published on in blog

24 hours in pictures : October 15 2007 | World news

24 hours in pictures : October 15 2007

Mon 15 Oct 2007 05.14 EDT First published on Mon 15 Oct 2007 05.14 EDT

  • New York: Pedestrians walk past traditional Indian artwork during Deepavali, the Festival of Lights celebration

  • Trieste, Italy: Sailing boats sail past the Victory lighthouse as they take part in the 39th Barcolana, one of the world's most crowded regattas

  • Wiesbaden, Germany: The German chancellor, Angela Merkel (c) attends the Petersburg Dialogue at the Kurhaus resort with the Russian president, Vladimir Putin (l) and the former president of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev

  • Phuket, Thailand: A devotee pierces his cheeks with skewers during a vegetarian festival

  • Kiev, Ukraine: Veterans of Ukrainian Insurgents Army take a part in a march marking the 65th anniversary of the founding of the group

  • Inistioge, Ireland: A red squirrel, one of several breeding pairs living in the Woodstock arboretum

  • Jinka, Ethiopia: Members of the Mursi tribe cradle Kalashnikov rifles as they sit in the shade of a bush

  • Kiel, Germany: A Royal Navy speedboat is silhouetted against the glare of the sun as more than 40 warships from eight countries take part in joint naval exercises

  • Minsk, Belarus: Young opposition supporters carry an EU flag during a rally calling for greater political freedom

  • Rio de Janeiro: A man dances during a Gay Pride parade at Copacabana beach

  • Kathmandu, Nepal: Muslims attend special prayers during the Eid al-Fitr festival, which marks the end of Ramadan

  • Tunis, Tunisia: Local residents hold hands for security as they wade through floodwater on one of the city's main streets

  • Paris, France: Activists opposed to government plans to subject some immigrants to DNA tests take part in a free concert

  • Moscow, Russia: A Muscovite walks his dog in the early morning as the first snow of the season settles

  • Soweto, South Africa: 13-year-old Justice Malahlela plays with his toy car made at home out of wire
Topics

    ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7tbTEoKyaqpSerq96wqikaKaVrMBws8Clo56qqWR%2FcXyWaKacrF9mgnC1za2cq6aRqbawusClpZ6vow%3D%3D