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World Europe 16 Apr 2016

World, Europe, 16 Apr 2016

Pope Francis visits the Moria refugee camp in the Greek island of Lesbos. (Photo: AP)

Pope Francis brings 12 Syrian refugees to Italy in lesson for Europe

Francis brought three families of Syrian Muslims on his charter plane as a 'gesture of welcome.'
16 Apr 2016 8:51 PM
A police officer stands guard at a roadblock near Manchester airport after the arrest of a man under the Terrorism Act. (Photo: AP)

UK police arrest terror suspect at Manchester airport

The man was detained at the Manchester airport as he arrived into the UK.
16 Apr 2016 8:42 PM
In this photo dated Thursday, Jan. 15, 2015, a library exhibit at Bletchley Park, as it would have been used by infamous codebreaker Alan Turing during World War II, in Bletchley, England. (Photo: AP)

UK spy agency chief apologises for historic homophobia

Turing was convicted of indecency in 1952 and stripped of his security clearance. He later committed suicide.
16 Apr 2016 8:39 PM
Pope Francis visits the Moria refugee camp in the Greek island of Lesbos. (Photo: AP)

'You are not alone', Pope Francis tells refugees on Lesbos

Pope asked the world to respond with 'common humanity' to the ongoing refugee crisis.
16 Apr 2016 5:46 PM
Johnson says that while Obama has the ‘perfect right to make any intervention he likes,’ it is "nakedly hypocritical" to lend his weight to the campaign to stay in the EU. (Photo: AFP)

London mayor accuses Barack Obama of hypocrisy

Obama has voiced support through aides for the United Kingdom remaining in the EU.
16 Apr 2016 5:43 PM
Supporters of Dilma Rousseff prepare their tents at a camp being set up in Brasilia, Brazil. (Photo: AP)

Brazil president to meet supporters as impeachment vote looms

Organisers hope that more than 100,000 will gather at the rally and the support camp this weekend.
16 Apr 2016 5:32 PM
Rousseff does not deny this and defends herself saying that previous governments used the same tricks, a mitigating factor that numerous legal experts consider legitimate.. (Photo: AFP)

Brazil's impeachment problem: the accusers are also accused

Rousseff faces impeachment on charges that she illegally used creative accounting to mask government shortfalls during her 2014 reelection.
16 Apr 2016 5:29 PM
A picture taken on March 22, 2016 shows the shattered glass facade of the departure hall of Brussels Airport in Zaventem following twin blasts. (Photo: AFP)

Brussels airport 'back to full capacity in June'

The airport was completely closed to passengers for 12 days following the attack.
16 Apr 2016 5:19 PM
Greek PM Alexis Tsipras and Bartholomew I of Constantinople greet Pope Francis upon his arrival on the Greek island of Lesbos. (Photo: AFP)

Pope makes provocative trip to Greece as Europe deports migrants

The Vatican insists Saturday's visit is purely humanitarian and religious in nature, not political or a ‘direct’ criticism of the EU plan.
16 Apr 2016 1:55 PM
If the first round of the presidential election were to take place this weekend, Hollande would win just 15 percent of the votes, according to the poll for Le Parisien/Aujourd'hui daily and BFMTV. (Photo: AP)

Hollande a no-hoper if he stands for re-election: poll

Hollande said he would decide at the end of the year whether to stand for re-election in May 2017.
16 Apr 2016 1:35 PM
The 5-year-old was paddled by the school principal after his mother agreed to it. (Photo: Video grab)

Video: Mother allows school prinicpal to paddle 5-year-old son, records on camera

'If I would not have conceded to the punishment, I would have been put behind the bars.'
16 Apr 2016 11:28 AM
Britain’s Treasury chief George Osborne and his counterparts in Germany, France, Italy and Spain have agreed to share info on the beneficial ownership of companies. (Representational image)

European Union urges G-20 to share data

Iceland’s PM was forced to resign earlier this month as a result of the leak.
16 Apr 2016 2:22 AM
Pope Francis’ arrival today with a delegation of Catholic and Orthodox leaders.

Detention centre spruced up for Pope Francis

The last-minute efforts on Friday came ahead of Pope Francis arrival today with a delegation of Catholic and Orthodox leaders.
16 Apr 2016 2:11 AM

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Without fail every morning, an orderly (please don't call them ward boy) came by to change my bed clothes. (DC Photo: Rajesh Jadhav)

My life in Covid-19 quarantine
Having made Mumbai’s streets his canvas and DSLR camera his paintbrush, photographer Star Udyawar’s narration of everyday life in the maximum city is riveting. As can be seen in his various portrayals of the city like the historic Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST), Dhobi Ghat with its colourful backdrop, and the famous Sea-link. For Udyawar, perspective is key as it defines the in-depth relationship between the objects in a picture along with the dimensions that a viewer perceives.

Framing the Mundane
A model walks the runway at the Pamella Roland fashion show during New Yo)rk Fashion Week at Pier 59 Studios on February 7, 2020 in New York City. (AFP

The best pictures from New York Fashion Week
T K Sandeep is a photographer whose work consists of moody video poems and photo poems. One of his recent projects was a calendar in which he got hijras and transgenders in Kerala to tell him their dream professions, and then he photographed them dressed as those professionals.

A selection of photographer TK Sandeep's work
The dress featured a fairly simple silhouette with a plunging neckline. But the drama is brought by the feathered veil/cape element. It also had a bow at the neck for added drama. (Photo: AP)

Valentino fashionably interprets A Midsummer's Night Dream
A man sports a colourful headgear with traditional motifs. (Photo: AP)

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