Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:50:02 +0100 (Reuters) - Palestinian jockeys ride Arabian horses in the Palestinian championships at an equestrian club in the West Bank city of Jericho January 27, 2012. Two Arab Israeli jockeys also took part in the race. REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman (WEST BANK - Tags: ANIMALS SOCIETY)
Arctic ice melt lifts hopes for Russian maritime trade
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:30:09 +0100 SEVERODVINSK, Russia (Reuters) - When severe snowstorms prevented life-sustaining fuel supplies from reaching the frozen Alaskan town of Nome, U.S. officials turned to a Russian company for help. The relief mission through perilous, ice-choked seas was the first mid-winter fuel delivery to western Alaska, capping a year of pioneering shipping as oil and gas development and climate change increase traffic along northern trade routes sought by centuries of Arctic explorers. ... (Source: Reuters)
Syrian refugees and residents living in Jordan shout slogans ...
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:40:02 +0100 (Reuters) - Syrian refugees and residents living in Jordan shout slogans during a demonstration against President Bashar Al-Assad in front of the Syrian embassy in Amman January 27, 2012. REUTERS/Ali Jarekji (JORDAN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
Syrian refugees and their compatriots living in Jordan shout ...
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:10:02 +0100 (Reuters) - Syrian refugees and their compatriots living in Jordan shout slogans during a demonstration against President Bashar Al-Assad in front of the Syrian embassy in Amman January 27, 2012. REUTERS/Ali Jarekji (JORDAN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
A technician services skates during the 200 km (124 miles) speed ...
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:30:01 +0100 (Reuters) - A technician services skates during the 200 km (124 miles) speed skating race in Techendorf in Austria's southern Carinthia province, January 27, 2012. Techendorf hosts the Alternatieve Elfstedentocht Weissensee (Alternative Eleven City Races Weissensee), a traditional Dutch series of speed skating events for both professionals and amateurs with some 6.000 participants from January 23 to February 4. REUTERS/Heinz-Peter Bader (AUSTRIA - Tags: SPORT SPEED SKATING SOCIETY)