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Point of order raised in Parliament amid anger over 'shameful' comment
It takes courage for me to say it, but this celebration surpasses the original
Brian Adcock
Brian Adcock
A man carries a television away from a fire in a slum area next to railway tracks in Kampung Bandan, North Jakarta, Indonesia. According to local media, the fire destroyed approximately 100 wooden dwellings, built along a busy railway line
A transit police officer kneels next to a sloth holding on to the post of a traffic barrier on a highway, in Quevedo, Ecuador. Transit police officers, who were patrolling the new highway found the sloth after it had apparently tried to cross the street and returned the animal to its natural habitat after a veterinarian found it to be in perfect condition
Buddhist monks look at African elephant tusks (Blood Ivory) seized by Sri Lanka Customs to be destroyed, before they held prayers for the dead elephants, at Galle Face Green in Colombo
The Capitol in Washington is seen at sunrise, USA
Anti-riot policemen arrive as taxi drivers block the traffic with a fire during a demonstration against the VTC (transport vehicle with chauffeur) on the ringroad (peripherique) at porte Maillot in Paris
Tourists watch high waves of the Pacific Ocean pounding the coast in Vina del Mar city, Chile. High waves have been pounding Chile's coastline from Arica to Los Lagos, tourists have been warned by the navy to stay away from beaches, especially in the evening and early morning when the high tide comes in
A passenger ship (bottom) navigates through the ice flow in the Han River in Seoul, South Korea. A cold snap hit South Korea with the temperature in Seoul falling to minus 18 degree Celsius
Indian bottle artist Basavaraj holds a ten liter glass bottle containing a frame with a photograph of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and France's President Francois Hollande in Bangalore, India. Hollande is to be the chief guest at India's Republic Day military parade, the day marks the adoption of India's Constitution and during his three-day state visit counter-terrorism, clean energy and a multi-billion dollar jet deal are to be discussed
24 January 2016
Row boats sit stuck in the ice of the frozen coastal waters of Jiaozhou Bay in Qingdao in eastern China's Shandong province. Snow, sleet and icy winds across Asia caused deaths, flight cancellations and chaos over the weekend as areas used to basking in balmier climates struggled with record-low temperatures
Nepalese Hindu women take holy dips at the Salinadi River on the first day of month long Swasthani Bratakatha festival, in Sankhu, outskirts of Katmandu, Nepal. During this festival, devotees recite holy scriptures dedicated to Hindu goddess Swasthani and Lord Shiva. Unmarried women pray to get a good husband while those married pray for the longevity of their husbands by observing a month-long fast
Workers make red lanterns at a factory in the village of Tuntou, in Hebei province southwest of Beijing, for the up coming Lunar New Year celebrations on 8 February. For the past two months, the town has been churning out the pumpkin-shaped lamps in preparation for the biggest holiday of the year in the world's most populous country
Flower petals showered from a helicopter lie on the ground as a contingent of Indian police dog squad participate in a full dress rehearsal of the Republic Day parade, in Bangalore, India. India marks Republic Day on 26 January with military parades across the country. Kannada on the dog vests read, "police"
A snowplow clears snow on Lexington Avenue during the snowstorm in New York
People play in the snow on the National Mall after a snowstorm in Washington. A deadly blizzard blanketed the eastern United States in near-record amounts of snow], shutting down New York and Washington in a colossal storm expected to affect more than 85 million people]
An Iranian student of a climbing school uses ice-axes to scale a frozen waterfall in the village of Meygoon, 60km northeast of the capital Tehran in the Alborz mountain range
A Libyan fireman stands in front of smoke and flames rising from an oil storage tank at an oil facility in northern Libya's Ras Lanouf region, after it was set ablaze earlier in the week following attacks launched by Isis group jihadists to seize key port terminals. Firefighters battled the blaze at the oil facility for a third day, an official said, after an assault by jihadists aiming to seize export terminals
Dancers of the local band Orupaap perform at the Juba Stadium, as part of the closing ceremony of the National Unity Day events in Juba, South Sudan. The soccer tournament brought together 700 young participants from across the country and finalised with the final match between Bentiu and Wau. The National Unity Day was organised by the South Sudan Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), with the support of UNESCO, under the slogan sport for peace and unity to promote peace, tolerance and understanding by bringing people together across boundaries, cultures and religions
Supporters of same-sex civil union kiss holding alarm clocks "to wake up Italia" near the Pantheon in central Rome. Italy is the only major Western European country not to have enacted legislation allowing gay couples to have their relationships legally recognised and protected. A bill, which the Senate will start examining, is the first to get to parliament. The draft legislation will enable same-sex couples to commit themselves to one another before a state official, to take each other's names and, in certain circumstances, adopt each other's children and inherit each other's residual pension rights
Palestinian boys demonstrate their parkour skills in Gaza City
An Aymara witch doctor participates in a ceremony marking 10 years of Bolivia's President Evo Morales administration, in the Tiahuanaco ruins in Bolivia
Greek engineers wearing their protective helmets shout slogans during a demonstration against a set of planned pension reforms in Athens, Greece
Russian Communist Party supporters carry a portrait of late Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin as they take part in a memorial ceremony to mark the 92st anniversary of his death at Red Square in central Moscow
The Hungarian Parliament building mirrors in the River Danube in the early morning hours in Budapest, Hungary
Sri Lankan fireball dancers are seen performing during the inauguration of the annual 'Duruthu Perahera' festival at Kelani Buddhist temple, in the outskirts of Colombo, Sri Lanka. The festival is held to commemorate Buddha's first visit to Sri Lanka about 2500 years ago. It is widely believed that Buddha visited the island nation on three occasions, spreading his doctrine that is the foundation of Buddhism, one of the world's major faiths
Pakistani rescuers shift an injured man to a hospital following an attack by gunmen in the Bacha Khan university in Charsadda, about 50 kilometres from Peshawar. At least 21 people died in an armed assault on a university in Pakistan, where witnesses reported two large explosions as security forces moved in under dense fog to halt the bloodshed
A man jumps over the fire while perform a voodoo ceremony prior a protest for the streets of Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Nomadic shepherd from Rajasthan herd their sheep at a camp on the outskirts of New Delhi. These shepherds still cling on to pastoral nomadic life, trekking long distances in search of pasture for their sheep
A Russian Orthodox believer bathes in an ice water in a pond to mark Epiphany outside Simferopol, Crimea. 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
Refugees use their sleeping blankets to keep warm as they walk along snow covered fields after crossing the Macedonian border into Serbia, near the village of Miratovac
Former wonderkid has fallen a long way from promised heights
Bath centre remains in England squad for Scotland showdown as Daly and Itoje head list of those sent back to their clubs
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