World News in Pictures

[Mr Lick]

More pictures from the middle east









The above pics from Bahrain



This one from Libya



Clashes between pro and anti- government demonstrators in Jordan



People still maintaining pressure on the army in Egypt to keep their promises



In Iran, pro-government disciples demanding that oppostion leaders be hanged for their rebellion.

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Bangkok, Thailand: A ''Red Shirts'' anti-government protester wears novelty sunglasses and a red wig during a demonstration at Ratchaprasong intersection. Thousands of protesters rallied in the capital to mark nine months since the bloody crackdown and press for the release for their detained leaders



Brothers? Lovers? Not quite. An Afghan man shows off his ram before a match. Ram fighting, as well as dog fighting, camel fighting, and Buzkashi, were all once banned under Taliban rule, but have grown in popularity since the overthrow of the islamist goverment. Now that's what i have waited all my life to see, a man showing off his ram



Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany: A racer in action during the women's slalom at the Skiing World Championships




Srinigar, Kashmir: Muslims watch as an unseen priest shows a relic believed to be a hair from the beard of the Prophet Muhammad at the Hazratbal Shrine on the last Friday of Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi, the birthday of Prophet Muhammad. Nothing much more to be said about those goat followers is there?



Madrid, Spain: A model is made up backstage during the presentation of the autumn-winter 2011/2012 collections at the Cibeles Madrid fashion week



Sao Paulo, Brazil: Once a month Buddhist monks from the Busshinji temple meditate on the helipad of the 37-story high Copan building. The monks want to take meditation from the temple to the streets and they consider the building, created by renowned Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer, a zen Buddhist mountain in the middle of the city



São Goncalo, Brazil: Carnival masks decorate a wall at a mask-making factory. Rio's carnival celebration starts 4 March



Nabuk, Afghanistan: Afghan children watch as US Marines from the First Battalion Eighth Marines Alpha Company patrol through the town in Helmand province

[Mr Lick]

Man Utd v Crawley Town FA Cup 5th Round



Crawley fans arrive at Old Trafford in good spirits







The Crawley players on the pitch before the game trying to take in the size of the stadium




Anderson and Sergio Torres tussle in the middle of the park



Anders Lindegaard easily intercepts a cross before it gets to Matt Tubbs (who incidentally played several seasons for my home team, Salisbury FC prior to joining Crawley at the beginning of this season. £70,000 i believe was the transfer fee and as the leagues top scorer it looks like they got a bit of a bargain).



The cameras aren't going near Alex Ferguson and given his expression it's probably a wise move. You wouldn't have thought his team were 1-0 courtesy of a Brown goal



Wayne Looney comes on at half-time


Matt Tubbs must have been watching Wayne Rooney but unfortunately his overhead effort narrowly misses the target



A shot goes narrowly wide for the Crawley lads



Tubbsy having another shot at goal, this time over the bar



Deep in injury-time there's nearly a fairytale finish when Richard Brodie puts a looping header back across the United goal and their keeper Lindegaard is flapping, but unfortunately his header comes back off the United bar. A lucky escape for the home side



Richard Brodie and team-mates applaud their fans after the game



As does the manager Steve Evans



More Crawley players celebrate with the fans at the end. David Hunt got the first prize in the shirt swapping stakes by getting Wayne Rooney's



Crawley players celebrate at the end in front of their fans with captain and man of the match Pablo Mills taking centre stage. The non-league side and their fans did themselves proud

[Mr Lick]

More pics from the Middle East



Bahraini riot police chase protesters in central Manama



Bahraini protesters remove barbed wire near the Pearl monument in the city centre.



Anti-government demonstrators celebrate as they re-occupy the area of ground around the Pearl monument



Protesters display a collection of US-made non-lethal weaponry used by the Bahraini government against them



Protesters wave flags and celebrate after reaching the area some protesters have nicknamed "Lulu Square" in Manama



A Bahraini army armoured vehicle drives past a Formula One advertising poster as it leaves its position near "Lulu Square"



An anti-government protester gestures in front of police in Manama, Bahrain



Bahraini protesters rush to celebrate as the riot police pull out



An anti-government protester wrapped in a Bahraini flag watches from a bridge as the crowd gather around the Pearl monument



Supporters of the Yemeni government, background, and anti-government demonstrators, foreground, hurl stones at each other during clashes in Sana'a, Yemen



Yemeni protesters raise their shoes as they shout slogans against President Ali Abdullah Saleh



Yemeni protesters help an injured man



Tyres burn as Yemenis take to the streets



A Moroccan man carries an Egyptian flag in one hand, and an image of Che Guevara in the other, during a protest in Rabat, Morocco



Iraqi Kurds protest to demand the removal of the local government



A man gestures towards Algerian riot police



Algerian protesters chant slogans during a demonstration in Algiers



Tunisians protest outside the gates to the French embassy in Tunis for remarks made by French ambassador Boris Boillon

[Mr Lick]

The Wigan of George Orwell - Pictures taken in 1939





Women attending an evening class in embroidery and needlework



The original caption read: THE FACES OF WIGAN'S WORKERS – Men Whose Fate is Linked with Coal and Cotton. Early in the 19th century their great-grandfathers went down to the pits and their women found work in the mills. Today, 10 out of 15 mills, 17 out of 40 pits, are closed. In a town of 85,000 people, 9,500 men and women are unemployed. But the man in the pub is still friendly, still confident that pits and mills will open again - perhaps after the war



The caption on a variant of this picture read: The Boy Who Wants to be a Miner. His father and his grandfather were miners. It's his ambition to be a miner, too. He does not read the Ministry of Labour statistics of unemployment. He does not know how many pits have been closed. He does not even know that, of 19 houses in Greenhough Row, where he lives, often only four families have work



A woman looks longingly at the array of bread and cakes in the window of a baker's shop



A group of men at the Labour Exchange



A child sits on her mother's lap to drink, in a poor area



A pigeon fancier with his racing pigeons



The original Picture Post caption read: Shelters Against the Bombs... ARP [Air Raid Precautions] trenches are being dug in the areas where slum clearance is in progress. They will be covered with earth, on which grass, for playgrounds, will be sown



And Shelters Against the Rain. He is 27. He is a miner by profession; but he has been nine years out of work. He lives in the Hardybutts - a row of slum houses which are to be replaced by council houses More than 2,000 council houses have been built; but there are still slums



The original Picture Post caption read: The Men Who Stand and Wait. Our cameraman photographed these Wiganers standing outside a Labour Exchange. The authorities asked to have all pictures left with them to be checked up. When the batch was forwarded on to us, this and other pictures on these pages were missing. They were considered unsuitable. We made new prints of some of those missing pictures



An unemployed man leaning against a wall with two children looking on

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Trainees in spacesuits assisted by scuba divers in a pool of the Russian cosmonauts training centre at Star City outside of Moscow

[Mr Lick]

The Art of Drew Struzan

Having Drew Struzen create the poster art for your movie is as close as you can get to a mark of bank-busting Hollywood success. Struzan has provided images for the Indiana Jones films, Blade Runner, Pan's Labyrinth and Star Wars among others. A documentary film about his work, 'Drew, the man behind the poster' is due this year while a new book collates some of his best pieces.



Blade Runner






Indy and the Last Crusade





HP and the Chamber of Secrets



Max beyond Thunderdome



Hellboy



Hook



The Shawshank Redemption

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Sir Chris Hoy wins Gold in the mens keirin final of the track cycling World Cup

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Gary Hooper celebrates one of his two goals as Celtic beat Rangers 3-0 to extend their lead to 8 points at the top of the SPL.

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Lampedusa, Italy: Italian coast guards help a man out of a boat on arrival at the Italian island, which has seen an influx of immigrants from Tunisia in recent weeks



Thanlyin, Burma: A vendor sells water to customers during a pagoda festival in the port city about 30 miles from Rangoon



Rabat, Morocco: Women walk along the seafront in the capital of Morocco, where activists are calling for people to demonstrate for more political freedoms



Kunjak, Afghanistan: Afghan national army soldiers sleep between operations in Helmand province



Abidjan, Ivory Coast: Supporters of opposition leader Alassane Ouattara take part in a demonstration in the Abobo neighbourhood of the former capital city. The west African country has been in political and economic crisis since November's elections, with incumbent president Laurent Gbagbo still refusing to relinquish power



Sofia, Bulgaria: A member of the youth movement of the Bulgarian Socialist party cleans off graffiti on the Monument of the Soviet Army



Madrid, Spain: A model displays an autumn/winter design by Agatha Ruiz de la Prada during the Pasarela Cibeles fashion show



San Francisco, California, USA: Drummers wearing plastic ponchos take part in the annual Chinese new year parade



Manama, Bahrain: A man jumps in the fountain as anti-government demonstrators reoccupy Pearl roundabout



Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany: Sarah Schleper of the USA crashes out during the FIS alpine world ski championships women's slalom



Nice, France: A woman takes part in the parade at the 127th Nice carnival



OMG - Okayama, Japan: Inside the Saidaiji temple, a temple official pours water over men wearing loincloths in freezing temperatures who are waiting to grab one of two sacred sticks thrown by priests, at the start of the Saidaiji naked festival. The lucky recipients of the sacred sticks are guaranteed happiness for the coming year.

[Mr Lick]

UN peacekeepers from Mongolia say farewell to Serra Leone, handing security measures back to the local police





Dried cocoa beans being packed into sacks on a farm in western Ghana



The mother of the Somalian pirate who was sentenced to 33 years in prison cries after hearing the sentencing on Wednesday



New recruits of Somalia's el-Shabab Islamic group march in a military parade at a training base



An el-Shabab fighter



A tobacco auctioneer in Zimbabwe enjoys a cigarette on the first day of the selling season



A couple of Angolan football fans look unimpressed with their team's performance against a side from Kenya. Maybe not a good time to ask them what the score is

[Mr Lick]

Leyton Orient v Arsenal - FA Cup 5th Round - Winners to meet Man Utd



Much excitement as the Orient have been enjoying a good run of form as late.



Arsenal clearly not at full strength with the reserve team captain starting the game





Rosicky (7) puts the Gunners ahead in the 53rd minute with a deft header



With the game entering the 89th minute Jonathan Tehoue shoots for goal to level the scores and send the O's fans delirious, especially Barry Hearn.



Following their fine equaliser it appears that they are on the verge of making an important substitution



The final whistle and the O's are set for a return game at the Emirates Stadium.



A richly deserved reward if i might say

[Mr Lick]

For the first time in La Liga's history a goalkeeper has scored from open play. Depotivo's keeper, Dani Aranzubia heads the ball into the net from a corner in the 95th minute. It took the commentator a full 4 minutes to complete his 'Gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooaaaaaa aaaalllllllllllllllllllllllllaaaaa!!
The equaliser also probably saved the manager from the sack as the team had lost 5 out of their last 7 games.

[Mr Lick]

Unverified photo's but said to be of action in Libya's second city Benghazi where protesters have been claiming victory















A anti-Gaddafi demonstrator in London outside the Libyian Embassy

[Mr Lick]

14 killed in suicide car bomb attack in Somalia

[Mr Lick]

Mark Melligen (R) of the Philippines takes a punch from Gabriel Martinez of Mexico during their 10-round welterweight fight at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, February 19, 2011. Melligen went on to win the fight by unanimous decision.



Police try to block government backers as they chase anti-government protesters in Sanaa, Yemen. February 18, 2011



Devotees offer prayer by rolling on the street of Bhaktapur, near Kathmandu February 18, 2011.




A man arrested by police gestures in front of the Peace Cinema, where internet social networks were calling to join a "Jasmine Revolution" protest, in Shanghai February 20, 2011.




An anti-government protester holding flowers shouts slogans in front of riot policemen during a demonstration in Algier February 19, 2011.



Supporters of Uganda's four-party opposition coalition, the Inter-Party Cooperation (IPC), presidential candidate Kizza Besigye and supporters of MP Nabilah Sempala (FDC) chant slogans on the streets of the capital Kampala February 20, 2011.




A woman walks on a bridge over a polluted river at a suburban area of Wenzhou, in Zhejiang province February 18, 2011.




A protester cries as he reaches Pearl Square in the Bahraini capital of Manama February 19, 2011.



A nurse smashes a picture of Bahraini Prime Minister Sheikh Khalifa Bin Salman Al Khalifa at Salmaniya hospital in Manama February 20, 2011.




Staff members of the NRT satellite channel and security personnel inspect the channel's damaged television station in Sulaimaniya, northeast of Baghdad February 20, 2011.



An aerial view shows a bull being taken out of the La Santamaria bullring during a bullfight in the Santamaria arena in Bogota February 20, 2011.




A Ugandan electoral commission official serves a woman at a polling centre in Rushere, Kiruhura district, west of the capital Kampala, February 18, 2011.




Researchers dressed in panda costumes put a panda cub into a basket before transferring it to a new living environment at the Hetaoping Research and Conservation Center for the Giant Panda in Wolong National Nature Reserve, Sichuan province February 20, 2011.



Children stand behind a police line at a crime scene in Ciudad Juarez February 18, 2011. Five young men who were driving in a car were shot dead by unknown assailants, according to local media.




Supporters of religious parties shout slogans against U.S. citizen Raymond Davis near the U.S. consulate in Lahore February 18, 2011.




Thousands of people march behind a banner reading "Towards Peace, Legalization", in support of Basque political party Sortu, in Bilbao February 19, 2011.



Protesters set fire to tyres as they block a road in Abobo, Abidjan February 19, 2011.




Protesters wave Bahraini flags as they stand on top of a structure at Delmon Square during a pro-government march in the capital Manama February 18, 2011.




Family members pray next to the body of a protester who was killed in Thursday's crackdown during a funeral procession in Sitra, East of Manama February 18, 2011.




Nepali soldiers hold balloons as they march towards the venue during the Democracy Day celebrations in Kathmandu February 19, 2011.



Wives of retired and active military officers charged in the so-called Sledgehammer trial march under a huge Turkish flag during a protest at Anitkabir, the mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, founder of secular Turkey, in Ankara February 19, 2011.



Ground workers push a roller at the Sardar Patel cricket stadium, one of the venues for the Cricket World Cup, in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad February 20, 2011.



Anti-government protesters shout slogans during a protest in Sanaa February 20, 2011.



An Israeli security force officer uses pepper spray on a Palestinian protester during clashes at a weekly protest against the controversial Israeli barrier in the West Bank village of Bilin near Ramallah February 18, 2011.




Veiled women, who are a part of the Moroccan Islamists group, hold signs during a protest demanding broad political reforms in Rabat February 20, 2011.




A Belarussian worker from the charity organization "Ecodom" cuts reeds on a frozen lake near the village of Stakhovtsy, some 150 km (93 miles) north of Minsk, February 18, 2011.




Sprint Cup Series driver Robert Richardson Jr. (37) drives through the infield during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Daytona 500 race at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida February 20, 2011.
REUTERS/Pierre Ducharme

[Mr Lick]

Some sports pictures



Andrej Sporn of Slovenia crashes after the finish line during the men's downhil race during the Alpine Ski World Championship in Garmisch-Partenkirchen



Boston Bruins goalie Tim Thomas stands at his net, surrounded by sticks and gloves following multiple fights against the Montreal Canadiens, in third period action during their NHL hockey game in Boston



Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo (C) complains to the referee as Levante's David Cerrajeria (L), Asier del Horno and Victoriano 'Nano' Rivas (R) look on during their Spanish first division match at Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid



Bobby Santos brings his number 52 Chevrolet to a stop after crashing during practice for the DRIVEFORCOPD 300 mile NASCAR Nationwide series race at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida February 17, 2011.




Sprint Cup Series driver Trevor Bayne celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Daytona 500 race at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida February 20, 2011.



Guadalajara Chivas soccer players and coaches pose wearing white shirts as they call for increased security and a stop to violence in Mexico, during an event at the Omnilife stadium in Zapopan near Guadalajara February 16, 2011. The words on the shirts read "Chivas, against violence".



Los Angeles Clippers' Blake Griffin jumps over a car while competing in the slam dunk contest during the NBA All-Star weekend in Los Angeles, February 19, 2011.




Napoli's Walter Gargano takes a free kick as Villarreal's players attempt to block during their Europa League round of 32, first leg match at the San Paolo stadium in Naples February 17, 2011.



Sprint Cup Series driver Trevor Bayne (21) does a burn-out after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Daytona 500 race at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida February 20, 2011.




Sparta Prague's Martin Achille Abena Biholong (C) challenges Liverpool's Lucas (L) and Fabio Aurelio (R) during their Europa League round of 32, first leg soccer match in Prague February 17, 2011.




A multi-car crash involving a dozen trucks takes place in turn one on lap 74 during the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series NextEra Energy Resources 250 at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida February 18, 2011.

[Mr Lick]

More on events in Libya



Protesters wave a flag in this undated picture made available on Facebook, February 21, 2011. The image was purportedly taken recently in Benghazi.



Demonstrators wave flags and hold banners on the roof of burnt building in this undated picture made available on Facebook February 20, 2011. The image was purportedly taken recently in Benghazi.




A view of a burnt building in this undated picture made available on Facebook February 20, 2011. The image was purportedly taken recently in Benghazi.



A flag is seen on a burnt building in this undated picture made available on Facebook February 20, 2011. The image was purportedly taken recently in Benghazi



General view of demonstrators gathered in street in this undated picture made available on Facebook February 20, 2011. The image was purportedly taken recently in Benghazi.




A child joins demonstrators protesting against Libya's Muammar Gaddafi outside the Libyan Embassy in London February 20, 2011.



Artist and architect Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi, son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi gestures as he visits "The desert is not silent" exhibition in Moscow in this June 28, 2010 file photo. Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi said in a television address on February 20, 2011 that his father will fight protests against his rule until the "last man standing", and the country's army would enforce security in the country at any price after violence which has killed more than 200 people over the past few days, according to human rights groups.




Still image from a video footage shows Libya's leader Muammar al Gaddafi gesturing to his supporters during a rally in Nalut February 19, 2011.




People climb flag poles in front of a building purported to be the internal security headquarters in Libya's second city of Benghazi in this still grab taken from video uploaded February 20, 2011.




A crowd gathers as smoke billows from a building purported to be the internal security headquarters in Libya's second city of Benghazi in this still grab taken from video uploaded February 20, 2011.




Demonstrators protest against Libya's Muammar Gaddafi outside the Libyan Embassy in London February 20, 2011.




Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi attends a ceremony marking the birth of Islam's Prophet Mohammed in Tripoli in this February 13, 2011 file photo

If that's what living in a desert does to ones looks then i'm glad i live in a jungle . Nice hat Colonel (or should that be duster?)

[Mr Lick]

One for the style guru's - London Fashion Week



Darling, if i kiss your mushroom, will you kiss mine?



Anyone lost a rug?



That's the way to do it!



Didn't he/she used to play for the Harlequins?



Too tired to shave this morning love?



A nice little number to get the chaps going.



Fancy waking up with that in the morning guys?



Bit more than a 5 o'clock shadow there love!



A World War 1 lampshade with optional gasmask.



She'd be doing time in certain countries for wearing that.



Now that's what you might call a proper ponytail.



Lovely tan, just come back from your holidays love?



Bride of Chucky



Now, I could quite easily lick this girls face for a few hours

[bobo746]

Queen Mary 2 & Queen Elizabeth Dock in Sydney This Morning

[Mr Lick]

Ancient Warli art flourishes in rural India













Warli painting in India is an art dating back several hundred years. The Warli tribe painted walls of their homes to mark special occasions such as weddings and rice harvest. The painting are mainly located in a cluster of villages around 150 kms from Mumbai

[Mr Lick]

Day 3 - Cricket World Cup - Australia v Zimbabwe




Australia bat first but find runs hard to come by with openers Haddin and Watson scoring only one boundary each in the first 10 overs



Close shave as the ball fails to dislodge the bails



Haddin out LBW after a review



Ricky run out for 28 after a direct throw from deep - 144-3



A celebratory dance after a flow of wickets as Australia reach 262-6. Michael Clarke unbeaten on 58



Shaun Tait flexing his muscles




Sean Williams showing some defiance after 3 wickets fall in as many overs



Graeme Cremer on his way to a determined 37



Mitchel Johnson doing his bit with figures of 4-19 off 9.2 overs as Zimbabwe can only muster 171, losing by 91 runs

[Mr Lick]

The least livable cities in the world



1: Zimbabwe's capital Harare is the least livable city in the world, according to the latest annual survey by the Economist Intelligence Unit. The ranking is based on stability, healthcare, culture and environment, education, and infrastructure.



2: Dhaka, Bangladesh.



3: Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.



4: Lagos, Nigeria.



5: Algiers, Algeria



6: Karachi, Pakistan



7: Douala, Cameroon.



8: Tehran, Iran.



9: Dakar, Senegal.



10: Colombo, Sri Lanka.

[Mr Lick]

Very little in the way of protest pics coming from inside Libya at the moment but here are some from outside



A woman holds up a Libyan flag during a protest against the 41-year rule of Libya's leader Muammar Gaddafi outside the United Nations building in New York February 21, 2011.




A woman with her face painted in the colours of the Libyan flag joins a demonstration against the rule of Libya's leader Muammar Gaddafi, in front of the White House in Washington February 19, 2011.



An anti-government protester holds a placard in front of supporters of Libyan leader, Muammar Gaddafi, during a demonstration outside the Libyan embassy in London February 17, 2011.



Members of the Libyan community living in Malta protest against the Libyan government's crackdown on demonstrators in Libya outside the Libyan Embassy in Attard, outside Valletta, February 21, 2011.




Demonstrators shout slogans as they protest against the regime of Libya's leader Muammar Gaddafi outside the Libyan consulate in Istanbul, February 21, 2011.



Demonstrators protest against Libya's Muammar Gaddafi outside the Libyan Embassy in London February 20, 2011.



An Egyptian protester holds up a sign during a demonstration outside the Libyan Embassy in Cairo February 21, 2011.



A demonstrator holds a torn poster of Libya's leader Muammar Gaddafi during a protest against his regime outside the Libyan consulate in Istanbul, February 21, 2011. The poster (top) reads, " Cruel Gaddafi" and (bottom), "You will drown in the blood that you shed."



Supporters of Libyan leader, Muammar Gaddafi, chant slogans during a demonstration outside the Libyan embassy in London February 17, 2011.




Libyan demonstrators protest against the regime of Libya's leader Muammar Gaddafi and against European Union's policy relating to Libyan crisis, outside the parliament house in Helsinki, Finland, February 21, 2011



A Libyan protester stands on a car and shouts slogans against Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi during a demonstration outside the Libyan Embassy in Cairo February 21, 2011.



Demonstrators attack a picture of Libya's Muammar Gaddafi with their shoes during protests outside the Libyan Embassy in London February 20, 2011.




Demonstrators shout slogans as they protest against the regime of Libya's leader Muammar Gaddafi outside the Libyan Embassy in Berlin, February 21, 2011.



A supporter of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, chants slogans towards anti-government protesters during a demonstration outside the Libyan embassy in London February 17, 2011.



People protest against the 41-year rule of Libya's leader Muammar Gaddafi outside the United Nations building in New York February 21, 2011.

[Mr Lick]

Deadly earthquake strikes New Zealand




A woman is rescued from inside the Pyne Gould Corporation building after an earthquake in Christchurch, February 22, 2011.



A woman walks past the rubble from collapsed buildings after an earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand, in this February 22, 2011 image taken from video footage.



People are evacuated from a damaged building after an earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand, in this February 22, 2011 image taken from video footage.



People react as they look at a collapsed building after an earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand, in this February 22, 2011 image taken from video footage.