SEOUL: South Korean photographers and artists march through downtown district in memory of the victims of the ferry Sewol disaster in Seoul, South Korea, Aug. 11, 2014. (Xinhua/Park Jin-hee)
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(140812) — SAO PAULO, Aug. 12, 2014 (Xinhua) — Brazil’s President and Presidential Candidate, Dilma Rousseff (C), reacts during an electoral campaign event, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Aug. 11, 2014. The Brazilian presidential elections will take place on Oct. 5, 2014. (Xinhua/Rahel Patrasso)
(140810) — LAHORE, Aug.10, 2014 (Xinhua) — Pakistani supporters of religious leader Tahir-ul-Qadri gather outside his house in eastern Pakistan’s Lahore on Aug.10, 2014. Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) chief Tahirul Qadri on Sunday said the “revolution march” against government will begin on Aug.14. (Xinhua/Sajjad)
Chinese navy’s Task Group 171, which include missile destroyer Haikou, missile frigate Yueyang and supply ship Qiandaohu, with a ship-borne helicopter and more than 700 soldiers and officers, anchors at Naval Base San Diego the United States.
ANKARA: — Turkish people waves the national flags and mobilephones to celebrate the victory of Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara, Turkey, Aug. 10, 2014. Presidential hopeful and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is set to become Turkey’s first popularly-elected president after unofficial ballot counting credited him with more than half the vote, local media said on Sunday. (Xinhua/Mert Macit)
TAIYUAN: A girl stands behind donated materials for children in the Ludian earthquake-stricken area as children pray for people in Ludian, in Taiyuan, capital of north China’s Shanxi Province, Aug. 11, 2014. A 6.5-magnitude earthquake hit Ludian of southwest China’s Yunnan Province on Aug. 3, which claimed at least 617 lives and injured thousands of others. (Xinhua/Fan Minda) (lfj)
BAMYAN: ) — An Afghan child works at a wheat field in Bamyan province in central Afghanistan on Aug. 11, 2014. (Xinhua/Kamran)
HEBRON: — A relative of Palestinian boy Khalil Al-Anati, 10, mourns over his body at a hospital in the West Bank city of Hebron, on Aug. 10, 2014. Al-Anati was shot dead by Israeli soldiers during an army operation at al-Fawwar refugee camp in Hebron City, witnesses said. (Xinhua/Mamoun Wazwaz)
HARARE:) — Zimbabweans hold national flags and a giant photo of President Robert Mugabe at the National Heroes Acre in Harare, Zimbabwe, Aug. 11, 2014. Thousands of people on Monday thronged the National Heroes Acre to mark Heroes Day, a day set aside to honour living and fallen heroes of the war of liberation that freed the country from colonial bondage. (Xinhua/Stringer)
KATHMANDU: A local vendor sells cow-head masks to be worn by devotees for the festival on the eve of Gaijatra festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, Aug. 10, 2014. Hindus celebrated the festival to honour cows and commemorate loved ones who have been lost in the previous year. (Xinhua/Sunil Sharma) ****Authorized by ytfs****
ANKARA: — Turkish people wave the national flags to celebrate the victory of Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara, Turkey, Aug. 10, 2014. Presidential hopeful and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is set to become Turkey’s first popularly-elected president after unofficial ballot counting credited him with more than half the vote, local media said on Sunday. (Xinhua/Mert Macit)
The rescue operation for Pinak-6 – a launch that had capsized in Padma river near Mawa, Bangladesh on 4th Aug, 2014 continues on Aug 10, 2014. (Photo: bdnews24/IANS)
SEOUL: South Korean photographers and artists march through downtown district in memory of the victims of the ferry Sewol disaster in Seoul, South Korea, Aug. 11, 2014. (Xinhua/Park Jin-hee)
ANKARA,: – Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan waves with his wife to public while attending the celebration for his victory in Ankara, Turkey, Aug. 10, 2014. Presidential hopeful and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is set to become Turkey’s first popularly-elected president after unofficial ballot counting credited him with more than half the vote, local media said on Sunday. (Xinhua/Mert Macit)
CAIRO: — Saeb Oriqaat (2nd L), executive committee’s member of the Palestinian Liberation Organization, and Nabil al-Arabi (3rd L, front), secretary general of Arab League, attend a meeting at the headquarters of Arab League, Cairo, Egypt, on Aug. 11, 2014. (Xinhua/Pan Chaoyue)(dzl)
ISLAMABAD: A man rides on a tractor decorated with Pakistani national flag ahead of forthcoming celebrations for the country’s Independence Day in Islamabad, capital of Pakistan, on Aug. 11, 2014. Pakistan will celebrate its Independence Day on August 14. (Xinhua/Ahmad Kamal) ****Authorized by ytfs****
GAZA STRIP,: Sheep eat living waste on a street in Gaza Strip on Aug. 11, 2014. Gaza streets are seen full of living waste as its sanitation department stopped collecting garbage since Israel launched its offensive on Gaza Strip on July 8. (Xinhua/Wissam Nassar)
BANGKOK,: — Antique cars take part in a parade marking Thai Queen Sirikit’s birthday on Aug. 12 in Bangkok, Thailand, Aug. 11, 2014. (Xinhua/Rachen Sageamsak)
TAIYUAN:) — Children pray for people in the Ludian earthquake-stricken area in Taiyuan, capital of north China’s Shanxi Province, Aug. 11, 2014. A 6.5-magnitude earthquake hit Ludian of southwest China’s Yunnan Province on Aug. 3, which claimed at least 617 lives and injured thousands of others. (Xinhua/Fan Minda) (lfj)
TRIPOLI: — Photo taken on Aug. 11, 2014 shows the damage of a house, following clashes between rival militias in the Warshefana district, west of Tripoli, Libya. Clashes between rival militias in the Libyan capital Tripoli have left at least 102 people dead and 452 others wounded since July 13. (Xinhua/Hamza Turkia)
KATHMANDU: Nepal scouts participate in the 8th waste-free community program organized by Lakasha Conservation Group of Kathmandu, at Basantapur Durbar Square, Kathmandu, Nepal, on Aug. 11, 2014. (Xinhua/Pratap Thapa)
KHARTOUM:– South Sudan rebel leader, former vice president Riek Machar speaks to the media during his visit to Khartoum, Sudan, on Aug. 10, 2014. Machar held talks with Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir on Sunday. (Xinhua/Mohammed Babiker)
LALITPUR,: — Devotees take part in a parade commemorating the Mataya festival, or the festival of lights, in Lalitpur, Nepal, Aug. 12, 2014. Devotees make a day-long procession visiting all of Patan, Lalitpur Buddhist shrines during the Mataya festival which falls a day after Gaijatra, the festival of cows. (Xinhua/Sunil Sharma)
LALITPUR:- Devotees take part in a parade commemorating the Mataya festival, or the festival of lights, in Lalitpur, Nepal, Aug. 12, 2014. Devotees make a day-long procession visiting all of Patan, Lalitpur Buddhist shrines during the Mataya festival which falls a day after Gaijatra, the festival of cows. (Xinhua/Sunil Sharma)
ANKARA:People march during a demonstration against Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara on August 11. Presidential hopeful and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is set to become Turkey’s first popularly-elected president after unofficial ballot counting credited him with more than half the vote, local media said on Sunday.(Xinhua/Mert Macit)
ISLAMABAD/l– Pakistani national flags wave as authorities install hundreds of flags on the roads ahead of forthcoming celebrations for the country’s Independence Day in Islamabad, capital of Pakistan, on Aug. 11, 2014. Pakistan will celebrate its Independence Day on August 14. (Xinhua/Ahmad Kamal) ****Authorized by ytfs****
BANGKOK,: Antique cars take part in a parade marking Thai Queen Sirikit’s birthday on Aug. 12 in Bangkok, Thailand, Aug. 11, 2014. (Xinhua/Rachen Sageamsak)
CAIRO: — Saeb Oriqaat (L), executive committee’s member of the Palestinian Liberation Organization, looks at Nabil al-Arabi (R), secretary general of the Arab League, while delivering a speech on a meeting at the headquarter of Arab League, Cairo, Egypt, on Aug. 11, 2014. (Xinhua/Pan Chaoyue)(dzl)
LALITPUR: ) — Buddhist monks take part in a parade commemorating the Mataya festival, or the festival of lights, in Lalitpur, Nepal, Aug. 12, 2014. Devotees make a day-long procession visiting all of Patan, Lalitpur Buddhist shrines during the Mataya festival which falls a day after Gaijatra, the festival of cows. (Xinhua/Sunil Sharma)
-WASHINGTON D.C., Aug. 12, 2014 (Xinhua) — A rally to protest the U.S. airstrikes in Iraq is held outside the White House in Washington D.C., capital of the United States, Aug. 11, 2014.(Xinhua/Bao Dandan)
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GAZA BORDER, Aug. 11, 2014 (Xinhua) — Israelis take cover by the side of the road as warning sirens for incoming rockets sound near Israeli city of Sderot, south Israel bordering the Gaza Strip, on Aug. 10, 2014. Israeli officials accepted the Egyptian proposal to conduct another 72-hour ceasefire starting from Monday at 1 a.m. local time (2200 GMT), an Israeli official told Xinhua. (Xinhua/JINI/Albert Sadikov)
LEQING, Aug. 11, 2014 (Xinhua) — Firefighters work at the site of gas explosion in Pandong Village of Leqing City in Wenzhou, east China’s Zhejiang Province, Aug. 11, 2014. A gas explosion toppled a two-story residential building at 11:30 a.m. on Monday, causing one dead and other six injured. A child is still trapped in the collapsed building, according to local residents. Rescue work is still under way. (Xinhua) (lfj)
NEW YORK, Aug. 10, 2014 (Xinhua) — People pose for photos during the Dominican Day Parade in New York, the United States, Aug. 10, 2014. Dominican Day is a festive occasion celebrating Dominican tradition, heritage and folklore in the streets of New York. (Xinhua/Wang Lei)
LAHORE, Aug.10, 2014 (Xinhua) — Pakistani religious leader Tahir-ul-Qadri waves to his supporters in eastern Pakistan’s Lahore on Aug.10, 2014. Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) chief Tahirul Qadri on Sunday said the “revolution march” against government will begin on Aug.14. (Xinhua/Sajjad)
SAO PAULO, Aug. 12, 2014 (Xinhua) — Brazil’s President and Presidential Candidate, Dilma Rousseff holds an image during an electoral campaign event, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Aug. 11, 2014. The Brazilian presidential elections will take place on Oct. 5, 2014. (Xinhua/Rahel Patrasso)
PHNOM PENH, Aug. 11, 2014 (Xinhua) — Khmer Krom monks gather outside the Vietnamese embassy in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Aug. 11, 2014. About 500 ethnic minority Khmer Krom monks and activists on Monday staged a fresh protest here to demand a Vietnamese diplomat to recognize the “true history” of the former Kampuchea Krom provinces. (Xinhua/Phearum)
-WASHINGTON D.C., Aug. 12, 2014 (Xinhua) — A woman attends a rally to protest the U.S. airstrikes in Iraq outside the White House in Washington D.C., capital of the United States, Aug. 11, 2014.(Xinhua/Bao Dandan)
ISLAMABAD: Chief of Jamaat-e-Islami Siraj-ul-Haq (C) waves to supporters during a protest rally against Israeli offensive on Gaza Strip in Islamabad, capital of Pakistan on Aug. 10, 2014. Thousands of protesters took to streets in Islamabad condemning Israel’s offensive on Gaza Strip that have killed more than 1,900 Palestinians, mostly civilians, and injured some 10,000 in the past four weeks. (Xinhua/Ahmad Kamal) (zjy)
BANGKOK, Aug. 11, 2014 (Xinhua) — Antique cars take part in a parade marking Thai Queen Sirikit’s birthday on Aug. 12 in Bangkok, Thailand, Aug. 11, 2014. (Xinhua/Rachen Sageamsak)
