Dec. 13 Daily Brief: Bidding farewell to Mandela, protests in Kiev, opening ceremonies for swimming championships
South Africans bid farewell to Nelson Mandela, protesters guard a barricade on Independence Square in Kiev, opening ceremonies are held for the Len European Short Course Swimming Championships in Herning, Denmark, and more in today’s daily brief.
- Protesters stand on a barricade on the Independence Square in Kiev on December 12, 2013. (VIKTOR DRACHEV / AFP/Getty Images)
- The coffin of South African former president Nelson Mandela is transported to the Union Buildings on the last day of his lying in state in Pretoria on December 13, 2013. (FILIPPO MONTEFORTE / AFP/Getty Images)
- A Bangladeshi vehicle owner reacts near a burning car set on fire by demonstrating Jamaat-e-Islami supporters following the execution of Abdul Quader Molla, a top Islamist leader convicted of war crimes, in Dhaka on December 13, 2013. (MUNIR UZ ZAMAN / AFP/Getty Images)
- General view of the Salar del Uyuni, southern Bolivia, on September 28, 2013. The Dakar Rally 2014, which kicks off on January 5 in Rosario, Argentina, will include Bolivia for the first time. (Aizar Raldes Nunez / AFP/Getty Images)
- People stand in line to pay their respect to South African former president Nelson Mandela on the last day of Mandela’s lying in state at the Union Buildings in Pretoria on December 13, 2013. (STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN / AFP/Getty Images)
- Members of the Palestinian civil defense ride a boat as they evacuate a family in Gaza City following heavy rainfall on December 13, 2013. (MOHAMMED ABED / AFP/Getty Images)
- Protesters guard a barricade on Independence Square in Kiev late on December 12, 2013. (SERGEI SUPINSKY / AFP/Getty Images)
- A man complains of insufficient food aid during an aid distribution by the UN World Food Program (WFP) near a camp for internally displaced persons (IDP) in Bangui on December 13, 2013. (FRED DUFOUR / AFP/Getty Images)
- 22-year-old Aida carries water past a building left half destroyed by the earthquake in Gyumri, the second largest city in Armenia, around 125 km ( miles) north of Yerevan. (KAREN MINASYAN / AFP/Getty Images)
- Young protesters wait at the barricade on Independence Square in Kiev on December 13, 2013. (VIKTOR DRACHEV / AFP/Getty Images)
- A gold and jade statue of Mao Zedong is displayed at an exhibition in Shenzhen, south China’s Guangdong province on December 13, 2013. (AFP/Getty Images)
- Women are consoled as they react in sadness after walking past the coffin of South African former president Nelson Mandela on the last day of Mandela’s lying in state at the Union Buildings in Pretoria on December 13, 2013. (MATT DUNHAM / AFP/Getty Images)
- Trabzonspor’s supporters cheer their team during the Europa League soccer match SS Lazio vs. AS Trabzonspor on December 12, 2013 at the Olympic stadium in Rome. (TIZIANA FABI / AFP/Getty Images)
- Tottenham Hotspur’s Lewis Holtby celebrates after scoring a goal during the UEFA Europa League Group K soccer match vs. Anzhi Makhachkala at White Hart Lane on December 12, 2013, in London. (GLYN KIRK / AFP/Getty Images)
- Marlon Samuels and Narsingh Deonarine of the West Indies walk onto the field at the beginning of the days play during day three of the second international cricket test match between New Zealand and the West Indies at the Basin Reserve in Wellington on December 13, 2013. (Marty Melville / AFP/Getty Images)
- A girl poses for a picture in a makeshift photo studio outside the Basilica de Guadalupe church in San Salvador, El Salvador on December 12, 2013 during the celebration of the Virgin of Guadalupe. (JOSE CABEZAS / AFP/Getty Images)
- A woman performs at the opening ceremony of the Len European Short Course Swimming Championships in Herning, Denmark on December 12, 2013. (HENNING BAGGER / AFP/Getty Images)