World News in Pictures

[Mr Lick]

Thought i'd start a thread of weekly/daily pictures of news throughout the world. Mainly c/o the BBC

Lets start with some from Egypt.


Clashes in Cairo

[Mr Lick]

Snow blankets Eastern US

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Japans Shinmoedake volcano erupts

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A beached whale in Uruguay





A rescued man following heavy rains in Jeddha, Saudi Arabia.




Chinese New Year (Rabbit)








A Buddhist monk walks past Government House during protests

[Norton]

Thought i'd start a thread of weekly/daily pictures of news throughout the world

Well done. Great idea. Daily would be good. If you have the time.

[Mr Lick]

I'll do my best Norts and to anyone else, please feel free to add more. Some of these pictures are just too good to miss.

[Mr Lick]

A Peking Opera character performing during the Chinese New Year celebrations




Bats fill the air in deserted streets as Cairns, Australia, prepares for the arrival of Cyclone Yasi




Skiers in North Japan enjoying a winter wonderland




A massive winter storm has coated this statue in a US border Mexican Town, a very rare event




More scenes from Cairo

[billy the kid]

wondered why those guys praying
are pointin their finger
at the pavement.
good pics lick.

[Mr Lick]

More clashes in Cairo











A graduation ceremony for NCO's of the Afghan National Army in Kabul




An underwater Lion dance celebrating the Lunar New Year n Jakarta




Snowfall in Tehran, Iran




Snowfall in the northern Spanish town of Burgos




A road disappears in Tully, Australia following the arrival of Cyclone Yasi




More destruction from Yasi













Giant snails helping to monitor air pollution from a waste incinerator in St Petersburg, Russia

[Mr Lick]

More on the protests in Cairo

















Protesters communicating with the outside world





Exhausted protesters taking a rest during 10 days of demonstrations

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Pakistani protesters rally against a US consular employee, suspected of a shooting in Multan, Pakistan




US and Canada suffering from massive snowstorms













Recently acquired photographs beng exhibited at Londons Portrait Gallery.

Artist Tracey Emin



Wills and Ginger




Singer Mia




The indestructable Ronnie Corbett




Professor Brian Cox

[Mr Lick]

Sri Lanka battles second wave of floods

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More pictures from Cairo
























Protesters in Alexandria voicing their opinion

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An uncontacted tribe living in Brazil, close to the Peruvian border

[Mr Lick]

2 people died in Tunisia when police reportedly opened fire on protesters in the town of El Kef

Numbers have dwindled considerably since the uprising 3 weeks ago.











More pictures from Egypt

[Mr Lick]

At least 13 people including 2 children have died following clashes between soldiers in the volatile south Sudan town of Malakai. Southern Sudan is due to become the world's newest nation on 9 July 2011. It's referendum is part of a deal to end decades of conflict between the north and south










Roads being constructed in the region



Despite the construction boom, southern Sudan remains one of the least developed nations in the world if people choose independence. Corruption and military spending being the main causes. (heard that before somewhere?)



The current Sudanese President( pictured on the right) and the rebel turned President of the south on the left.



More than 6,000 police have recently been recruited to boost security in the south

[Mr Lick]

Some more pictures from Egypt over the past few days.



















Replenishing bread stocks fearing further unrest




Thousands of tourists and visitors crowding into Cairo's airport in an attempt to leave the country

[sunsetter]

those brazil tribe pics have been around a while now, cant remember where ive seen them, bloody good though

[pickel]

An uncontacted tribe living in Brazil, close to the Peruvian border

They've obviously had some kind of contact with the outside world as that looks like a modern cooking pot in the middle bottom of the picture.

[Aussie Tigger]

Fantastic thread Mr Lick keep up the good work.You missed a good shot though of a certain English Gentleman's facial expression after waiting for 45 minutes for a Pepper steak in the Smile restaurant in khon Kaen to be asked what meat do they use to make it with.That look of stunned frustration was indeed priceless.

[Mr Lick]

'New pictures have been released of an isolated tribe living in rainforest on the Brazil-Peru border'.

'Brazil monitors many such tribes from the air, and they are known as "uncontacted" because they have only limited dealings with the outside world'.

'Photographs of the same tribe were released to the world two years ago'

Source www.bbc.co.uk


Just to clarify the release of the pics and the 'uncontacted' bit

[Mr Lick]

Day 13 of Egyptian protests















A 'trophy' on display from skirmishes with pro-Mubarak supporters who rode into the square on horses and camels




A display of religious harmony




Protesters manning checkpoints at entrances to the square

[Mr Lick]

Fantastic thread Mr Lick keep up the good work.You missed a good shot though of a certain English Gentleman's facial expression after waiting for 45 minutes for a Pepper steak in the Smile restaurant in khon Kaen to be asked what meat do they use to make it with.That look of stunned frustration was indeed priceless.

Still losing sleep over that one mate, priceless in more ways than one!

[Mr Lick]

An exhibition of cars in Paris celebrating 110 years of the automobile

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A set of rugby goalposts crumple under the force of cyclone Yasi





Italian politicians reacting during a parliamentary session in Rome



Demonstrators try to protect themselves with a banner as police attempt to disperse them in Ankara




Visitors watch a night parade during Chinese New Year celebrations in Hong Kong