Monday, October 22, 2012

Pictures of the Week

This fascinating image was … 
1.This fascinating image was highly commended in the Zoological Society of London's Animal Photography Prize exhibition. 
'Monkey Snapper'. (c) Lucy Ray (c) ZSL
CURIOSITY. (c) Matthew Coutts … 
2. Called 'Curiosity' this photo shows a diver swimming alongside a whale (c) Matthew Coutts (c) ZSL
Fire tornado in Australia. … 
3. Filmmaker Chris Tangey had been out in Alice Springs, Australia, scouting locations for a new movie when he 
witnessed one of nature's rarest phenomena - a fire tornado. Picture: SWN
The first customer to buy … 
4. One proud owner. Ryan Williams, the first customer to buy the new Apple iPhone 5, 
shows his delight as he leaves the Apple Store in Covent Garden in London. 
REUTERS/Luke MacGregor
Apple fans queue for the new … 
5. Waiting patiently: Apple fans queue for the new iPhone 5 at the Apple store in Regent Street, London. 
Picture: Press Association
An Occupy Wall Street activist … 
6. An Occupy Wall Street activist stands with a dollar bill over his mouth during demonstrations on the one-year anniversary 
of the movement in New York. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson
Indonesian Muslim protester … 
7. A Muslim protester shouts slogans during a protest in front of the U.S. embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia. 
There has been ongoing anger worldwide over an anti-Islam video made in the U.S. REUTERS/Beawiharta
Demonstrators shout slogan … 
8.Demonstrators shout slogans as they march with Chinese national flags and banners near the Japanese consulate 
during a protest on the 81st anniversary of Japan's invasion of China, in Shanghai. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
Residents are baffled after … 
9. Residents are baffled after council contractors painted a stretch of double yellow lines - just 21 inches long. 
Motorists will be fined £50 or £70 if they park on the lines in Canterbury, Kent, which aren't even big enough to
 park a skateboard. Picture: SWNS
Model displays creation from … 
10. A model displays a creation from the Prada Spring/Summer 2013 collection at Milan Fashion Week REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini
A model poses for photographers … 
11. A model poses for photographers backstage before the Blumarine Spring/Summer 2013 collection at Milan Fashion Week. 
REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini
Celebrity chef Nick Nairn … 
12. Celebrity chef Nick Nairn has cooked a special porridge breakfast for nine-year-old food blogger Martha Payne. 
Martha was banned by her council from blogging about her meals at her school in Argyll and Bute. But the council 
later backtracked after a barrage of negative publicity. The youngster has so far raised helped raise more than £100,000 
through her charity work. Picture: Press Association

They travelled through the … 
13. Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, wave to Solomon Islanders as they leave the airport aboard a truck 
decorated as canoe in Honiara. William later inspected an honour guard of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force -- 
the Pacific nation has no military -- before the couple left for the capital in a motorcade. Picture: Press Association
The Duke and Duchess
 of Cambridge … 
14. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge drink from a coconut during a visit to Tuvalu village during their tour of the Pacific. 
(Arthur Edwards/The Sun/PA Wire)
Aurelien Hamelle (C), French … 
15. Aurelien Hamelle, French lawyer of Prince William and Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, answers journalists' question 
upon his arrival at the courthouse in Nanterre, near Paris. The royal couple went on the offensive this week with a criminal complaint
in Paris against a magazine that published photos of the duchess sunbathing topless on the balcony of a French chateau.

 British police officers
 Nicola …
16. Police officers Nicola Hughes (L) and Fiona Bone (R) who were killed when responding to a routine incident are pictured in these photos 
courtesy of the Greater Manchester Police. British police charged a man on Thursday with their murders. Picture: AFP
Women lay floral tributes … 
17. Women lay floral tributes close to where police constables were killed in Hattersley near Manchester. REUTERS/Nigel Roddis
U.S. President Obama eats … 
18. Barack Obama eats a French fry as he holds a round table discussion with first time voters at OMG Burger in Miami, Florida. 
REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
 

 

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