Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Events in pics... Part 3


A view of the Punakha Dzong, a fortress, built by Zabdrung Ngawang Namgyel in 17th century in Bhutan. —Reuters
A view of the Punakha Dzong, a fortress, built by Zabdrung Ngawang Namgyelin 17th century in Bhutan. —Reuters


A baby lion screams as his ears are examined at the Hodnhagen zoo inGermany .


A Bulgarian woman dressed up for carnival attends in celebration of the Midwives' Day in the village of Brestnik , east of the Bulgarian capital Sofia – AP Photo.


Bucharest's Great Synagogue has held services to commemorate the victims of the holocaust – Reuters photo.


Men collecting wood take rest near the road to Buner district from Mardan. About half of Buner's 700,000 population fled the fighting but have started trickling back as security improves. —Reuters
Men collecting wood take rest near the road to Buner district from Mardan. About half of Buner's 700,000 population fled the fighting but have started trickling back as security improves. —Reuters


Indian passengers take a nap as they wait for their train at the New Delhi Railway Station in New Delhi.—AFP
Indian passengers take a nap as they wait for their train at the New Delhi Railway Station in New Delhi. Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee presented the Railways Budget for the current fiscal year with the promise of addressing the concerns of average passengers. —AFP


People gather at a Bentley car show in Ahmedabad , India – AP photo.


Filipino student performers take a break during a street dance festival as part of celebrations for the feast day of the baby Jesus, locally known as 'Santo Nino,' at the financial district of Makati, south of Manila , Philippines – AP Photo.


A Kashmiri Muslim man rows a traditional small boat Shikara, in Dal Lake on the outskirts of Srinagar.


A Nepalese woman offers prayers after pinning a coin to a wall, an act which locals believe heals a toothache, in Katmandu, Nepal.–AP Photo.


A group of men watch the first day of the first test cricket match between Sri Lanka and Pakistan from the ramparts of Galle Fort.–Reuters Photo.


A Bangladeshi weaver inspects the color of silk thread before making Banarasi saris at a handloom factory on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh.–AP Photo.


A customer picks a mango in a main fruit market in Islamabad. Pakistan is the fifth largest producer and third largest exporter of mangos in the world, producing 1,674,000 tons annually with the Gulf and Saudi Arabia as traditional import markets, although some headway has been made in creating a niche inEuropean countries.–AFP Photo.

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