高樓低廈,人潮起伏,
名爭利逐,千萬家悲歡離合。

閑雲偶過,新月初現,
燈耀海城,天地間留我孤獨。

舊史再提,故書重讀,
冷眼閑眺,關山未變寂寞!

念人老江湖,心碎家國,
百年瞬息,得失滄海一粟!

徐訏《新年偶感》

2012年1月28日星期六

Pictures Around the World 2012 Jan28

Guatemala City, Guatemala: A banner with portraits of people who disappeared in the civil strife and military crackdown of the 1980s, as Guatemala's former strongman General Efraín Ríos Montt faces charges of genocide and crimes against humanity
Beijing, China: A tourist takes photos of a performer dressed as a Chinese classic novel character at a temple fair
Cairo, Egypt: A woman holds the Egyptian flag during a protest demanding the army hand power to civilians at Tahrir Square
New Delhi, India: An Indian girl wears a fancy dress near the India Gate monument following the Republic Day parade
Netivot, Israel: Jewish women listen to a rabbi speak near the tomb of the Baba Sali during the annual pilgrimage to his grave
Catelu, Romania: A dog shelters in a blizzard
Sitra, Bahrain: Riot police fire towards Bahraini anti-government demonstrators
Srinagar, India: Kashmiri Muslims offer prayers at the shrine of Sufi holy leader Naqashband Sahib
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan: A prisoner praying inside his cell in a remand prison
Destne, Czech Republic: Dogs in during the Sedivackuv Long dog sled race contest, said to be the hardest dog race in the world
Rome, Italy: Presidents of the Division of the Court of Cassation prior the ceremony marking the opening of the judicial year
Sana'a, Yemen: Anti-government protesters shout slogans as they march to demand the release of detained fellow protesters
Warsaw, Poland: Lawmakers from the leftist Palikot's Movement cover their faces with masks as they protest against ACTA (Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement) during a parliament session
Smilovichi, Belarus: A woman working in a felt boot factory
Michigan, US: President Barack Obama steps off Air Froce One and into his limousine in Romulus