February 12, 2013
Published February 12, 2013
1 French CRS riot police are covered with paint during clashes with demonstrators in front of tire-maker Goodyear Dunlop's France headquarters in Rueil Malmaison, near Paris.
2 South Korean soldiers march during military drills near the demilitarized zone separating North Korea from South Korea, in Paju, north of Seoul.
3 People take part in an attempt to break the Guinness world record for most number of people simultaneously hula-hooping at Thammasat University stadium in Pathum Thani province, on the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand.
4 Boys ride tall bicycles in Tahrir square in central Cairo, Egypt.
5 Marcel Hirscher of Austria (L) and Mattias Hargin of Sweden compete during the national team event at the World Alpine Skiing Championships in Schladming, Austria.
6 A 'Gilles of Binche' throws an orange during the Binche carnival, in Binche, Belgium. The Carnival of Binche is recognized by Unesco as a masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity.
7 Local school boys run at the start of their age group's race before annual Shrove women's Trans-Atlantic Pancake Race, in the town of Olney, in Buckinghamshire, England.
8 Lightning strikes the dome of St Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, February 11, 2013.