World News in Pictures

[Mr Lick]

Rio's Carnival party























I was wondering if there were any McDonalds in Rio until i saw this photo

[Mr Lick]

International Women's Day




Women in Beirut auditioning for the role of Sherlock Holmes.



Ok luv, no need to shout, we can see you! (Turkish delight from Ankara)




Italy - Mr Bellusgonia? Your son, number 757, would like a wee word.




These muslims girls don't mess around do they? Best they stay indoors!



The Swiss feminazi having their say - actually, i agree, where's my stocking allowance?




Mehico girls wanting some action.



The very dour looking ladies of Afghanistan. No much hope there i'm afraid



The Palestine girls displaying their accomplishments to the world. Hang about, that's a bloke in the front and he's just using 1.



A maoist supporter holding signs of missing men, demanding equal rights. Guys, don't go there!



A Spanish woman (just!) thinking that she'd like to try that colour lipstick later.



A lovely, lovely, smiley Thai lady in Bangkok talking to a scarf.



Only happy women allowed!



These ladies want equal rights? What about their husbands? A few bruisers there, yes?



Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party MP Canan Aritman places a black wreath in the seat of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to mark the International Women's Day during a debate at the Turkish Parliament in Ankara March 8, 2011. The wreath reads "We demand the right to live".

Think you'll get out of the building alive? Think again luvvie!




Lesbian?



Don't be shy girls, this is your day. Ones too many? ok!

[Mr Lick]

Catholic church suspends 21 priests suspected of child abuse



Archbishop of Philadelphia acts after grand jury named dozens of clergymen accused of paedophilia

Cardinal Justin Rigali, the archbishop of Philadelphia, said the priests had been removed from ministry while their cases were reviewed. The names of the priests were not being released, a spokesman for the archdiocese said.

"These have been difficult weeks since the release of the grand jury report, difficult most of all for victims of sexual abuse but also for all Catholics and for everyone in our community," Rigali said.

The two-year grand jury investigation into abuse in the archdiocese of Philadelphia resulted in charges against two priests, a former priest and a Catholic schoolteacher who are accused of raping boys. A former high-ranking church official was accused of transferring problem priests to new parishes without revealing they had been the subject of sex abuse complaints.

[Mr Lick]

More on Libya























French sailors off-load sacks of humanitarian aid from the French ship LHD Mistral in the Tunisian port of Zarzis on March 7. The supplies are to assist the thousands of migrant workers from various countries who have fled the conflict in Libya.












The pro-government greens

[Mr Lick]

Egypt bloggers persistent in protest




Egypt has the largest and most active blogosphere in the Arab world, and their work is done at great personal risk, facing arrest, prison, torture -- and even death, in some cases, says British photojournalist Anastasia Taylor-Lind, who is based in the Middle East. In this photo, the 'godfather' of Egyptian bloggers Wael Abbas, right, with fellow activists Kareem El Behiry, center, and Ahmed El Sayad, left, at Al Borsah Cafe in downtown Cairo, Egypt in 2010. Many bloggers are the children of Cairo’s intellectuals, radicals and activists and they gather late into the night in the shabby downtown street cafes their parents inhabited in the 1960s and 70s.





Ehab El Zelaky, Web editor for the independent newspaper Al-Masry Al-Youm, pictured in the newsroom in Cairo, Egypt. El Zelaky is considered one of the first Egyptian print editors to engage bloggers in the print media. The bloggers are supported by IT specialists, human rights lawyers, and independent newspaper editors.

[Mr Lick]

Suicide bomber kills dozens at Pakistan funeral


A suicide bomber struck a funeral attended by anti-Taliban militiamen in northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, killing at least 36 mourners and wounding more than 100 in the deadliest militant attack in the country this year. The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility.

[Mr Lick]

Far from home a Somali camel herder finds a new calling










Hassan emigrated to Sweden in 2007 and had been working at odd jobs until a relative told him of a local couple who needed help tending to their pet camels. Now Hassan takes care of the three animals, Kalle, Anna and their son Karlsson, training them to carry riders and singing songs to them in Arabic.

[Mr Lick]

A pair of teams approach the summit of Rainy Pass as they cross the Alaska Range during the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Monday March 7, 2011.

[Mr Lick]

Fennville's Wes Leonard celebrated in funeral with tears and laughter.



Fennville High School coaches Travis Cossey, on right, and Tim Schipper, help carry the casket of Wes Leonard, 16, out of Christ Memorial Church after Leonard's funeral, Tuesday, March 8, 2011, in Holland, Mich. Leonard died last week after making a game-winning shot during a high school basketball game to preserve his team's perfect record.

[Mr Lick]

Space Shuttle Discovery and ISS take each other's photo's after undocking

[Mr Lick]

Anniversary of 'Bloody Sunday' observed in Selma, Alabama




Congressman John Lewis, center, walks arm in arm with Rep. Steny H. Hoyer (D-Md.), left center Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid (D-Nev.), right, prior to addressing fellow members of the The Faith & Politics Institute gathered on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala., Sunday, March 6, 2011, on the 46th anniversary of Bloody Sunday.






Marchers cross the Alabama river on the Edmund Pettus Bridge at Selma on March 21, 1965. The civil rights marchers, eight abreast, were led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. This was the start of their five day, 50-mile march to the State Capitol of Montgomery, Ala. They were fighting for voter registration rights for blacks, who were discouraged from registering to vote, particularly in small towns in the south.

[Mr Lick]

Aiala Zaldibar, a suspected Basque activist fugitive from Spain, raises her fists into the air, in a police van as she leaves the courthouse inPau, southwestern France, Tuesday, March 8, 2011. Zaldibar is suspected of belonging to the banned Basque separatist movement "Segi" in Spain.




Anti-Gadhafi rebels drive a vehicle forward as smoke rises following an air strike by pro-Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi warplanes that attacked a highway leading to the town of Ras Lanouf, eastern Libya, Tuesday, March 8, 2011. Libyan warplanes launched at least three new air strikes Tuesday near rebel positions in the oil port of Ras Lanouf, keeping up a counteroffensive to prevent the opposition from advancing toward Gadhafi's stronghold in the capital Tripoli.




A model shows a creation from French designer Jean Charles De Castelbajac's Fall-Winter 2011 -2012 ready-to-wear fashion collection, presented in Paris, Tuesday, March 8, 2011.

WOW!!!




Kate tossing the Prince's pancake in public



A plough clears snow from a road in the northern Athens' suburb of Dionyssos, Tuesday, March 8, 2011. Civil defense authorities were on alert, and problems with power were reported across the country. Most of the schools in the northern parts of the Greek capital were closed and ferries were confined to the ports ahead of the strong winds.




Libyan Leader Moammar Gadhafi arrives at a hotel to give television interviews in Tripoli, Libya, Tuesday, March 8, 2011.

That is a really feeble attempt at a Max Bygraves impression Mr G



Gasoline is delivered to a station, Tuesday, March 8, 2011, in Oakland, Calif. Oil Prices retreated Tuesday as OPEC ministers discussed whether to ramp up oil production in the wake of the Libyan uprising.




A female anti-government protester masked with her national flag listens to speeches during a demonstration demanding the resignation of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, in Sanaa, Yemen, Tuesday, March 8, 2011. A Yemeni security official says about 2,000 inmates have staged a revolt at a prison in the capital, taken a dozen guards hostage and joined calls by anti-government protesters for the country's president to step down. The official says the unrest in the Sanaa prison erupted late Monday when prisoners set their mattresses ablaze and occupied the facility's courtyard.



Iowa State's Chelsea Poppens, bottom, reaches for a loose ball as she gets tangled up with Nebraska's Jessica Periago during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game at the Big 12 Conference Women's tournament on Tuesday, March 8, 2011, in Kansas City, Mo. Iowa State won 69-61.

[Mr Lick]

[Mr Lick]

Gaddafi London home taken over by squatters




Squatters have taken over a London house thought to belong to Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, police have confirmed.

A group calling themselves "Topple The Tyrants" occupied the £10m house in Hampstead Garden Suburb in north London on Wednesday morning.

[Mr Lick]

Conflict in Libya

[Mr Lick]

Egypt: Cairo's Tahrir Square sees rival groups clash




Hundreds of people armed with knives and machetes have clashed with pro-democracy activists in Cairo's Tahrir Square, Egyptian state TV says.
Footage showed stones being thrown by both sides in the square. At least two people were reportedly injured.

[Mr Lick]

Kidwelly sex cult paedophile Colin Batley found guilty




A paedophile has been found guilty of leading a satanic sex cult from his home in a small town.

Colin Batley, 48, of Kidwelly, Carmarthenshire, presided over a quasi-religious cult which preyed on young children and indulged in occult rites.

At Swansea Crown Court, he was found guilty of sexual acts on children and adults, including rape. Three women were also convicted of offences.
He was guilty of 27 offences and the jury is considering nine other charges.

[Mr Lick]

Gaddafi forces beat up BBC team




Goktay Koraltan and Feras Killani said other detainees had been badly beaten.

Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi's security forces detained and beat up a BBC news team who were trying to reach the strife-torn western city of Zawiya.

The three were beaten with fists, knees and rifles, hooded and subjected to mock executions by members of Libya's army and secret police.

The men were detained on Monday and held for 21 hours, but have now flown out of Libya.

[Mr Lick]

A biathlete competing in the World Championships in Russia




A child gets vaccinated against Polio in Abidjan, Ivory Coast



Members of the NZ aboriginal Ngapuhi tribe perform in Sydney. Big fail for the guy on the left.



Revellers dance on the streets of Strumica, Macedonia



Dancers leap during a performance of the Lion King, in Singapore

[Mr Lick]

Champions League - Spurs v AC Milan (first leg 1-0)



Huge night at White Hart Lane



Gomes in full flight early on



Ibrahimovic showing that he can - can



A desperate goalline clearance from Gallas in the 26th minute



OMG, Spiderman misses a fantastic opportunity just after the break



Ibrahimovic seeking help from the gods



An error from Gomes almost gifts Milan a goal



They've done it, those glory boys of White hart Lane have done it! A goalless thriller.

[Bobcock]

Look at those praying hands, proves you only have to play in Italy to act like a twat, you don't actually have to be Italian. As for ibrahimovic, he's shite, when that pic was taken he was complaining about a decision where replays showed he was clearly 3m+ offside. Wanker...Loser.....Final 8 for the Yids!!!

[Mr Lick]

A child waits to take part in a samba parade during a carnival in Sesimbra village March 8, 2011.




Injured rebels are helped out of a car during a battle along the road between Ras Lanuf and Bin Jiwad March 8, 2011.




A man with his face covered in talcum powder poses for a photo during "El Dia de los Polvos" (Powder Day) festival in the southern Spanish village of Tolox March 8, 2011.





Karima Delli, a French member of the Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance, is disguised as a man to mark International Women's Day as she takes part in a voting session at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, March 8, 2011.



Actor Ben Affleck prepares to participate in the House Foreign Affairs Committee's Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health and Human Rights on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 8, 2011.



A Bangladeshi evacuee holds his compatriots' passports at a refugees camp near the Libyan and Tunisian border crossing of Ras Jdir after fleeing unrest in Libya, March 8, 2011.




German designer Karl Lagerfeld appears at the end of his Fall-Winter 2011/2012 women's ready-to-wear fashion collection show for French fashion house Chanel during Paris Fashion Week March 8, 2011.



Boys look out the window of a bus covered in stickers with the names of murdered bus drivers during celebrations of International Women's Day in Guatemala City March 8, 2011. Widows of killed drivers pasted the notes on the side of the bus.




The space shuttle Discovery is seen framed by a window aboard the International Space Station after the undocking of the two spacecraft, March 7, 2011.




U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates speaks while visiting the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment at Forward Operating Base Sabit Qadam in Afghanistan's Helmand province March 8, 2011.




The Gilles of Binche take part in the carnival parade in Binche March 8, 2011.



U.S. President Barack Obama practices passing a football with Australia's Prime Minister Julia Gillard in the Oval Office in this picture taken March 7, 2011 and released to Reuters March 8, 2011. Under Australian Football League rules, a player must hold the ball in front of them and punch it with a clenched fist in order to conduct a legal pass to another player.





Women marine soldiers, with fellow soldiers, stand at attention during a drill inside the marine headquarters at Fort Bonifacio military headquarters in Taguig city, south of Manila March 8, 2011. The world marks International Women's Day on March 8.




Brittny McCarthy (L), 32, and Adam Schomer, 35, watch the sun set in Santa Monica, California March 7, 2011.




Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov (R, front) performs the Lezginka national dance after the first half of a friendly soccer match between team Chechnya and team Brazil, including 1994 and 2002 World Cup champions, in Grozny, March 8, 2011. Kadyrov, leader of Russia's volatile Chechnya region, will play for a Terek Grozny XI in Tuesday's friendly against Brazil's 2002 World Cup winners.

[Mr Lick]

Discovery's last mission




The space shuttle Discovery lands at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, March 9, 2011.




Astronaut Steve Bowen participates in the mission's second spacewalk as construction and maintenance continue on the International Space Station, March 2, 2011



An orbital sunrise brightens this view of space shuttle Discovery's vertical stabilizer, orbital maneuvering system (OMS) pods, docking mechanism, remote manipulator system/orbiter boom sensor system (RMS/OBSS) and payload bay, March 7, 2011.




The Space Shuttle Discovery is pictured with the earth in the background as it approaches the International Space Station for docking, February 26, 2011.








International Space Station Commander Scott Kelly (L) bids farewell to shuttle Discovery Commander Steve Lindsey as the combined crew looks on before the hatches were closed between the two spacecraft, March 6, 2011.


























The space shuttle Discovery taxis to a stop after landing at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, March 9, 2011.

[Mr Lick]

Forbes rich list



1: Mexican telecom tycoon Carlos Slim Helu is the richest person in the world, according to the latest ranking from Forbes. The magazine pegs his net worth at $74 billion.



2: Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is second with $56 billion.




3: Financier and Berkshire Hathaway Chief Executive Warren Buffett is third with $50 billion.




4: Bernard Arnault, chairman and chief executive officer of LVMH Moet Hennessy-Louis Vuitton, is fourth with $41 billion. Arnault is seated center, in black tie.




5: Oracle CEO Larry Ellison is fifth with $39.5 billion.




6: Arcelor Mittal Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Lakshmi Mittal is sixth with 31.1 billion.



7: Amancio Ortega, chairman of Spanish global fashion group Inditex, is seventh with $31 billion.



8: Brazilian industrial magnate Eike Batista is eighth with $30 billion.



9: Mukesh D. Ambani, Chairman and Managing Director of Reliance Industries, India, is ninth with $27 billion.



10: Christy Walton, an heir to the Wal-Mart fortune, is tenth with $26.5 billion

[Airportwo]

Funny there are no bankers on this list - again

"
The richest man in the world is Jacob Rothschild. It has been said that he has half of the money in this world: trillions upon trillions of dollars. He, of course, belongs to the House of Rothschild whose origins began as bankers. From those beginnings, his family was able to control the world. It is this reason that they invested their knowledge and power in Great Britain and the United States of America. In doing so, the House of Rothschild enticed the politicians of each country (most of them members of the Elite anyway) to adopt the Federal Reserve. And, the rest is history my friends. Ever since the adoption of the Federal reserve, America's control has been in the hands of the Elite- in a long, downward spiral."