Around the world -- Photos

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A French civilian cries in despair as Nazis occupy Paris during World War II.

 

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Pele and British captain Bobby Moore trade jerseys in 1970 as a sign of mutual respect during a World Cup that had been marred by racism.

 

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Harold Whittles hears for the first time ever after a doctor places an earpiece in his left ear.

 

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Police Chief Executes a Viet Cong Captain​

During the Tet Offensive, Viet Cong captain Nguyễn Văn Lém was captured after targeting the families of South Vietnam's police officers. South Vietnam's national police chief Nguyen Ngoc Loan was caught on film the moment he executed Lém personally.Date: February 1, 1968
Place: Saigon, South Vietnam
Photographer: Eddie Adams​

 

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Tanisha Blevin, 5, holds the hand of fellow Hurricane Katrina victim Nita LaGarde, 105, as they are evacuated from the convention center in New Orleans

 

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A girl in isolation for radiation screening looks at her dog through a window in Nihonmatsu, Japan on March 14

 

[cmoney]

Bravo Dotworld...i have learnt a lot

 

[gfsonwin]

afrodenz these kids are cute.

 

[afrodenzi]

Bravo Dotworld...i have learnt a lot

totally agreed .. cmoney .. Brilliant work Dotworld keep em coming ..

 

[afrodenzi]

afrodenz these kids are cute.

What Kids hun?? gfsonwin

 

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afrodenz these kids are cute.

What Kids hun?? gfsonwin

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afrodenzi click the Link below to see which kids gfsonwin is talking about

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[njiwa]

shanghai ...

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[njiwa]

the great wall of china last year spring festival nice place for family vacation

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[njiwa]

another shanghai

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A woman cries in Tahrir Square after it is announced that Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak was giving up power February 11, 2011 in Cairo, Egypt. After 18 days of widespread protests, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, who has now left Cairo for his home in the Egyptian resort town of Sharm el-Sheik, announced that he would step down
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Men reach for bread behind barbed wire while waiting to enter Tunisia after fleeing Libya on February 28, 2011 in Ras Jdir, Tunisia. As fighting continues in and around the Libyan capital of Tripoli, tens of thousands of guest workers from Egypt, Tunisia and other countries are fleeing to the border of Tunisia to escape the violence. The situation is quickly turning into a humanitarian emergency as fledgling Tunisia is overwhelmed with the migrant workers. Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has vowed to fight to the end.
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[h=2]The death of Osama Bin Laden was a shock to the world. (May 1, 2011)[/h]

President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden, along with members of the national security team, receive an update on the mission against Osama bin Laden in the Situation Room of the White House, May 1, 2011. Seated, from left, are: Brigadier General Marshall B. “Brad” Webb, Assistant Commanding General, Joint Special Operations Command; Deputy National Security Advisor Denis McDonough; Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton; and Secretary of Defense Robert Gates. Standing, from left, are: Admiral Mike Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; National Security Advisor Tom Donilon; Chief of Staff Bill Daley; Tony Binken, National Security Advisor to the Vice President; Audrey Tomason Director for Counterterrorism; John Brennan, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism; and Director of National Intelligence James Clapper.





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A woman hangs onto a street sign in chest deep water along the flooded streets October 24, 2011 in Rangsit on the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand. Hundreds of factories closed in the central Thai province of Ayutthaya and Nonthaburi as the waters come closer to threaten Bangkok as well. Around 350 people have died in flood-related incidents since late July according to the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation. Thailand is experiencing the worst flooding in 50 years with damages running as high as $6 billion which could increase if the floods swamp Bangkok.​

 

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Victims of a suicide attack which struck a Muharram procession lie on the ground in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2011. A suicide bomber struck a crowd of Shiite worshippers marking a holy day Tuesday in the Afghan capital as scores of people were killed in an unprecedented wave of violence against the minority Islamic sect in Afghanistan.

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Vehicles at a Honda car factory submerge in floodwaters in the Rojana industrial district in Ayutthaya province, central Thailand, Sunday, Oct. 16, 2011. Monsoon deluges that have pounded Thailand since late July have affected 8 million people and swept across two-thirds of the country, drowning agricultural land and swallowing low-lying villages along the way. More than 200 major highways and roads are impassable, and the main rail lines to the north have been shut down. Authorities say property damage and losses could reach $3 billion dollars.