REWIND: Best PHOTOS in the last 24 hours
Last updated on: January 21, 2011 11:45 IST
We bring you some of the best photos from around the world in the last 24 hours.
Zukhro, an employee of the city zoo, walks with Vadik, an 18-month-old male lion, on the territory of the zoo in Tajikistan capital Dushanbe. Employees take the lion from its cage to have a promenade along the territory two times a week while holding a piece of meat to attract Vadik's attention so it walks nearby.
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REWIND: Best PHOTOS in the last 24 hours
Last updated on: January 21, 2011 11:45 IST
Minnesota Wild's goalie Niklas Backstrom (R) stretches in his net while a member of the Calgary Flames ice crew cleans the ice during the first period of their NHL ice hockey game in Calgary, Alberta.
REWIND: Best PHOTOS in the last 24 hours
Last updated on: January 21, 2011 11:45 IST
A Tunisian protester grabs hold of a soldier's leg for safety as shots are fired in the air in front of the headquarters of the Constitutional Democratic Rally party of ousted president Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali during a demonstration, in downtown Tunis. Tunisian police fired shots into the air on Thursday to try to disperse hundreds of protesters demanding that ministers associated with the rule of ousted president Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali leave the government.
REWIND: Best PHOTOS in the last 24 hours
Last updated on: January 21, 2011 11:45 IST
A Hindu devotee douses himself with milk during a ritual shower before he begins his pilgrimage to Batu Caves temple during the Thaipusam festival in Batu Caves outside Kuala Lumpur. The Thaipusam festival, which originated in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu and was introduced to Malaysia in the 19th century by immigrant Indian estate workers, is celebrated in honour of Hindu god Lord Murugan.
REWIND: Best PHOTOS in the last 24 hours
Last updated on: January 21, 2011 11:45 IST
A homeless man warms his foot on a fire in Kabul
REWIND: Best PHOTOS in the last 24 hours
Last updated on: January 21, 2011 11:45 IST
A policeman paints his face in preparation for a performance at a school near the police headquarters of the municipality of San Nicolas de los Garza, neighbouring Monterrey. Amid jokes and laughter, two Mexican police officers dressed as clowns hope to instil values into the children of the country's richest city at a time when drug cartels have forced escalated violence and recruit more and more young assassins every day.
Officers Tomas and Alexandro put on makeup for 40 minutes every day to portray Bombon Dulcito (Marshmallow) and Trompetillas (Little Trumpets) in a laudable and uncommon initiative in a country where police are constantly accused of corruption and of being infiltrated by drug traffickers.
REWIND: Best PHOTOS in the last 24 hours
Last updated on: January 21, 2011 11:45 IST
An investor gestures to a police officer holding a rifle after he fell down during a clash in front of the Dhaka stock exchange. Police used batons and fired tear gas to break up violent protests by hundreds of Bangladeshi stock investors on Thursday, when prices collapsed again, halting trading for a fourth day this month.
REWIND: Best PHOTOS in the last 24 hours
Last updated on: January 21, 2011 11:45 IST
Filipinos attend a free electronic massage session sponsored by a South Korean company as part of their marketing strategy to sell massage equipment in Manila. A company salesman said they are giving free daily trials to hundreds of prospective buyers to try their Ceragem thermal acupressure massagers that make use of jade gem and infrared light, believed to be able to cure ailments.
REWIND: Best PHOTOS in the last 24 hours
Last updated on: January 21, 2011 11:45 IST
A woman is reflected in a mirror inside a room of the Corona Save the Beach Hotel, an unusual hotel built with garbage, in central Madrid.
The hotel, designed by German eco-artist HA Schult, has no intentions of competing with The Ritz or any luxury hotel: it's built using 12 tonnes of garbage collected from the beaches of Spain, Italy, France and Belgium, rubbish dumps and flea markets. The goal of Schult's installation is to raise awareness of the damage consumerism has on the world beaches.
REWIND: Best PHOTOS in the last 24 hours
Last updated on: January 21, 2011 11:45 IST
Rafael Nadal of Spain serves to Ryan Sweeting of the US during their match at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne
REWIND: Best PHOTOS in the last 24 hours
Last updated on: January 21, 2011 11:45 IST
A policeman walks in front of Shanghai's financial district at the Bund promenade as snow falls in downtown Shanghai. Close to 100 international and domestic flights to and from China's most populous city of Shanghai were delayed on Thursday due to heavy snow, the operator of the city's two airports said.
