Sat, 28 Jan 2012 13:10:02 +0100 (Reuters) - A pig is carried around the village during a festival at the Nem Thuong village in Bac Ninh, about 40 km (25 miles) north of Hanoi, January 28, 2012. Organized by the villagers, the festival is held on the sixth day of the first month of the lunar calendar to worship the village's deity Doan Thuong, an anti-royal military general who lived in 13th century. Every year, thousands of people from the village and nearby villages will gather to smear the blood of the pig on their banknotes in the belief that it would bring luck in the new year. The festival is known as the most brutal in the country and is condemned by many, including some who called on the government to stop the festival. REUTERS/Kham (VIETNAM - Tags: SOCIETY ANIMALS)
Members of the North Korean Peace Foundation prepare to release ...
Sat, 28 Jan 2012 06:10:02 +0100 (AP) - Members of the North Korean Peace Foundation prepare to release balloons carrying 1,000 warm socks and messages of hope and love toward North Korea near the Unification Observatory Post near the Demilitarized Zone in Paju, South Korea, Saturday, Jan. 28, 2012. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
Two two-month old Pumas Jaguarundi cubs (Puma yagouaroundi) ...
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:40:01 +0100 (Reuters) - Two two-month old Pumas Jaguarundi cubs (Puma yagouaroundi) are displayed at AMARTE Foundation in Managua January 27, 2012. Pumas are considered to be an endangered species. REUTERS/Oswaldo Rivas (NICARAGUA - Tags: ANIMALS)
Children push themselves around on small sleds on a frozen pond ...
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 07:40:01 +0100 (Reuters) - Children push themselves around on small sleds on a frozen pond on a cold, winters day at Ritan Park, also known as the Temple of the Sun, in Beijing January 27, 2012. REUTERS/David Gray (CHINA - Tags: SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
Microsoft founder Bill Gates addresses the European Parliament ...
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:20:03 +0100 (Reuters) - Microsoft founder Bill Gates addresses the European Parliament in Brussels January 24, 2012. REUTERS/Stringer
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