Monday, December 14, 2009

THE WEEK IN OUR PLANET



Bombing aftermath
An Iraqi security person helps a man who was wounded in a bomb attack in Baghdad on Dec. 8. Car bombs killed more than 125 people in the heart of the Iraqi capital. Al-Qaida's umbrella group in Iraq claims responsibility.


Wall of protest
Demonstrators throw stones at Israeli troops positioned on the other side of the controversial Israeli barrier during a protest in the West Bank village of Nilin on Dec. 4.




Fighting with fire
A riot policeman's clothing catches fire after demonstrators threw petrol bombs at police during a Dec. 6 march in Athens to mark the first anniversary of the police shooting of a teenager.




Living in poverty
Rag pickers walk past a garbage dump on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, India, on Dec. 8.


Weight on his shoulders
A Chinese migrant worker carries a heavy load on a pole on his shoulders at a construction site in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China, on Dec. 5.




Dawn of a new day
Steam rises from nearby oil refineries just before dawn in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, on Dec. 8.



In memoriam
Flags are draped over the caskets of four slain Lakewood Police Department officers at a memorial service in Tacoma, Wash., on Dec. 8. The four were shot as they sat in a coffee shop in the Tacoma suburb of Parkland on Nov. 29. The alleged killer, Maurice Clemmons, was later shot and killed by police in Seattle.

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