San Cristobal, Venezuela
February 12, 2015
A student is carried away after being injured during a protest against President Nicolas Maduro’s government. Venezuelan troops blocked students during marches against Maduro as government supporters also rallied on the anniversary of 2014 protests that led to 43 deaths. National Guard soldiers and police used tear gas in the volatile western city against student demonstrators who tossed rocks and Molotov cocktails.
Beijing
February 12, 2015
An officer of the city's food and drug authority conducts an inspection. As the Lunar New Year draws near, people demand more from the markets that stock holiday necessities, especially food and meat.
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Igualada, Spain
February 12, 2015
A toxic orange cloud is seen over the town near Barcelona following an explosion in a chemical plant. Three people were injured in the blast and authorities advised nearby residents to stay indoors as the cloud spread.
Kanchanaburi province, Thailand
February 12, 2015
A Buddhist monk plays with a tiger at the Wat Pa Luang Ta Bua, otherwise known as Tiger Temple. Thai officials last week raided the Buddhist temple that is home to more than 100 tigers and are conducting an investigation into suspected links to wildlife trafficking. Authorities from Thailand's Department of National Parks, Wildlife, and Plant Conservation checked 143 Bengal tigers living at the temple, and found them to be in good health.
Pibor, South Sudan
February 10, 2015
Young boys, child soldiers all, sit with their rifles at a ceremony in which they surrendered their weapons and uniforms. The effort was overseen by the South Sudan National Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration Commission, and the Cobra Faction and supported by UNICEF.
New York City
February 12, 2014
Kim Kardashian attempts to calm her daughter, North, while sitting next to Sean Combs (L), Jay Z (2nd L), Beyoncé (3rd L), and Anna Wintour (2nd R) as they watch a presentation of Kanye West’s Fall/Winter 2015 partnership with Adidas at New York Fashion Week.
Havana, Cuba
February 11, 2015
A woman with a cigar and colorful headpiece in Old Havana.
Damascus, Syria
February 9, 2015
People walk on rubble as others try to put out a fire after what activists said were airstrikes followed by shelling by forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in the Douma neighborhood.
Los Angeles
February 8, 2015
Madonna performs “Living for Love” at the 57th annual Grammy Awards.
Debaltseve, Ukraine
February 8, 2015
Ukrainian servicemen launch a Grad rocket toward pro-Russian separatist forces in the major rail and road junction northeast of the city of Donetsk.
Melilla, Spain
February 10, 2015
A Spanish officer (L) throws a sandwich to African migrants sitting at the top of a border fence during an attempt to cross into Spanish territories, between Morocco and Spain's north African enclave. Of the nearly 400 migrants who participated in the attempt, 40 managed to cross the border, and are being held at CETI, a short-stay immigrant center, according to local authorities.
