FORZA SILVIO: Former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi spoke Wednesday outside Palazzo Grazioli, his private residence, after Italy’s Senate voted to strip Mr. Berlusconi of his seat. ‘It’s a bitter day of mourning for our democracy,’ he told his Forza Italia party supporters.
FORZA SILVIO: Former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi spoke Wednesday outside Palazzo Grazioli, his private residence, after Italy’s Senate voted to strip Mr. Berlusconi of his seat. ‘It’s a bitter day of mourning for our democracy,’ he told his Forza Italia party supporters.
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DOORS CLOSED: Reigning World Boxing Council heavyweight champion and Ukraine parliamentary opposition leader Vitaly Klitschko, top right, reacted after he was denied entry to the Cabinet of Ministers in Kiev Wednesday. Thousands protested against the government’s decision to ditch an…
DOORS CLOSED: Reigning World Boxing Council heavyweight champion and Ukraine parliamentary opposition leader Vitaly Klitschko, top right, reacted after he was denied entry to the Cabinet of Ministers in Kiev Wednesday. Thousands protested against the government’s decision to ditch an agreement with the European Union in favor of closer ties with Russia, but officials showed no signs of relenting.
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BACKSTAGE POSING: A contestant flexed his muscles before going on stage at a bodybuilding competition in Mumbai Wednesday.
BACKSTAGE POSING: A contestant flexed his muscles before going on stage at a bodybuilding competition in Mumbai Wednesday.
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ESCALATING STREET RALLIES: More than 10,000 antigovernment protesters marched in Bangkok Wednesday. While the protests have expanded, Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, whom they oppose, has said his government won’t use violence to deal with the demonstrators.
ESCALATING STREET RALLIES: More than 10,000 antigovernment protesters marched in Bangkok Wednesday. While the protests have expanded, Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, whom they oppose, has said his government won’t use violence to deal with the demonstrators.
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CAIRO’S VOICES: Secular activists protested in Talaat Harb Square in downtown Cairo Tuesday. Security forces broke up the protest, in the first implementation of a protest law which rights experts, activists and some politicians allied to the government have blasted as dragging Egypt…
CAIRO’S VOICES: Secular activists protested in Talaat Harb Square in downtown Cairo Tuesday. Security forces broke up the protest, in the first implementation of a protest law which rights experts, activists and some politicians allied to the government have blasted as dragging Egypt back into the authoritarian ways of Hosni Mubarak, who was ousted in 2011.
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HANUKKAH LIGHTS: Jews celebrated the first day of Hanukkah, the eight-day Jewish festival of lights, in central Moscow, Wednesday.
HANUKKAH LIGHTS: Jews celebrated the first day of Hanukkah, the eight-day Jewish festival of lights, in central Moscow, Wednesday.
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CLEANING UP IN TACLOBAN: Typhoon survivors rummaged through muddied items carried outside a storm-damaged grocery store by store employees Wednesday in Tacloban city, Leyte province, central Philippines.
CLEANING UP IN TACLOBAN: Typhoon survivors rummaged through muddied items carried outside a storm-damaged grocery store by store employees Wednesday in Tacloban city, Leyte province, central Philippines.
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FRENCH EVACUATION: A child looked at French police standing guard as Roma families were evacuated from their illegal camp near the Var river in Nice, southeastern France, Wednesday.
FRENCH EVACUATION: A child looked at French police standing guard as Roma families were evacuated from their illegal camp near the Var river in Nice, southeastern France, Wednesday.
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FORGOT ANYTHING? An elderly man cycled in his shorts Wednesday along Fleet Street in central London, where the high reached 52 degrees Fahrenheit (11 degrees Celsius).
FORGOT ANYTHING? An elderly man cycled in his shorts Wednesday along Fleet Street in central London, where the high reached 52 degrees Fahrenheit (11 degrees Celsius).
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WHITEOUT: A skier made his way through snow-covered landscape near Bayrischzell, southern Germany, Wednesday.
WHITEOUT: A skier made his way through snow-covered landscape near Bayrischzell, southern Germany, Wednesday.
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UNDER RUBBLE: Two people were injured in a partial building collapse at 2601 Westchester Ave., in the Bronx borough of New York, city fire officials said.
UNDER RUBBLE: Two people were injured in a partial building collapse at 2601 Westchester Ave., in the Bronx borough of New York, city fire officials said.
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WORLD CUP PREPS: A crane installing a part of the roof of the Itaquerao Stadium, which will host the opening soccer match of World Cup 2014 in São Paulo, Brazil, collapsed Wednesday, killing two people and injuring a third, a spokesman for the São Paulo fire service said.
WORLD CUP PREPS: A crane installing a part of the roof of the Itaquerao Stadium, which will host the opening soccer match of World Cup 2014 in São Paulo, Brazil, collapsed Wednesday, killing two people and injuring a third, a spokesman for the São Paulo fire service said.
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INDIA’S MARS ANTENNA: A security officer patrolled past the antenna that receives signals from India’s Mars orbiter, in Byalalu, 25 miles from the southern Indian city of Bangalore, Wednesday. The mission to Mars set off on Nov. 5 and is expected to reach the Martian orbit in…
INDIA’S MARS ANTENNA: A security officer patrolled past the antenna that receives signals from India’s Mars orbiter, in Byalalu, 25 miles from the southern Indian city of Bangalore, Wednesday. The mission to Mars set off on Nov. 5 and is expected to reach the Martian orbit in September 2014.
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