A man driving a lorry with a protest banner dumped several tonnes of manure in front of the National Assembly in central Paris before police stopped his protest, a villager tries to control a bull during a bull-taming festival on the outskirts of Madurai, and more in today’s daily brief.
Thailand’s Election Commission (EC) called for a February poll to be postponed on Thursday after bloody clashes between riot police and anti-government protesters seeking to topple Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and scuttle the ballot.
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Typhoon survivors waiting to leave the province of Leyte in the aftermath of the Super Typhoon Haiyan, World War One military ceremony, the ISU Bompard Trophy event at Bercy in Paris and more in today’s daily brief
Bill Cosby, UEFA Champions league football match, a Moscow military parade 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.
Clouds over earth, Mali rebels expand control despite French intervention, Crackolandia in Brazil, pollution in China and more in today’s daily brief.
As we continue to look at the art of motion at the 2012 Olympics in London, here’s a selection of photos highlighting the competitive world of swimming and diving from under the surface. They include Michael Phelps, Missy Franklin, and Ryan Lochte.
Photographers featured: Michael Dalder (Reuters), Al Bello (Getty Images) and Francois Xavier Marit (AFP).
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