Mon, 23 Jan 2012 04:20:02 +0100 (Reuters) - A devotee covers herself with a shawl as she waits to take a holy dip in the Bagmati River at Pashupatinath Temple during the Swasthani Bratakatha festival in Kathmandu January 23, 2012. The month-long festival dedicated to Goddess Swasthani, involves the recitation of folk tales about miraculous feats performed by her in almost every Hindu household. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar (NEPAL - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY)
France's President Nicolas Sarkozy (2ndL), Overseas Minister ...
Sat, 21 Jan 2012 19:00:02 +0100 (Reuters) - France's President Nicolas Sarkozy (2ndL), Overseas Minister Marie-Luce Penchard (L), Environment and Transport Minister Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet (4thL) and Interior Minister Claude Gueant (3rdL) sit in a pirogue sailing on the Maroni river on their way to Talwen, French Guiana, for a meeting with local authorities and inhabitants, January 21, 2012. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer (FRENCH GUIANA - Tags: POLITICS)
A woman pours water on herself to celebrate Epiphany at the ...
Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:20:03 +0100 (AP) - A woman pours water on herself to celebrate Epiphany at the outskirts of Rostov-on-Don, southern Russia, early Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012. Thousands of Russian Orthodox Church followers plunged into icy rivers and ponds across the country to mark Epiphany, during which they cleanse themselves with water deemed holy for the day. Water that is blessed by a cleric on Epiphany is considered holy and pure until next year's celebration, and is believed to have special powers of protection and healing. (AP Photo/Sergei Venyavsky)
Arab league observers wearing orange vests, oversee the releasing ...
Sun, 15 Jan 2012 23:20:02 +0100 (AP) - Arab league observers wearing orange vests, oversee the releasing of Syrian prisoners who carry their belongings and wait in queue to be released from Adra Prison on the north-east outskirts of Damascus, Syria, on Saturday Jan. 15, 2012. Syria's state news agency SANA says President Bashar Assad has granted a general amnesty for crimes committed during the unrest of the past 10-months. SANA says the amnesty issued Sunday covers those who have peacefully demonstrated, those who have carried unlicensed weapons and those who hand over their weapons to authorities before the end of January. (AP Photo/Bassem Tellawi)
Overseas Filipino wave to photographers inside a bus shortly ...
Fri, 13 Jan 2012 13:10:02 +0100 (Reuters) - Overseas Filipino wave to photographers inside a bus shortly upon their arrival from Syria at the Ninoy Aquino International airport in Paranaque, Metro Manila January 13, 2012. Another batch of more than 70 Filipino migrant workers from Syria arrived in Manila on Friday after the Philippine government ordered a mandatory repatriation due to the escalating violence between the Syrian government and anti-Assad militants. REUTERS/Erik De Castro (PHILIPPINES - Tags: BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT CIVIL UNREST SOCIETY)
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