The World Last Week

Fashion shows, protests, Iran-Cuba relations and Oprah Winfrey�s India visit captured the media�s imagination

Published: Jan 23, 2012

A giant panda sits in a tree at a panda breeding centre in Dujiangyan, Sichuan province. The giant p

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A giant panda sits in a tree at a panda breeding centre in Dujiangyan, Sichuan province. The giant panda is among six young giant pandas which were bred in captivity and were released as a group of ‘pioneers’ into an enclosed forest in Sichuan province. The release is the first step of a project aiming to help the endangered species to adapt to the wild environment and eventually survive in the wild

Female students play guitars and a violin at the Kabul Music Academy. In Afghanistan's sole musi

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Female students play guitars and a violin at the Kabul Music Academy. In Afghanistan's sole music academy, students learn how to play traditional and Western instruments as part of a government initiative to relieve the pains of decades of war. Despite a rich musical legacy, Afghanistan's melodic development has been severely disrupted by years of war and outright banned during the austere rule of the Taliban

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (l) shakes hands with former Cuban leader Fidel Castro in Cuba

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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (l) shakes hands with former Cuban leader Fidel Castro in Cuba on January 12, 2012. Ahmadinejad said both Cuba-Iranian relations and Fidel Castro were in good shape after he met with the former Cuban leader and his younger brother President Raul Castro during a one-day visit to the Communist island

A man yells at a security guard after the guard tried to remove a member of the crowd at the Apple s

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A man yells at a security guard after the guard tried to remove a member of the crowd at the Apple store in the Beijing district of Sanlitun. A crowd of a few hundred people gathered outside the store from early morning on the first day of sales in China for Apple's iPhone 4S, but police were called to disperse the crowd after a disgruntled customer threw eggs at the store

American talk show host Oprah Winfrey during a shoot at Colaba, Mumbai, on January 17, 2012

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American talk show host Oprah Winfrey during a shoot at Colaba, Mumbai, on January 17, 2012

Israeli women dance during a flash mob demonstrating against devout Jews seeking gender separation i

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Israeli women dance during a flash mob demonstrating against devout Jews seeking gender separation in Israel

A musher and his dogs compete on a track near the Mont-Cenis Path during the ninth stage of La Grand

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A musher and his dogs compete on a track near the Mont-Cenis Path during the ninth stage of La Grande Odyssee sled dogs race. The race crosses the Alps in France covering over 1,000 km over 11 days

Tennis star Rafael Nadal of Spain signs autographs during a practice session before the Australian O

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Tennis star Rafael Nadal of Spain signs autographs during a practice session before the Australian Open in Melbourne

A couple feeds their child while sitting on a dock in front of the Costa Concordia cruise ship that

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A couple feeds their child while sitting on a dock in front of the Costa Concordia cruise ship that ran aground off the west coast of Italy at Giglio island

Students take cover behind a tree from water sprayed by riot policemen during a protest against the

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Students take cover behind a tree from water sprayed by riot policemen during a protest against the government to demand changes in the public state education in Santiago, Chile

Fashion students hold plus size mannequins during a photocall for their unveiling at Edinburgh Colle

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Fashion students hold plus size mannequins during a photocall for their unveiling at Edinburgh College of Art, Scotland. The college will be the first in the UK to use plus size mannequins for their students, ranging up to a size 20

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