Women protest outside the Pretoria Magistrates court, during the bail application hearing of South African athlete Oscar Pistorius. Pistorius, 26, a double amputee who became one of the biggest names in world athletics, was applying for bail after being charged in court with shooting dead his girlfriend, 30-year-old model Reeva Steenkamp, in his Pretoria house.?Photo by Reuters
Supporters chant slogans during a general strike called by the Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist in Kathmandu. The nationwide strike was organised by a hardline breakaway faction of the country's ruling Maoists in protest over an attempt by the mainstream political parties to form a unity government led by the Supreme Court's chief justice.?Photo by AFP
The shadow of an activist affiliated with the Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) is cast on the party flag during a nationwide strike called upon by the UCPN-Maoist in Kathmandu. The Maoist party are protesting against an agreement for Maoist Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai to step down and allow Chief Justice Khil Raj Regmi of the Supreme Court will head the new administration to oversee the vote in May or June. Daily life in the capital and major cities across the country has come to a standstill due to t
South Korean protesters carry a banner during a rally demanding a peaceful resolution to the North Korean nuclear crisis near the US Embassy in Seoul, South Korea. The European Union imposed trade and economic sanctions on North Korea while condemning "in the strongest terms" the nation's latest nuclear test. The Korean writing reads "Stop United States' hostile policy on North Korea and stop aggressive South Korea-US alliance joint exercise, Key Resolve."?Photo by AP
Ethnic Hazara Afghan Shia Muslims participate in a hunger strike, in protest against the February 16 bombing in Pakistan targeting Shias that killed 89 people, in Kabul. The hunger strikers began their fast in front of the UN office in the Afghan capital in reaction to the attack on the outskirts of the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta, where thousands of Shias are demanding army protection and refusing to bury the victims of Saturday's bomb attack on their ethnic Hazara community.?Photo by AFP
Members of the socialist youth protest during the arrival of Cuba's best-known dissident, blogger Yoani Sanchez, at the Museu Parque do Saber in Feira de Santana. Sanchez, was recently granted a passport under Cuba's sweeping immigration reform that went into effect this year, after being denied permission to travel more than 20 times over the past five years.?Photo by Reuters
Miners carry fake coffins during a protest in commemoration of the 2006 mine blast in Mexico City. On February 19, 2006, 65 miners died in an explosion at Grupo Mexico's Pasta de Conchos coal mine in northern Mexico. The blast was later blamed on an accumulation of methane and coal dust. Union officials had accused the company of ignoring safety problems at the mine but the company denied the allegations.?Photo by Reuters
A protester holds a sign at a protest organised by international environmental group Greenpeace outside the Federal Court in Sydney. The protest was held at the beginning of a hearing involving a legal challenge against the Northern Territory government's container deposit scheme which involves beverage makers, including Coca-Cola Amatil, having to pay a 10 cent refund to people who return cans and other containers to collection depots.?Photo by Reuters
A Buddhist monk from Sinhala Ravaya National Organization stands in front of the Iranian embassy during a protest against Iran in Colombo. They are demanding respect for Buddhism in Iran, and for Buddhist statues and images to not be removed, said organisers.?Photo by Reuters
A woman speaks during a protest in Almaty. A group of activists protested against the new law reducing maternity allowance, said local media. Shirt reads, "I want to give birth", and sign reads, "these children may not have been born, mister minister".?Photo by Reuters
A woman wipes her face as she waits for public transport outside a railway station during a strike in New Delhi. Many Indian banks were closed and public transport disrupted on Wednesday because of a strike by trade unions protesting against high prices but the capital, New Delhi, and business centre, Mumbai, were mostly unaffected and financial markets were open.?Photo by Reuters
Bahraini women hold placards as they take part in a memorial service for teenager Hussein al-Jazeeri (Jazizi) which later erupted into clashes with riot police in the village of Daih, west of Manama. The 16-year-old was killed in Daih on February 14, during protests marking the second anniversary of the Shia Muslim-led uprising.?Photo by AFP
Fake coffins are put on display during a miners' protest in commemoration of the 2006 mine blast in Mexico City. On February 19, 2006, 65 miners died in an explosion at Grupo Mexico's Pasta de Conchos coal mine in northern Mexico. The blast was later blamed on an accumulation of methane and coal dust. Union officials had accused the company of ignoring safety problems at the mine but the company denied the allegations.?Photo by Reuters
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