Nov 25, 2012
People and firefighters battle a fire at a garment factory in the Savar neighborhood in Dhaka, Bangladesh, late Saturday. An official said firefighters have recovered more than 100 bodies after a fire raced through the multi-story garment factory just outside Bangladesh's capital.
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AP Photo/Polash KhanNov 25, 2012
Firefighters battle a fire at a garment factory in the Savar neighborhood in Dhaka, Bangladesh, late Saturday. At least 124 people were killed in a fire that raced through the multi-story garment factory just outside Dhaka.
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AP Photo/Hasan RazaNov 25, 2012
Women react at the scene of a fire at a garment factory in the Savar neighborhood in Dhaka, Bangladesh. At least 124 people were killed in a fire that raced through the multi-story garment factory just outside Dhaka.
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AP Photo/Hasan RazaNov 25, 2012
People identify the bodies of their relatives died in a fire at a garment factory in the Savar neighborhood in Dhaka, Bangladesh. At least 124 people were killed in a late Saturday night fire that raced through the multi-story garment factory just outside Dhaka.
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AP Photo/Polash KhanNov 25, 2012
A Shiite Muslim shouts slogans as he is detained along with others during a Muharram procession in Srinagar.
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AP Photo/Mukhtar KhanNov 25, 2012
Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel of Germany celebrates after the Formula One Brazilian Grand Prix at the Interlagos race track in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Vettel finished sixth and became F1's champion for the third time. In background the car of Ferrari driver Felipe Massa of Brazil.
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AP Photo/Silvia IzquierdoNov 25, 2012
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) Chief Saifuddin Soz waves during a joint election rally ahead of Legislative Council elections.
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PTI PhotoNov 25, 2012
Historic Bibi Ka Alam procession passing through Charminar during Muharram in old city of Hyderabad.
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PTI Photo Nov 25, 2012
File photo of senior leader and Rajya Sabha member Ram Jethmalani who was suspended from BJP in New Delhi.
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PTI PhotoNov 25, 2012
Arvind Kejriwal with supporters during Aam Admi Party rally at Rajghat in New Delhi.
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PTI Photo/Atul YadavNov 25, 2012
Participants gather for the 5th Delhi Queer Pride parade in New Delhi. Hundreds of gay rights activists marched through New Delhi to demand that they be allowed to lead lives of dignity.
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AP Photo/ Mustafa QuraishiNov 25, 2012
A Shiite boy is given a cut on the forehead with knife during a Muharram procession in Chennai.
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AP Photo/Arun Sankar KNov 25, 2012
Shia mourners take out Ashoora procession in violation of the prohibitory orders in Srinagar.
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PTI PhotoNov 25, 2012
A Shiite boy flagellates himself witha sharp razor blade attached to a string during a Muharram procession in Chennai.
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AP Photo/Arun Sankar KNov 25, 2012
Maharashtra CM Prithivraj Chavan pays homage at the Samadhi of former deputy Prime minister late YB Chavan on the occasion of his 28 death anniversary at Karad in Maharashtra.
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PTI PhotoNov 25, 2012
Policemen stand at a closed market during restrictions in Srinagar. Police imposed restrictions some parts of Srinagar to prevent Shia Muslims from taking part in Muharram procession. Muharram is a month of mourning in remembrance of the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, the grandson of Prophet Muhammad.
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AP Photo/Mukhtar KhanNov 25, 2012
Shiite Muslim women mourn as they watch a Muharram procession in Mumbai. Muharram is a month of mourning in remembrance of the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, the grandson of Prophet Muhammad.
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AP Photo/Rafiq MaqboolNov 25, 2012
Young Shiite Muslim boys flagellate themselves during a Muharram procession marking Ashura, in New Delhi. Muharram is a month of mourning for Shiite Muslims in remembrance of the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad.
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AP Photo/Kevin FrayerNov 25, 2012
Pakistani police officers stand guard at rooftop of a building as a helicopter monitors during Ashoura in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Ashoura is the remembrance of the 680 A.D. battle in which their saint and grandson of Islam's Prophet Muhammad, Hussein, was killed by rival cementing the split in Islam between Shiites and Sunnis.
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AP Photo/Anjum NaveedNov 25, 2012
Pakistani Shiite Muslim women touch a horse, symbolizing the horse that carried Imam Hussein during the battle of Karbala, to pay tribute during Ashoura in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Ashoura is the remembrance of the 680 A.D. battle in which their saint and grandson of Islam's Prophet Muhammad, Hussein, was killed by rival cementing the split in Islam between Shiites and Sunnis.
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AP Photo/Anjum NaveedNov 25, 2012
Pope Benedict XVI blesses members of a family from India that brought him the offertory, as he celebrates a mass for the newly elected cardinals, in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. The pontiff elevated six new cardinals who joined the elite club of churchmen who will elect his successor, bringing a more geographically diverse mix into the European-dominated College of Cardinals.
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AP Photo/Andrew MedichiniNov 25, 2012
Blood is seen on the floor of a mosque as Shiite Muslims flagellate themselves during a Muharram procession marking Ashura, in New Delhi. Muharram is a month of mourning for Shiite Muslims in remembrance of the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad.
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AP Photo/Kevin FrayerNov 25, 2012
Shiite Muslim worshippers, stained by their own blood from self inflicted wounds, hold knives during a procession to mark the Muslim festival of Ashoura, an important period of mourning for Shiites in the Kadimiyah area of Baghdad, Iraq. The festival of Ashoura commemorates the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, The grandson of Prophet Muhammad at the Battle of Karbala, Iraq, in the year A.D. 680.
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AP Photo/Karim KadimNov 25, 2012
Participants carry a nearly 15-meter- (50-foot-) long, rainbow-colored banner at the 5th Delhi Queer Pride parade in New Delhi. Hundreds of gay rights activists marched through New Delhi to demand that they be allowed to lead lives of dignity.
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AP Photo/ Mustafa QuraishiNov 25, 2012
Foreign tourists pose for photographs with contestants of a moustache competition at the annual Pushkar Fair in Pushkar, Rajasthan. The annual camel and livestock fair attracts thousands of livestock dealers who bring thousands of camels, horses, and cattle.
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AP Photo/Deepak SharmaNov 25, 2012
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Kirankumar Reddy offers prayers at Lord Venkateswara temple at Tirumala in Tirupati.
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PTI PhotoNov 25, 2012
Visitors throng to the India International Trade Fair (ITTF) at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi.
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PTI Photo/Vijay VermaNov 25, 2012
Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama (C),former President APJ Abdul Kalam (R) and Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy during the Catholicate centenary celebrations in Ernakulam.
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PTI PhotoNov 25, 2012
Sikh devotees carry religious procession ahead of 544th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev Ji in Guwahati.
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PTI PhotoNov 25, 2012
NCP activists protest against Yoga Guru Baba Ramdev for defaming Shahid Bhagat Singh by comparing him with the gunman Kasab in Borivali, Mumbai.
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PTI Photo/Santosh HirlekarNov 25, 2012
Miss Earth 2012 winner Tereza Fajksova of the Czech Republic, center, is applauded by other beauty contestants, after being crowned at Alabang, Muntinlupa city, south of Manila, Philippines. Organizers dubbed the Miss Earth, which attracted 80 beauty candidates from around the world, as the only beauty pageant with an advocacy to save Mother Earth.
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AP/PTINov 25, 2012
Arvind Kejriwal during Aam Admi Party rally at Rajghat in New Delhi.
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PTI Photo/Atul YadavNov 25, 2012
A Member of the LGBT (lesbians, gays, bisexual and transgender) pose for photo as he participate at Delhi Queer Pride parade in New Delhi.
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PTI Photo/Shahbaz KhanNov 25, 2012
Foreign tourists capture in their cameras the longest moustache competition during the Pushkar fair in Pushkar.
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PTI PhotoNov 25, 2012
Visitors buy goods at Turkey's stall in the India International Trade Fair (ITTF) at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi.
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PTI Photo/Vijay VermaNov 25, 2012
Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel of Germany celebrates with members of his team after the Formula One Brazilian Grand Prix at the Interlagos race track in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Vettel overcame a first-lap crash to clinch his third straight Formula One championship title, finishing sixth in an incident-filled Brazilian Grand Prix won by Jenson Button under pouring rain.
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AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan