Sep 13, 2012

Sept. 13 Photo Brief: Middle East protests, New York fashion, snake charming

Middle East protests, New York fashion, and not so charming snake charming and more in today’s daily brief.

: Actor Michael Douglas (from left) and actresses Catherine Zeta-Jones, Olivia Munn, Marisa Tomei, Camilla Belle, Katharine McPhee and Nina Arianda attend the Michael Kors Spring 2013 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at The Theatre at Lincoln Center in New York City. (Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)

: A dressage horse has its mane plaited as it is prepared to take part in The National Dressage Championships at Stoneleigh Park in Stoneleigh, England. The four day event attracts the country’s top riders with 22 national titles to win. The event is considered the pinnacle competition of the year. Equestrian sports have seen a boost in interest after the great successes of 2012 Olympic and Paralympic riders. (Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

: Competitors warm up their horses as they take part in The National Dressage Championships at Stoneleigh Park in Stoneleigh, England. The four day event attracts the country’s top riders with 22 national titles to win. The event is considered the pinnacle competition of the year. Equestrian sports have seen a boost in interest after the great successes of 2012 Olympic and Paralympic riders. (Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

: A model showcases designs at the Giuletta Spring 2013 presentation during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at the Classic Car Club in New York City. (Amy Sussman/Getty Images)

: Tunisian protesters burn a US flag bearing a portrait of US actress Marilyn Monroe during a demonstration against a film deemed offensive to Islam, outside the US embassy in Tunis. A purported portrayal of the life of the Prophet Mohammed in the low-budget “Innocence of Muslims” movie sparked protests in Egypt and violence in Libya that killed US ambassador Chris Stevens and three American officials. (Getty Images)

: US Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) launch rockets into the air during a live fire training exercise in the South Korean border county of Cheorwon. Some 28,500 US troops are based in South Korea under a mutual defence pact to deter against the North Korean threat. The two Koreas have been technically at war since the conflict ended in an armistice, without a subsequent peace treaty being signed. (Jung Yeon-Je/GettyImages)

: Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, looks at the headstones during her visit to the Kranji Memorial Cemetery in Singapore. Britain’s Prince William and his wife Catherine arrived in Singapore on September 11 to kick off a nine-day Southeast Asian and Pacific tour marking Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee. The Kranji Memorial Cemetery is a WWII memorial and final resting place for allied forces who perished there. (Roslan Rahman/GettyImages)

: Relatives mourn the death of a loved one during a funeral for a garment factory victim in Karachi. Pakistan on September 13 registered murder charges against factory bosses and government officials over the deaths of 289 people in the country’s worst industrial disaster, police said. (Asif Hassan/GettyImages)

: Two planes of the polish formation Grupa Zelazny perform at the International Air Show ILA in Schoenefeld, near Berlin. The 2012 international air fair runs from September 11 until 16. (Johannes Eisele/GettyImages)

: French bodyboarder Maxime Ausima backflips a wave during the Bodyboarding World Circuit qualifier at Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Antonio Scorza/GettyImages)

: A boy plays a flute as he participates in a fair on the occasion of a traditional boat race on the Kaliganga River in Manikganj. According to the organizers, they are promoting the boat race as an endeavour to uphold the tradition and culture of Bangladesh. Thousands of villagers gather to enjoy a traditional boat race in Kaliganga river of Manikganj district, some 44 km (27 milse) away from Dhaka. (Andrew Biraj/Reuters)

: Protesters set fire to police vehicles during clashes with riot police along a road which leads to the U.S. embassy, near Tahrir Square in Cairo. Egypt’s President Mohamed Mursi said on Thursday he supported peaceful protest but not attacks on embassies, after Egyptians angry at a film deemed insulting to the Prophet Mohammad climbed into the U.S. embassy in Cairo and tore down the U.S. flag. He pledged to protect foreigners in Egypt. (Mohamed Abd El Ghany/Reuters)

: A protester throws a tear gas canister, which was earlier thrown by riot police,and another throws a stone during clashes along a road which leads to the U.S. embassy, near Tahrir Square in Cairo. Egypt’s President Mohamed Mursi said on Thursday he supported peaceful protest but not attacks on embassies, after Egyptians angry at a film deemed insulting to the Prophet Mohammad climbed into the U.S. embassy in Cairo and tore down the U.S. flag. He pledged to protect foreigners in Egypt. (Mohamed Abd El Ghany/Reuters)

: Riot police take cover from stones that were thrown by protesters during clashes along a road which leads to the U.S. embassy, near Tahrir Square in Cairo. Demonstrators attacked the U.S. embassies in Yemen and Egypt on Thursday in protest at a film they consider blasphemous to Islam, and American warships headed to Libya after the U.S. ambassador there died in related violence earlier this week. (Mohamed Abd El Ghany/Reuters)

: Rabbis are silhouetted as they listen during their ordination ceremony at the Roonstrasse Synagogue in Cologne. The four rabbis who recently completed their studies at the Rabbinerseminar zu Berlin were ordained on Thursday and will serve the German Jewish community. The Rabbinerseminar zu Berlin, also known as Hildesheimer’s Rabbinical Seminary, is continuing to contribute to the revival of Jewish life in Germany through the training of young rabbis. (Ina Fassbender/Reuters)

: An Eurocopter X3 helicopter is presented during the ILA Berlin Air Show in Selchow near Schoenefeld south of Berlin. Shares in EADS and Britain’s BAE Systems tumbled on Thursday as investors feared that a planned tie-up aimed at creating the world’s biggest defence and aerospace group could run up against political and regulatory obstacles. (Tobias Schwarz/Reuters)

: Sajal Biswas, 40, a snake charmer puts the head of a snake into his mouth as he performs at a roadside to earn his livelihood on the outskirts of Agartala, capital of India’s northeastern state of Tripura.(Jayanta Dey/Reuters)

: Demonstrators stand in the waters of the Bay of Bengal as they shout slogans during a protest near the Kudankulam nuclear power project, in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Demonstrators are protesting against the country’s largest nuclear power project, over fears about the plant’s safety. (Adnan Abidi/Reuters)

: A woman lights a candle during a candlelight vigil for the victims of a garment factory fire the day before, in Karachi organized by the supporters of the political party Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM). At least 314 people burned to death as fire swept through factories in two cities in Pakistan, police and government officials said on Wednesday, raising questions about industrial safety in the South Asian nation. (Akhtar Soomro/Reuters)