Wednesday 14 January 2015

World News

World news in pictures. A selection of photographs from around the world, covering a variety of topics from politics and current events to celebrity and royalty.

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Paris gets amazing music venue

Classical Music

The dazzling, ultra-modern concert hall designed by Jean Nouvel opens tomorrow

13 Jan 2015

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A mum who was persuaded to try for 'one last child' by her husband was stunned when she beat odds of two million to one - to have naturally conceived identical triplets

A car-squashing elephant, bump starting a helicopter and the Pope in Sri Lanka

13 Jan 2015

In pictures: 'PEGIDA' ralles in Germany

Supporters of the Pegida movement march in Dresden, Germany Pegida Marchers Commemorate Paris Terror Victims...DRESDEN, GERMANY - JANUARY 12: Supporters of the Pegida movement march to show their solidarity with the victims of the recent Paris terror attacks during their weekly march on January 12, 2015 in Dresden, Germany. Pegida is an acronym for 'Patriotische Europaeer Gegen die Islamisierung des Abendlandes,' which translates to 'Patriotic Europeans Against the Islamification of the West,' and has quickly gained local mass appeal by demanding a more restrictive policy on Germany's acceptance of foreign refugees and asylum seekers. Critics, including leading German politicians, implored Pegida supporters not to march tonight and not to use the Paris attacks as a means to further their goals, which many view as xenophobic. The first Pegida march took place in Dresden in October and Pegida has since attracted thousands of participants to its weekly gatherings that have also begun spreading to other cities in Germany, though so far with only a few hundred participants. Germany is accepting a record number of refugees this year, especially from war-torn Syria, and the country has also witnessed the rise of Salafist movements in numerous immigrant-heavy German cities. Both phenomena have promoted Pegida's rise and appeal. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

Supporters of the PEGIDA anti-Islamic movement hold rallies across Germany in the wake of the attacks on the offices of Charlie Hebdo

12 Jan 2015

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This adorable pair are believed to be the first lambs in England to be born this year. The Suffolk cross Mule lambs were born on New Year's Day and took their first tentative steps outside when they were just over a week old.

In pics:Friendly tigers, No Pants Subway Ride in New York and a huge pig

12 Jan 2015

Hollywood says Je Suis Charlie

George Clooney and Helen Mirren honour Paris attack victims

12 Jan 2015

Reusable rocket blasts off for ISS

Video

An unmanned Falcon 9 rocket blasts off carrying a cargo capsule for the International Space Station, then turned around to attempt an unprecedented landing on earth

10 Jan 2015

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In pictures: 72 hours of horror

In pics: The 72 hours after the Charlie Hebdo shootings in Paris

10 Jan 2015

Bloody end to supermarket siege

In pics: Astonishing pictures from end of Paris hostage taking

09 Jan 2015

Je Suis Charlie tributes

In pics: Vigils held around the world after terror attack in Paris

09 Jan 2015

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In pics: The cat that got the green, Rio honours Paris victims and Daker Rally

09 Jan 2015

The cold war

In pics: South Korea special forces on extreme weather training

08 Jan 2015

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In pics: Hungry foxes, chilly commandos and giant nappies for traffic wardens

08 Jan 2015

Front pages: world shares outrage

The terrorist attack in Paris as reported around the world

08 Jan 2015

Orthodox Christmas Day

Followers of the Julian calendar celebrate Christmas Day on January 7

07 Jan 2015

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In pics: Parrots in the rain, Orthodox Christmas and Swan Lake ballet

07 Jan 2015

Boston time capsule

In pics: What's inside the oldest time capsule in American history?

07 Jan 2015

Epiphany celebrations

Christians across Europe celebrate the feast of Epiphany

06 Jan 2015

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In pics: Puff the chilly blackbird, dancing giraffes and the Dakar Rally

06 Jan 2015

The world's toughest off-road race

In pics: The world's toughest off-road race in South America

06 Jan 2015

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Bendy contortionists, high heel slacklining and the Harbin ice festival

05 Jan 2015

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A thoughtful seal, a diving Super Woman and Kim Jong-un visits orphanage

02 Jan 2015

New Year 2015 around world

In pics: Fireworks welcome in the New Year around the world.

01 Jan 2015

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A running hare, New Year around the world and Bath bathers

31 Dec 2014

Pictures of the day

AirAsia plane found, rare turtle from Gulf of Mexico arrives in Cumbria and New York's Time Square prepares for New Year's eve celebrations

30 Dec 2014

Norman Atlantic ferry fire

Italy ferry death toll stands at eight after all passengers are evacuated

29 Dec 2014

Paris honours victims of terror

A section of the Air Asia Airbus 320 arrives on a salvage ship at Kumal port, Borneo

$A still taken from a video of an elephant attacking a car in Thailand. A shop and restaurant at Khao Yai National Park in Thailand were damaged in an elephant attack today; two days after another elephant rammed a car. A wild elephant stomped the grocery shop and shattered window glasses with it trunk, park officials say. The incident happened after an eight-year-old male elephant attacked a car on a road in Khao Yai on Saturday. Amateur video shows the elephant put its front feet on the car, causing a dent on the car hood and fractures on the windscreen.$