Asian Lite provides a selection of pictures from various world events unravelling
BOGOTA: – Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos (C) greets people while heading to the National Capitol for his swearing-in ceremony in Bogota, capital of Colombia, on Aug. 7, 2014. Santos was sworn in for a second term on Thursday. (Xinhua/Jhon Paz)
SAO PAULO: — Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff (2nd R) and former President of Brazil Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (1st R) hold hands during a campaign event in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Aug. 7, 2014. Brazil will hold presidential election in October. (Xinhua/Rahel Patrasso)
WASHINGTON D.C: — Tom Frieden (L), director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), speaks during a hearing on combating the Ebola threat, on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C., capital of the United States, Aug. 7, 2014. CDC Director Tom Frieden said Thursday he has activated the level of the agency’s response to the west African Ebola outbreak to its highest alert status.
DAMASCUS: – A plane carrying first-aid medicine and appliances offered by Chinese government to the Syrian Arab Red Crescent arrives at Damascus International Airport in Damascus, capital of Syria, on Aug. 7, 2014. (Xinhua/Zhang Naijie)
TEHRAN: – Iranian Assyrians shout slogans during a protest against killings of Assyrians and other religious groups in Iraq by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant(ISIL) in front of the United Nations office in Tehran, Iran, on Aug. 7, 2014. (Xinhua/Ahmad Halabisaz)
HIROSHIMA: Paper lanterns float along the Motoyasu River in front of the Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima, western Japan, Aug. 6, 2014. Japan marked the 69th anniversary Wednesday of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. (Xinhua/Ma Ping)
MONTEVIDEO: A ship remains anchored during the loading opertaions of cattle in the port of Montevideo, capital of Uruguay, on Aug, 7, 2014. Uruguay sent on Thursday 10,000 dairy calves of Holstein breed between 8 and 15 months on a boat to China. The boat has a capacity of 20,000 heads and a high technology to ensure the welfare of animals during the trip. (Xinhua/Nicolas Celaya) (lyi)
NEW YORK: The United Nations flag flies at half mast at the organization’s New York headquarters on Aug. 7, 2014, in honor of the UN staff members killed in Gaza Strip since the start of the conflict almost a month ago. (Xinhua/Niu Xiaolei)
HIROSHIMA: Paper lanterns float along the Motoyasu River in front of the Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima, western Japan, Aug. 6, 2014. Japan marked the 69th anniversary Wednesday of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. (Xinhua/Ma Ping)
(140807) — TRIPOLI, Aug. 7, 2014 (Xinhua) — People gather at the site of a car bomb blast in Tripoli, a port city in north Lebanon, on Aug. 6, 2014. A bomb exploded at an army checkpoint in Tripoli on Wednesday, killing one person and wounding eleven others. (Xinhua) (yc)
