Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:20:02 +0100 (Reuters) - A flood warning sign starts to disappear below floodwaters near Charleville, about 685 km (426 miles) west of Brisbane February 6, 2012. Thousands of Australians were forced from their homes on Monday because of floods that have risen to record levels in some areas and killed one person, and authorities issued warnings for more than a dozen rivers in Queensland and New South Wales states. REUTERS/Queensland Police Service/Handout (AUSTRALIA - Tags: DISASTER) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS
A Coast Guard diver starts his dive off a boat alongside the ...
Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:00:02 +0100 (Reuters) - A Coast Guard diver starts his dive off a boat alongside the cruise liner Costa Concordia off the west coast of Italy at Giglio island January 30, 2012. Search operations at the Costa Concordia resumed on Monday after being suspended for a day due to weather conditions and some movement of the capsized cruise ship. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi (ITALY - Tags: DISASTER MARITIME)
A vendor offers prayers before she starts her business at Ima ...
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:00:03 +0100 (Reuters) - A vendor offers prayers before she starts her business at Ima Market, one of the largest markets operated by women in Asia, in Imphal January 23, 2012. Manipur, which neighbours Myanmar, is called the Jewel of India for its paddy fields, lakes and verdant hills. But it has been plagued for decades by a low-intensity war, blamed by authorities on rebels sheltering in Myanmese camps as well as a stream of drugs and guns seeping through the porous frontier. Picture taken January 23, 2012. To match INDIA-ELECTION/MANIPUR. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri (INDIA - Tags: POLITICS SOCIETY ELECTIONS)
Thu, 19 Jan 2012 18:50:13 +0100 Apple Inc. on Thursday launched its attempt to make the iPad a replacement for a satchel full of textbooks by starting to sell electronic versions of a handful of standard high-school books. (Source: Associated Press)
A worker starts a fire in a traditional pottery kiln in Dharavi, ...
Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:50:02 +0100 (Reuters) - A worker starts a fire in a traditional pottery kiln in Dharavi, one of Asia's largest slums, in Mumbai January 12, 2012. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui (INDIA - Tags: SOCIETY BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT)