Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:20:07 +0100 (AP) - In this photo made available by London's Royal Opera House Thursday Jan 26 2011, Ukrainian dancer Sergei Polunin dances in the Royal Ballet production of Sleeping Beauty by Tchaikovsky in 2011 at the Royal Opera House, London. The ballet world is spinning after Polunin, one of the art's brightest stars walked away from Britain's Royal Ballet without explanation, days before he was due to take the lead in a new production. (AP Photo/ Johan Persson /Royal Opera House)
A garbage collector prepares to search for recyclables at the ...
Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:20:02 +0100 (Reuters) - A garbage collector prepares to search for recyclables at the "La Chimba", a 30.78 hectares garbage dump site in Antofagasta city, about 1317 km (818 miles) north of Santiago, January 19, 2012. Some 150 people in extreme poverty live and work in the dump to search metals, plastics, cardboard and papers to sell, collecting near 160 kg of recyclables per person in a day. La Chimba, one of the largest dumps in Chile which receives around 130,000 tons of waste per year, will be shut down after more than 40 years and will be replaced with a recycling plant, according to local media. Picture taken January 19, 2012. REUTERS/Cristobal Saavedra (CHILE - Tags: SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
In this image made available by the Iranian Students News Agency, ...
Sun, 01 Jan 2012 19:40:02 +0100 (AP) - In this image made available by the Iranian Students News Agency, an Iranian navy vessel launches a missile during a drill at the sea of Oman, on Sunday, Jan. 1, 2012. Iran's navy said Sunday it test-fired an advanced surface-to-air missile during a drill in international waters near the strategic Strait of Hormuz, the passageway for one-sixth of the world's oil supply. Iran's state TV said the missile, named Mehrab, or Altar, is designed to evade radar and was developed by Iranian scientists. (AP Photo/ISNA,Amir Kholousi) EDS NOTE: THE ASSOCIATED PRESS HAS NO WAY OF INDEPENDENTLY VERIFYING THE CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS IMAGE.
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Sat, 31 Dec 2011 16:40:01 +0100 (AP) - This image made from amateur video and made available by Shaam News Network dated Friday, Dec. 30, 2011, purports to show a wounded protester in Idlib, Syria. Syria's two largest opposition groups signed an agreement on setting up a democracy after President Bashar Assad's regime falls, opposition figures said Saturday, Dec. 31, 2011. (AP Photo/Shaam News Network via APTN) TV OUT. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CANNOT INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE CONTENT, DATE, LOCATION OR AUTHENTICITY OF THIS MATERIAL. TV OUT
Residents look for recyclable materials after their shanties ...
Sat, 31 Dec 2011 08:20:02 +0100 (Reuters) - Residents look for recyclable materials after their shanties were caught in a fire in Zapote, Bacoor city, south of Manila December 31, 2011. No casualties were reported but at least a hundred families lost their houses during the incident on Friday night, local media reported. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco (PHILIPPINES - Tags: DISASTER SOCIETY)
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