Oct. 18 Photo Brief: Erotica in Berlin, More Unrest in Greece and Deadly attacks in Syria
The Venus International fair for Erotic Entertainment, deadly airstrikes in Syria bury bodies in ruble, rioters attack police with firebombs in Greece and more in today’s daily brief.
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- A child plays near a work by Australian artist Alex Richie titled “Kaleidoscope cube” which is part of the “Sculpture by the Sea” exhibition at Sydney’s Tamarama Beach. The free and temporary outdoor exhibition, now in its 16th year, stretches for two kilometres (1.24 miles) along the coastline popular with walkers, joggers and tourists. (Tim Wimborne/Reuters)
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- A Hamas militant holds a weapon during a march in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, marking the anniversary of a prisoner swap deal between Israel and Hamas. Last year, Israel freed more than 1,000 jailed Palestinians in a swap for Gilad Shalit, an Israeli soldier held in Gaza. (Ibraheem Abu Mustafa/Reuters)
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- A Kashmiri government employee shouts slogans after being detained by the police during protest in Srinagar. Indian police detained dozens of employees during their rally to demand long pending arrears and permanent jobs and release salaries of last six months, union leaders said. (Danish Ismail/Reuters)
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- A young boy sits in a motorized toy car in Sukhbataar Square October 18, 2012 Ulaanbataar, Mongolia. (Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)
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- An artisan gives finishing touches to an effigy of demon king Ravana in preparations for the upcoming Hindu festival of Dussehra in the northern Indian city of Chandigarh. The effigies are burnt during Dussehra, the Hindu festival that commemorates the triumph of Lord Rama over the Ravana, marking the victory of good over evil. (Ajay Verma/Reuters)
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- A worker checks on coils of steel at a factory in Dalian, Liaoning province. China’s economy slowed for a seventh straight quarter in July-September, missing the government’s target for the first time since the depths of the global financial crisis, but other data released on Thursday pointed to a year-end rebound. (China Daily/via Reuters)
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- A woman wears a mask at the Venus international fair for Erotic Entertainment and Lifestyle in Berlin. The fair, one of the largest of its kind, runs until Ocober 21, 2012. (Johannes Eisele/Getty Images)
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- People burn candles and incense before praying for the late former king Norodom Sihanouk in front of the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh after the mercurial ex-monarch died on October 15, at the age of 89. Experts in Cambodia began preparations on October 18 to embalm revered ex-king Norodom Sihanouk who will lie in state at the royal palace for three months ahead of a lavish funeral, a royal aide said. (Nicolas Asfouri/Getty Images)
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- A ladybird beetle sits on colored leaves on in Eichwalde near Berlin. Meteorologists forecast warm and sunny autumn weather for the region, with temperatures reaching up to 19 degrees Celsius. (Tim Brakemeier/Getty Images)
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- Syrian people pull the body of a victim from the rubble of a building destroyed in an airstrike by Syrian government forces in Maaret al-Numaan. Syrian regime warplanes launched a new wave of strikes on the northwestern town of Maaret al-Numan, seized by rebels last week, an AFP correspondent reported. (Bulent Kilic/Getty Images)
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- A firebomb explodes near riot police during clashes with demonstrators during a 24-hour strike in Athens. Greek riot police fired tear gas to disperse protesters at an anti-austerity rally in Athens held during a national general strike as EU leaders were to tackle the eurozone crisis at a summit. The protesters had broken through a police line outside luxury hotels on central Syntagma Square and scattered groups of youths later attacked police with stones and firebombs, an AFP reporter said. (Aris Messini/Getty Images)
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- US golfer Jason Dufner holds a koala after the first day of the Perth International golf tournament at Lake Karrinyup in Perth on October 18, 2012. Dufner is the favorite for the event worth 2.04 million. (Tony Ashby/AFP/Getty Images)
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- An Indian vendor carries flower garlands over his shoulder as he walks down a wholesale flower market in Kolkata. Demand for flowers are high for the forthcoming Hindu festival Durga Puja, with added price increases this season due to rising diesel costs in the distribution chain. The five-day period of worship of Hindu goddess Durga, who is attributed as the destroyer of evil, commences on October 20. (Dibyangshu Sarka/Getty Images)
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- Kulbhushan, 38, a performer, gets makeup applied backstage before performing the role of the demon king Ravana in a religious play, as part of Dussehra festival celebrations in Jammu. Effigies of the 10-headed Demon King “Ravana” are burnt on Dussehra, the Hindu festival that commemorates the triumph of Lord Rama over Ravana, marking the victory of good over evil. (Mukesh Gupta/Reuters)
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- A model presents a creation by French designer Jean Paul Gaultier during the Cali Exposhow fashion week in Cali, Valle del Cauca department. Gaultier visit Latin America for the first time. (Luis Robay/Getty Images)
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- Soldiers of the United Nations Command (UNC) carry a coffin containing the body of a North Korean soldier, before handing it over the concrete border to North Korean soldiers at the truce village of Panmunjom in Paju, north of Seoul. The UNC repatriated the body of a North Korean soldier on Thursday. The soldier was found dead after floating down the Imjin River to South Korea last August when the North’s region was flooded. (Lee Jae-Won/Reuters)
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- A boy plays amongst pigeons in front of the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Cambodians continue to flock to the site to offer tributes, after the body was returned to the Royal Palace yesterday where it will lie in state for the next three months before a traditional cremation ceremony is held. The former king died of a heart attack in Beijing on Monday at the age of 89. (Chris McGrath/Getty Images)
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- Veterans from The Second Battalion of the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers march past Parliament in London, England. Members of the regiment are protesting about defense cuts which may result in the disbandment of the unit. (Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)
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