2012 In Pictures

[Fa!th]

P.S. es thread mai January se December tak ki pictures share karungi, so please es beach mai reply karne se parhaiz rakhain, shukriya xD
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JANUARY

Tiber river diver

STRINGER Chile / Reuters- Marco Fois of Italy dives into the Tiber river from the Cavour bridge, as part of traditional New Year celebrations in Rome.

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Red-bellied woodpecker in a winter storm

The woodpecker feeds on suet in the village of Nyack, New York, during heavy snowfall.

Biathlon World Cup

Tobias Schwarz / Reuters- Olga Vilukhina, part of the victorious Russian team, competes in the 4x6 km women's relay competition at the German ski resort of Oberhof.

Indonesian students' treacherous journey

Beawiharta Beawiharta / Reuters- Flooding from the Ciberang river forces students to use a collapsed bridge to get to school in Sanghiang Tanjung village in Lebak Regency, Indonesia.

Wildfire in chile

Kai Pfaffenbach / Reuters- Firefighters take on a wildfire that destroyed 12,500 hectares of land at the world-renowned Torres del Paine national park, Chile.

South American vultures

Paulo Santos / Reuters- Vultures gather on a tree in Belem, on the mouth of the Amazon River.

ski jump practice

Kai Pfaffenbach / Reuters- The 60th four-hills ski jumping tournament in Innsbruck, Austria, sees Finland’s Janne Happonen take off for practice

South American Dakar Rally

POOL New / Reuters- The Dakar Rally sees Spain’s Nani Roma and France’s Michael Perin drive from Iquique to Arica, in the 4th stage of the competition.

Friday prayer in Dhaka

Andrew Biraj / Reuters- The Friday prayer is observed on a boat moored in Dhaka, during Biswa Ijtema, the second biggest gathering of Muslims after Haj.

A snow dog kiss

Petr Josek Snr / Reuters- A musher and his dog take a break in the village of Destne, in the Orlicke Mountains of the Czech Republic, during the Long Dog Sled Race.

Protesters praying in a Sanaa street

Khaled Abdullah Ali Al Mahdi / Reuters- The Friday prayer is performed during a rally by protesters from Yemen, who demand President Ali Abdullah Saleh be brought to trial.

Wreckage of the Costa Concordia

Darrin Zammit Lupi / Reuters- The wreckage of the cruise liner Costa Concordia, which ran aground off the west coast of Italy, rests hauntingly by Giglio Island.

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FEBRUARY

Egyptian protesters scale a burning house

Asmaa Waguih / Reuters- Protesters try to put out a fire caused by a tear gas canister, during clashes between police and protesters in Cairo, Egypt.

Dinnertime at vulture restaurant

Navesh Chitrakar / Reuters- Two vultures wrestle for the remains of a cow at a special vulture restaurant that aims to boost the dwindling population of wild vultures in Nepal.

Snowfall at the Colosseum

STRINGER Italy / Reuters- A winter’s night brings heavy snow to Rome’s iconic ancient Colosseum.

Pacific sunset watching in California

Gary Hershorn / Reuters- A man balances on a post to catch a glimpse of the sun setting over the Pacific Ocean in Santa Monica, California.

Traditional Sri Lankan fisherman at dawn

Tim Chong / Reuters- Traditional stilts are used by a Sri Lankan fisherman to make his daily catch at dawn, in Unawatuna on the southern coast of Sri Lanka.

Miami's own La Tomatina

Andrew Innerarity / Reuters- A woman enjoys Miami’s own version of Spain’s La Tomatina Tomato Fight Festival, during which 25,000 tomatoes were thrown by revelers.

Shardarpara saree workshop

Rupak De Chowdhuri / Reuters- The traditional Indian woman’s saree is hung out to dry after being dyed at a workshop in Shardarpara village, south of Kolkata.

Olympic Rings cross London

Andrew Winning / Reuters- The iconic Olympic rings cross London on the River Thames, passing under London Bridge en route, as part of a promotional event for the 2012 games.

 

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MARCH

Suicide protest of Tibetan exile

Stringer India / Reuters- In a protest against the visit of Chinese President Hu Jintao to India in New Delhi, Tibetan exile Jamphel Yeshi sets himself ablaze in the street.

Holi celebrations

A man is drenched in coloured water as part of the celebration of Holi, in the Indian city of Hyderabad.

Student demonstration in Indonesia

Indonesian Students burn tyres as part of a demonstration in Makassar, South Sulawesi, against government plans to increase fuel prices.

Russia's Eurovision granny

Sergei Karpukhin / Reuters- Galina Konyeva, a member of singing group and Russian Eurovision entrants Buranovski Babushki, slides down an ice slide.

San Francisco skyline shrouded by fog

The Golden Gate Bridge, celebrating its 75th anniversary this year, rises out of the fog in Sausalito, California.

Belgrade Derby

Partisan fans light up the stands with torches during a derby match against local rivals Red Star, in the semi-finals of the Serbian national cup

Cucumber farming in Allahabad

A farmer carries cucumbers from his field to sell in the markets in the northern Indian city of Allahabad.

Huranga

The traditional Indian game of Huranga, in which woman attempt to rip the clothes off the men, while the men drench the women with liquid colours.

Springtime fog and the London Eye

Early sunshine against the pods of the London Eye causes shadows to be cast against the thick springtime fog rolling across central London.

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APRIL



Bisket festival

A child observes the annual Nepalese’s New Year festival of Bisket from a balcony in the ancient city of Bhaktaput, near Kathmandu.

Raising of the Greek flag at parliament

Amidst their country's worsening economic situation, Greek parliament members hoist a new Greek flag atop the parliament buildings in Athens.

Boxer trains in Sierra Leone

Olympic hopeful Abdul Rashid Bangura shadow boxes whilst training in the national stadium in Freetown, Sierra Leone.

Bieber gunged

Singer Justin Bieber and host Will Smith are slimed on stage at Nickelodeon's 25th annual Kids' Choice Awards in Los Angeles.

Argentine President marks Falklands anniversary

Flowers are thrown by President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner as she pays tribute to the fallen soldiers during the Falklands War.

Floating market on Dal Lake

A Kashmiri vegetable vendor waits at a floating market in the interiors of the Dal Lake in Srinagar, India

New York pillow fight

Hundreds enjoy International Pillow Fight Day at Washington Square Park in New York.

Supply lorry struggle

In Pakistan, men struggle to right an overloaded supply truck containing wheat straw for livestock.

World record bee-covering

Beekeeper She Ping covers himself in a record-breaking 33.1 kilograms of bees (about 331,000 bees).

 

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MAY



Super Moon in Amman

An Amman mosque is silhouetted against a “super moon”, the moon when it’s at its closest point to earth.

Orange moon and the New York skyline

A full moon engulfs the Lower Manhattan skyline, as seen from West Orange, New Jersey.

Fountains in New Delhi

A boy cools himself off as he sits under a fountain on a hot summer day in New Delhi.

Swiss synchronised swimming team

Team Switzerland is seen underwater during the European Diving and Synchronised Swimming Championships.

Dancers at a Scottish wedding

Dancers dressed in kilts gather on the Royal Mile, Edinburgh, to dance to the music of the bagpipes before a wedding.

Seasonal fog over Cape Town illuminations

The lights of the Cape Town skyline help to illuminate seasonal fog and create a mesmerising orange glow across the city’s harbor.

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JUNE

Tightrope over Niagara Falls

Tightrope walker Nik Wallenda crosses a high wire over Horseshoe falls, to get from the U.S. side to the Canadian side of Niagara falls.

Indigenous Brazilians aim at helicopters

Indigenous people point their bows at police helicopters circling the occupied barrier of the Belo Monte Dam's construction site in Brazil.

Russian Cossacks' traditional dance

Russian Cossacks perform a traditional dance with sabres near the Mana river, during the three day tourist festival of Mansky.

Blimp caught in sandstorm

An inflatable blimp gets caught in a sandstorm passing through FOB Joyce, in Afghanistan's Kunar Province.

World of colour show

A preview of the World of Colour show lights up Paradise Bay, on the eve of the grand reopening of the Disney California Adventure Park.

Lightening in Berlin

Lightning strikes over buildings during a thunderstorm in Berlin.

China's first female astronaut

Liu Yang becomes China’s first female astronaut when she blasted off from the edge of the Gobi desert on June 16, aboard the spacecraft Shenzhou.

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy

On the ICESCAPE mission, the ship’s crew stop to collect mid-mission fixes parachuted in to the Arctic Ocean.

Dog surfing in San Diego

Cody, a Cockaweenie, is forced to bail from his board during the surfing competition of the Purina Incredible Dog Challenge in San Diego, California.

London evening skyline

An orange sunset silhouettes the London skyline.

Ben Ainslie at London 2012

British Olympic gold-medalist Ben Ainslee recieves the Olympic torch as part of its journey around the UK and Ireland.

London 2012 Olympics opening ceremony

Fireworks explode over the London 2012 Olympic opening ceremony.

The Olympic Cauldron

The Olympic flame flickers from the cauldron in London's Olympic stadium.

The Olympic Rings

The Olympic Rings shimmer as part of the London 2012 opening ceremony.

 

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The Queen drops in

A performer playing Queen Elizabeth II parachutes in to the London 2012 opening ceremony.

Chinese military training

Soldiers participate in a muddy training exercise in Jinan, Shandong province, China.

Tarawih prayer session

Indonesian Muslims mark the beginning of the holy fasting month Rammadan with "Tarawih", a mass prayer session.

Paratroopers wait for helicopter

Paratroopers from Chosen Company of the 3rd Battalion (Airborne), 509th Infantry board a waiting CH-47 Chinook helicopter in Afghanistan.

Mumbai rush hour

A commuter-packed platform at Churchgate station, Mumbai is pictured on world population day.

Potocari thunderstorm

Lightening strikes over Potocari's Srebrenica Genocide Memorial, in eastern Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Pamplona bullrun

Excited runners pile in to the bullring during the third running of the bulls of the San Fermin festival in Pamplona, Spain.

Bangladeshi storm

A woman shields her child in a boat while a storm hits the flooded village in Kurigram, Bangladesh.

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JULY


British racing pigeons

Racing pigeons begin their return journey across northern England, from Alnwick to Yorkshire and Humberside.

Neil Armstrong memorial service

The “infinity room” is pictured during a memorial service for American. astronaut Neil Armstrong at the Armstrong Air and Space Museum in Ohio, U.S.

London 2012 Paralympics opening ceremony

Onam festival

A boy is painted like a tiger before his performance during festivities to mark the annual harvest festival of Onam in the Indian city of Kochi.

Lake Zurich swimming competition

Swimmers begin their journey across Lake Zurich, Switzerland, as part of the annual lake crossing event.

Perseid meteor shower

Long exposure allows for the capture of the annual Perseid meteor shower in the Israeli countryside, near the town of Mitzpe Ramon.

Traditional fishing in Yongjia County

Men’s Olympic cross-country cycling

Hungary's Andras Parti tumbles during the men’s cross-country mountain bike competition, during the London 2012 Olympics.

Mo and Usain

Olympic gold medalists Mo Farah and Usain Bolts swap trademark poses at the London 2012 Olympics.

Janmashtami festival

A human pyramid is formed in an attempt to break a clay pot filled with curd during the Hindu festival of Janmashtami, in Mumbai, India.

Olympic full moon

The full moon is captured through the Olympic Rings, which hung from Tower Bridge during the London 2012 Olympics.

Olympic team pursuit cycling

The British men’s team pursuit squad fly round the Velodrome during the 2012 Olympic Games.

 

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AUGUST <3


Dolphins at Bondi Beach

Dolphins dive amongst the surfers in the waters of Bondi Beach, on Australia’s south east coast.

Oktoberfest parade

A performer with black make-up takes part in a parade as part of the annual Oktoberfest beer festival in Munich, Germany.

Serbian thunderstorm

A late summer thunderstorm lights up the skyline in Belgrade, Serbia.

Parkour skills in Palestine

Young people from Palestine practise their Parkour skills along ruins in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip.

London 2012 Paralympics closing ceremony

The closing ceremony of the London 2012 Paralympics is illuminated by the spectacular explosion of fireworks above the Olympic Stadium.

Oscar Pistorius gets gold

South African Oscar Pistorius wheels away in celebration after winning the Men’s 400m T44 final gold medal at the London 2012 Paralympics.

Aurora Borealis

The mesmerising green and red swirl of the Aurora Borealis fills the sky over Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada.

Sculptures at Botafogo beach

Spanish artist Jaume Plemsa’s sculture Awilda emerges from the shoreline at Botafogo beach in Rio de Janeiro.

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SEPTEMBER


Chennai sparrow celebration

Babu Babu / Reuters- Chennai school students come together to form the shape of a sparrow, to help raise awareness of the decline in numbers of the species in southern India.

Candian football

Todd Korol / Reuters- Rene Paredes of the Calgary Stampeders kicks a field goal through the billowing smoke against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, during their Canadian Football League football game in Calgary, Alberta.

Shanghai firework display

Carlos Barria / Reuters- Children use a Shanghai police vehicle to get a better view of a special firework display to celebrate China's mid-autumn festival.

Tannery exploration

Andrew Biraj / Reuters- A child jumps between the piles of waste products used to make poultry feed, as she plays in a hazardous and unhygenic tannery at Hazaribagh in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Loggerhead Turtle rescue

Darrin Zammit Lupi / Reuters- An NGO Nature Trust volunteer helps to release a loggerhead turtle back into the wild at Gnejna Bay, Malta, after the reptile had been injured by a fishing net 10 months earlier.

Family life in Thailand

Sukree Sukplang / Reuters- 80-year-old Nanu provides care for her great-granddaughter while the 17-year-old mother works in a rice field in the Thai district of Chiang Mai Fang.

Syrian rebels in combat

Stringer / Reuters- Members of the Free Syrian Army are caught on the front line in Aleppo City, northern Syria.

Barcelona regatta

Stefano Rellandini / Reuters- Around 1500 participants gather in boats in front of Trieste harbour for the start of the annual Barcelona regatta, one of the largest sailing events in the world.

the end forget abt oct, nov and dec

 

[Nelly]

wowwww luvly thread faithoooooooooooooooooo bot mehnat kari tumne baqi k 3 months ka b koshish kar k kar deti naaaa bot mazay ki thread hai, mujhe sach main accha laga ider visit kar k n saari pics dekh k n un k caption parh k

 

[H!N@]

Superbbbb

bht hi interesting thread wid lots of Amazing pics
but this one is the best

Protesters praying in a Sanaa street

Khaled Abdullah Ali Al Mahdi / Reuters- The Friday prayer is performed during a rally by protesters from Yemen, who demand President Ali Abdullah Saleh be brought to trial.

keep sharing sis

 

[Mahen]

Wow awesome sharing
kia bat hai ap ki sis

 

[Fa!th]

wowwww luvly thread faithoooooooooooooooooo bot mehnat kari tumne baqi k 3 months ka b koshish kar k kar deti naaaa bot mazay ki thread hai, mujhe sach main accha laga ider visit kar k n saari pics dekh k n un k caption parh k

thank you thank you thank you
muje laga tha yeh thread kisi ne visit bhi nhi kiya hoga but good to see sabko pasand aayi hai
aur last 3 months mai search karke share karungi

Superbbbb

bht hi interesting thread wid lots of Amazing pics
but this one is the best

Protesters praying in a Sanaa street

Khaled Abdullah Ali Al Mahdi / Reuters- The Friday prayer is performed during a rally by protesters from Yemen, who demand President Ali Abdullah Saleh be brought to trial.

keep sharing sis

thanks for liking : )

Wow awesome sharing
kia bat hai ap ki sis

shukriya shukriya

 

[ShyPrincess]

awesomeeee sharing... @Fa!th
keep sharing

 

[Fa!th]

awesomeeee sharing... @Fa!th
keep sharing

thank you

 

[RoOMi]

Lovlyyyyyyyyy Faith.........

 

[Hoorain]

zabardast

 

[Fa!th]

Lovlyyyyyyyyy Faith.........

zabardast

thank you roomi and hoor

 

[nininini]

P.S. es thread mai January se December tak ki pictures share karungi, so please es beach mai reply karne se parhaiz rakhain, shukriya xD
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JANUARY

Tiber river diver

STRINGER Chile / Reuters- Marco Fois of Italy dives into the Tiber river from the Cavour bridge, as part of traditional New Year celebrations in Rome.

​

Red-bellied woodpecker in a winter storm

The woodpecker feeds on suet in the village of Nyack, New York, during heavy snowfall.

Biathlon World Cup

Tobias Schwarz / Reuters- Olga Vilukhina, part of the victorious Russian team, competes in the 4x6 km women's relay competition at the German ski resort of Oberhof.

Indonesian students' treacherous journey

Beawiharta Beawiharta / Reuters- Flooding from the Ciberang river forces students to use a collapsed bridge to get to school in Sanghiang Tanjung village in Lebak Regency, Indonesia.

Wildfire in chile

Kai Pfaffenbach / Reuters- Firefighters take on a wildfire that destroyed 12,500 hectares of land at the world-renowned Torres del Paine national park, Chile.

South American vultures

Paulo Santos / Reuters- Vultures gather on a tree in Belem, on the mouth of the Amazon River.

ski jump practice

Kai Pfaffenbach / Reuters- The 60th four-hills ski jumping tournament in Innsbruck, Austria, sees Finland’s Janne Happonen take off for practice

South American Dakar Rally

POOL New / Reuters- The Dakar Rally sees Spain’s Nani Roma and France’s Michael Perin drive from Iquique to Arica, in the 4th stage of the competition.

Friday prayer in Dhaka

Andrew Biraj / Reuters- The Friday prayer is observed on a boat moored in Dhaka, during Biswa Ijtema, the second biggest gathering of Muslims after Haj.

A snow dog kiss

Petr Josek Snr / Reuters- A musher and his dog take a break in the village of Destne, in the Orlicke Mountains of the Czech Republic, during the Long Dog Sled Race.

Protesters praying in a Sanaa street

Khaled Abdullah Ali Al Mahdi / Reuters- The Friday prayer is performed during a rally by protesters from Yemen, who demand President Ali Abdullah Saleh be brought to trial.

Wreckage of the Costa Concordia

Darrin Zammit Lupi / Reuters- The wreckage of the cruise liner Costa Concordia, which ran aground off the west coast of Italy, rests hauntingly by Giglio Island.

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FEBRUARY

Egyptian protesters scale a burning house

Asmaa Waguih / Reuters- Protesters try to put out a fire caused by a tear gas canister, during clashes between police and protesters in Cairo, Egypt.

Dinnertime at vulture restaurant

Navesh Chitrakar / Reuters- Two vultures wrestle for the remains of a cow at a special vulture restaurant that aims to boost the dwindling population of wild vultures in Nepal.

Snowfall at the Colosseum

STRINGER Italy / Reuters- A winter’s night brings heavy snow to Rome’s iconic ancient Colosseum.

Pacific sunset watching in California

Gary Hershorn / Reuters- A man balances on a post to catch a glimpse of the sun setting over the Pacific Ocean in Santa Monica, California.

Traditional Sri Lankan fisherman at dawn

Tim Chong / Reuters- Traditional stilts are used by a Sri Lankan fisherman to make his daily catch at dawn, in Unawatuna on the southern coast of Sri Lanka.

Miami's own La Tomatina

Andrew Innerarity / Reuters- A woman enjoys Miami’s own version of Spain’s La Tomatina Tomato Fight Festival, during which 25,000 tomatoes were thrown by revelers.

Shardarpara saree workshop

Rupak De Chowdhuri / Reuters- The traditional Indian woman’s saree is hung out to dry after being dyed at a workshop in Shardarpara village, south of Kolkata.

Olympic Rings cross London

Andrew Winning / Reuters- The iconic Olympic rings cross London on the River Thames, passing under London Bridge en route, as part of a promotional event for the 2012 games.

these all pictures are owesome....appriciated