Editor's Choice - Picture of the Day - February 19, 2012

A sales assistant in a junk shop stands with an air rifle in amongst his stock on February 19, 2012 in Athens, Greece. Following a meeting on Wednesday, finance ministers across the Eurozone are calling for greater scrutiny and oversight of Greece's proposed budget cuts in order to approve the latest 130 billion euro bailout package. The package, which is anticipated to be finalised on February 20, 2012, is essential for Greece to avoid defaulting on a 14.5 billion euro bond it is due to repay in mid-March.  (Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

Editor's Choice - Picture of the Day - February 18, 2012

Blood runs from the head of a spectator, right, after an altercation with another fan as the Vancouver Canucks and Toronto Maple Leafs play during third period NHL hockey game action  in Vancouver, B.C., on Saturday February 18, 2012. (The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck)

Editor's Choice Picture of the Day - Feburary 16, 2012

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A boy looks into the camera while playing inside the flower stall of his parents at a wholesale fruit and vegetable on the outskirts of Myanmar's largest city of Yangon on February 16, 2012.

 

 

Editor's Choice Picture of the Day - February 15, 2012

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Swiss shepherd Markus Nyffeler walks with his flock of sheep through a snow covered field in Muehlethurnen near Bern February 15, 2012. Nyffeler, who has been a professional herdsman for the past 20 years and owns 450 sheep of differing breeds, moves  during the winter months around the region, seeking to feed his animals.  

Editor's Choice PIcture of the Day - February 14, 2012

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The Great Britain Men's Pursuit team in action during the UCI Track Cycling World Cup - LOCOG Test Event for London 2012 Media Day at the London Olympic Velodrome on February 14, 2012 in London, England. 

Editor's Choice - Picture of The Day - February 13, 2012

The Jenny Packham Fall 2012 collection is modeled during Fashion Week in New York, Monday, Feb. 13, 2012. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Editor's Choice - Picture of the Day - February 12, 2012

Even Brian Wilson seems perturbed by the Beach Boys/Maroon 5 performance at the Grammys:

Musicians Brian Wilson (left) and Mike Love of The Beach Boys perform onstage at the 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards held at Staples Center on February 12, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Getty Images/Kevin Winter)

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Editor's Choice - Picture of the Day - February 11, 2012

Looking back to Whitney Houston's early days, at a concert in Toronto:

Singer Whitney Houston performs in Toronto on the Greatest Love World Tour at the Canadian National Exhibition (CNE) grandstand on Aug. 22, 1986. (Toronto Star/Ron Bull)

Editor's Choice Pictures of the Day - February 10, 2012 - World Press Photo Contest Winners

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The international jury of the 55th annual World Press Photo Contest has selected a picture by Samuel Aranda from Spain as the World Press Photo of the Year 2011. The picture shows a woman holding a wounded relative in her arms, inside a mosque used as a field hospital by demonstrators against the rule of President Ali Abdullah Saleh, during clashes in Sanaa, Yemen on 15 October 2011. Samuel Aranda was working in Yemen on assignment for The New York Times. He is represented by Corbis Images.

A selection of some of the winning photos are highlighted here.

 

WORLD PRESS PHOTO OF THE YEAR

Samuel Aranda
People in the News
1st prize singles
2012

A woman holds a wounded relative in her arms, inside a mosque used as a field hospital during clashes in Sanaa, Yemen.

 

Child Brides
Stephanie Sinclair
Contemporary Issues
1st prize stories
2012

Child marriage is outlawed in many countries and international agreements forbid the practice yet this tradition still spans continents, language and religion.

 

Danish and Iranian Culture
Laerke Posselt
Portraits
1st prize singles
2012

The 27-year-old Iranian-born actress Mellica Mehraban grew up in Denmark, but debuted as an actor in Iran in 2011.

 

Brent Stirton
Contemporary Issues
1st prize singles
2012

Maria, a drug addict and sex worker, in between clients in a room she rents in Kryvyi Rig, Ukraine

 

On Revolution Road
Yuri Kozyrev
Spot News
1st prize singles
2012

For weeks, rebels held out against Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi with the hope that the world would come to their aid.

 

Mubarak Steps Down
Alex Majoli
General News
1st prize singles
2012

Protesters cry, chant and scream in Cairo’s Tahrir Square.

 

North Korea
Damir Sagolj
Daily Life
1st prize singles
2012

A picture of North Korea's founder, Kim Il-sung, decorates a building in the capital Pyongyang.

 

Scrum half
Ray McManus
Sports
2nd prize singles
2012

Action from a rugby match between Old Belvedere and Blackrock played in heavy rain in Dublin, Ireland.

 

Sochi Singers
Rob Hornstra
Arts and Entertainment
1st prize stories
2012

The Russian city of Sochi lies on the Black Sea and attracts predominantly Russian holidaymakers. Every restaurant employs a regular live musician blasting popular Russian songs.

 

World Swimming Championships
Adam Pretty
Sports
2nd prize stories
2012

The World Swimming Championships in Shanghai, China.

Cliff-Climbing Polar Bear Attempting to Eat Seabird Eggs
Jenny E. Ross
Nature
1st prize singles
2012

A male polar bear climbs precariously on the face of a cliff above the ocean at Ostrova Oranskie in northern Novaya Zemlya, attempting to feed on seabird eggs.

Tomasz Lazar

People in the News

2nd prize singles

2012

 

Arrest of protesters in Harlem, New York, during a demonstration against police tactics and income inequality.

Afghanistan

David Goldman

Arts and Entertainment

1st prize singles

2012

Canadian Forces soldier Cpl. Ben Vandandaigue plays the drums on Forward Operating Base Sperwan Ghar in Afghanistan.

Editor's Choice Picture of the Day - February 9, 2012

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Syrian boys walk shoulder to shoulder in the rain at the Boynuyogun refugee camp on the Turkish-Syrian border in Hatay province February 8, 2012. There are 1,750 Syrian refugees living in the camp which was set up by the Turkish Red Crescent. The Turkish Foreign Ministry says there are currently some 10,000 Syrian refugees living in six different camps in Turkey.