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11日星期三

Pictures Around the World 07







Kiryat Malakhi, Israel: Israelis of Ethiopian origin attend a demonstration against racism

Gaza city, Gaza: Hanan Abu Nada, a Palestinian lawyer, rides her horse at the Al-Furusia riding centre



Beijing, China: A man writes Chinese characters on a footpath using water and a brush

London, UK: British gymnast Daniel Keatings congratulates his teammate Daniel Purvis after his jump on the vault during the international gymnastics Olympics test and qualification event

Delft, The Netherlands: Professors in their academic gowns attend the 170th anniversary celebration of the Dies Natalis

Wuppertal, Germany: Hens at a chicken farm

Rio De Janeiro, Brazil: A model displays a design by Acquastudio during the Fashion Rio Winter 2012 at Pier Mauá

Mazar-i-Shraif, Afghanistan: Afghan boys play football at sunset
Noida, India: A worker stands under covered elephant statues at the Ambedkar Park. India's Election Commission has ordered the covering up of statues, the symbol of the Bahujan Samaj Party

Rome, Italy: Members of a circus attend Pope Benedict XVI's general audience in Paul VI hall at the Vatican
Kathmandu, Nepal: A pigeon sleeping

Dhaka, Bangladesh: Habib, eight, works at a metal workshop which makes propellers for ships at a shipbuilding yard next to Buriganga river
Manila, Philippines: A firefighter carries a ladder while his colleagues douse the flames of a burning textiles and garments warehouse
Rome, Italy: Members of the Chinese community in Italy light candles to honour a Chinese man and his daughter who were murdered in Rome

New Delhi, India: People watch a laser light show on the India Gate Monument
Leeuwarden, The Netherlands: Marjolein Kramer of the Museum of Nature Fryslan in Friesland prepares 'Astro the Rocketmouse'. The mouse died from injuries suffered on New Year's Eve when boys tied it on a rocket and fired it