(Pete Muller/AP)
The Independence of Southern Sudan, July 2011
Southern Sudanese from the pastoralist Taposa tribe take part in a nationalist celebration in the remote area of Kapoeta. Support for southern independence is strong even among groups in the most desolate areas.
(Aris Messinis/AFP/Getty Images)
Greece Anti-Austerity Riots Cont., June 2011
Protestors bring Athens to a half. Riot policemen walk amid tear gas as they clash with demonstrators during a 48-hour general strike in Athens on June 29, 2011. Greek lawmakers voted Wednesday for a massive new austerity package demanded by international creditors, amid violent clashes between protestors and police.
(Yannis Behrakis/Reuters)
Greece Anti-Austerity Riots, June 2011
(via: Time)
(Omar Sobhani/Reuters)
Kabul Hotel Assault, June 2011
A NATO helicopter fires a missile on the roof of the Intercontinental hotel in Kabul early Wednesday.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai vowed Wednesday that his army and police would be ready to take over from foreign forces as planned despite a brazen assault on one of Kabul’s premier hotels that left 19 people dead – including all eight attackers.
The more than five-hour standoff at the Inter-Continental – one of the biggest and most complex attacks orchestrated in the Afghan capital – ended when NATO helicopters fired rockets at Taliban gunmen on the roof. The attack appeared designed to show that the insurgents are capable of striking even in the center of power at a time when U.S. officials are speaking of progress in the nearly 10-year war. (via:Huffington Post)
(Mads Nissen/Berlingske/Panos Pictures)
Libya, Feb 2011
Mads Nissen: I got into Ajdabiya shortly after its fall. The rebels had just moved in and the locals were going crazy, shooting in the air. Bodies of pro-Gaddafi soldiers were lying around, beginning to stink as the sun got higher. The fire from the tank was incredibly strong and I was worried it might explode at any moment. Suddenly this guy jumped on to it. I’m not that interested in pictures of tanks burning – I’m interested in people. I had wanted to capture the sense of release that everyone had and suddenly this became the shot. I got as close as possible, within metres, and started shooting, counting to five in my head. Then I got out. I had seen corpses, torn apart, in the morgue and didn’t want to end up like that. I took a chance – I had to; that was why I was there, to tell the story – but I made sure I wasn’t too greedy.
(via:The Guardian)
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Chile Eruptions Continued, June 2011
(Finbarr O’Reilly/Reuters)
Dakar, Senegal, June 2011
Anti-government protesters (in the background) clash with supporters of Senegal’s President Wade (foreground) during a demonstration against changes proposed by the President that could have potentially made it easy for him to retain power in coming elections.
