Fiery protests in Mexico, freezing fog coats trees with ice, India celebrates Navy Day | Dec. 2
The day in pictures around the world.
- A police vehicle set on fire by CETEG (State Coordinator of Teachers of Guerrero) members is seen burning during a protest demanding the government find of missing students of the Ayotzinapa Teacher Training College Raul Isidro Burgos, outside the General Attorney building in Chilpancingo, in the southern Mexican state of Guerrero December 1, 2014. Embattled President Enrique Pena Nieto on Thursday vowed to simplify Mexico’s chaotic police structure and stop collusion between officials and drug gangs as he tried to defuse anger over the apparent massacre of 43 students in September. (REUTERS/Jorge Dan Lopez)
- A demonstrator throws a firebomb at the windows of an ATM facility during a protest in support of the 43 missing trainee teachers in Mexico City December 1, 2014. The popularity of Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto has sunk amid concerns about his handling of security problems and corruption, polls showed on Monday, in a sign that his ruling party could lose ground in elections next year. Polls noted the sharp drop in his approval rating since the apparent massacre of 43 trainee teachers students and a conflict of interest scandal involving a home being purchased by the first lady. (REUTERS/Tomas Bravo)
- A masked CETEG (State Coordinator of Teachers of Guerrero) member loots a vending machine during a protest demanding the government find of missing students of the Ayotzinapa Teacher Training College Raul Isidro Burgos, at the General Attorney building in Chilpancingo, in the southern Mexican state of Guerrero December 1, 2014. Embattled President Enrique Pena Nieto on Thursday vowed to simplify Mexico’s chaotic police structure and stop collusion between officials and drug gangs as he tried to defuse anger over the apparent massacre of 43 students in September. (REUTERS/Jorge Dan Lopez)
- Indian Navy marine commandos demonstrate their skills during Navy Day celebrations, marking their battle at Karachi Harbour during the India-Pakistan war in 1971, in Mumbai, December 2, 2014. (REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui)
- Indian Navy soldiers play drums during Navy Day celebrations, marking their battle at Karachi Harbour during the India-Pakistan war in 1971, in Mumbai, December 2, 2014. (REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui)
- Indian Navy soldiers stand in front of the Gateway of India monument during Navy Day celebrations in Mumbai December 2, 2014. The Indian Navy celebrates Navy Day to commemorate its action at Karachi Harbour during the India-Pakistan war in 1971. (REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui)
- A protestor with his hands up disrupts a speech by U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder (background R) at the Ebenezer Baptist Church during a forum titled “The Community Speaks” in Atlanta, Georgia December 1, 2014. Holder said on Monday he would soon release new guidelines to limit racial profiling by federal law enforcement, a move long awaited by civil rights advocates. Holder announced his plan at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, in the wake of unrest in Ferguson, Missouri following a grand jury’s decision last week not to indict white police officer Darren Wilson in the killing of unarmed black teen Michael Brown. (REUTERS/Tami Chappell)
- Ice covered leafs of a tree hang over a roadside shrine near Kottes in northern Austria, December 2, 2014. Freezing fog and rain covered parts of the region with ice, causing blocked roads due to fallen trees and closed schools for security reasons, local media report. (REUTERS/Heinz-Peter Bader)
- Ice covered leafs are pictured on a tree near Amstall in northern Austria, December 2, 2014. Freezing fog and rain covered parts of the region with ice, causing blocked roads due to fallen trees and closed schools for security reasons, local media report. (REUTERS/Heinz-Peter Bader)
- A hardware store employee displays a tribute to deceased Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes in Macksville, as his hometown prepares for his funeral, December 2, 2014. Hughes died last Thursday, two days after he was struck in the head by a short-pitched delivery during a first class game at the Sydney Cricket Ground. (REUTERS/Jason Reed)
- A man who gave his name as Wildcat works out on NYPD crowd control barricades in the rain in Times Square in New York, December 1, 2014. Wildcat says he works out in public places to encourage others to get healthy without the need for fancy equipment. (REUTERS/Carlo Allegri)
- Cyclists perform a stunt as they practice ahead of the Hip-Hop Carnival in Kolkata December 2, 2014. The cyclists will perform in the carnival which be will be held in Kolkata on December 13, the cyclists said. (REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri)
- Isabella Lo (L-R), Prince Wong and student leader Joshua Wong speak to journalists during their hunger strike outside the government headquarters in Hong Kong December 2, 2014. Speaking on a stage on Monday night in the heart of the Admiralty protest site next to government headquarters, 18-year-old Wong said they would start a hunger strike to pressure Beijing to grant Hong Kong full democracy. (REUTERS/Bobby Yip)
- Voters wait for Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who is also leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), during his official campaign kick-off for the December 14 lower house election, at the Soma Haragama fishing port in Soma, Fukushima prefecture, December 2, 2014. (REUTERS/Issei Kato)
- An elk as a part of a Christmas decoration is reflected in a Christmas ball ornament in a shopping mall in Berlin December 2, 2014. (REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke)
- Thai Royal Guards march in front of the Grand Palace, during a military parade as a part of a celebration for the upcoming birthday of Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej, in Bangkok, December 2, 2014. The revered King, the world’s longest reigning monarch, will turn 87-years-old on Dec. 5. (REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom)
- An Afghan woman carries a sack of grass on her head along a road in Nangarhar province, December 2, 2014. (REUTERS/ Parwiz)
- A newlywed couple kiss during a photo shoot, as an assistant runs away after lifting the veil, in Chongqing municipality, December 1, 2014. Picture taken December 1, 2014. (REUTERS/Stringer)
- A woman and her daughter pray after offering alms to Buddhist monks near a railway track in Phnom Penh December 2, 2014. (REUTERS/Samrang Pring)
- Campaigners dressed as Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne protest opposite Downing Street in central London December 2, 2014. (REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth)
- Spain’s King Felipe (L) watches the work of a welding robot at Gestamp chassis innovation center in the western German city of Bielefeld December 2, 2014. (REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay)
- Model Romee Strijd has her make-up applied ahead of the 2014 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show in London December 2, 2014. (REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett)