A bleeding Shi’ite Muslim man holds a cigarette as he rests after taking part in the Ashura religious festival in Yangon
A bleeding Shi’ite Muslim man holds a cigarette as he rests after taking part in the Ashura religious festival in Yangon, Myanmar.
A Palestinian security officer guards as placards depicting President Abbas are seen during a rally in Ramallah
A Palestinian security officer stands guards during a rally in support of President Mahmoud Abbas’ efforts to secure a diplomatic status upgrade at the United Nations. Marko Djurica is a Reuters staffer who up until recently was based in Serbia. See more of his work in our past round-ups here and here.
An employee places a newly painted glass Christmas and New Year decoration in a drying rack at the “Biryusinka” toy factory in Russia’s Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk
An employee places a newly painted glass Christmas decoration in a drying rack at the “Biryusinka” toy factory in Russia’s Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk. Ilya Naymushin is a Reuters staffer based in Siberia.
Palestinians smoke cigarettes as they work inside a smuggling tunnel dug beneath the Egyptian-Gaza border in the southern Gaza Strip
Palestinians smoke cigarettes as they work inside a smuggling tunnel dug beneath the Egyptian-Gaza border in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip. Mohammed Salem is a Reuters photographer based in Palestine. See more of his work in our past round-up.
Contractors that have been hired locally work to clean sand deposited by the storm surge of superstorm Sandy out of a pool in the Queens borough region of the Rockaways in New York
Contractors work to remove sand from a pool located in the Rockaways in New York City, the result of Hurricane Sandy. Lucas Jackson is a New York City-based Reuters staffer who recently arrived back in the States after covering the conflict in Afghanistan. See more of his work in our previous roundups here and here.
Palestinians take part in a rally in support of the efforts of President Abbas to secure a diplomatic upgrade at the U.N. in Gaza
Palestinians take part in a rally in support of the efforts of President Mahmoud Abbas to secure a diplomatic upgrade at the United Nations, in Gaza City. Suhaib Salem is a Reuters staff photographer who covers everything from conflicts to the Olympics. See more of his work in our past round-ups here and here.
Journalists interview a wounded FDLR rebel fighter at a military base in Muti village
Journalists interview a wounded Rwandan FDLR rebel fighter at a military base in Muti village, 93 miles west of the capital Kigali. James Akena is a Ugandan photographer who has been documenting conflict for much of his life. See more of his work on his personal site.
An activist lies on the floor during a protest against the government of Mexico’s President Felipe Calderon, in power for six years, at the Estela de Luz monument in Mexico City
An activist lies on the floor during a protest against the government of Mexico’s President Felipe Calderon, in power for six years, at the Estela de Luz monument in Mexico City. Edgard Garrido, who has been with Reuters since 2007, is also an accomplished string muscician. See more of his work here.
Handout of Ugandan troops serving with the African Union Mission in Somalia lining up in the middle of the night ahead of a ground advance in an area south-west of the Somali capital Mogadishu
Ugandan troops serving with the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) line up in the middle of the night ahead of a ground advance as part of a joint Somali National Army (SNA) and AMISOM operation in an area south-west of the Somali capital Mogadishu.
An anti-Mursi protester runs to throw a tear gas canister back during clashes with riot police at Tahrir Square in Cairo
An anti-Mursi protester runs to throw a tear gas canister back during clashes with riot police at Tahrir Square in Cairo. Mohamed Abd El Ghany Mohamed Abd El Ghany is a Reuters staffer based in Cairo. He also shoots for the Egypt Independent. See more of his work here.
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