Snapshots of the Fortnight (August 15-29, 2012)

Published: Sep 4, 2012

A man from India’s northeast takes a nap next to his luggage at a railway station in India&rsq

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A man from India’s northeast takes a nap next to his luggage at a railway station in India’s Chennai on August 17, 2012, while waiting for a train to return to his home. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has assured migrants from the northeast that they were safe, even as thousands continued to flee Mumbai, Bangalore and other cities fearing a backlash from violence against Muslims in Assam.

Free Syrian Army fighters dress a mannequin to look like a fighter during clashes in the Salaheddine

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Free Syrian Army fighters dress a mannequin to look like a fighter during clashes in the Salaheddine neighbourhood of central Aleppo on August 17, 2012

Entertainers dance in front of a statue of Chuchok, a greedy Brahmin who, according to the fables of

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Entertainers dance in front of a statue of Chuchok, a greedy Brahmin who, according to the fables of the Buddhist Vessantara Jataka, died from gluttony due to his newfound wealth. The celebrations at Baan Chuchok in Bangkok on August 21, 2012, follow a ritual in which Thai Buddhists hire dancers to thank Chuchok after their wishes are fulfilled. Wealth and luck come to those, they feel, who believe in Chuchok

Thai vegetable vendors pull back awnings and their produce off a railway track to allow a cross-coun

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Thai vegetable vendors pull back awnings and their produce off a railway track to allow a cross-country train to dissect the town of Maeklong in Samut Songkhram province, 60 km west of Bangkok, on August 16, 2012. The bustling market, in the middle of the town, has to scramble from the tracks eight times a day as trains pass

Passengers climb aboard the carriage of a train at a railway station in Lahore on August 18, 2012. T

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Passengers climb aboard the carriage of a train at a railway station in Lahore on August 18, 2012. Thousands of residents traveled home from Lahore and other parts of the country to celebrate the Eid al-Fitr holidays

Rescuers and relatives stop a woman from committing suicide by jumping off a building in Zhanjiang,

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Rescuers and relatives stop a woman from committing suicide by jumping off a building in Zhanjiang, Guangdong province, China. The woman, who was attempting suicide after killing her nephew following a family dispute, was rescued, local media reported

Federal policemen escort a group of prisoners towards a plane bound for an undisclosed location at t

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Federal policemen escort a group of prisoners towards a plane bound for an undisclosed location at the Morelia International Airport, Mexico, on August 21, 2012. Some 200 inmates serving sentences were transferred to federal prisons during an operation by the Secretary of Public Security, local media reported

An Italian Carabinieri policeman falls down during the Palio race in Siena’s main square on Au

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An Italian Carabinieri policeman falls down during the Palio race in Siena’s main square on August 15, 2012. On August 16 every year, since the mid -1660s, 10 riders compete bareback around Siena’s shell-shaped central square in a bid to win the Palio, a silk banner depicting the Madonna and child

Martin Breiter (C) dressed in traditional Bavarian lederhosen competes in the 5th ox-racing champion

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Martin Breiter (C) dressed in traditional Bavarian lederhosen competes in the 5th ox-racing championship in Muensing, Germany, on August 26, 2012. The competition, which takes place once every four years, has jockeys riding bareback on oxen across a field and is complemented with a morning procession and ‘ox-ball’ (featuring roasted ox) in a festivities tent after the races

A bull steps on Spanish matador Tulio Salguero during a bullfight in The Mexico bullring in Me

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A bull steps on Spanish matador Tulio Salguero during a bullfight in The Mexico bullring in Mexico City on August 26, 2012

Students of the Universidade do Amazonas (Amazon University) measure a pale-throated sloth (Bradypus

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Students of the Universidade do Amazonas (Amazon University) measure a pale-throated sloth (Bradypus tridactylus), a species of three-toed sloth that inhabits tropical rainforests in northern South America, at the Sauim Castanheira Wildlife Refuge in Manaus, Brazil. The refuge takes in wild animals that are found injured or lost to treat them until recovery. The task has grown in importance, say the authorities, as the city, with 3.4 million inhabitants according to the latest census, expands and encroaches on the surrounding jungle

International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde (2nd from left) checks some py

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International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde (2nd from left) checks some pyramid stones next to security guards, while listening to a guide’s narration as she tours the pyramids in Giza at the end of her Egypt visit, on August 22, 2012. Egypt requested a $4.8 billion loan from the IMF and hopes for a deal by the end of year, officials said during Lagarde’s visit

Tourists visit the rotunda of the US Capitol in Washington DC on August 28, 2012. It has been report

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Tourists visit the rotunda of the US Capitol in Washington DC on August 28, 2012. It has been reported that the dome of the Capitol has 1,300 cracks and breaks leaking water to the interior of the rotunda. The Senate Appropriations Committee has approved $61 million before the August recess to repair the structure. Committee on Rules and Administration chairman Senator Charles Schumer has called on Speaker of the House John Boehner to support the repairs

An aerial image of a swimming pool at the Toshimaen Amusement Park in Tokyo, Japan, filled with peop

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An aerial image of a swimming pool at the Toshimaen Amusement Park in Tokyo, Japan, filled with people seeking relief from the prolonged summer heat, on August 26, 2012

Mothers and their newborns share space on a bed in the maternity ward of the government-run Jose Fab

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Mothers and their newborns share space on a bed in the maternity ward of the government-run Jose Fabella maternity hospital in Manila, Philippines on August 18, 2012. The hospital deals with an average of 65 births per day. Manila has a population of about 20 million, which is rising by approximately another quarter of a million every year. Due to overcrowding, a third of the city dwellers are forced to live on any bit of spare land they can manage to find, including railway tracks and even cemeteries

A child watches as high waves caused by typhoon Bolaven crash over the side of a road barrier in Qin

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A child watches as high waves caused by typhoon Bolaven crash over the side of a road barrier in Qingdao, China, on August 28, 2012. Typhoon Bolaven is the 15th typhoon to hit China this year

A woman holds her baby as Palestinians in Tel Aviv, Israel, enjoy a day at a beach during Eid al-Fit

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A woman holds her baby as Palestinians in Tel Aviv, Israel, enjoy a day at a beach during Eid al-Fitr, which marked the end of the holy month of Ramadan on August 21, 2012. According to the Israel’s coordinator for government activities in the territories, the country has allowed the entry of over 1 million Palestinians from the occupied West Bank since the beginning of Ramadan due to improved security

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