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3月20日星期二

Pictures Around the World 2012 Mar20

Paris, France: a woman pays her respects after an assailant opened fire at a Jewish school in Toulouse, killing four people
Shahrakan, Bahrain: riot police prepare to disperse protesters. Clashes erupted after thousands of mourners participated in the politically charged funeral for Sabri Mahfoudh, whose death his family and the opposition blame on teargas
Kolkata, India: women's rights activists hold candles during a rally to protest against recent physical assaults and rapes
Colombo, Sri Lanka: Buddhist monks protest at a US-backed resolution against Sri Lanka at the UN human rights council that calls for an investigation into alleged war crimes during the civil war, which ended in 2009
Valencia, Spain: effigies burn during the finale of the fiesta of Las Fallas, which welcomes spring and honours Saint Joseph's Day
Manila, Philippines: protesters hold a demonstration near the US embassy to mark the ninth anniversary of the US-led invasion of Iraq
Kathmandu, Nepal: North Korean football player Jang Song Hyok celebrates after scoring a goal against Turkmenistan
Syria: refugees walk through woods, helped by rebels from the Free Syrian Army, as they attempt to cross the north-western part of the Syrian border with neighbouring Turkey
Yogyakarta, Indonesia: police arrest a protester during clashes at a demonstration against oil price increases
Washington, US: Clara Loiter and her mother, Jennifer Frericks, blow bubbles under a cherry tree at the National Arboretum
Kabul, Afghanistan: people gather for a new year ceremony at the Sakhi Shrine
Lisse, the Netherlands: an aerial view of the Keukenhof flower garden
Shanghai, China: an elderly man exercises in the park