Hyderabad twin bombing victims remembered, dancers compete in the 29th All Scotland Irish Dance Championship, the Jewish holiday of Purim is celebrated in Israel, the “Fire In Snow” Chingay Parade weaves through the streets of Singapore and more in today’s daily brief.
The North Florida Survival group trains children and adults alike to handle weapons and survive in the wild. The group passionately supports the right of U.S. citizens to bear arms and its website states that it aims to teach “patriots to survive in order to protect and defend our Constitution against all enemy threats.”
Armed with his camera, Reuters photographer Brian Blanco joined the group on a training mission led by Jim Foster on December 8, 2012.
The PGA stop near Tucson continues to be delayed by snow, a cute week-old baby Asian elephant at the Budapest zoo, Danica Patrick talks with new boyfriend and fellow driver Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. in Daytona Beach and more in today’s Daily Photo Brief.
Some would argue that documentary film deserve a place in the best picture category: A powerful portrait of real people and true stories, unraveling and revealing a mystery, unscripted. In most cases, these films bring an opporunity of hope and change, exposing the difficult truths of our society.
This year’s contenders include films about uprisings, a history of violence, women in service and a musical icon of the anti-apartheid movement.
Here’s a look at the documentaries nominated.
Taylor Swift, One Direction, Frank Ocean and Justin Timberlake stun at the 2013 Brit Awards in London.
Fashion Week in Milan, London and Madrid, Taylor Swift performs at the Brit awards, Arizona snow suspends golf tournament, mass funeral in Quetta, continued violence in Syria and more in today’s daily brief.
Homeless and cold, would you choose to live with the dead? That’s what two Serbian men have chosen to do in the city of Nis. For nearly 20 years, both Bratislav Jovanovic and Aleksandar Dejic have lived in tombs beside the caskets of their descendants.
Photos taken by Sasa Djordjevic of AFP. You can read his account on AFP’s Eyewitness blog.
Britain’s Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge debuts the royal baby bump, Oscar Pistorius appears in court, a Ukrainian stylist cuts hair blindfolded, the Sydney Doll Hospital celebrates 100 years in business and more in today’s daily brief.
Polish animal rights campaigners heckled traders at the Skaryszew horse fair, one of Europe’s biggest horse-trading fairs, in the wake of a horsemeat scandal in Europe. Horse breeders have been coming to the open-air fair on the same day every year for the past three centuries, but the tradition has come under pressure from activists. Photos taken by Peter Andrews of Reuters on Feb. 18.
A year to go until the Sochi 2014 Winter Games, Libya celebrates second anniversary of uprising, Iberia workers on strike and more in today’s daily brief.
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