March 27, 2012

Posted March 27th, 2012 at 2:37 pm (UTC-4)
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"Indonesia Fuel Hike Protests"

A tear gas canister fired by Indonesian police explodes in the air during a protest against the government's plan to raise fuel prices in Jakarta. The Indonesian government plans to raise fuel prices by about 33 percent in April to avoid a budget deficit due to expensive fuel subsidies. (AP)

"Japan Tsunami"

Vehicles destroyed by a tsunami in Ishinomaki, Miyagi prefecture, Japan, an area damaged by the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami. (Reuters)

"Nicolas Sarkozy"

France's President and candidate for re-election in 2012, Nicolas Sarkozy, greets a local resident as he visits the medieval city of Guerande, western France. (AP)

"Colombia FARC Rebels"

Colombian judicial police transport the remains of FARC rebels killed during a dawn attack in Meta, at the Military Base Apiay in Villavicencio. (Reuters)

"South Korea Nuclear Summit"
"China Rainbow"

A rainbow appears as a tourist takes pictures of the Hukou Waterfall on the Yellow River in Jixian county, Shanxi province, China. (Reuters)

"Burma Armed Forces Day"

Burmese soldiers march during the ceremony to mark the 67th anniversary of Armed Forces Day held at the parade ground in Naypyitaw. (AP)

"Tonga King"

A coffin carrying Tonga's King George Tupou V is carried on a giant black and gold-topped catafalque by 150 pallbearers to the Royal Tombs in Tonga's capital Nuku'alofa. Tonga's King, 63, who ushered in democracy to the South Pacific archipelago, was buried in a ceremony that mixed traditional Polynesian ritual with Christian hymn singing. He died suddenly in Hong Kong on March 18. (Reuters)

"U.S. Servicemen"

U.S. servicemen sit after boarding a transport plane before leaving for Afghanistan at the U.S. transit center at Manas airport near Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. (Reuters)

"Northern Ireland Titanic"

An exterior view shows The Titanic Belfast building in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The six-floor building which opens in April, will tell the story of the Titanic from the ship's construction in Belfast to her sinking in the Atlantic on her maiden voyage one hundred years ago. (Reuters)

"Britain Weather"

A sprinkler sprays water onto flowers at Waddon Pond in south London as Britain continues to enjoy warm weather. (AP)

"Belarus Weather"

A girl walks with her dog in a snow clad park in Minsk, Belarus. (AFP)

"Florida Tennis"

Rafael Nadal of Spain keeps his eye on the ball as he returns a shot from Kei Nishikori of Japan during the Sony Ericsson Open tennis tournament in Key Biscayne, Florida, USA. (AP)

"China Fashion"

A model presents a creation by Chinese fashion label Doveral during China Fashion Week in Beijing. (Reuters)

"NASA Jet Stream"

NASA successfully launches five suborbital sounding rockets this morning from its Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia as part of a study of the upper level jet stream. (NASA/Wallops)

 

 

One response to “March 27, 2012”

  1. Xanadu says:

    Wonderful!!!!

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