Photo of the Day: September 24, 2012
Aleppo, Syria
A Free Syrian Army fighter, carrying a weapon on his back, plays a guitar as he walks through a street near Aleppo.photo: Zain Karam, Reuters / Landov
Photo of the Day: September 10, 2012
Kumartoli, India
An Indian artist works on an idol of the Hindu god Biswakarma at the artisan village, known locally as Kumartoli, in Siliguri on September 10, 2012. Biswakarma is the Hindu god of architecture and machinery, and will be worshipped across the country on September 17.photo: Diptendu Dutta, AFP / Getty Images
Photo of the Day: August 20, 2012
Torneros de Jamuz, Spain
Wildfires have broken out across Spain during the last few weeks of sweltering heatphoto: Pedro Armestre, AFP / Getty Images
Photo of the Day: August 3, 2012
Sweden’s Anna Lindberg performs a dive during the women’s 3m springboard preliminary round at the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Aquatics Centre.
Photo: Jorge Silva / Reuters
Photo of The Day: July 24, 2012
Opening the Floodgates
Releasing flood water at the Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River in Yichang, China.
Photo of The Day: July 17, 2012
Bathing Beauties
Enjoying the warm weather on Strogino beach in Moscow.
Photo of the day: July 16, 2012
Riders in the 15th stage of the Tour de France raced between the cities of Samatan and Pau in the country’s south.
Photo: Bogdan Cristel, Reuters / Landov
Photo of the Day: June 20, 2012
Rafah, Gaza Strip
A Palestinian man kisses the body of Ghaleb Ermilat, 21, killed in an Israeli military strike, during his funeral at the main Mosque in Rafah.
Photo of the Day: May 22, 2012
Cigarette Break
A Mauritanian National Guard takes a break in the Sahara desert.
(photo: Joe Penney)
Photo of the Day: May 15, 2012
So Long, Farewell…
Outgoing French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Carla Bruni-Sarkozy leave the Elysee Palace after the handover ceremony.
Now we just get to reblog the photo of the day!
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Silwan, Jerusalem, Israel: Israeli riot police detain a Palestinian man in a car whose rear window was smashed during clashes between Palestinian youth and the Israeli police. Israel is to reply to a letter from Mahmud Abbas voicing the Palestinian president’s grievances over the failed peace process, a senior Palestinian official said.
Photo of the Day: Marine One lands on the South Lawn of the White House as President Obama returns from a surprise trip to Afghanistan. (Shawn Thew / EPA-Landov)
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London: France competes in the teams’ Free Routine during the FINA Olympic Games Synchronized Swimming Qualification competition, a part of the “London Prepares” series of test events, at the Aquatics Centre in the Olympic Park in east London. Russia went on to take the gold medal with Spain taking silver and Japan receiving bronze. (Leon Neal, AFP / Getty Images)
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After his legs cramped up, Remus Medley walked on his hands across the finish line of the Boston Marathon. (Jessica Rinaldi, Reuters / Landov)
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Pyongyang, North Korea: North Koreans watch a fireworks display along the Taedong River to celebrate 100 years since the birth of the country’s late founder Kim Il-sung. (David Guttenfelder / AP Photo)
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