bomb dropped by a Syrian Air Force fighter jet loyal to President Bashar al-Assad in al-Yadoudeh area in Deraa
Iranian workers stand in front of Bushehr nuclear power plant, 1,200 km south of Tehran
Dilma Rousseff speaks during the inauguration ceremony of Cesar Borges at the Planalto Palace
A deputy of Party of Regions congratulates female opposition deputies as block speaker
Former South African president Nelson Mandela looks on as he celebrates his birthday at his house in Qunu
Demirtas, co-chairman of the pro-Kurdish Peace and Democracy Party, gestures during a rally to celebrate the spring festival of Newroz in Istanbul
El Mahroug, better known by her stage name "Ruby the heartstealer", gestures at Milan
Member of police points to damage after an attack on the police station in the Abu Salim district of Tripoli
Forces loyal to Syria
Members of Hamas security forces carry a picture of Maysara Abu Hamdeya during a symbolic military funeral in Gaza
Gandhi gestures during the annual general meeting and national conference 2013 of Confederation of Indian Industry in New Delhi
Democratic Party member and Mayor of Florence Renzi gestures as he rallies onstage in Milan
U.S. Navy handout photo of a F/A-18E landing on the USS Harry S. Truman at sea
Mozambique
Men stand on a street lined with buildings damaged by what activists said was shelling by forces loyal to Syria
Belgian Crown Prince Philippe sits with Thailand
ECB President Draghi delivers speech during joint conference with European Commission in Frankfurt
A flag with the portrait of jailed PKK leader Ocalan is seen in front of the entrance of the Information Centre of Kurdistan in Paris
Egyptian protesters hold placards with the Arabic inscription reading ‘danger’ and shout slogans as they demonstrate in Cairo
File photo of South African Archbishop and Nobel Laureate Tutu speaking in New Delhi
An A-10 jet belonging to the U.S. Air Force comes in for a landing at a U.S. air force base in Osan
Argentine President de Kirchner visits residents of the Villa Mitre slum affected by floods after heavy rains in Buenos Aires
A North Korean nuclear plant is seen before demolishing a cooling tower in Yongbyon
Central African Republic
Albania
A multi-storey building, which is part of the Grozny-City complex, is seen on fire in the Chechen capital Grozny
Top officials from Iran and the six powers take part in talks on Iran
File photo of Spain
Serbian PM Dacic and Deputy PM Vucic arrive to lay a wreath in a memory of the late PM Djindjic in Belgrade
Venezuela
Police vehicles are seen next to a gas pipeline after an explosion, south of the city of Ajdabiyah
North Koreans attend a rally held to gather their willingness for a victory in a possible war against the United States and South Korea in Nampo
Portugal
President-elect of Kenya Uhuru Kenyatta waves to his supporters in front of a church in his hometown Gatundu
Russia
A handout combination photograph shows six suspected guerilla group members in Athens
Opposition leader Navalny speaks to journalists during an unauthorised rally in central Moscow
French Junior Minister for Budget Jerome Cahuzac speaks during the questions to the government session at the National Assembly in Paris
European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton and Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu address a joint news conference in Ankara
Leader of the Lord
Venezuela
Ukrainian opposition supporter holds placard displaying former Ukrainian Prime Minister Tymoshenko and former Interior Minister Lutsenko during a rally in Kiev
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Hungary
EU foreign policy chief Ashton delivers a speech during the European Defence Agency annual conference in Brussels
Central African Republic
Members of the Mortgage Victims
File photo of Spain
Pope Francis arrives to lead a weekly general audience in Saint Peter
Demonstrators hold Kurdish flags and flags with portraits of jailed Kurdistan Workers Party leader Ocalan during a gathering to celebrate Newroz in the southeastern Turkish city of Diyarbakir
Former French Junior Minister for Budget Jerome Cahuzac reacts during a handover ceremony at the Finance Ministry in Paris
French soldiers patrol in the Terz valley, about 60 km south of the town of Tessalit in northern Mali
Kosovo
Dubai
Czech President Zeman and European Commission President Barroso hoist the European Union Flag at the Prague Castle
A Free Syrian Army fighter holds his weapon near the frontline in Sidi Meqdad area in the suburbs of Damascus
Former French Junior Minister for Budget Jerome Cahuzac reacts during a handover ceremony at the Finance Ministry in Paris
Mohagher Iqbal, Moro Islamic Liberation Front chief peace negotiator and head of the 15-member transition commission, answers media queries in Quezon City
Italian President Napolitano meets "wise men", at the Quirinale Palace in Rome
Former president of South Africa Mandela chats with Britain
File photo of the leader of the Lord
Sergei Polonsky, co-owner of Russian developer Mirax, speaks during an interview with Reuters in Moscow
A worker holds a polished gold alloy bar at Kumtor gold mine extraction factory in Tien Shan mountains
US Secretary of State John Kerry attends a meeting at the Quai d
Still image taken from video shows Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak speaking to dissolve parliament, paving the way for a general election, at Putrajaya
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un presides over a plenary meeting of the Central Committee of the Workers
Malaysia
A woman kneels next to the Boate Kiss nightclub in Santa Maria
General view of Bushehr nuclear power plant, 1,200 km south of Tehran
Kosovo
Malaysia
Delegates to the United Nations General Assembly applaud the passage of the first UN treaty regulating the international arms trade in conventional arms at the United Nations Headquarters in New York
Venezuela
An Algerian soldier stands at a checkpoint near a road sign indicating 10 km (6 miles) to a gas installation in Tigantourine, in Amena
Bassem Youssef, the country
A girl stands beside her house at a slum in Islamabad
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during closing remarks at the fifth BRICS Summit in Durban
Former French Junior Minister for Budget Jerome Cahuzac leaves after a handover ceremony with his successor at the Finance Ministry in Paris
An Iraqi journalist walks past the archive newspapers burned after attack by an armed group at the newspaper
Israel
U.S. Senator McCain answers questions during a news conference following their tour of the Arizona-Mexico border in Nogales
Former South African president Nelson Mandela looks on as he celebrates his birthday at his house in Qunu
Venezuela
Palestinian protesters throw stones during clashes with Israeli soldiers in Hebron
Egypt
The headquarters of Italian defence and aerospace company Finmeccanica is seen in Rome
Italian President Napolitano meets "wise men" at Quirinale Palace in Rome
Italy
South Africa
Russian President Putin attends a ceremony to award young workers of culture and arts at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow
Ukrainian opposition supporter holds placard displaying former Ukrainian Prime Minister Tymoshenko and former Interior Minister Lutsenko during a rally in Kiev
People wheel their relative who was killed during an attack by suspected militants on a power station, on the outskirts of Peshawar
Italian President Napolitano meets "wise men" at Quirinale Palace in Rome
Palestinian President Abbas prays during a Fatah Central Committee meeting in Ramallah
Kurds take part in a demonstration calling for the release of Kurdistan Workers Party leader Ocalan, in Strasbourg
Slovenian Prime Minister Alenka Bratusek shakes hands with her Croatian counterpart Zoran Milanovic before the Slovenian parliament is expected to ratify Croatia
Italian sailors Girone and Latorre leave the police commissioner office in Kochi
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange gestures from the balcony of Ecuador
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange gestures from the balcony of Ecuador
Hamas chief Meshaal shakes hands with a man as he leaves the Rafah border crossing in the southern Gaza Strip
Police stand near a mosque and school dormitory that were damaged by a fire in Yangon
Political prisoners walk out after their release from Kober Prison in Khartoum
Venezuela
Yoani Sanchez, the best-known dissident blogger from Cuba, reacts to applause before speaking at the Freedom Tower in Miami
File photo of a North Korean soldier looking out with binoculars at a outpost along the banks of Yalu River near the North Korean town of Sinuiju, opposite the Chinese border city of Dandong,
Central African Republic
Bassem Youssef, the country
Confiscated weapons are seen at the office of Sonora
Man prays at the grave of a Free Syrian Army fighter at a cemetery at al-Karak al-Sharqi in Deraa
Venezuela
Former U.S. President Carter smiles as he talks to the media during a news conference in Kathmandu
Police officers stand guard during a demonstration in the slum of Mathare, Nairobi
Palestinian teacher teaches Hebrew to ninth grade students at a Gaza school in Gaza City
Serbian flags are seen near the main bridge in the ethnically divided town of Mitrovica
North Korea
Outgoing Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borisov speaks during a debate at the parliament in Sofia
Workers arrange the pages of The Voice Daily newspaper at a press machine house in Yangon
A tourist rides on a camel
A Malian soldier wears a belt of ammunition around his neck before going to the village of Kadji in Gao
Libya
Rescuers search for survivors amongst the rubble of a collapsed building in the Kariakoo district of central Dar es Salaam
Britain
U.S. Air Force handout photo of two F-22 stealth fighters
A man sits on top of plastic canisters of petrol that he says was brought from Iran, as he prepares to unload them from a van at a roadside shop near a Pakistan and Iran border
Free Syrian Army fighters ride on a vehicle heading towards Al Fu
Egypt
Former South African president Nelson Mandela looks on as he celebrates his birthday at his house in Qunu
Central African Republic
An aerial view shows bystanders watching rescuers search for survivors amongst the rubble of a collapsed building in the Kariakoo district of central Dar es Salaam
Italian President Napolitano arrives for a media conference ia the Quirinale palace in Rome
Afghanistan
Pope Francis speaks during his "Urbi et Orbi" address from a balcony in St. Peter
Bassem Youssef, the country
German Chancellor Merkel makes handicrafts during visit to several generations house in Bavaria
U.S. Secretary of State Clinton talks to NATO Deputy Secretary Vershbow before a Foreign Ministers meeting at the NATO Summit in Chicago
Mario Draghi, President of the European Central Bank (ECB) addresses the media during his monthly news conference in Frankfurt
Egypt
Kenya
Najib Ullah Latify the owner of factory High Standard Pipe explains about his factory in Kabul
People stand near a covered body lying next to the wreckage of a passenger bus after it collided with a car near the town of Naolinco
A garbage collector walks at a demolition site which is making room for a new residential area, in Wuhan
France
Venezuela
Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev attends a presentation of his new book in Moscow
Israeli Arab demonstrators march during a demonstration marking Land Day in the northern town of Sakhnin
Former German Chancellor Schroeder addresses a news conference following a SPD parliamentary faction meeting
Jordan
Central African Republic
Men watch a soccer match at a restaurant in Nicosia
Argentina
Egypt
Jordan
Afghan police stand near destroyed vehicles as they investigate at the site of an air strike in Ghazni province
Sudan
Italian President Giorgio Napolitano gestures as he leaves after media conference at the Quirinale palace in Rome
Sudan
Visitors walk past a statue of Nelson Mandela outside the Victor Verster Prison near Paarl
Britain
South Africa
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un presides over an urgent operation meeting at the Supreme Command in Pyongyang
Prime Minister of Kuwait Al Sabah addresses 67th session of the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York
An aerial view shows bystanders watching rescuers search for survivors amongst the rubble of a collapsed building in the Kariakoo district of central Dar es Salaam
Destroyed furniture are seen in a market in Sitkwin
One of three Air Force Global Strike Command B-2 Spirit bombers returns to home base at Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri
Alberta Premier Ralph Klein attends a function at Heritage Park in Calgary
Pope Francis leads the Via Crucis procession during Good Friday at the Colosseum in Rome
China
Michel Djotodia, leader of Central African Republic
Azerbaijan
Gabon
Presidential candidate Hovannisian addresses supporters at a rally in Yerevan
A general view of Tahrir Square, where anti-government protesters are being dispersed by security personnel, in Cairo
Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) leader and Serbian defence Minister Vucic gestures during a media conference in his party
Muslim women sit in front of their home in Letpadan
People walk on a construction waste hill in Beijing
An aerial view shows bystanders watching rescuers search for survivors amongst the rubble of a collapsed building in the Kariakoo district of central Dar es Salaam
Russia
Veselin Vlahovic, a Montenegrin warlord nicknamed Batko, is seen during his sentencing in the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Residents inspect a damaged vehicle at the site of a bomb attack in Kirkuk
Policemen arrive at the Malindi police station where suspected bodies of six members of the Mombasa Republican Council (MRC) are displayed in the Kenyan coastal town of Malindi
Iran
North Koreans attend a rally in support of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un
Security officials and rescue worker gather at the site of a bomb attack in Peshawar
South Sudan
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un talks with generals as soldiers of the Korean People
Flowers are pictured on the grave of anti-corruption lawyer Magnitsky at the Preobrazhensky cemetery in Moscow
Two bride figurines adorn the top of a wedding cake during an illegal same-sex wedding ceremony in central Melbourne
Andrew Parker, the newly appointed Director General of MI5, is seen in this undated handout photograph provided by MI5 in London
The United Nations logo is displayed on a door at U.N. headquarters in New York
Gujarat
Supreme Court judges walk back after a break on the last day of the presidential poll petition in Kenya
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas looks on during the opening of the Arab League summit in Doha
Commander of U.S. Air Force units in Europe and Africa General Philip Breedlove
A view shows debris and blood after mortar bombs landed on the canteen of Damascus University
A riot police stands in front of parliament in Cairo
France
Michel Djotodia, leader of Central African Republic
Enda Kenny makes remarks to reporters as Obama welcomes him in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington
Hungarian Laszlo Csatary who is suspected of war crimes against Jews during Word War Two arrives at the prosecution office in Budapest
Former French President Sarkozy listens to the speech of Belgian Foreign Minister Reynders after awarding him with the French Legion d
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during closing remarks at the fifth BRICS Summit in Durban
Fighters of the Seleka rebel coalition stand in front of the presidential palace in Bangui
U.S. Republican lawmaker Schock spins cotton on a wheel during his visit to Gandhi Ashram in Ahmedabad
Portugal
A U.S. air force B-2 Spirit stealth bomber flies over Pyeongtaek
A view shows debris and blood after mortar bombs landed on the canteen of Damascus University
French President Francois Hollande delivers a speech during a visit of new housing apartment in Alfortville
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu arrives at a two-day NATO foreign ministers at the Alliance
Somalia
Pistorius
Italian centre-left leader Bersani speaks after meeting with Italian President Napolitano at Quirinale palace in Rome
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during closing remarks at the fifth BRICS Summit in Durban
Security personnel inspect the site of an attack on Thai rangers in the southern Narathiwat province
President-elect of Kenya Uhuru Kenyatta waves to his supporters in front of a church in his hometown Gatundu
Portugal
Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky arrives at a division of the High Court in central London
A worker at Belgian company Picanol demonstrates how iron is melted in a foundry at the factory
Former South African President Nelson Mandela listens to the State of The Nation address being delivered by the current President Jacob Zuma at Parliament in Cape Town
Frederick Fung, Albert Ho and James To from the pro-democratic camp meet journalists after winning in the territory-wide poll of the Legislative Council election in Hong Kong
South Korean soldiers from an armored unit participate in a field firing in Pocheon
A South Korean soldier stands to check vehicles heading to the Kaesong Industrial Complex in Paju
Former Chilean president and former executive director of gender equality body U.N. Women Michelle Bachelet waves to her supporters at Santiago airport
Paramilitary soldiers hold guns with water bottles hanging from their ends during aiming training in Zhengzhou
U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Bharara holds a news conference on the Gozi Virus in New York
Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky arrives at a division of the High Court in central London
File photo of a picture of North Korea
A view is seen of Hospital Evangelico where doctor Soares de Souza is accused of having killed up to 300 patients in Curtiba
Tunisia
Egypt
France
Czech Republic
Armed fighters from the Seleka rebel alliance patrol the streets in pickup trucks to stop looting in Bangui
Amanda Knox, the U.S. student convicted of killing her British flatmate in Italy in 2007, looks on during a trial session in Perugia
Stojan Zupljanin shakes hands with his lawyer in the court room as he attends trial at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in The Hague
An Afghan woman walks inside a police compound as former Afghan Taliban members hand over their weapons after joining the Afghan government
Kenya
Ivica Dacic, Serbian Prime Minster speaks with his Bosnian counterpart Vjekoslav Bevanda during a news conference after meeting in Sarajevo
A protester holds up a picture of Sheikh Nimr during a rally in Qatif, against Sheikh Nimr
Lawyer Giovanni di Stefano arrives at Southwark Crown Court in London
Friends and relatives follow the coffin of Magnitsky during his funeral at a cemetery in Moscow
File photo of Maksim Bakiyev attending a opening ceremony of the Central Asian Stock Exchange in Bishkek
Iwasaki, Japan
South Sudanese soldiers withdraw from the garrison town of Jau
British MP David Miliband gestures as he talks to students on the opening day of the Labour Party annual conference in Manchester
Italy
German Immigration Commissioner Boehmer speaks during news conference after an integration summit in Berlin
File photograph shows Radical Muslim cleric Abu Qatada, arriving back at his home after being released on bail, in London
File photo of Russia
Denber, deputy director of the Europe and Central Asia Division of Human Rights Watch, speaks during a news conference in Moscow
Zimbabwe
Syrian National Coalition leader Moaz Alkhatib speaks to journalists during the opening of its embassy in Doha
Afghan boy cries during a funeral of members of his family in Logar
Uzbekistan
Karayilan, acting military commander of the PKK, speaks during an interview with Reuters at the Qandil mountains in Sulaimaniya
Immigrant women sit on a doorstep in the Jeddah slum of Karantina
Iwasaki, Japan
Afghanistan
NATO Secretary General Rasmussen addresses a news conference at the Alliance headquarters in Brussels
File photograph shows Radical Muslim cleric Abu Qatada, arriving back at his home after being released on bail, in London
Syrian National Coalition leader Moaz Alkhatib speaks to journalists during the Arab League summit in Doha
A protester holds up a picture of Sheikh Nimr during a rally in Qatif, against Sheikh Nimr
Five-Star Movement leader and comedian Grillo gestures during a rally in Turin
Myanmar
Italian President Napolitano speaks to the media at Quirinale palace in Rome
Malaysia
Egypt
Cracks are seen in a building after an earthquake in Dali district in Taichung
South Korea
Moaz Alkhatib, head of the Syrian National Coalition, attends the Arab League summit in Doha
President-elect of Kenya Uhuru Kenyatta waves to his supporters in front of a church in his hometown Gatundu
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Children wave at a soldier from Niger on patrol in Gao
Alaa Abdel Fattah arrives with his wife and child to the public prosecutor
Guinea
Debris and damaged vehicles are pictured on a street after a car bomb exploded in Damascus
Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn and Chairperson of the AU Commission Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma leave the conference hall after the closing ceremony of the 20th Summit for the Africa Union in capital Addis Ababa
Italy
Poland
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un talks with soldiers of the Korean People
Sudan
Italian Foreign Minister Terzi takes part in a joint news conference with his Maltese counterpart Borg at Malta
German Foreign Affairs Minister Guido Westerwelle speaks during a news conference with Tunisian Foreign Minister Othman Jarandi, in Tunis
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un talks with generals as soldiers of the Korean People
Nigerian militant leader Henry Okah gestures as he is escorted by police after his sentencing was postponed at a Johannesburg court
Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi receives honorary of doctor of Philosophy in Islamabad
Venezuela
Poland
Italian Foreign Minister Terzi takes part in a joint news conference with his Maltese counterpart Borg at Malta
Gulnara Karimova, daughter of Uzbekistan
Norwegian mass killer Breivik reacts as he returns after a break to the court room, in Oslo Courthouse
Britain
Nigerian militant leader Henry Okah gestures as he is escorted by police after his sentencing was postponed at a Johannesburg court
Head of Austrian Freedom Party FPOe Strache addresses a news conference in Vienna
Fighters for Seleka rebel alliance stand guard in front of the presidential palace in Bangui
Spain
A man walks past a floral display announcing the 5th BRICS Summit in Durban
Voter polling records are seen at the re-tallying centre for votes after the Kenya Supreme Court issued an order in the Presidential poll petition in Nairobi
Congolese warlord Bosco Ntaganda looks on beside a security guard during his first appearance before judges at the International Criminal Court in the Hague
A woman uses a mobile phone in north London
Japan
Italy
Ugandan soldiers tracking down Lord
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry meets with Afghan women entrepreneurs at the U.S. Embassy in Kabul
Knox, the U.S. student convicted of murdering her British flatmate in Italy in November 2007, arrives at the court during her appeal trial session in Perugia
People gather near pieces of broken glass at the site of a suicide attack in Jalalabad
Soldiers of the Korean People
Damaged buildings are seen in Baba Amr neighbourhood of Homs
U.S. Defense Secretary Panetta and Australian Defence Minister Smith meet during a NATO defence ministers
North Korean bank notes are seen at a pavilion, just south of the border between the two Koreas, in Paju
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Russia
Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky arrives at a division of the High Court in central London
Fugitive Congolese warlord Ntaganda attends rebel commander Makenga
Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky arrives at a division of the High Court in central London
Clouds are reflected off the Secretariat Building of the UN headquarters during the 67th United Nations General Assembly, in New York
Rusnee Maeloh speaks to Reuters reporters at her home in Duku village near Bacho in the troubled southern province of Narathiwat
U.S. Secretary of State Kerry listens to Afghanistan
Video grab from KCNA shows Unha-3 rocket launching at North Korea
China
Zimbabwean election officials count ballot papers after close of voting on a referendum in Harare
U.S. lawyer Peter Erlinder greets Rwandan presidential candidate Victoire Ingabire at a high court in the capital Kigali
Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky arrives at a division of the High Court in central London
Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad attends an opening reception of CEAPAD in Tokyo
A Jordanian soldier stands guard in his tank at the Jordan-Syrian border near Mafraq
Soldiers work to clean debris in Meikhtila
Kenya
Britain
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy enters a car as he leaves his residence in Paris
People walk past a branch of Iran
Britain
Russian billionaire and owner of Chelsea football club Abramovich gives a thumbs-up before the Group D Euro 2012 soccer match between Ukraine and England at Donbass Arena in Donetsk
Amanda Knox gestures while speaking during a news conference at Sea-Tac International Airport, Washington
Free Syrian Army fighters carry weapons while walking down a debris-filled street in Aleppo
Israel
Italy
Armed South African soldiers talk in Begoua
Zimbabwe
Armed South African soldiers are seen in Begoua
China
Zambia
Sergei Nikitin, Director of Amnesty International Representative Office in Russia, speaks during a news conference in Moscow
Survivors look on as investigation continues in the ruins of the Ban Mae Surin refugee camp near Mae Hong Son
Armed Free Syrian Army fighters walk on a street in Sayed Makdad in Damascus
Zimbabwe
Italy
Leader of CAR
A South African soldier stands on top of a armoured vehicle in Begoua
Australian Prime Minister Gillard leaves a media conference at Parliament House in Canberra
Britain
Syrian National Coalition leader Alkhatib speaks to the media after meeting with Arab League head in Cairo
File photo of Indonesian Finance Minister Agus Martowardojo leaving the presidential compound after attending a meeting in Jakarta
A Macedonian woman prepare to cast her ballot papers at a polling station in Skopje
Afghanistan
An Israeli tank is transported on a truck to the Israeli Syrian border in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights
A forensics truck waits to be let through the police cordon at the house of Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky where he was found dead yesterday at his home near Ascot in Berkshire
Girls dressed in costumes from the French revolution look through a fence as they take part in a protest march over France
Protesters flee from teargas released by riot police during clashes along a street which leads to the Muslim Brotherhood
Undated handout picture shows French nationals Philippe Verdon and Serge Lazarevic, who are being held hostage by Al Qaeda, surrounded by masked men holding guns in an undisclosed location in Mali
The Stadelheim jail where Beate Zschaepe a member of the neo-Nazi group National Socialist Underground (NSU) is detained is pictured in Munich
China
Presidential candidate Cartes waves to supporters in his motorcade during his visit to Luque
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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry meets with Iraq
Chinese President Xi adjusts his earphones during his visit to the Moscow State Institute of International Relations
Pakistan
A refugee boy walks through the ruins of the Ban Mae Surin refugee camp near Mae Hong Son
Afghanistan
Palestinian labourers work at a construction site in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip
Afghanistan
A general view of damage caused by a siege by Islamist militants earlier this month at the Tiguentourine Gas Plant in In Amenas
Jiaotong University campus is seen at Zhangjiang High Technology Park, outskirts of Shanghai
Lebanon
A night watchman stands guard near the wreckage of a hot air balloon that crashed in Luxor
U.S. Secretary of State Kerry talks with Jordan
Italy
U.S. Secretary of Defense Hagel speaks at his news conference at the Pentagon in Washington
Turkey
Masked supporters of jailed Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan stand on the stage as one reads a statement during a gathering to celebrate Newroz in the southeastern Turkish city of Diyarbakir
File photo of Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky arriving at a division of the High Court in central London
Turkish PM Erdogan leaves after his meeting with Dutch Queen Beatrix at royal palace Huis ten Bosch in The Hague
Former President of Pakistan Pervez Musharraf gestures during a news conference in Dubai
Demonstrators hold Kurdish flags and flags with portraits of jailed Kurdistan Workers Party leader Ocalan during a gathering to celebrate Newroz in the southeastern Turkish city of Diyarbakir
IFormer Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi looks on as he speaks in Rome
A local journalist hands a snack to a soldier in a vehicle in Meikhtila
U.S. President Barack Obama introduces Secretary of State John Kerry to Israel
A member of the Free Syrian Army speaks into a microphone during a protest in Aleppo
U.S. President Obama takes a walking tour of Petra
Chinese President Xi claps during his address to students at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations
A security man stands guard at the entrance of former president Pervez Musharraf
A girl holds a banner during a protest against Syria
Anti-Mursi protester holds an Egyptian flag during clashes with Muslim Brotherhood members near the Brotherhood
France
PLA navy sailors stand in a line and wait to attend a ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing
Firearms seized from a gang of weapon smugglers are displayed at the Federal Police headquarters in Brussels
Oman
Italian sailors Latorre and Girone wait to board elevator to reach police commissioner
A woman walks past a child playing with water in a refugee camp in Sevare
Russia
DRC
Fugitive Congolese warlord Ntaganda attends rebel commander Makenga
Italy
Belgian De Gelder is seen on the last day of his trial at the Palace of Justice in Ghent
U.S. President Barack Obama is greeted by Bedouin Jordanian honour guards upon his arrival at Amman airport
Lebanon
Britain
U.S. President Obama participates in a farewell ceremony with Israeli PM Netanyahu and President Peres at Tel Aviv International Airport
Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, singer and former French First Lady, arrives at her residence in Paris
Turkey
Russia
Pope Francis greets foreign diplomats during an audience with the diplomatic corps at the Vatican
Attorneys of lawyer Sergei Magnitsky sit in front of an empty defendants
Chinese President Xi looks at his Russian counterpart Putin during their meeting in Moscow
Obama tours the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem with Abbas, Kerry and Baboun
Syria
Former Ivory Coast President Gbagbo attends a confirmation of charges hearing in his pre-trial at the International Criminal Court in The Hague
Italian sailors Girone and Latorre leave the police commissioner office in Kochi
IFormer Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi looks on as he speaks in Rome
Central African Republic president Bozize speaks during a news conference at the presidential palace in Bangui
A boy rides past a graffiti on his bicycle in Sanaa
France
A picture illustration taken with the multiple exposure function of the camera shows a one Euro coin and a map of Europe
Fugitive Congolese warlord Ntaganda attends rebel commander Makenga
A policeman keeps guard outside a court in New Delhi
Sami Abu-Zuhri, a spokesman for the Islamist Palestinian movement Hamas, addresses a news conference in Istanbul
Firemen attempt to extinguish a fire during riots in Meikhtila
Portugal
Oman
U.S. President Obama gestures during his address to Israeli students at the International Convention Center in Jerusalem
Italian sailors Girone and Latorre leave the police commissioner office in Kochi
Researchers of Hauri, an IT security software company investigating computer viruses, talk at their lab in the company in Seoul
South Korea
Australian PM Gillard greets members of audience as Opposition leader Abbott follows at National Apology for Forced Adoptions ceremony in Canberra
Under Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Cohen speaks about HSBC during a news conference in New York
Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks to U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew during their meeting in Beijing
Russia
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy reacts as he leaves his car in Paris
Riot police officer takes cover behind a car as he attempts to break up a demonstration in Caracas
Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) negotiator Jesus Santrich speaks to the media before the start of talks in Havana
Italian centre-left leader Bersani speaks after meeting with Italian President Napolitano at Quirinale palace in Rome
Chad president Idriss Deby smiles after arriving at Khartoum Airport on an official visit
A file photo shows high-level cleric Mohammed al-Buti speaking at a mosque
People walk past a branch of Iran
Russia
Georgia
Italian sailors Latorre and Girone wait to board elevator to reach police commissioner
Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) negotiator Jesus Santrich speaks to the media before the start of talks in Havana
People walk past a branch of Iran
Handout of Venezuela
Chairman and CEO of News Corporation Rupert Murdoch arrives at the 85th Academy Awards in Hollywood
U.S. Admiral Locklear arrives to inspect the Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) land-to-air missile in Tokyo
A North Korean flag on a tower flutters in the wind at a North Korean village near the truce village of Panmunjom in the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas in this picture taken just south of the border, in Paju
Muslim Brotherhood
U.N. Secretary General Ban during the signing ceremony of the peace deal to end eastern Democratic Republic Congo conflict, in Addis Ababa
Scotland
Georgia
South Sudan
Indian Home Minister Shinde attends a bilateral meeting with Pakistan
Russia
Demonstrators hold Kurdish flags and portraits of jailed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Ocalan during a gathering to celebrate Newroz in the southeastern Turkish city of Diyarbakir
Iran
Kuwait
Leader of CAR
Italy
A mosque burns during a riot in Meikhtila
An overturned car is seen at the site of a bomb attack in Jalozai camp in Nowshera district, northwestern Pakistan
United States Ambassador Donahoe looks on during a Human Rights Council special session on the situation in Syria at the United Nations in Geneva
Kenya
A United Nations peacekeeper stands on an observation tower at the Kuneitra border crossing between Israel and Syria, in the Israeli occupied Golan Heights
The anti-establishment 5-Star Movement former comic Beppe Grillo waves as he arrives at quirinale palace in Rome
U.S. Admiral Locklear arrives to inspect the Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) land-to-air missile in Tokyo
U.S. President Barack Obama hugs Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Ben Gurion International Airport Airport in Tel Aviv
Employees of KBS inspect a server to recover it at the company
U.S. Secretary of Treasury Jack Lew in the East Room of the White House in Washington
Australian Prime Minister Gillard speaks at the National Press Club in Canberra
North Korean soldiers attend military drills in this picture released by the North
European Union foreign policy chief Ashton listens during a news conference in Almaty
A Syrian refugee smokes during the visit of U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Antonio Guterres in Ketermaya village in the Chouf mountains
Clouds are reflected off the Secretariat Building of the UN headquarters during the 67th United Nations General Assembly, in New York
Newly-named French Budget Minister Bernard Cazeneuve arrives at the Finance Ministry in Paris
Afausat, a Benin citizen and a survivor on the boat that capsized off the coast, rests at the Bakor Medical Centre after spending 42 hours in the water, in Calabar
Handout photo of three F-35 Joint Strike Fighters flying over Edwards Air Force Base
Clouds are reflected off the Secretariat Building of the UN headquarters during the 67th United Nations General Assembly, in New York
President-elect of Kenya Uhuru Kenyatta waves to his supporters in front of a church in his hometown Gatundu
Italian sailors Latorre and Girone wait to board elevator to reach police commissioner
President Napolitano of Italy takes a drink of water before a meeting with U.S. President Obama in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington
U.S. Army LT. Chelsey Darrow takes his position during a patrol as part of an overall security and disruption insurgency mission in Wardak province
A indigenous man of the Ixchil region takes an oath during his testimony at the trial of former Guatemalan dictator Rios Montt in Guatemala City
PS leader Bratusek comes to an interview after the parliament dismissed Slovenia
Handout of U.S. Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs Roberta S. Jacobson attending the 39th SICA in Tegucigalpa
Member of the Just Russia political party Gudkov talks to son Dmitry during a session of the Duma, Russia
A policeman walks on a beach near Kudankulam nuclear power project
Newly-named French Budget Minister Bernard Cazeneuve arrives at the Finance Ministry in Paris
Former army chief and defeated presidential candidate Sarath Fonseka waves at his supporters during a political rally in Colombo
Italian sailors Latorre and Girone wait to board elevator to reach police commissioner
Fugitive Congolese warlord Ntaganda attends rebel commander Makenga
Boxes with signatures are seen before being submitted to support the initiative
Michael Gallagher, father of Aidan Gallagher who died in the Omagh bombing, stands outside the High Court in Belfast
Zimbabwe
Sudan
Leader of CAR
German Chancellor Merkel takes her seat during the weekly cabinet meeting in Berlin
PS leader Bratusek speaks during a news conference after the parliament dismissed Slovenia
A fisherman sits on the bank of the Suez Canal in Ismailia
Pope Francis takes part in his inaugural mass in Saint Peter
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un watches what KCNA said was a drill of drones assaulting targets and a firing drill of flak rocket destroying cruise missiles in an undisclosed location in this KCNA picture, in Pyongyang
People injured in what the government said was a chemical weapons attack, breathe through oxygen masks as they are treated at a hospital in the Syrian city of Aleppo
A protester holds a Cypriot flag during a rally against a levy on bank deposits in Cyprus, outside of the European Union office in Athens
U.S. President Obama steps out of an Iron Dome battery with Israeli PM Netanyahu at Ben Gurion International Airport Airport in Tel Aviv
Venezuela
United States Ambassador to Syria Robert Ford speaks to Reuters during the International Humanitarian Pledging Conference for Syria at Bayan Palace on the outskirts of Kuwait City
File photo shows riot policemen detaining a protester opposing Egyptian President Mursi during clashes in Cairo
Fugitive Congolese warlord Ntaganda talks on his mobile phone at his office in Goma
Files are seen at the venue of the Al-Sweady Inquiry is seen on the first day of the inquiry, in central London
Men walk past a sandwich stall on a street in Bangui
Zimbabwe
People walk on Tartous city beach northwest of Syria
A man, wounded in what the government said was a chemical weapons attack, is treated at a hospital in the Syrian city of Aleppo
U.S. Treasury Secretary Lew and Chinese Premier Li pose for photographs before adjourning to meeting at Zhongnanhai diplomatic compound in Beijing
Balu, a leader of DMK party, speaks with the media after handing over the letter of withdrawal of support to India
Afghanistan
Sudan
Combo of two file photos shows China
French newly-named Budget Minister Bernard Cazeneuve speaks to journalists after the weekly cabinet meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris
German Chancellor Merkel takes her seat during the weekly cabinet meeting in Berlin
A man walks at the main office of television network YTN in Seoul
Italy
Turkey
A Pakistan Army soldier stands guard while an election commission worker verifies a voter in a residential area of Karachi
Afghanistan
Iraqi residents examine the damage inflicted on their house by a car bomb attack in the Zaafaraniya neighbourhood in Baghdad
File photo of KGHM
Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks to U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew during their meeting in Beijing
India
Russian President Putin listens to Israel
South Korea
Combo of two file photos shows China
Unexploded ordinance left behind by Al Shabaab lay on the ground ahead of being destroyed by controlled detonation carried out by a combat engineering team serving with the Kenyan Contingent of the AMISOM in the southern Somali port city of Kismayo
Italy
Brazil
Cuba
Former Guatemalan dictator Rios Montt enters the Supreme Court of Justice for the first session of his trial in Guatemala City
Former Kenyan Cabinet Minister Ruto stands inside his house after hearing the news from the International Criminal Court, in Nairobi
Iraqi Kurdish Minister for Natural Resources Hawrami speaks during a news conference in Arbil
Palestinian policemen stand in front of demonstrators holding digitally manipulated placards depicting U.S President Obama during a protest in Ramallah
Spain
France
Fugitive Congolese warlord Ntaganda attends rebel commander Makenga
Syria
France
Brazil
Siderov leader of Bulgaria
Afghanistan
Czech Republic
A picture of lawyer Sergei Magnitsky is seen on his grave in the Preobrazhensky cemetery in Moscow
Italian sailors Girone and Latorre leave the police commissioner office in Kochi
Former Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt attends a hearing in the Supreme Court of Justice in Guatemala City
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu attends the first cabinet meeting of the 33rd Israeli government, in Jerusalem
Venezuela
People walk past a branch of Iran
Fugitive Congolese warlord Ntaganda attends rebel commander Makenga
Italy
People take part in a rally in defence of Russian children in Moscow
Zimbabwean election officials count ballot papers after close of voting on a referendum in Harare
File photo of former head of Kenya
Iran
Mali
Residents and medics transport a Syrian Army soldier, wounded in what they said was a chemical weapon attack near Aleppo, to a hospital
Palestinian labourers work on the construction of a synagogue in the settlement of Beitar Ilit, near Bethlehem
A picture of lawyer Sergei Magnitsky is seen on his grave in the Preobrazhensky cemetery in Moscow
Singapore
U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew speaks with China
China
A portrait of the Wall Street Journal
Residents gather at the site of a car bomb attack in the AL-Mashtal district in Baghdad
Sonia Gandhi speaks with M. Karunanidhi during an election campaign rally in Chennai
Former Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt stands in an elevator after a hearing in the Supreme Court of Justice in Guatemala City
A crane loads containers at a port in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province
U.S. Senator Rubio questions Senator Kerry during Senate Foreign Relations Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington
Syrian Opposition Coalition members and Syrian National Coalition members attend a meeting in Istanbul
A security official stands in front of the Bushehr nuclear reactor
Israel
Demirtas, co-chairman of the pro-Kurdish Peace and Democracy Party, gestures during a rally to celebrate the spring festival of Newroz in Istanbul
Italian marines Girone and Latorre alight from the plane with Italian Navy Chief of Staff Admiral Mantelli after landing at Ciampino airport in Rome
Afghan girl stands among widows clad in burqas during cash for work project by humanitarian organisation CARE International in Kabul
General Martin Dempsey testifies in Washington on the Defense Department
U.S. President Barack Obama delivers remarks on energy at the Argonne National Lab near Chicago
Lapid speaks during a Yesh Atid party meeting, at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament, in Jerusalem
Newly elected Pope Francis holds a mate given to him from Argentine President Cristina Kirchner at the Vatican
Horacio Cartes from the Colorado Party shows his identity card before voting in the primaries of the party in Asuncion
Indicted war criminal Bosco Ntaganda poses for a photograph during an interview with Reuters in Goma Democratic Republic of Congo
Moshe Yaalon attends a Likud-Beiteinu party meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem
Italy
Venezuela
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks to U.S. embassy staff in Doha
Indicted war criminal Bosco Ntaganda poses for a photograph during an interview with Reuters in Goma Democratic Republic of Congo
A Somali soldier uses his mobile phone to record the wreckage of vehicles at the scene of an explosion near the presidential palace in Somalia
Azerbaijan President Aliyev arrives at O
President-elect of Kenya Uhuru Kenyatta waves to his supporters in front of a church in his hometown Gatundu
NATO Secretary General Rasmussen addresses a news conference at the Alliance headquarters in Brussels
Indicted war criminal Bosco Ntaganda poses for a photograph during an interview with Reuters in Goma Democratic Republic of Congo
Sunni Muslim protesters set garbage bins on fire, blocking Beirut
Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi is seen during meeting with U.N. special representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict Leila Zerrougui in Sanaa
Members of the media are shown the Thames Water Fleet sewer in London
Newly elected Pope Francis, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina appears on the balcony of St. Peter
Argentine President Cristina Fernandez shows a gift as she stands next to newly elected Pope Francis during a private meeting at the Vatican
Turkey
Mizal Karim Al-Sweady holds a photograph of his dead son Hamid Al-Sweady after giving evidence to the Al-Sweady Inquiry in London
Nigeria
Italy
Zimbabwe
Venezuela
Israel
Leader of CAR
A Palestinian labourer works on a construction site in a Jewish settlement near Jerusalem
File picture shows Japan
Demirtas, co-chairman of the pro-Kurdish Peace and Democracy Party, gestures during a rally to celebrate the spring festival of Newroz in Istanbul
Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi is seen during meeting with U.N. special representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict Leila Zerrougui in Sanaa
Policemen walk past the scene of an explosion near the presidential palace in Somalia
Zambia
Security officials inspect the site of bomb blast in a judicial compound in Peshawar
Sudan
Harriet Harman, the Deputy Leader of Britain
China
John Kerry and Ban Ki-moon shake hands after making remarks to the media before their bilateral meeting at the State Department in Washington
Australian Prime Minister Gillard speaks at the National Press Club in Canberra
Susana Villaran marks her vote during the city
File photo of a visitor to the China Aviation Museum taking a photograph of a row of old anti-aircraft guns on display in Beijing
President-elect of Kenya Uhuru Kenyatta waves to his supporters in front of a church in his hometown Gatundu
Israel
Freed Palestinian prisoner Ayman Sharawneh gestures as he holds a copy of the Koran inside an ambulance upon his arrival near Erez crossing in the northern Gaza Strip
A man inspects rubble and trash in Al-Hamidiya neighbourhood in Homs
A woman poses with a glass of wine at a tapas bar in Mumbai
Italy
France
First Nations protestors take part in an "Idle No More" demonstration on Parliament Hill in Ottawa
A Swiss woman with her face covered is taken to a hospital by police for her medical examination at Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh
The wreckage of a plane burns in Nigeria
Pushkov, Chairman of the Russian State Duma Committee on International Affairs, attends a news conference in Moscow
Protesters attend an anti-government rally in downtown Budapest
Police examine the wreckage after a car bomb exploded in Basra, 420 km (261 miles) southeast of Baghdad
Supporters of Central African Republic
An election official seals a ballot box after the close of voting on a referendum in Mbare, Harare
Sudan
Venezuela
Israeli former judge Dan Cohen attends his second extradition hearing at the San Jorge prison in Lima
A Somali journalist holds a poster bearing the image of Ibrahim as they demand for his release in capital Mogadishu
European Council President Herman Van Rompuy holds a news conference during a European Union leaders meeting in Brussels
Egypt
Zimbabwe
France
Italian sailors Latorre and Girone wait to board elevator to reach police commissioner
A view shows damaged buildings and a vehicle on a deserted street in Deraa
Five-Star Movement leader and comedian Grillo gestures during a rally in Turin
Five Star Movement leader and comedian Beppe Grillo and his wife Parvin Tadjik arrive to cast their votes at the polling station in Genoa
Yaalon shakes hands with Israel
Soldiers listen to France
Members of the Iraqi Army gather near the site of a bomb attack at Alawi district in Baghdad
China
China
China
A customer fills-up his car with diesel at a gas station in Nice
U.S. Secretary of Defense Hagel speaks at his news conference at the Pentagon in Washington
Piero Grasso is congratulated after the vote electing him as the new Senate president at the Senate in Rome
An old damaged house is pictured in Homs
An Egyptian Coptic Church that was set on fire is seen in Benghazi
People gather at an automatic teller machine in Nicosia
Italy
Pakistan
File photo of Jose Alfredo Martinez de Hoz carried on a stretcher in Buenos Aires
Outgoing Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borisov speaks during a debate at the parliament in Sofia
Britain
Pope Francis I prays before the replica of the Grotto of Lourdes at the Vatican Gardens in the Vatican
Lower house deputies are seen at the Chambers of Deputies in Rome
Zambia
Bulgaria
European Union foreign policy chief Ashton walks before talks on Iran
Sobotka speaks during a parliamentary confidence vote in Prague
Italy
General Bosco Ntaganda addresses a news conference in Kabati, a village located in Congo
Kenya
Outgoing Chinese Foreign Minister Yang sits in Great Hall of the People, ahead of fifth plenary meeting of NPC, in Beijing
Woman is helped by officials as she votes in a referendum at a polling station in Harare
Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women Michelle Bachelet of Chile dances with women upon her arrival at Ushafa pottery village in Abuja
UN Women Executive Director Michelle Bachelet speaks at the International Labour Conference (OIT) in Santiago
Soldiers and police inspect the site of an explosion in the village of Jesus Tepactepec
Copies of the final edition of the News of the World are printed on the presses at the News International print works in Waltham Cross, southern England
Mary Robinson, former president of Ireland, speaks at the United Nations Global Compact Leaders Summit 2010 in New York
Israel
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks to U.S. embassy staff in Doha
U.S. Secretary of Defense Hagel speaks at his news conference at the Pentagon in Washington
Soldiers from the Tuareg rebel group MNLA sit in a pickup truck in Kidal
Kenya
A U.S. Air Force MQ-1 Predator, unmanned aerial vehicle, armed with AGM-114 Hellfire missiles, performs a low altitude pass during the Aviation Nation 2005 air show at Nellis Air Force Base in this handout photo
Metal horse heads are seen above a closed horsemeat butcher shop in Paris
Zambia
Brazil
Military cadets practise a drill for Friday
Newly assigned Conservative Party chaiman Grant Shapps leaves Downing Street in London
Ethnic Hungarian women hold the Szekler flag as they parade on horses during a Magyar
Kurds take part in a demonstration calling for the release of Kurdistan Workers Party leader Ocalan, in Strasbourg
Newly elected senators of the 5-Star Movement attend a debate at the Senate in Rome
Mustafa Ben Jaafar, the secretary-general of Tunisia
Italy
Britain
Lapid speaks during a Yesh Atid party meeting, at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament, in Jerusalem
Members of the Free Syrian Army walk with their weapons in Bab Amro in the city of Homs
Policemen search the area of a bomb blast minutes after an explosion in central Athens
Presidential candidate Sidya Toure votes in Conakry
Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt addresses the 67th session of the UN General Assembly at the U.N. headquarters in New York
Newly elected Pope Francis I, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina, leads a a mass with cardinals at the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican
Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi explains to villagers why she supports a copper mine project in Sarlingyi township
Kenya
Weapons and ammunition seized from captured suspected Taliban are presented to the media at the National Directorate of Security (NDS) headquarter in Kabul
Kirov Governor Nikita Belykh speaks during an interview with Reuters in Moscow
China
Italian PD (Democratic Party) leader Pier Luigi Bersani leaves at the end of a news conference in Rome
Russia
U.S. President Obama welcomes Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu inside the White House in Washington
Hondura
Fans take pictures of singer Perry with their mobile phones during an autograph-signing event as part of promotional activities for her new fragrance "Purr" in Mexico City
Japan
Women shout during a protest in Tahrir Square in Cairo
UNDP Administrator Helen Clark speaks during a ceremony for the MDG Brazil Award at Planalto Palace
Italian PD (Democratic Party) leader Bersani speaks during a news conference in Rome
Hungary
Syria
Egyptian national flag flutters at Port Said, northeast of Cairo
Anti-government protesters stand next to burning tyres as they march on the streets of the village of Sanabis, west of Manama
File photo of then Argentine Cardinal Bergoglio blessing residents of the Villa 21-24 slum inside the Virgin of Caacupe chapel in Buenos Aires
Italy
Britain
UNDP Administrator Helen Clark attends a ceremony for the MDG Brazil Award at Planalto Palace
Syria
A portrait of former Khmer Rouge foreign minister Ieng Sary is displayed at the S-21 security prison, presently known as the Tuol Sleng genocide museum, in Phnom Penh
Under Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Cohen speaks about HSBC during a news conference in New York
France
U.S. President Barack Obama delivers remarks at the Organizing for Action dinner in Washington
Tunisia
Venezuela
Venezuelan Judge Maria Lourdes Afiuni is seen in prision outside Caracas in the state of Miranda
A Palestinian man walks near defaced placards depicting U.S. President Barack Obama, ahead of his visit to the region, in Ramallah
Britain
Serbia
Armenia
Hungary
Marina Litvinenko, the wife of former KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko, who was murdered in London in 2006, speaks to members of the media outside the High Court in London
Britain
Kenya
The eight Turkish prisoners are seen as they are released in the northern Iraqi city of Dohuk
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Former French President Sarkozy arrives at the Parc des Princes Stadium to attend the French Ligue 1 soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and Olympique Lyon in Paris
Hungary
U.S. Marine holds Iraqi child after crossfire ripped apart family in central Iraq
German Finance Minister Schaeuble presents report on proposed benchmark figures for 2014 federal budget in Berlin
Kosovo
Myanmar pro-democracy Leader Aung San Suu Kyi comforts a woman at a village in Sarlingyi township
Members of the Iraqi Army gather near the site of a bomb attack at Alawi district in Baghdad
Palestinian President Abbas attends a Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) executive committee meeting in Ramallah
Filipino U.N. peacekeepers wait to address a news conference at the headquarters of the General Command of the Jordanian Army in Amman
Members of forces loyal to Syria
Zhong Jianhua, China
Sudan and South Sudan
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Sukhoi-30 aircrafts drop bombs on the targets during the Indian Air Force fire power demonstration exercise "Iron Fist 2013" in Pokhran
Hu Jintao shakes hands with China
File picture of protesters clashing with riot police outside the Labour Ministry in Athens
Israel
Sonando, owner of local independent radio station and land rights campaigner, gestures in waiting room in Phnom Penh
Italian marines Girone and Latorre arrive with Italian Navy Chief of Staff Admiral Mantelli at Ciampino airport in Rome
PKK fighters stand guard during the release of eight Turkish prisoners in the northern Iraqi city of Dohuk
Hospital staff and relatives load the body of Ram Singh into an ambulance after post-mortem was conducted on his body at a hospital in New Delhi
Handout of former Khmer Rouge Foreign Minister Ieng Sary attending the testimony of former Khmer Rouge S-21 prison chief Kaing Guek Eav at the ECCC on the outskirts of Phnom Penh
Syria
Guangdong Communist Party Secretary Hu listens to a delegate during the NPC in Beijing
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un visits a long-range artillery sub-unit of the Korean People
An Afghan policeman keeps watch at a checkpoint in Maidan, Wardak province
Flags fly in front of the United Nations Headquarters in New York
Vandalised campaign poster of opposition leader and presidential candidate Henrique Capriles is pictured in Caracas
PS leader Bratusek speaks during a news conference after the parliament dismissed Slovenia
A man tries to extinguish a fire following shelling by forces loyal to Syria
Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai with the leader of four major political parties join hands in front of the media after signing an agreement to form a government led by chief justice Khilraj Regmi in Kathmandu
Vandalised campaign poster of opposition leader and presidential candidate Henrique Capriles is pictured in Caracas
Newly elected Pope Francis, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina appears on the balcony of St. Peter
Filin, artistic director of Russia
U.S. Senator Kerry testifies during his Senate Foreign Relations Committee confirmation hearing to be secretary of state, on Capitol Hill in Washington
Italy
Nigeria
File photograph shows Britain
Lebanon
Members of a Syrian Shi
Voting officials count the ballots in a polling station in Rome
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban delivers a speech during a business conference in Budapest
A vendor stands next to his fruit stall as he waits for customers near a mosque in Cairo
German Interior Minister Friedrich arrives for session of the lower house of parliament, Bundestag, in Berlin
Indian paramilitary soldiers carry their injured colleague to a hospital during a gunfight in Srinagar
Nigeria
Tunisia
People walk on a street lined with buildings damaged by what activists said were missiles fired by a Syrian Air Force fighter jet loyal to President Assad in Deir Al-Zor
Netherlands
Kurdish demonstrators hold flags with portraits of jailed PKK leader Ocalan in front of the European Parliament in Strasbourg
Egypt
Iranian-American Amir Mirza Hekmati, who has been sentenced to death by Iran
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe gestures as he addresses mourners gathered for the burial of Vice-President John Nkomo at National Heroes Acre in Harare
Malian soldiers patrol in the village of Kadji
A visitor walks past a stand for Italian defence group Finmeccanica during the IDEX at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre
Children remove trash blocking the drains in the Al Inzarat district in Aleppo
A Falklands islander wears a wig with the Union Jack colours as she arrives to the Town Hall polling station in Stanley
Britain
Outgoing Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borisov speaks during a debate at the parliament in Sofia
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Rice sits in Security Council meeting regarding Libya at UN Headquarters in New York
Iran
Director of National Intelligence Clapper testifies at a security threat hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington
Italian President Giorgio Napolitano lifts his hat as he meets with German Chancellor Angela Merkel (not pictured) for talks at the Chancellery in Berlin
France
Falkland Islands goverment officials remove Union Jack flags after a news conference at the Town Hall in Stanley
Italian sailors Girone and Latorre leave the police commissioner office in Kochi
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un visits a long-range artillery sub-unit of the Korean People
Brunei
Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan speaks during a joint news conference with other government ministers in Tripoli
French soldiers stand guard next to a local resident outside Gao
Israel
German Chancellor Angela Merkel answers questions from reporters after a meeting in Munich
President-elect of Kenya Kenyatta and his wife Margaret attend a ceremony inside a church in his hometown Gatundu
Bulgarian interim premier-designate Raikov speaks during a ceremony in Sofia
South African police officers arrested on suspicion of murder appear for bail hearing at Benoni court
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela , former wife of Nelson Mandela, attends the ANC policy meeting in Midrand
Men wait in line for petrol at a fuel station in Juba
The former President of Pakistan, Pervez Musharraf, speaks at a news conference at a branch of his political party in east London
Dmitrichenko prepares to leave defendant
Austrian President Fischer delivers his speech during a commemoration ceremony marking anniversary of Austria
Greenland
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban delivers a speech during a business conference in Budapest
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban delivers a speech during a business conference in Budapest
A member of the Free Syrian Army walks with his weapon in one of the streets in the city of Homs
Italian President Giorgio Napolitano lifts his hat as he meets with German Chancellor Angela Merkel (not pictured) for talks at the Chancellery in Berlin
Venezuela
Serbian PM Dacic and Deputy PM Vucic arrive to lay a wreath in a memory of the late PM Djindjic in Belgrade
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban delivers a speech during a business conference in Budapest
Men wait in line for petrol at a fuel station in Juba
Venezuela
Central African Republic President Bozize attends peace talks in Libreville
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un visits a long-range artillery sub-unit of the Korean People
President elect Uhuru Kenyatta greets his supporters in the company of his wife Margaret soon after attending a church service in his rural home town of Gatundu
Russian MP Lugovoi speaks during a news conference in Moscow
Bulgarian President Plevneliev delivers his speech at the parliament in Sofia
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Liberia
A woman walks under an umbrella on a snow-covered street in Cambrai
South Sudan negotiator Pagan Amum is pictured on the sidelines of a leader
Myanmar
An Israeli Cobra helicopter fires missiles at targets during the air force pilots
Japan
South Sudan negotiator Pagan Amum is pictured on the sidelines of a leader
Former Irish president Robinson attends WEF in Davos
Falkland islanders are silhouetted behind the Union Jack as they react after hearing the results of the referendum in Stanley
China
Filipino U.N. peacekeepers arrive at the headquarters of the General Command of the Jordanian Army in Amman
A member of the Free Syrian Army takes a position as he points his weapon in a mosque in Aleppo
Italian sailors Girone and Latorre leave the police commissioner office in Kochi
Irani workers weld the pipeline during a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the inauguration of the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline in Chahbahar
Chris Huhne, Britain
File photograph shows Radical Muslim cleric Abu Qatada, arriving back at his home after being released on bail, in London
Dmitrichenko looks out from the defendant
Photos of the late President Hugo Chavez are hung out for sale outside of the Military Academy, where the funeral service of Chavez is being held, in Caracas
Egypt
An artist
Tom Donilon stands as U.S. President Obama announces the resignation of NSA Jones in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington
Kenya
So North Korea
Chris Huhne, Britain
Italy
Tom Donilon stands as U.S. President Obama announces the resignation of NSA Jones in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington
An artist
Afghanistan
South Sudan
Woman chants slogans and holds pictures of assassinated leftist politician Belaid during demonstration against Islamist Ennahda movement in Tunis
Protesters carry a Bulgarian national flag as they block the main railway station in Sofia
Afghans look at the bodies of Afghan policemen inside an ambulance after they were killed in Wardak
Italy
South Sudan
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban presents his annual state-of-the-nation speech in Budapest
Mange Lal Singh and Ram Bai, father and mother of Ram Singh, the driver of the bus in which a young woman was gang-raped and fatally injured three months ago, sit inside their house in New Delhi
Bahraini Crown Prince Sheikh Salman bin Hamad al-Khalifa walks to a luncheon during the International Humanitarian Pledging Conference for Syria at Bayan Palace on the outskirts of Kuwait City
France
Italy
Kenya
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban presents his annual state-of-the-nation speech in Budapest
A supporter of Venezuela
A picture of lawyer Sergei Magnitsky is seen on his grave in the Preobrazhensky cemetery in Moscow
Chair of the Commission of Inquiry on Syria Paulo Pinheiro delivers his report next to UN human rights chief Pillay during the Human Rights Council at the United Nations in Geneva
Icelandic national flag flies in Reykjavik
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban presents his annual state-of-the-nation speech in Budapest
President-elect of Kenya Uhuru Kenyatta waves to his supporters in front of a church in his hometown Gatundu
France
IAEA Director General Amano attends a news conference at Japan National Press Club in Tokyo
South Korean employees working at the Kaesong Industrial Complex, arrive at the South
M23 rebel fighters guard the venue of news conference in Bunagana in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
Britain
A Free Syrian Army fighter walks along a damaged street in the besieged area of Homs
South Africa
Japan
German Chancellor Angela Merkel answers questions from reporters after a meeting in Munich
People drive their cars on Ross road with Union Jack and Falkland Islands flags during a parade in Stanley
A man looks at a map bearing the demilitarized zone at Imjingak pavillion in Paju
Free Syrian Army fighters stand by their weapons in the besieged area of Homs
A tourist looks at portraits of victims killed in the former Khmer Rouge regime
Policemen search the area of a bomb blast minutes after an explosion in central Athens
Five-Star Movement leader and comedian Grillo gestures during a rally in Turin
Workers tend to a furnace at a steel factory in the outskirts of Coimbatore
Residents attempt to identify bodies found along a river, at a school used as a field hospital in Aleppo
Presidential candidate Hovannisian addresses supporters at a rally in Yerevan
Libyan National Congress President Magarief speaks at a ceremony to mark the second anniversary of the country
File photo of Princess Lilian of Sweden
Italian PD (Democratic Party) leader Bersani waves next to mayor of Florence Renzi during a political rally in Florence
Germany
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A woman holds a placard with a portrait of Sergei Magnitsky during an unauthorised rally in central Moscow
A euro sculpture is pictured in front of the headquarter of the European Central Bank (ECB) in Frankfurt
Iran
Opposition protesters hold a rally in Baku
Pakistani Christians protest against Saturday
A referendum volunteer carries a mobile ballot box in Stanley
Guinea
Israel
Yair Lapid, a former television anchorman who leads the new middle-of-the-road Yesh Atid party, attends a party meeting at parliament in Jerusalem
A protestor holds up the Bulgarian national flag during a blockade of the main railway station in Sofia
An artist known as solo7 paints a peace message on the tarmac in the Kibera slum in Nairobi
Police officers patrol streets after recent mass protests in the town of Ismailli
Austrian-Canadian businessman and billionaire Frank Stronach of "Team Stronach" delivers a speech during his final election rally in St. Poelten
Syrian National Coalition leader Moaz Alkhatib speaks to the media after meeting with Arab League head Nabil al-Arabi in Cairo
Labour Party leader Muscat and his wife are greeted by supporters at a polling station in Burmarrad
Anti-nuclear protesters attend a rally in Tokyo
Deputy National Security Adviser John Brennan testifies before a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on his nomination to be the Director of the CIA, on Capitol Hill in Washington
China
A Chinese national flag flies in front of Beijing Telegraph Building on a hazy morning in central Beijing
Afghan President Hamid Karzai sits during an event to mark International Women
Still image taken from video shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-un applauding as he is welcomed by members of the military at an undisclosed location
Still image taken from video shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-un looking through a pair of binoculars at an undisclosed location
Cars drive through Guomao bridge on a heavy hazy day in Beijing
A "Yes" sign formed with cars is seen on a hill as a car decorated with Union Jack flags passes by in Stanley
Investigators and members of a forensic team gather around a car where new tourism minister of Jalisco state Gallegos was shot dead at a crime scene between Guadalajara and Zapopan limits
China
Protesters, who oppose Egyptian President Mursi, face riot police during clashes along Qasr Al Nil bridge, which leads to Tahrir Square in Cairo
Jordanian Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour shows his ink-stained finger after casting his vote at a polling station in Al Salt
Nigeria
Britain
Former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi casts his vote at a polling station in Milan
Jordanian Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour shows his ink-stained finger after casting his vote at a polling station in Al Salt
PS leader Bratusek speaks during a news conference after the parliament dismissed Slovenia
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban presents his annual state-of-the-nation speech in Budapest
Jordanian Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour speaks to the media after casting his vote at a polling station in Al Salt
Former President Mandela greets recipients of 2008 Mandela Rhodes scholarship at his offices in Johannesburg
File photo shows Italy
President-elect Kenyatta displays the certificate from IEBC declaring him winner of the general election in Nairobi
Finance Minister Tendai Biti holds his Budget briefcase before delivering his mid-term budget review at Zimbabwe
United Nations peacekeepers put on protective gear before driving through the Kuneitra border crossing between Israel and Syria, in the Israeli occupied Golan Heights
An Egyptian soldier guards a checkpoint at Rafah city
U.N. Secretary General Ban during the signing ceremony of the peace deal to end eastern Democratic Republic Congo conflict, in Addis Ababa
File photograph shows Radical Muslim cleric Abu Qatada, arriving back at his home after being released on bail, in London
A Filipino United Nations peacekeepers enters a car at the Kuneitra border crossing between Israel and Syria, in the Israeli occupied Golan Heights
Afghan National Army soldiers investigate at the site of an attack in Kabul
China
Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi enters a venue for a news conference at the Great Hall of the People, the venue of the National People
Spectators are illuminated with the colours of the Austrian flag during the opening ceremony of the World Alpine Skiing Championships in Schladming
Truck carrying supplies for NATO troops crossed into Afghanistan from Pakistan at the Tor kham
Handout shows two Germans posing for a picture after being released by the National Liberation Army to the International Red Cross Committee, at the airport in Ocana in northeast Norte de Santander province
French President Hollande and his Senegalese counterpart Macky Sall arrive at the International Solidarity and Development meeting in Paris
Police and forensic technicians stand near the wrapped bodies of two dead people hanging from an overpass as three more dead bodies lie on the ground in Saltillo
Sudanese Defence Minister Hussein talks to his South Sudan counterpart Nyuon as former South African President Mbeki in Ethiopia
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un waves from a boat in the southwest of Pyongyang
Handout of Quintana, U.N. special envoy on human rights in Myanmar, meets with Myanmar pro-democracy leader Suu Kyi in Yangon
Anti-riot policemen deploy across Conakry to separate rival gang fighters
Nigeria
Britain
File photo shows Italy
Former Argentine President and current senator Carlos Menem, 79, poses after an interview with Reuters at his home in Buenos Aires
Oscar Pistorius stands at the dock before the start of proceedings at a Pretoria magistrates court
Russian police officers detain a supporter of jailed members of the punk group Pussy Riot during a protest calling for their release, in central Moscow
Chairman and CEO of News Corporation Rupert Murdoch arrives at the 85th Academy Awards in Hollywood
People attend the funeral of Ahmed Galal, who died during clashes between police and demonstrators, in Port Said city
Larijani, Secretary General of the High Council for Human Rights of Iran, looks on during the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the Human Rights Council at the UN in Geneva
South Sudan President Salva Kiir attends the summit of Heads of State and Governments in Ethiopia
South African police officers arrested on suspicion of murder appear for bail hearing at Benoni court, east of Johannesburg
Army soldiers stand guard in front of the Governorate General building in Port Said city
Brazil
A supporter of Kenyan PM Odinga sits in front of a poster outside his house as he waits for election results in Nairobi
Former Kenyan Cabinet Minister Ruto stands inside his house after hearing the news from the International Criminal Court, in Nairobi
Tunisia
Supporters of Venezuela
An Israeli police officer falls, engulfed in flames after Palestinian protesters threw firebombs during clashes in Jerusalem
David Rossi, the spokesman of Monte Paschi di Siena, is pictured
A Filipino United Nations peacekeepers enters a car at the Kuneitra border crossing between Israel and Syria, in the Israeli occupied Golan Heights
Argentine Falklands War veterans walk next to a "Welcome to the Falkland Islands" sign in Port Stanley
Copies of the Sun on Sunday are displayed for sale, on the first day of publication, in a newsagents in Wembley, north London
Five-Star Movement leader and comedian Grillo gestures during a rally in Turin
The Monte Dei Paschi bank headquarters is pictured in Siena
A participant holds a placard during a protest calling for the release of jailed members of the punk group Pussy Riot, in central Moscow
A Pope John Paul II statue is displayed in a tailor shop window in Rome
Prime Minister of Moldova Filat looks on during a meeting with his Swedish counterpart Reinfeldt at the government headquarters in Stockholm
Italian President Giorgio Napolitano lifts his hat as he meets with German Chancellor Angela Merkel (not pictured) for talks at the Chancellery in Berlin
Corporate consultant Berger poses before a Reuters interview in Berlin
Egypt
Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov speaks at a news conference after a meeting of the Russia-Arab cooperation forum in Moscow
Social Democratic Party candidate for this year
A Filipino United Nations peacekeepers enters a car at the Kuneitra border crossing between Israel and Syria, in the Israeli occupied Golan Heights
Bruederle parliamentary faction leader of FDP addresses session of Bundestag at Reichstag in Berlin
Italy
France
TEPCO
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un talks with officers in the southwest of Pyongyang
File photo shows Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi giving a speech in Monywa
Italian PD (Democratic Party) leader Bersani waves next to mayor of Florence Renzi during a political rally in Florence
An unnamed 18-year-old teenager, who is eight months pregnant, rests outside her room at the Association for the Promotion of the Status of Women in Bangkok
Still image taken from video shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-un speaking with senior military officials at an undisclosed location
KCNA handout picture shows North Korean soldiers attending military training
Interior Ministry spokesman Mansour Turki gestures during a news conference in Riyadh
An U.N. Peacekeeper records a video of Congolese national police officers arriving on a ferry at a port at Lake Kivu
Still image taken from an undated video of Suleiman Abu Ghaith
Riot police try to stop clashes and ask protesters, opposing Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi, to back away in Cairo
An official from the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) inspects ballot boxes at Kasarani gymnasium in Kenya
Whale dives into sea off the coast of Greenland
Sudan
France
Nigeria
M23 military leader General Makenga arrives to attend a news conference in Bunagana in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
Israel
Saint Peter
Independent presidential candidate and former EU Commissioner, Kuneva leaves a booth at a polling station in Sofia
Investigating officer Botha, the lead detective in Pistorius murder case, sits in court during break in court proceedings at Pretoria Magistrates court
Peru
Nigeria
Members of the United Nations Security Council vote to tighten sanctions on North Korea at the United Nations Headquarters in New York
Investigating officer Botha, the lead detective in Pistorius murder case, sits in court during break in court proceedings at Pretoria Magistrates court
People displaced by the recent violence in Pauktaw pass the time at Owntaw refugee camp for Muslims outside Sittwe
File photo of former Italian PM Berlusconi arriving for a political rally in Rome
A view shows the interior of a damaged school in the besieged area of Homs
Iran
Tunisia
Croatia
Malaysia
People discuss the presidential elections results in Kisumu
Serbia
United Nations peacekeepers salute as a U.N. vehicle crosses from Syria into Israel at the Kuneitra crossing on the Golan
French Prime Minister Ayrault speaks with Defence minister Le Drian at the Elysee Palace in Paris
A United Nations peacekeeper stands next to a U.N. vehicle before it crosses into Syria at the Kuneitra crossing on the Golan
Zarutsky sits in the defendant
Croatia
Democratic Party leader Bersani and Florence mayor Renzi gesture at supporters as they arrive for a rally in Florence
Villagers walk in between destroyed cars in Shangpu village in China
Britain
Kenya
Malaysia
File photo shows a stone-throwing Palestinian running past tear gas fired by Israeli soldiers during clashes in Hebron
Indonesia
A woman awaits a public transport at a bus-stop that reads "Let us go and bring change", promoting peaceful elections in Kenya
Five-Star Movement leader and comedian Grillo gestures during a rally in Turin
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un inspects an artillery firing drill of the Korean People
People arrive at a city bus station in the town of Zhoukou, Henan Province
File handout photo provided by Japan Coast Guard shows Chinese marine surveillance ship Haijian No.75 cruising in waters northwest of disputed islands, called Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China, in the East China Sea
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un waves during an inspection of the Korean People
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Satellite image shows what Amnesty International calls 20 possible guard posts in North Korea
Britain
Security officials surrounding a Christian girl accused of blasphemy, move her to a helicopter in Rawalpindi
Opposition deputies block the speaker
People are reflected in the window of a Monte Dei Paschi Di Siena bank in Rome
Opposition deputies block the speaker
Boy carrying toy gun stands near members of Somalia
Pakistani police superintendent Sohail Zafar Chattha hears requests for help from residents in the district of Rahim Yar Khan in the eastern Punjab Province
Elba Esther Gordillo, leader of Mexico
Iran
South Sudan
Supporters of Venezuela
German Green Party co-leader Oezdemir delivers his speech at the party convention of the Green Party in Hanover
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un inspects an artillery firing drill of the Korean People
Mourners sing during the memorial service of 27-year-old taxi driver Mido Macia in Daveyton, east of Johannesburg
Greece
Yannos Papantoniou, minister for National Economy and Finance of Greece, speaks at the World Bank/In..
France
Somali government soldiers trained by the EUTM team are pictured with their weapons as they wait for their passing out ceremony at Bihanga army training camp
Sri Lankan Tamil women hold up photographs of their missing sons during a protest against the Sri Lankan government in Colombo
Armenia
Egypt
IAEA Director General Amano attends a news conference during a board of governors meeting in Vienna
Orthodox priest leads the funeral service for Plamen Goranov at a church in the city of Varna
Somali government soldiers trained by the EUTM team are pictured with their weapons as they wait for their passing out ceremony at Bihanga army training camp
Portugal
Cardinal Pasinya, of the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Cardinal de Aviz of Brazil arrive for a meeting at the Synod Hall in the Vatican
North Korean soldiers attend a military training
A man listens to a radio to hear news on election results at Mishomoroni area of Kenya
A policeman keeps guard outside a court in New Delhi
Protesters speak with army soldiers standing guard in Port Said city
Somali government soldiers trained by the EUTM team are pictured with their weapons as they wait for their passing out ceremony at Bihanga army training camp
Police search two detained men when they were coming out from Tanjung Labian, a village adjacent to Kampung Tanduo
Moldova
Ethnic Tuareg Malian soldiers, under the command of Col. El Hadj Ag Gamou, occupy a former petrol station in Gao
People shout slogans on hunger and poverty during an anti-government protest in Cairo
Men carry the coffin of Plamen Goranov during a funeral service at a church in the city of Varna
Libyan National Congress President Magarief speaks at a ceremony to mark the second anniversary of the country
Italian PD (Democratic Party) leader Pier Luigi Bersani leaves at the end of a news conference in Rome
Palestinian children play soccer on a street in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip
A French soldier walks past women outside the destroyed main market in Gao
French soldiers pass a donkey-driven cart outside the destroyed main market in Gao
A flag with the portrait of jailed PKK leader Ocalan is seen in front of the entrance of the Information Centre of Kurdistan in Paris
Tunisian Defence Minister Abdelkarim Zbidi speaks during a meeting with U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta in Tunis
A North Korean navy patrol boat is seen near Mount Kumgang resort in Kumgang
Still image of Zarutsky, suspected attacker of Bolshoi Theatre artistic director Filin, after his arrest in Moscow
U.S. ambassador to the IAEA Macmanus attends a board of governors meeting in Vienna
Lebanon
An official from the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) inspects ballot boxes at Kasarani gymnasium in Kenya
A general view of Bushehr nuclear power plant
Britain
The UNICEF logo is pictured on a building in Geneva
Biologist Orozco moves a female beluga sturgeon to spawn with males at Sturgeon AquaFarms in Bascom
China
A Syrian refugee walks along tents at the Al Zaatri refugee camp in the Jordanian city of Mafraq
Protestors march on a boulevard during a demonstration in central Sofia
Villagers carry body of a dead gunmen that was killed on Saturday for removal at Simunul village in Sabah
Mexico
A North Korean flag on a tower flutters in the wind at a North Korean village near the truce village of Panmunjom in the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas in this picture taken just south of the border, in Paju
Supporters of Venezuela
Supporters of Venezuela
Knives, scissors and other prohibited items that were confiscated at Los Angeles International Airport
Russian ambassador to the United Nations Churkin speaks to media after a Security Council meeting at the United Nations
Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan speaks during a joint news conference with other government ministers in Tripoli
File photo of Venezuela
Naoto Matsumura feeds cows in Tomioka town, Fukushima prefecture
U.S. Marine Corps General Mattis testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee in Washington
U.S. Marine Corps General Mattis testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee in Washington
Zimbabwe
U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Pillay smiles before delivering her annual report to the 22nd session of the Human Rights Council at the United Nations in Geneva
UN Special Rapporteur on torture for the United Nations Juan Mendez speaks during a news conference in Rabat
Tunisian President Marzouki meets with prime minister-designate Larayedh in Tunis
Chile
French labour union employees demonstrate in Paris against the government
Brazil
Hagel speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia
Tunisian President Marzouki meets with prime minister-designate Larayedh in Tunis
Belgium
Anti-riot policemen deploy across Conakry to separate rival gang fighters
U.S. Secretary of State Kerry meets with Qatari PM and Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani in Doha
Tunisia
U.S. Secretary of State Kerry waves before boarding a plan headed for Qatar on his first official overseas trip as secretary of state in Abu Dhabi
Syria
A supporter of jailed opposition leader Tymoshenko holds a portrait of her during a rally in front of the Appeal Court building in Kiev
People carry red flags and a portrait of the late Soviet leader Josef Stalin during a ceremony to mark the 60th anniversary of his death in his hometown of Gori
Former Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed is escorted by police officers after being arrested in Male
Moldova
French labour union employees demonstrate in Lyon against the government
A protester throws a tear gas canister during clashes in front of Security Directorate in Port Said
A flag with the portrait of jailed PKK leader Ocalan is seen in front of the entrance of the Information Centre of Kurdistan in Paris
Top officials from Iran and the six powers take part in talks on Iran
Fernod, founder of Kabulbank, speaks in court in Kabul
A North Korean and a South Korean soldier look at each other at the Panmunjom truce village
Italian President Giorgio Napolitano lifts his hat as he meets with German Chancellor Angela Merkel (not pictured) for talks at the Chancellery in Berlin
Belgium
Palestinian children watch a 10 km race as part of the second annual Gaza Marathon in Khan Younis
Prime Minister of Moldova Filat looks on during a meeting with his Swedish counterpart Reinfeldt at the government headquarters in Stockholm
Former Maldives President Nasheed leaves the Indian High Commission in Male
French Defence Minister Le Drian leaves the Elysee Palace in Paris following a meeting on the situation in Mali
Zimbabwe
Elba Esther Gordillo, leader of Mexico
Sri Lanka
A North Korean flag on a tower flutters in the wind at a North Korean village near the truce village of Panmunjom in the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas in this picture taken just south of the border, in Paju
A Mexican flag flies over the border fence between Tijuana, Mexico and San Ysidro, California
A member of Royal Malaysian Navy
Mexican businessman Carlos Slim listens during a news conference in Texcoco in this file photo
United Nations rescuers remove bodies amidst the wreckage where a twin-propeller plane crashed in Goma
Russian ambassador to the United Nations Churkin speaks to media after a Security Council meeting at the United Nations
A statue of President Bashar Al-Assad
Member of the British Parliament Robin Walker speaks during a meeting with Argentinian Foreign Minister Hector Timerman and Argentine Ambassador to the United Kingdom Alicia Castro during a meeting in London
A Somali National Army soldier rests on the frontline with his RPG launcher beside him, while marching towards the town of Buurhakaba from Leego
Israel
A WOMAN LOOKS AT A PAINTING OF CHILEAN POET PABLO NERUDA IN ISLA NEGRA.
Former PM Berlusconi smiles before casting his vote at the polling station in Milan
Labour Party and Opposition leader Muscat and PM and Nationalist Party leader Gonzi shake hands at end of political leaders debate in St Julian
A view of the Mellitah Oil and Gas complex during a handover ceremony in Mellitah
Presidential candidate Hovannisian addresses supporters at a rally in Yerevan
Greece
Forensic officers examine mortar launchers taken from a van during a police operation on the Letterkenny road in Londonderry
File photo of Pope Benedict XVI greeting Cardinal Marc Ouellet
Men stand and watch as a fire rages in the background during clashes between rival gangs in Marche Madina, in Conakry
IAEA Director General Amano attends a news conference during a board of governors meeting in Vienna
Forensic officers examine mortar launchers taken from a van during a police operation on the Letterkenny road in Londonderry
Turkey
Former socialist minister Tsohatzopoulos walks towards a police car at the foot of the Athens Acropolis
Britain
Men stand and watch as a fire rages in the background during clashes between rival gangs in Marche Madina, in Conakry
Secretary of the Expediency Council arbitration body and Iran
Czech Republic
Afghanistan
The lobby of the CIA Headquarters Building in McLean, Virginia
Thayne Forbes, the Chairman of the Al-Sweady Public Inquiry, arrives for the first day of the inquiry, in central London
Pakistani schoolgirl, Malala Yousufzai, who was shot in the head by the Taliban for advocating girls
Family members and friends of Malaysian police superintendent who was killed in Semporna, recite prayers near his coffin after its arrival at Subang airport
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud speaks during a joint news conference with U.S. Secretary of State Kerry in Riyadh
Cardinals attends a meeting at the Synod Hall in the Vatican
Brazil
A Delta plane sits on a runway prior to takeoff at John F Kennedy International Airport in New York
IAEA Director General Amano attends a board of governors meeting in Vienna
Pan Yue, deputy minister of China
U.S. Secretary of State Kerry meets with Saudi Arabia
Italian PD (Democratic Party) leader Bersani reacts during a news conference in Rome
France
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5-Star Movement supporters celebrate in a pizzeria with a banner reading "Thanks to the whole Italy" in downtown Rome
China
Handout photo of Mexico
People gather near a police vehicle after it was set on fire by anti-Mursi protesters in Tahrir Square in Cairo
A woman walks uphill on a road during a snowstorm near Prundu Bargaului village
File undated still image from video showing Mokhtar Belmokhtar speaking at an unknown location
Egypt
Austrian-Canadian businessman and billionaire Frank Stronach of "Team Stronach" delivers a speech during his final election rally in St. Poelten
File undated still image from video showing Mokhtar Belmokhtar speaking at an unknown location
Steinbrueck, SPD candidate for this year
The San Diego home of Gordillo, the head of Mexico
Residents stand in front of a damaged building after a bomb blast in a residential area in Karachi
Cardinal Keith O
Yemen
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un and former NBA basketball player Dennis Rodman hug in Pyongyang
Protesters march on a street during a demonstration in central Sofia
Souvenirs bearing images of Venezuela
A man rides a motorcycle through the old city of Homs
Egypt
File photo of Britain
File photograph shows Britain
German Interior Minister Friedrich, Economy Minister Roesler, Bavarian Prime Minister Seehofer and German Chancellor Merkel attend a Roman Catholic service for Pope Benedict XVI at Berlin
Members of the female punk band "Pussy Riot" sit in a glass-walled cage during a court hearing in Moscow
Britain
Activists from Bangladesh
Cardinal Sandri gestures during an interview with Reuters in Rome
French soldiers pass a donkey-driven cart outside the destroyed main market in Gao
Protestors march on a boulevard during a demonstration in central Sofia
Israel
Gujarat
Thailand
Five-Star Movement leader and comedian Grillo gestures during a rally in Turin
Israel
French soldiers pass a donkey-driven cart outside the destroyed main market in Gao
A vehicle burns in front of the police after activists from BNP set fire to it during a clash in Dhaka
The logo of oil company Eni is pictured at San Donato Milanese near Milan
Security and residents inspect the site where a car bomb exploded in front of the gold-domed Shi
Egypt
China
Noraziah Noor and Nurunisa Abu Bakar recite a prayer in Subang
Chief of China
Members of the Martyr Abdallah Al Kaakeh battalion are seen on the front line, in Aleppo
Mexico
A supporter of Venezuela
Israeli President Peres walks with Israeli PM Netanyahu before a brief ceremony at the president
Undated still image from a video showing Mokhtar Belmokhtar speaking at an unknown location
Demonstrators shout while taking part in a march against government austerity policies in Lisbon
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks to the media at the start of a meeting with business leaders in Cairo
Men stand and watch as a fire rages in the background during clashes between rival gangs in Marche Madina, in Conakry
Macedonian riot police clash with ethnic Albanians during a demonstration in Skopje
U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon waves at the beginning of the fifth United Nations Alliance of Civilizations Forum in Vienna
Mexico
Zimbabwe
Iraqi residents gather at the site of a bomb attack in Baghdad
People march during a rally in defence of Russian children in Moscow
Pro-democracy protesters shout slogans during their weekly rally in Sanaa
Supporters of Kenya
Five-Star Movement leader and comedian Grillo gestures during a rally in Turin
Democratic Republic Congo
Security forces inspect the site of a bombing in Thailand
Boys are pictured through a broken windshield as they stand on a street in Aleppo
Men stand and watch as a fire rages in the background during clashes between rival gangs in Marche Madina, in Conakry
Argentina
Britain
UNAMID airlifts wounded civilians from the El Sireaf locality to El Fasher for medical treatment
A supporter of Venezuela
Israel
A woman from the Dinka tribe stands in front of her shelter near Bor
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UKIP leader Nigel Farage, and Eastleigh UKIP candidate Diane James, pose for members of the media in Eastleigh
U.N. Secretary General Ban during the signing ceremony of the peace deal to end eastern Democratic Republic Congo conflict, in Addis Ababa
U.N. Secretary General Ban during the signing ceremony of the peace deal to end eastern Democratic Republic Congo conflict, in Addis Ababa
Nigeria
U.S. Secretary of State Kerry and Turkey
A man walks past posters supporting Cardinal Turkson on boards in Rome
Somali government soldiers inspect the scene of an explosion at a restaurant at Lido beach in Somalia
Still image from a file footage of Abdelhamid Abou Zeid speaking at unknown location
Protesters gesture as a police car drives past outside the Daveyton Police station east of Johannesburg
Outgoing Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borisov speaks during a debate at the parliament in Sofia
Venezuela
Models of a North Korean Scud-B missile and South Korean missiles are displayed at the Korean War Memorial Museum in Seoul
An Iranian long-range shore-to-sea missile called Qader (Capable) is launched during Velayat-90 war game on Sea of Oman
The former President of Pakistan, Pervez Musharraf, speaks at a news conference at a branch of his political party in east London
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich gestures during a news conference in Kiev
UK Independence Party (UKIP) leader Nigel Farage smiles as he leaves the UKIP campaign office in Eastleigh
Iraqi Finance Minister Rafie al-Issawi attends an anti-government demonstration in Ramadi
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and former NBA star Dennis Rodman watch an exhibition basketball game in Pyongyang
A supporter of Czech Communists holds a flag with the image of former Soviet leader Lenin as he pays his respect at a grave of a former communist president Gottwald at the Olsany cemetery in Prague
China
A supporter of Venezuela
British soldiers unload a British C17 cargo aircraft while a French Gazelle helicopter takes off at the Mali air force base near Bamako
Kenya
Iran
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attends a joint news conference with his Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi in Moscow
Principal suspect Naw Kham leaves the detention centre for execution in Kunming
Russian President Putin speaks during a meeting with officers and defence officials at the General Staff Academy in Moscow
Italian PD (Democratic Party) leader Pier Luigi Bersani leaves at the end of a news conference in Rome
Ukrainian President Yanukovich speaks next to EU President Van Rompuy during an EU-Ukraine summit in Brussels
ECOWAS President Kadre Desire Ouedraogo delivers a speech during a summit on the crisis in Mali and Guinea Bissau, at the Fondation Felix Houphouet Boigny in Yamoussoukro
Visiting Thailand
Zainab al-Khawaja, daughter of human rights activist Abdulhadi al-Khawaja, and human rights activist Rajab take part in rally held in support of Abdulhadi al-Khawaja in village of Bani-Jamra
Israel
A candidate from the Pheu Thai Party, Pongsapat Pongcharoen, walks past his portrait after registering as a candidate for Bangkok governor at the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration
Italian PD (Democratic Party) leader Bersani reacts during a news conference in Rome
Followers of former Sultan of Sulu Jamalul Kiram III stand in front of a banner displayed at the gate of Blue Mosque in Maharlika village
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un leaves after attending a photo session with participants of a meeting of officials guiding party lectures for the whole army
WHO
Britain
Hungarian Prime Minister Orban presents his annual state-of-the-nation speech in Budapest
Somalia
File photo of Sun Zhengcai, then party chief of Jilin province attending a meeting held on the sidelines of the 18th National Congress of the CPC, in Beijing
European Council President Herman Van Rompuy speaks during a conference entitled "Prospects for Revival in the euro zone – and what place for Britain in Europe", in London
People wave Argentine flags as they attend a demonstration to protest against an agreement between Argentina and Iran outside the Argentine Congress in Buenos Aires
A man walks past a construction site for a new stadium in Mentougou district, suburb of Beijing
Britain
Israel
Cyprus
Portugal
Sierra Leone
Police patrol in front of Chigi palace in Rome
Baghdadi al-Mahmoudi, who was the last prime minister of Gaddafi
A women enters the Daveyton Police station, east of Johannesburg
Pope Benedict XVI speaks to the faithful for the last time from the balcony of his summer residence in Castel Gandolfo
Zeidan Prime Minister of Libya pauses after his address to the 22nd session of the Human Rights Council at the United Nations in Geneva
Former Haitian dictator Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier attends a news conference in Port-au-Prince
People wave Argentine flags as they attend a demonstration to protest against an agreement between Argentina and Iran outside the Argentine Congress in Buenos Aires
Pope Benedict XVI waves to the faithful for the last time from the balcony of his summer residence in Castel Gandolfo
A police officer loads a packed chair in a car at a wood processing plant called Kronospan following a shooting in Menznau near Lucerne
South African President Jacob Zuma laughs as he delivers his State of the Nation Address after the formal opening of Parliament in Cape Town
Perisic, the former chief of staff of the Yugoslav army, attends a hearing in the courtroom of the Yugoslav War Crimes Tribunal (ICTY) in The Hague
A French soldier stands next to an armoured vehicle during an operation to collect explosives found in a house in Gao
U.S. Secretary of State Kerry holds a news conference with Syrian National Coalition President al-Khatib and Italian Foreign Minister Terzi in Rome
Prime Minister of Moldova Filat looks on during a meeting with his Swedish counterpart Reinfeldt at the government headquarters in Stockholm
Perisic, the former chief of staff of the Yugoslav army, enters the court room of the Yugoslavia war crimes court in The Hague
A flag with the portrait of jailed PKK leader Ocalan is seen in front of the entrance of the Information Centre of Kurdistan in Paris
M23 military leader General Makenga arrives to attend a news conference in Bunagana in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
Tunisia
M23 military leader General Makenga arrives to attend a news conference in Bunagana in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
Five Star Movement leader and comedian Beppe Grillo speaks during a rally in Rome
France
Anti-government demonstrators protest in Conakry
Sayedee, vice-president of the Jamaat-e-Islami party, sits inside a vehicle next to a police officer on his way to a court in Dhaka
Italy
Bulgarian President Plevneliev delivers his speech at the parliament in Sofia
Turkey
Syrian National Coalition head Moaz al-Khatib arrives for meetings at Villa Madama in Rome
File handout picture of Egypt
M23 rebel fighters guard venue of a news conference in Bunagana in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
A woman holds up a sign during a demonstration to protest against an agreement between Argentina and Iran outside the Argentine Congress in Buenos Aires
PS leader Bratusek speaks during a news conference after the parliament dismissed Slovenia
Part of the building of
Bulgaria
Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi attends a joint news conference with his Russian counterpart in Moscow
Indonesian Finance Minister Martowardojo leaves the presidential compound after attending a meeting in Jakarta
Swiss teacher Abrahat, who was kidnapped in Yemen, arrives in Doha after she was freed
Japan
Pattanathabutr of Thailand
U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon waves at the beginning of the fifth United Nations Alliance of Civilizations Forum in Vienna
Members of the Free Syrian Army walk with their weapons in Deir el-Zor
Britain
France
Soldiers from Niger patrol in an open field in Gao
File photo of Wang Yi, director of China
Elba Esther Gordillo, leader of Mexico
A Somali National Army soldier rests on the frontline with his RPG launcher beside him, while marching towards the town of Buurhakaba from Leego
India
Slovenia
Rwanda
Italian President Giorgio Napolitano makes his speech at Quirinale presidential palace in Rome
Sudan
Protester sits as others pray during demonstration outside Israel
Anti-government demonstrators protest in Conakry
A man walks at the damaged Harasta area that was caused by forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al Assad, in Damascus
Rwanda
Russian President Putin speaks during a meeting with officers and defence officials at the General Staff Academy in Moscow
Supporters of Kenya
Cameroon
File photo of Ali Charaf Damache, also known by the alias "Black Flag," as he appears at Waterford District Court to be remanded into custody after being arrested on terrorism charges in Ireland
A view shows the West Bank Jewish settlement of Maale Adumim near Jerusalem
US Prof. Richard Falk addresses the participants during the Istanbul session of The World Tribunal ...
Elba Esther Gordillo, leader of Mexico
Guinea
U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Pillay looks on before the 22nd session of the Human Rights Council at the United Nations in Geneva
File photo of Ali Charaf Damache, also known by the alias "Black Flag," as he appears at Waterford District Court to be remanded into custody after being arrested on terrorism charges in Ireland
Baghdadi al-Mahmoudi, who was the last prime minister of Gaddafi
Guinea
A visitor walks past a stand for Italian defence group Finmeccanica during the IDEX at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre
Italian President Napolitano checks documents at the Quirinale palace in Rome
People wave flags as they watch live telecast of Slovenian PM Jansa, as he speaks from Brussels, during a pro-government rally Ljubljana
Rescue service members walk in front of the wood processing plant of Kronospan following a shooting in Menznau near Lucerne
French Foreign Affairs minister Fabius welcomes US Secretary of State Kerry at the Quai d
France
Italian President Napolitano checks documents at the Quirinale palace in Rome
A visitor walks past a stand for Italian defence group Finmeccanica during the IDEX at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre
So, North Korea
First post-Saddam commercial flight from Baghdad lands in southern Iraq port city of Basra.
Thai Prime Minister Yingluck smiles during her meeting with Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying in Hong Kong
Rached Ghannouchi, head of the Ennahda movement, speaks during an interview with Reuters in Tunis
File photo of Wang Yi, director of China
Opposition leader Navalny speaks during the first meeting of the Russian opposition Coordination Council in Moscow
File photo of Iraqi member of parliament Hadi al-Amiri speaking during an interview with Reuters in Baghdad
A man looks at a portrait of ex-spy Andrei Litvinenko in a gallery in Moscow
People wave flags as they watch live telecast of Slovenian PM Jansa, as he speaks from Brussels, during a pro-government rally Ljubljana
Crowds fill Abubakar Gumi central market after authorities relaxed a 24 hour curfew in the northern Nigerian city of Kaduna
Iran
Steinbrueck, the candidate for chancellor of the Social Democratic Party in this year
A man walks between a a container ship and its landing pier at a port in Tokyo
Kenya
Iran
A flag with the portrait of jailed PKK leader Ocalan is seen in front of the entrance of the Information Centre of Kurdistan in Paris
Syria
File photo of Gordillo, leader of Mexico
Handout radar image of severe tropical cyclone "Rusty" near the Pilbara region in western Australia
Slovenia
Women walk with baskets on their heads in Gao
Soldiers from Ivory Coast
Lobsang Sangay, PM of the Tibetan government-in-exile, waits to testify on Parliament Hill in Ottawa
Army soldiers patrol along Galle face green in Colombo
Italian PD (Democratic Party) leader Pier Luigi Bersani leaves at the end of a news conference in Rome
U.S. Secretary of State Kerry meets Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov in Berlin
People hold candles during a praying ceremony for the health of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez in Caracas
Five-Star Movement leader and comedian Grillo gestures during a rally in Turin
School girl wears a thick anorak to protect against low temperatures while attending class in Ciudad Juarez
Family assesses the damages to their home in the town of Sveti Nikole
An artisanal miner washes tin ore before it is bagged up and weighed, ready to be transported to the nearest major town for export in the Kalimbi tin mine near the small town of Nyabibwe
Free Syrian Army fighters hold their weapons and take positions in preparation for what they say is an ambush against forces loyal to Syria
Afghan villagers attend a protest against U.S. special forces accused of overseeing torture and killings in Wardak province
Free Syrian Army fighters hold their weapons and take positions in preparation for what they say is an ambush against forces loyal to Syria
Iranian soldiers stand guard on an anti-aircraft machine gun inside Natanz uranium enrichment facility
A general view of Saint Peter
John Kerry adjusts his translation earphones while listening to Guido Westerwelle at a news conference at the Foreign Ministry in Berlin
French Defence Minister Le Drian leaves Elysee Palace in Paris following a meeting on the situation in Mali
Marina Litvinenko, the wife of former KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko, leaves the High Court in London
Undated handout photo shows nine men who Jalala said, based on the testimony of people in the area, were detained at a military outpost in Wardak by U.S. special forces and Afghans identified as translators
Kosovo
Tunisia
Kenya
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un claps after inspecting an artillery firing drill of the Korean People
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Tunisians chant slogans and hold pictures of assassinated leftist politician Belaid during demonstration against Islamist Ennahda movement in Tunis
French Defence Minister Le Drian leaves Elysee Palace in Paris following a meeting on the situation in Mali
German Chancellor Merkel and U.S. Secretary of State Kerry arrive to address the media at the Chancellery in Berlin
Iranian crude oil supertanker "Delvar" is seen anchored off Singapore
Marina Litvinenko, the wife of former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko arrives for a hearing at the High Court in London
A sign with a caricature of Slovenia
Marcheline Roser sits on her bed in her flat in Madrid
An Israeli police explosives expert holds the remains of a rocket near Ashkelon
M23 rebel fighters guard the venue of news conference in Bunagana in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
Guinea
Former presidential candidate and founder of the Egyptian Popular Current movement Hamdeen Sabahy and member of Egypt
PLEASE HOLD - MOVES FRIDAY FEBRUARY 22 - File picture of Pope Benedict XVI waving as he arrives to lead the Wednesday general audience in Saint Peter
Indian Railway Minister Bansal arrives to present the annual budget for the country
Thai Prime Minister Yingluck smiles during her meeting with Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying in Hong Kong
Police and rescue officials check the wreckage of a hot air balloon that crashed in Luxor
Rescue officials examine the wreckage of a hot air balloon that crashed in Luxor
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Malaysian PM Razak listens to questions from reporters during a break in a plenary session on the second day of the ASEM summit in Vientiane
Syria
Prasad Kariyawasam, Chairman of the Special UN committee, speaks to the media during a news conference in Amman
French Defence Minister Le Drian leaves the Elysee Palace in Paris following a meeting on the situation in Mali
Former NBA Chicago Bulls player Dennis Rodman shares a light moment during a news conference inside a mall of Asia Arena in Manila
Colombia
Cuba
U.S. President Barack Obama makes a toast during the 2013 Governors
Britain
Slain Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden is seen in this still image taken from a video released on September 12, 2011
A dumper unloads wheat as a crane loads onto a cargo ship at the Mundra port in Gujarat
U.N. Secretary General Ban during the signing ceremony of the peace deal to end eastern Democratic Republic Congo conflict, in Addis Ababa
Woman chants slogans and holds pictures of assassinated leftist politician Belaid during demonstration against Islamist Ennahda movement in Tunis
File photo of the Qiandaohu, one of the type-903 replenishment ships now in service with the Chinese navy, sailing into Sydney harbour
Central African president Bozize speaks during a news conference at the presidential palace in Bangu
Former People
German Chancellor Merkel and Turkey
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Pillay talks to Henczel President of the Human Rights Council before the 22nd session of the Human Rights Council at the United Nations in Geneva
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry listens to a question during a joint news conference with Britain
Newly elected President of Cyprus Anastasiades waves to supporters during a proclamation ceremony in Nicosia
Members of Boko Haram splinter group attend a media conference in Maiduguri
Zeidan Prime Minister of Libya pauses after his address to the 22nd session of the Human Rights Council at the United Nations in Geneva
French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault delivers a speech after a visit at the French National School for the Judiciary in Bordeaux
Relatives mourn during the funeral of Palestinian prisoner Arafat Jaradat in the West Bank village of Se
Israeli air defence officers track a simulated Syrian and Lebanese scud missile launch during a media tour in the Palmahim military base south of Tel Aviv
Ukrainian President Yanukovich addresses a news conference during an EU-Ukraine summit in Brussels
A protester walks past a graffiti during a march at Tahrir Square in Cairo
A man holds his ballot before voting at a polling station during the presidential election in Yerevan
Oscar Pistorius stands in the dock ahead of court proceedings at the Pretoria magistrates court
A girl walks on a gas pipeline running through Okrika community near Nigeria
People hold lit candles during a praying ceremony for the health of Venezuelan President Chavez in Caracas
The microphone that newsreader Iain Purdon used to deliver the final BBC World Service news bulletin from BBC Bush House is seen in central London
People walk alongside an IKEA outlet in Prague
Iraqi Kurdish Minister for Natural Resources Hawrami speaks during a news conference in Arbil
A Palestinian protester uses a sling shot to throw a stone at Israeli soldiers and border policemen during clashes near Nablus
Destroyed buildings are seen on streets filled with debris in Homs
Israel
Pope Benedict XVI leads his last Angelus prayer before stepping down in Saint Peter
File photograph shows Cardinal Keith O
Pencils are photographed in IKEA shop in Taufkirchen near Munich
China
Qatar
Indonesia
Russian President Putin attends a wreath laying ceremony to mark the Defender of the Fatherland Day in Moscow
South Korea
Cuba
Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi speaks during a news conference with Turkish President Abdullah Gul after their meeting at Presidential Palace "Qasr Al Quba" in Cairo
Democratic Republic Congo
Japan
Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro attends the opening session of the National Assembly of the People
Afghan President Karzai speaks during a news conference in Kabul
Britain
A Palestinian protester uses a sling shot to throw a stone at Israeli soldiers and border policemen during clashes near Nablus
French President Hollande greets visitors at the 50th International Agricultural Show in Paris
Munitions captured from Islamist rebels are seen on display for the press at the Malian airbase where French soldiers are stationed in Gao
Afghan President Karzai speaks during a news conference in Kabul
Free Syrian Army fighters hold their weapons and take positions in preparation for what they say is an ambush against forces loyal to Syria
Former Cuban leader Castro speaks to reporters at a polling station in Havana
Riot policemen ask a cyclist for his identification during a protest against austerity near the Spanish Parliament, in Madrid
German Chancellor Merkel delivers a policy statement about her government
Thousands of demonstrators march shouting slogans during a protest against high utility bills and monopolies in the energy sector in Sofia
An excavator is used to search for casualties under the rubble at a site hit on Friday by what activists said was a Scud missile in Aleppo
Pope Benedict XVI gestures as he leads his last Sunday Angelus prayer before stepping down in Saint Peter
United Nations Secretary General Ban speaks during a ceremony in Sanaa
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry smiles following his meeting with Canada
Former U.S ambassador Thomas Pickering speaks at the International Economic Alliance Global Investment Symposium in New York
Supporters of Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat take part in a demonstration in Quetta
Demonstrators stage a protest against austerity, near the Spanish Parliament in Madrid
French President Francois Hollande speaks during his visit to the 50th International Agricultural Show in Paris
Italian sailors Girone and Latorre leave the police commissioner office in Kochi
A boy who fled a war across the border in Sudan
Palestinians sit next to a burning tyre during clashes with Israeli troops near Ramallah
Tunisians chant slogans and hold pictures of assassinated leftist politician Belaid during demonstration against Islamist Ennahda movement in Tunis
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Police troopers are seen on a street during clashes with separatists in the southern Yemeni city of Mukalla
Pedestrians walk past the Bank of England in the City of London
French President Francois Hollande speaks during his visit to the 50th International Agricultural Show in Paris
Maldives
People listen to two musicians at main market street in Nicosia
Palestinian protester runs past tear gas during clashes with Israeli security forces in West Bank city of Hebron
Germany
Chairs are seen in front of St.Peter
Five Star Movement leader and comedian Grillo speaks during a rally in Rome
French President Hollande holds his notes as he attends a conference on "Civil servants in Dictatorial Europe" at the Sorbonne in Paris
Head of Iran
Inaki Urdangarin, son-in-law of Spain
German Chancellor Merkel delivers a policy statement about her government
French President Hollande shares a breakfast with farmers during his visit at the 50th International Agricultural Show in Paris
Iraq
A North Korean soldier looks south through a pair of binoculars on the north side of the truce village of Panmunjom in the demilitarised zone separating the two Koreas in Paju
U.S. President Obama shakes hands with Japanese PM Abe in Washington
Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi speaks during a news conference with Turkish President Abdullah Gul after their meeting at Presidential Palace "Qasr Al Quba" in Cairo
People search for survivors in Aleppo
Five Star Movement leader and comedian Beppe Grillo speaks during a rally in Rome
Cuba
Dilma Rousseff speaks during the signing ceremony of the National Commitment to Improvement of Working Conditions in the Construction Industry at the planalto palace in Brasilia
A Malian soldier looks on during fighting with Islamists in Gao
U.S. President Barack Obama shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Washington
U.S.
M23 rebel fighters walk as they withdraw near the town of Sake
Belarussian dissident Andrei Sannikov listens during an interview with Reuters in London
A woman looks at banners with product offers outside a supermarket in Buenos Aires
French soldiers take up positions near Independence Plaza, formerly Sharia Square, during fighting with Islamists in Gao
U.S.
Italian Finance Minister Tremonti looks on during a voting session in Rome
Colombia
A calendar with a picture of Pope Benedict XVI on its cover is seen in front of his summer residence of Castel Gandolfo
Egypt
McFaul, U.S. Ambassador to the Russian Federation, gestures during his speech at the New Economic School in Moscow
Malian soldiers walk past French soldiers crouching near Sharia Square, now renamed Independence Plaza, during fighting with Islamists in Gao
Italy
UNAMID peacekeepers stand guard as delegation of Ambassadors of European Union to Sudan visits women development program centre in North Darfur
File photograph of Ishaq, leader of the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, speaking during an interview with Reuters at his home in Rahim Yar Khan in southern Punjab province
Election campaign posters of PDL (People of Freedom) member Silvio Berlusconi are seen in Rome
Protester sits next to a burning tire during clashes with Israeli troops outside Israel
Djibouti
Bulgaria
German Defence Minister Thomas de Maiziere gives a speech during the opening of the 49th Conference on Security Policy in Munich
A general view of the Arak heavy-water project
Ennahda movement leader Ghannouchi speaks with Tunisian Interior Minister Larayedh during 2nd national congress of the CPR party in Tunis
Malian soldiers walk past French soldiers crouching near Sharia Square, now renamed Independence Plaza, during fighting with Islamists in Gao
Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov speaks at a news conference after a meeting of the Russia-Arab cooperation forum in Moscow
A man walks past election campaign posters of PDL (People of Freedom) member Silvio Berlusconi in Milan
Iran
Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov speaks at a news conference after a meeting of the Russia-Arab cooperation forum in Moscow
Oscar Pistorius stands at the dock before the start of proceedings at a Pretoria magistrates court
Indonesian State-Owned Enterprises Minister Iskan speaks during an interview in Jakarta
Undated handout photo shows the Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander aircraft YV-2615, which was reported missing
Italian sailors Girone and Latorre leave the police commissioner office in Kochi
Italy
Cyprus presidential candidate Anastasiades of the right wing Democratic Rally party speaks during an interview with Reuters in Nicosia
Forensic officials inspect the site of an explosion at Dilsukh Nagar in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad
Russia
Indonesian State-Owned Enterprises Minister Iskan speaks during an interview in Jakarta
Iran
A supporter of Venezuela
Free Syrian Army fighter holds improvised catapult in Aleppo
Former dictator Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier is escorted into the Palace of Justice in Port-au-Prince
Japan
A man walks on a street in Tokyo
Egypt
Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa wears a gas mask in Quito
Police officer stands guard in front of a railway station in Mumbai
A Malian soldier runs past smoke from a petrol station on fire during fighting with Islamists in Gao
General overview shows plenary German lower house of parliament Bundestag during preparation works for upcoming festivities to celebrate 50 years of Elysee Treaty in Berlin
Kenya
French President Hollande holds his notes as he attends a conference on "Civil servants in Dictatorial Europe" at the Sorbonne in Paris
Egypt
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen talks with Spain
Italy
NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen holds a news briefing at the NATO headquarters in Brussels F
Tunisia
A woman walks past election campaign posters of PDL member Silvio Berlusconi in Milan
IAEA Director General Amano attends a news conference in Vienna
Outgoing Bulgarian Prime Minister Borisov reacts as he arrives at the parliament in Sofia
Wreaths and pictures of Lebanon
Italy
Euro banknotes are seen in this picture illustration taken in Prague
A visitor walks past a stand for Italian defence group Finmeccanica during the IDEX at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre
Supporters of the ruling Bulgarian GERB party wave flags outside the parliament in Sofia
Samutsevich, a member of punk group Pussy Riot, looks on during an interview in front of the Christ the Saviour Cathedral in Moscow
Iran
Tunisia
Ashik Ali, Irfan Khalid and Irfan Naseer are seen in undated mugshots provided by the West Midlands Police in Birmingham
People gather in Duomo Square as Five-Star Movement activist and comedian Grillo speaks during a rally in Milan
Sri Lanka
Zimbabwe
Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi speaks during a news conference with Turkish President Abdullah Gul after their meeting at Presidential Palace "Qasr Al Quba" in Cairo
Police escort university professors Yelena Volkova and Irina Karatsuba after detaining them inside the Christ the Saviour Cathedral in Moscow
Bastrykin, head of Investigative Committee of Russia, attends a parade in Moscow
Sherry Rehman, Pakistan
Outgoing Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borisov waves to supporters outside the parliament in Sofia
Italy
A view shows the site of an explosion at central Damascus
A visitor walks past a stand for Italian defence group Finmeccanica during the IDEX at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre
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Turkey
French Minister for Veteran Affairs Kader Arif speaks to members of a French military field hospital at the Al Zaatri refugee camp in the Jordanian city of Mafraq
Italy
Man cycles past the euro sign at the ECB headquarters in Frankfurt
Angela Merkel smiles during a news conference after her talks with Jens Stoltenberg in Oslo
Former Khmer Rouge S-21 prison chief Kaing Guek Eav stands in a dock as he testifies at the ECCC on the outskirts of Phnom Penh
Kim Jong-Un and officials attend a wreath laying ceremony in front of a statue of North
Eight Kenyan presidential aspirants face off in the first ever presidential debate at Brookhouse School in Kenya
Japan
Photographs of five of six young men abducted by soldiers are seen at a desk in Iguala
Britain
Ecuador
A North Korean flag on a tower flutters in the wind at a North Korean village near the truce village of Panmunjom in the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas in this picture taken just south of the border, in Paju
Israel
Bolivia
Malian soldiers patrol the streets of Gao
File photo of Peruvian presidential candidate Humala posing during breakfast with children and wife Heredia and his baby, before going to vote in the runoff presidential election, in Lima
South Sudan
Italy
Italy
Iran
Brazil
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen speaks during an interview with Reuters in Brussels
A worker works at the Fuel Manufacturing plant at the Isfahan Uranium Conversion Facility
Two horses are harnessed to a cart on a road near Ucea de Jos village
Kenya
Democratic Senator Patrick Leahy of Vermont and his wife Marcelle Pomerleau walk with staff members on a street in Havana
Supporters of presidential candidate Hovannisian protest in Yerevan
Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi gestures during a political rally in Turin
Egyptian riot police stand guard as a policeman unloads ballot boxes from a truck at Mahalla El Kubra
Brazil
An Iranian pilgrim shops at a market in Kerbala
Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki speaks with Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali as they meet in Tunis
Workers prepare a train at Sudan Railway maintenance complex in Khartoum
Poland
Protesters march during an anti-austerity rally in central Athens
Rached Ghannouchi, leader of the Islamist Ennahda movement, Tunisia
The Vatican emblem is seen from inside the Vatican state
Hatnua party leader and former foreign minister Livni gestures after the swearing-in ceremony of the 19th Knesset in Jerusalem
India
European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso attends a debate on the EU
Spain
A fire engine is seen in flames after it was set afire by protesters during a strike in Noida
Bulgarian Prime Minister Borisov speaks in the Parliament in Sofia
Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki speaks with Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali as they meet in Tunis
Eight Kenyan presidential aspirants face off in the first ever presidential debate at Brookhouse School in Kenya
Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech during a meeting of the Federal Security Service board in Moscow
Free Syrian Army fighters and civilians react as they run after a jet missile hit the al-Myassar neighbourhood of Aleppo
A general view of the Bushehr main nuclear reactor
Pistorius stands in the dock during a break in court proceedings at the Pretoria Magistrates court
Bahrain
Britain
File photo of Five-Star Movement leader and comedian Grillo gesturing during a rally in Turin
File photo of a Free Syrian Army fighter looking at his comrade as he gets shot by sniper fire in the Ain Tarma neighbourhood of Damascus
Handout picture of Japanese research vessel Nisshin Maru firing water cannons at the Sea Shepherd Delta boat in Mackenzie Bay, Antarctica
Peruvian President Ollanta Humala
Cuba
People gather in Duomo Square as Five-Star Movement activist and comedian Grillo speaks during a rally in Milan
Cyprus presidential candidate Nicos Anastasiades of the right wing Democratic Rally party and his grandsons cast a ballot at a polling station in Limassol
Palestinians hold placards depicting prisoner Samer al-Issawi during a protest in Ramallah
Ireland
Israel
Brazil
Cyprus Presidential candidate Anastasiades of the right wing Democratic Rally party casts his ballot at a polling station in Limassol
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borisov speaks during a news conference in Sofia
Opposition supporters protest to demand a free and fair parliamentary election, on the streets of the capital Conakry
Beer, head of the food safety department at the FOPH speaks during a news conference in Bern
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon waves during a visit to Goma
The grave of Ben Zygier is pictured at a Jewish cemetery in Melbourne
Tunisia
An aerial view shows a watch tower of an airport in Szymany, close to Szczytno in northeastern Poland
French soldiers drive an armoured vehicle outside Hombori
People look at houses damaged by a military aircraft crash in Sanaa
Former Italian Prime Minister Berlusconi attends a political rally in Turin
France
Israel
Armenia
Israeli prison guards wheel Samer al-Issawi, one of four Palestinians held by Israel who has been on an intermittent hunger strike, as he leaves Jerusalem
People shop at a supermarket in London
Italy
Bulgaria
Saudi Arabia
France
The grave of Ben Zygier is pictured at a Jewish cemetery in Melbourne
Shi
Syrian Kurds demonstrators hold a portrait of jailed Kurdistan Workers Party leader Ocalan during a protest in Derik
Former Ivory Coast President Gbagbo attends a confirmation of charges hearing in his pre-trial at the International Criminal Court in The Hague
Excavator is used to search for survivors after a Syrian army rocket attack on the rebel-held Jabal Badro district in the city of Aleppo
Venezuela
Egypt
A North Korean flag on a tower flutters in the wind at a North Korean village near the truce village of Panmunjom in the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas in this picture taken just south of the border, in Paju
File photo of general view of the Zaventem
File photo of Pakistan
Syrian Kurds demonstrators hold a portrait of jailed Kurdistan Workers Party leader Ocalan during a protest in Derik
Military personnel and fire fighters try to extinguish fire at the site of an aircraft crash in Sanaa
The World Health Organisation headquarters are pictured in Geneva
Armenia
The United Nations logo is displayed on a door at U.N. headquarters in New York
Italy
India
An anti-Mursi protester chants anti-Mursi slogans during a protest in front of the gate of El-Quba in Cairo
Turkish police forensic experts inspect the site after an explosion at the entrance of the U.S. embassy in Ankara
Armenia
Supporters of Venezuelan President Chavez take part in a gathering at Plaza Bolivar in Caracas
Japan
Sudan
Tunisia
Supporters of Venezuela
U.S. Senator Isakson, U.S. Congresswoman Sewell, U.S. Senator Coons, Force Commander Major General Abdulkadir and U.S. Congresswoman Bass pose for a picture in Bamako
Mali
Election officials count ballots after polls closed at a polling station in Yerevan
Cyprus Presidential candidate Anastasiades of the right wing Democratic Rally party makes statements at party
Ecuador
Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto gives a speech before he received a sword and a sabre as the supreme commander of the armed forces during an event at the Palacio Nacional in Mexico City
Main opposition figure Cellou Dalein Diallo takes part in an opposition protest to demand a free and fair parliamentary election, on the streets of Conakry
Zimbabwe PM Tsvangirai attends presentation of Final Draft of the Constitution for debate in Parliament Building in Harare
Bulgarian finance minister Djankov speaks during an interview with Reuters in his office in Sofia
Iberia airline workers, on a strike, march towards Madrid
A general view of Pakistan
Belgian child murderer Dutroux is escorted by police officers as he arrives at the Palace of Justice in Brussels
Cuba
Armenia
Iberia
Five-Star Movement activist and comedian Grillo gestures during a rally in Turin
German President Gauck listens to a statement made by Yozgat, who displays a picture of his son Halit killed by the small neo-Nazi group National Socialist Underground during a meeting with relatives of the victims in Berlin
A North Korean flag on a tower flutters in the wind at a North Korean village near the truce village of Panmunjom in the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas in this picture taken just south of the border, in Paju
Turkey
A woman holds a placard with a portrait of Sergei Magnitsky during an unauthorised rally in central Moscow
Bulgarian finance minister Djankov speaks during an interview with Reuters in his office in Sofia
Britain
Former Maldives President Nasheed walks to the Indian High Commission with his supporters and party members in Male
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A woman walks past Pakistani army soldiers securing the area after gunmen raided the compound of a senior government official in Peshawar
Shi
Member of the Commission of Inquiry on Syria del Ponte addresses a news conference at the UN in Geneva
Muslim Brotherhood members and supporters of Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi chant pro-Mursi slogans, during a rally in front of the Sultan Hassan and Refaie mosques in the old town of Cairo
Bulgarian finance minister Djankov speaks during an interview with Reuters in his office in Sofia
Former Managing Director of World Bank, Ramphele, speaks during the Youth Engagement Summit 2009 in Putrajaya
Palestinian worker repairs a smuggling tunnel flooded by Egyptian forces, beneath the Egyptian-Gaza border in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip
Malaysian policemen man a road block on a street leading to Kampung Tanduo, the area where the armed men are holding off, in Felda Sahabat outside Lahad Datu town
Residents gather at the site of a car bomb explosion in Sadr City, northeastern Baghdad
Ecuador
Woman walks by election poster of presidential candidate Hovannisin in Yerevan
Traders work at the Egyptian stock exchange in Cairo
Britain
People wave Libyan flags during celebrations commemorating the second anniversary of the country
Malian Colonel Gamou poses for a picture with soldiers under his command in Gao
Cyprus Presidential candidate Anastasiades of the right wing Democratic Rally party casts his ballot at a polling station in Limassol
Pope Benedict XVI waves as he leads the Sunday Angelus prayer in Saint Peter
Cyprus Presidential candidate Anastasiades of the right wing Democratic Rally party casts his ballot at a polling station in Limassol
People challenge the riot police as they block traffic during a protest against high electricity bills in Sofia
Cuba
Cyprus Presidential candidate Anastasiades of the right wing Democratic Rally party casts his ballot at a polling station in Limassol
A boy waves a Bangladesh national flag as he chants a slogan before a mass funeral as the body of Rajib Haider arrives at Shahbagh intersection in Dhaka
Members of various nationalist organizations march with torches in memory of former general Lukov in downtown Sofia
Egyptian President Mubarak gestures during press conference after a meeting with Italy
Group of Syrian Free Army activists inspect a damaged mosque at the Sheikh Yassine district area in the eastern city of Deir al-Zor
A man walks past a sign decorated with paintings of flags of the 98 countries that have recognised Kosovo
Lieberman, former Israeli foreign minister, arrives at Jerusalem
Italy
A protester reacts as the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi is seen in flames
Israel
France
Pope Benedict XVI waves as he leads the Sunday Angelus prayer in Saint Peter
Egypt
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A boy waves a Bangladesh national flag as he chants a slogan before a mass funeral as the body of Rajib Haider arrives at Shahbagh intersection in Dhaka
Residents gather at the site of a car bomb attack in the Ameen district in Baghdad
Marine Corps General Joseph Dunford is pictured at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing in Washington
A worker removes an election poster of Armenia
Cyprus presidential candidate Nicos Anastasiades of the right wing Democratic Rally party and his grandsons cast a ballot at a polling station in Limassol
U.N. envoy Brahimi talks with Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohamed Amr during their meeting in Cairo
A molotov cocktail explodes and burns in front of a riot police armoured personnel carrier during clashes after the funeral procession of Hussain Al Jazeeri in Sanabis
Smoke rises after a bomb attack in a Shi
The European flag flies outside of the La Canada shopping centre in Marbella, southern Spain
Protesters shout slogans and wave national flags during a demonstration in support of the ruling Ennahda party in Tunis
Lebanon
A supporter of Venezuelan President Chavez holds a copy of a photograph of Chavez during a gathering at Plaza Bolivar in Caracas
Quintana, U.N. special envoy on human rights in Myanmar, reads a statement at a news conference in Yangon International Airport
Iran
Pope Benedict XVI and his personal secretary Georg Gaenswein leave after meeting Guatemala
Afghan President Karzai speaks during a news conference in Kabul
North Korean people visit in front of bronze statues of North Korea founder Kim Il-sung and late leader Kim Jong-il at Mansudae in Pyongyang
File photo of Cuban dissident blogger Yoani Sanchez listening to a question during an interview with Reuters at her home in Havana
Canada
Yemen
Libyan security forces man a checkpoint on the outskirts of Tripoli
French soldiers search people at a checkpoint on the outskirts of Gao
Chad President Idriss Deby arrives at Khartoum Airport on an official visit
A member of the Free Syrian Army aims his gun during clashes with forces loyal to Syria
Sri Lanka
Colonel Cyrus Oguna, Kenyan Defence Force spokesman, speaking on behalf of the Kenyan Contingent serving with the AMISOM speaks inside Kismayu airport
Pope Benedict XVI poses with Italian cardinal Bagnasco and bishops from the Liguria region during a meeting at the Vatican
Enrique Pena Nieto attends a media conference after a business meeting at the FIESP (Sao Paulo Industry Federation) in Sao Paulo
Italy
Japan
The headquarters of Italian defence and aerospace company Finmeccanica is seen in Rome
Protesters shout slogans against Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi and members of the Muslim Brotherhood at Tahrir Square in Cairo
Albania
File photo of Cuban dissident blogger Yoani Sanchez listening to a question during an interview with Reuters at her home in Havana
A Palestinian protester throws back a tear gas canister fired by Israeli border policemen during clashes near Ramallah
worker holds a gold necklace at a gold workshop in the city of Isfahan
Woman is seen through a coffee shop window as she reads an article about Zygier in a newspaper in Jerusalem
Kenya
Venezuela
Tanker trucks wait to be loaded at Taq Taq oil field in Arbil
Demonstrators, who support Islamic Jama
Trail of a meteorite crossing the early morning sky above the city of Kamensk-Uralsky
Barbed wire fencing constructed by Indian army near LoC is pictured in Churunda village
File photo of Giuseppe Orsi posing next to a helicopter in Rome
People hold Libyan national flags as preparations take place in the city for the upcoming celebrations to commemorate the second anniversary of the revolt against Muammar Gaddafi, in Benghazi
Colombia
Woman is seen through a coffee shop window as she reads an article about Zygier in a newspaper in Jerusalem
An opening in the ceiling of a room caused by shelling is seen at a building where patients of lbn Khaldoun psychiatric hospital were transferred to, in Aleppo
A passenger walks past a television report on North Korea
Tokaca poses with one of the four hardback volumes of The Bosnian Book of the Dead in his library in Sarajevo
Turkey
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe gestures as he addresses mourners gathered for the burial of Vice-President John Nkomo at National Heroes Acre in Harare
South African and Central African soldiers patrol a street in Bangui
South African
A stranded passenger sleeps in deserted terminal at Schoenefeld airport outside Berlin
Japan
Kenya
Fabio Bucciarelli of Italy has won the second prize in the Spot News Stories category of the World Press Photo Contest 2013 with the series "Battle to death"
A family walk through rubble in Al-Massir area in Aleppo
Bulgaria
Greece
Signs with the Spanghero logo are seen at their head office in Castelnaudary
Supporter of public protest informs public of event during lunch hour in Singapore
Costa Rica
Iran
U.S. Army General Austin, commander of U.S. forces in Iraq, greets last group of soldiers to cross Kuwaiti border as part of last U.S. military convoy to leave Iraq
Anti-government protesters, one of them holding a Bahraini flag, run to take cover from tear gas in the village of Sanabis
Anti-government protesters, one of them holding a Bahraini flag, run to take cover from tear gas in the village of Sanabis
Maldives President-elect Mohamed Nasheed speaks during a news conference in Male
File photo shows Serbian Socialist leader Dacic speaking during the 8th Congress of Socialist Party of Serbia in Belgrade
A French soldier poses for a photo with his FRF2 sniper rifle on the road to the airport, where French troops are based, in Gao
Montenegro
Parliament Speaker El-Katatni casts his vote during the two chambers of parliament meeting to elect the 100 members of the constituent assembly in Cairo
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Kenya
A sign with the Spanghero logo is seen at their head office in Castelnaudary
A workman walks through a Jewish cemetery, past the grave of Ben Zygier, in Melbourne
The grave of Ben Zygier is pictured at a Jewish cemetery in Melbourne
File photo of protesters shouting slogans and waving flags during a demonstration in support of the ruling party Ennahda in Tunis
Two women look at the arrival hall of Duesseldorf
Maldives
A laboratory worker of the Official Food Control Authority of Canton Bern extracts the meat of beef lasagne for a DNA test in the laboratory in Bern
Turkey
Ecuador
Kenya
Kenya
Pope Benedict XVI attends Ash Wednesday mass at the Vatican
Indonesia
A police car is seen damaged by an explosion near a security checkpoint in the city of Khasavyurt
A South Korean navy destroyer launches an indigenous cruise missile during a drill at an undisclosed location
People are reflected in the window of a Monte Dei Paschi Di Siena bank in Rome
A workman walks through a Jewish cemetery, past the grave of Ben Zygier, in Melbourne
Fighter from the moderate Ahlu Sunna forces stands on guard, as security is tightened during a public gathering in the area of Dhusamareeb in central Somalia
Japan
Attorney General Murillo Karam and Guerrero state governor Aguirre attends a news conference in Acapulco
A South Korean navy destroyer launches an indigenous cruise missile during a drill at an undisclosed location
The grave of Ben Zygier is pictured at a Jewish cemetery in Melbourne
Slim, Gates, Avila and Martinez cut the ribbon during the inauguration of a new research facility at the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center in Texcoco
Japan
Britain
Venezuelan Vice President Nicolas Maduro and National Assembly President Diosdado Cabello stand next to a painting of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez as they attend the commemoration of the 21st anniversary of Chavez
Men work at a construction site in Kabul
Investigators, firefighters and Emergencies Ministry members work near the damaged Antonov 24 turboprop plane near the airport in Donetsk
Government soldiers fire their artillery guns at Tamil Tiger insurgents in Kilinochchi
Iran
Pope Benedict XVI attends Ash Wednesday mass at the Vatican
Turkey
500g size boxes of Coop Qualite & Prix Lasagne Verdi Bolognese are seen after purchase from a Coop supermarket in Zurich
Transport minister Ahmed Babiker Nahar talks during an interview after visiting Kiev last week, in Khartoum
Zimbabwe PM Tsvangirai attends presentation of Final Draft of the Constitution for debate in Parliament Building in Harare
European Union Foreign Policy Chief Catherine Ashton meets with Iran
Steinbrueck, Social Demrocratic top candidate for the 2013 German general election speaks during Bundestag debate about European banking union in Berlin
File photo of Italy
Supporters of former Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed cheer as he arrives at the Indian High Commission in Male
Zimbabwe PM Tsvangirai attends presentation of Final Draft of the Constitution for debate in Parliament Building in Harare
A board, displaying the logo of the Skolkovo Innovation Center, is pictured in Moscow
Turkey
Veteran jihadist Belmokhtar speaks in this file still image taken from a video released by Sahara Media
A view of the exterior of Ayalon prison in Ramle near Tel Aviv
A view shows a partially damaged exterior construction of the engine room of unit number 4 of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant
Sri Lankan commandos march during a rehearsal ahead of the War Victory parade in Colombo
A man stands in an empty street near a burning building hit by a mortar shell fired by Syrian Army soldiers, in the Zamalka neighbourhood of Damascus
Former Managing Director of World Bank, Ramphele, speaks during the Youth Engagement Summit 2009 in Putrajaya
A Palestinian works at the entrance of a smuggling tunnel dug beneath the Egyptian-Gaza border in the southern Gaza Strip
A broken rotating advertising board is seen outside the entrance to News International
Anti-government protesters with banners march during a rally organized by the main opposition Wefaq on the streets of Sitra
Maldives
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad visits the Natanz nuclear enrichment facility
Free Syrian Army fighter aims his weapon to target a regime helicopter in Aleppo
A South Korean soldier patrols near the demilitarized zone separating South Korea from North Korea, in Paju
French soldiers in an armored vehicle stop for a break near the mountains north of Douentza
North Korean soldier walks along Yalu River, near North Korean town of Sinuiju, opposite Chinese border city of Dandong
Security personnel investigate around bodies of insurgents at the site of an attack on an army base in the southern province of Narathiwat
File picture of metal horse heads above a horsemeat butcher shop in Paris
Former Cuban leader Castro speaks to reporters at a polling station in Havana
A French army convoy departs from Timbuktu on the road to Gao
Pemex employees and workers are seen inside of the headquarters of state-owned oil giant Pemex, following a deadly blast, in Mexico City
Muammar Gaddafi
Protesters, who oppose Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi, throw stones at riot police during clashes in front of the presidential palace in Cairo
Pirates are boating before German navy from frigate Rheinland-Pfalz intercepted them in the Gulf of Aden
Basma Beliad carries a poster of her husband as she
Tourists walk past pictures of Pope Benedict XVI displayed in a shop in Rome
Tourists walk past pictures of Pope Benedict XVI displayed in a shop in Rome
A participant wears a sticker with the word "Obey!" during an opposition protest on Revolution square in central Moscow
Rached Ghannouchi, leader of the Islamist Ennahda movement gives a speech during a public meeting in Ariana
File picture shows a protester opposing Egyptian President Mursi walking outside tents near a picture of Egypt
Ousted Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev gestures during a news conference in Minsk
Gottemoeller attends a news conference at the U.S. embassy in Rome
People attend funeral of Sille, a victim who died during an explosion at a crossing on Turkey
A security officer stands next to a banner hung on the entrance of the Uranium Conversion Facility
Mustafa Ben Jaafar, the secretary-general of Tunisia
Pope Benedict XVI leaves at the end of a mass at the St. Peter
Demonstrators from Rabha tribe hold sticks as they block a road during a protest in at Dorapara
Ukrainian opposition supporters hold pictures of jailed former Prime Minister Tymoshenko during a rally in support of Tymoshenko in Kiev
A worker hangs a portrait of Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle of the Philippines next to a portrait of Pope Benedict XVI inside the Roman Catholic Archbishop headquarters in Manila
Workers construct a road near Nkandla in South Africa
A Malian soldier patrols with French soldiers along the street outside the Ahmed Baba Institute, or Ahmed Baba Centre for Documentation and Research, in Timbuktu
Japan Meteorological Agency
Metal horse heads are seen above a horsemeat butcher shop in Paris
Cornyn responds to questions during the Reuters Washington Summit in the Reuters newsroom in Washington
A French soldier looks out from his watch post on top of an abandoned building at the airport in Gao
Rescue workers gather at site where plane carrying Guinea
File photo of a militia from Somalia
Israel
Protesters opposing Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi and the Muslim Brotherhood chant anti-government slogans while police spray water on them from inside the Presidential Palace, in Cairo
Rescue workers gather at site where plane carrying Guinea
Pope Benedict XVI sits on a garden bench during his annual holiday in Bressanone
Palestinian woman looks for her name on voter lists put up on a wall inside a school in Gaza City
Former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi speaks during a political rally in downtown Rome
Syrian Kurds practise reading the Kurdish language at a school in Derik
Tunisia
An Israeli soldier looks out from a guard post in the West Bank Jewish settlement of Beit El
Armenia
Pope Benedict XVI waves as he arrives to lead the Wednesday general audience in Saint Peter
Hand prints are seen on a wall at Labrang Monastery during the Tibetan new year, in Xiahe county, Gansu Province
File photo of the Vorkutinskaya mine in Russia
Members of the Free Syrian Army stand on a checkpoint beside Al-Moshat school wall in Aleppo
Pope Benedict XVI waves during a mass at the St. Peter Basilica in Vatican
Syrian National Coalition leader Alkhatib speaks to the media in Cairo
The First Minister of Scotland Alex Salmond shakes hands with Britain
A view of the Ritz-Carlton hotel in central Moscow
People injured in a stampede are treated inside a hospital in the northern Indian city of Allahabad
Fighters from moderate Ahlu Sunna forces arrive at a road checkpoint outside Mareergur town
Carnival cruise ship, Carnival Triumph, is seen in this undated handout picture provided by Carnival Cruise Lines
Britain
Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia
General Martin Dempsey testifies in Washington on the Defense Department
Activist preacher Mouaz al-Khatib speaks the General Assembly of the Syrian National Council in Doha
German Education Minister Schavan talks with Chancellor Merkel during Bundestag session in Berlin
Metal horse heads are seen above a closed horsemeat butcher shop in Paris
Italy
A general view of the Bushehr main nuclear reactor
Hindu devotees cross the river Ganges during the ongoing "Kumbh Mela" in Allahabad
Spanish opposition leader Rajoy heads to podium to deliver speech during Parliament session in Madrid
Jordan
Armenia
A protester holds a banner saying "I Love Bahrain" as she participates in a rally organised by Bahrain
Pakistan
A man shouts slogans as he attends a mass demonstration at Shahbagh intersection, demanding capital punishment for Bangladesh
File photo of the Queen Mary 2 leaving Durban harbour
Tunisia
Israel
Cyprus
Marine Corps General Joseph Dunford is pictured at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing in Washington
Britain
Tunisians hold a placard with an image of the late secular opposition leader Chokri Belaid during his funeral procession in the Jebel Jelloud district in Tunis
U.S. General John Allen, commander of the NATO forces in Afghanistan, speaks during U.S. Independence Day celebrations in Kabul
To match interview LEBANON-PATRIARCH/
A recall notice for frozen meals which had tested positive for horse meat is seen at an Aldi supermarket in northwest London
Israel
Opposition leader Udaltsov prepares before a court hearing in Moscow
Venezuela
German Education Minister Schavan attends cabinet meeting at Chancellery in Berlin
A supporter of the People
Police photographer inspects the scene of a tourist plane crash at Charleroi airport
Spain
An Indian policeman patrols a deserted road during restriction in Srinagar
Venezuela
Rescue ferry is seen on the river Meghna after a ferry sank in Munshiganj
Japan
Protesters scuffle outside the National Library in the Georgia capital Tbilisi
A soldier points his finger at the wreckage of a motorbike used by a suicide bomber who blew himself up at a checkpoint north of Gao
John Kerry delivers remarks after being sworn-in as U.S. Secretary of State during a ceremony at the State Department in Washington
People hold up a Slovenian flag during a pro-government rally in Ljubljana
Jeffrey Paul Delisle arrives at the provincial court in Halifax, Nova Scotia
Senator Patrick Brazeau leaves the courthouse in Gatineau
Britain
Iran
Egyptians opposing President Mohamed Mursi hold an effigy mocking him in Tahrir square in Cairo
Rescue workers help a man who was injured during a suicide bomb attack in Kalaya, the capital of the semi-autonomous Orakzai Agency, in Peshawar
Egypt
Cyprus Presidential candidate George Lillikas gestures during an interview in Nicosia
Pakistani schoolgirl, Malala Yousufzai, who was shot in the head by the Taliban for advocating girls
Demonstrators protest against Las Vegas Sands
Findus products are display in a store in Edinburgh, Scotland
Student from the University of Dhaka shouts a slogan as she attends a mass demonstration at Shahbagh intersection
Italy
Udaltsov, leader of the Left Front opposition party, speaks on a telephone after handing petitions to the Presidential reception in Moscow
Soldiers help mourners carry the coffin of slain opposition leader Chokri Belaid during his funeral procession towards the nearby cemetery of El-Jellaz, where he is to be buried, in the Jebel Jelloud district of Tunis
Smoke rises behind a car decorated with an Islamist flag in Aleppo
Iraqi security personnel and residents gather at the site of a car bomb attack in Baghdad
Employee of Beitar Jerusalem holds up a shirt that was damaged along with other items in a suspected arson attack in Jerusalem
Iranian ambassador to Bulgaria Bageri speaks to reporters during a news conference at the embassy building in Sofia
Gujarat
Japan MSDF destroyer Yuudachi is seen in this undated handout photo released by Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
Italian PD (Democratic Party) leader Bersani speaks during a political rally in Florence
Free Syrian Army fighters carry their weapons at the Sheikh Saeed district in Aleppo
To match Interview IRAN-SYRIA/USA
Philippa Langley, originator of the "Looking for Richard" project, poses with a facial reconstruction of King Richard III at a news conference in London
Argentina
Ecuador
To match KOREA-FRONTLINE/
Vicky Pryce, the ex-wife of Britain
Afghan President Karzai speaks during a news conference in Kabul
Israel
Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi attends a meeting with Turkish President Abdullah Gul and Iran
Members of the female punk band "Pussy Riot" sit in a glass-walled cage during a court hearing in Moscow
Egypt
A Free Syrian Army fighter walks in the Haresta neighbourhood of Damascus
Syrian children cry inside a tent at a refugee camp in the city of Tyre, in southern Lebanon
People attend a sit-in protest at Shahbagh intersection in Dhaka
Russia
Apostolos Mastouropoulos speaks during an interview with Reuters in the Petroupoli suburb
National reformist campaigner, and previous leader of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Mohamed El-Baradei speaks during an interview in his Cairo home
Nepalese Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai speaks during an interview with Reuters at his residence in Kathmandu