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Today's Pix - Tuesday, July 31st, 2012
A participant shouts as he is detained by police during a protest to defend Article 31 of the Russian constitution in St. Petersburg July 31, 2012. Activists gather on the 31st day of the month to support Article 31 of the Russian constitution -- the right to free assembly.
Maria Alyokhina, a member of female punk band "Pussy Riot", smiles as she is escorted by police to a court in Moscow July 31, 2012. The trial of three members of a Russian female punk band continued on Tuesday, as they face up to seven years in jail for protesting against Vladimir Putin inside a Moscow cathedral, a prosecution they said was aimed at spreading fear and silencing dissent.
Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, center, a member of feminist punk group Pussy Riot is escorted to a court room in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, July 31, 2012. Three members of the band are facing trial for performing a "punk prayer" against Vladimir Putin from a pulpit of Moscow's main cathedral before Russia's presidential election in March, in which he won a third term.
Russian protest leader Alexei Navalny leaves the offices of the Russian Investigation committee in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, July 31, 2012. Russia's top investigative agency says it has opened a new criminal probe against opposition leader Alexei Navalny on allegations of theft. The 36-year-old corruption-fighting lawyer and popular blogger has played a key role in rallying Russia's young Internet generation against Vladimir Putin's rule.
Russian Premier Vladimir Putin, left, listens to Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov as he arrives in Arkhangelsk, about 960 kilometers (600 miles) north of Moscow, Russia, Monday, July 30, 2012.
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a ceremony at the Sevmash ship yard in the North Russian city of Severodvinsk July 30, 2012. Putin oversaw the start of construction of one of Russia's newest generation submarines on Monday and vowed to boost nuclear naval forces to safeguard the country's position as a leading sea power. Warning that its navy would protect top energy producer Russia's interests in the oil-rich Arctic, Putin led the ceremony to begin building the submarine Prince Vladimir, named after the ruler who founded a precursor state to modern Russia.
Vlad being a badass as always.
French soldiers make a formation during a handover ceremony in Surobi, east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, July 31, 2012. French troops have handed over one of their bases near Kabul to the Afghan army as part of the pullout of 2,000 French combat soldiers by year's end.
French national flag is lowered during a transfer of authority ceremony in Surobi, east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, July 31, 2012. French troops have handed over one of their bases near Kabul to the Afghan army as part of the pullout of 2,000 French combat soldiers by year's en
French soldiers leave their base in Surobi, east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, July 31, 2012. French troops have handed over one of their bases near Kabul to the Afghan army as part of the pullout of 2,000 French combat soldiers by year's end.
Nordine Oubaali of France (L) fights against Afghanistan's Ajmal Faisal in the men's Fly (52kg) Round of 32 boxing match at the ExCeL venue during the London 2012 Olympic Games July 30, 2012.
U.S Charge d'Affaires Richard Hoagland, left, and Pakistani Additionally Secretary in Ministry of Defense Farrukh Ahmed shake hands after signing an agreement during a ceremony in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Tuesday, July 31, 2012. Pakistan and the United States signed a deal regulating the shipment of American troops supplies to and from Afghanistan, prompting Washington to agree to release over $1 billion in frozen military aid.
A truck carrying supplies for NATO troops crosses into Afghanistan from Pakistan at the Tor kham July 28, 2012. In the cabins of their "jingle" trucks flamboyant with tinsel baubles and painted tiger patterns as they move NATO's war supplies, Habibullah thinks he and other drivers are becoming a forgotten front in an Afghan war growing more vicious. Picture taken July 28, 2012.
A police armoured personnel carrier patrols following clashes outside the Interior Ministry in Sanaa July 31, 2012. Eight people were killed in fighting on Tuesday between Yemeni government forces and armed tribesmen loyal to former leader Ali Abdullah Saleh who were trying to storm the Interior Ministry in the capital Sanaa, a medical source said.
Turkish army mechanized brigades and air defence systems are transferring to the Syrian border line...
Replacing those I-Hawks anytime soon?
Wow...
Members of the Free Syrian Army react after hearing shelling in the vicinity by forces loyal to President Bashar Al-Assad in Aleppo's district of Salah Edinne July 31, 2012. *******/Zohra Bensemra
A member of the Free Syrian Army is pictured carrying a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) during shelling by forces loyal to President Bashar Al-Assad in Aleppo's district of Salah Edinne July 31, 2012. *******/Zohra Bensemra
A member of the Free Syrian Army fires his weapon at forces loyal President Bashar Al-Assad in Aleppo's district of Salah Edinne July 31, 2012. *******/Zohra Bensemra
A member of the Free Syrian Army with a machine gun reacts after he heard shelling in the vicinity by forces loyal to President Bashar Al-Assad in Aleppo's district of Salah Edinne July 31, 2012. *******/Zohra Bensemra
A member of the Free Syrian Army fires his weapon at a sniper position during clashes with forces loyal to President Bashar Al-Assad in Aleppo's district of Salah Edinne July 31, 2012. *******/Zohra Bensemra
A handout photograph released by Syria's national news agency SANA on July 30, 2012, shows destruction at al-Qrabis neighbourhood in the Homs city,after clashes between the Syrian army with rebels against the regime of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad. *******/Sana/Handout
A member of the Free Syrian Army carries an injured civilian after shelling by forces loyal to President Bashar Al-Assad in Aleppo's disctrict of Salah Edinne July 31, 2012. *******/Zohra Bensemra
Fleeing civilians walk past a member of the Free Syrian Army in Aleppo's district of Salah Edinne July 31, 2012. *******/Zohra Bensemra
Members of the Free Syrian Army prepare an anti-aircraft gun on their vehicle as fleeing civilians walk past in Aleppo's district of Salah Edinne July 31, 2012. *******/Zohra Bensemra
Members of the Free Syrian Army get ready after they were told a tank belonging to forces loyal to President Bashar Al-Assad is heading to their area in Aleppo's district of Salah Edinne July 31, 2012. *******/Zohra Bensemra
Free Syrian Army members patrol Attarib, on the outskirts of Aleppo province July 30, 2012. *******/Zohra Bensemra
A Free Syrian Army member shows a shell which he said was fired by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces in Attarib, as a boy watches, on the outskirts of Aleppo province July 30, 2012. *******/Zohra Bensemra
Members of the Free Syrian Army get ready after they were told a tank belonging to forces loyal to President Bashar Al-Assad is heading to their area in Aleppo's district of Salah Edinne July 31, 2012. *******/Zohra Bensemra
Members of the Free Syrian Army get ready after they were told a tank belonging to forces loyal to President Bashar Al-Assad is heading to their area in Aleppo's district of Salah Edinne July 31, 2012. *******/Zohra Bensemra
A handout photograph released by Syria's national news agency SANA on July 30, 2012, shows destruction at al-Qrabis neighbourhood in the Homs city,after clashes between the Syrian army with rebels against the regime of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad. *******/Sana/Handout
A Syrian rebel fighter loads an anti-aircraft machinegun atop an armoured vehicle in the northern town of Atareb, 25 kms east of Syria's second largest city Aleppo, on July 31, 2012. While fighting raged in Syria's commercial capital Aleppo for a fourth straight day, clashes between the Syrian army and rebels also erupted in Damascus and other parts of the country, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. AFP PHOTO/AHMAD GHARABLI
Two Syrian rebel fighters load an anti-aircraft machinegun atop an armoured vehicle in the northern town of Atareb, 25 kms east of Syria's second largest city Aleppo, on July 31, 2012. While fighting raged in Syria's commercial capital Aleppo for a fourth straight day, clashes between the Syrian army and rebels also erupted in Damascus and other parts of the country, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. AFP PHOTO/AHMAD GHARABLI
Syrian rebel fighters pose on a destroyed army tank in the northern town of Atareb, 25 kms east of Syria's second largest city Aleppo, on July 31, 2012. While fighting raged in Syria's commercial capital Aleppo for a fourth straight day, clashes between the Syrian army and rebels also erupted in Damascus and other parts of the country, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. AFP PHOTO/AHMAD GHARABLI
Syrian rebel fighters are pictured next to a burnt army tank in the northern town of Atareb, 25 kms east of Syria's second largest city Aleppo, on July 31, 2012. While fighting raged in Syria's commercial capital Aleppo for a fourth straight day, clashes between the Syrian army and rebels also erupted in Damascus and other parts of the country, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. AFP PHOTO/AHMAD GHARABLI
Syrian boys inspect a destroyed army tank in the northern town of Atareb, 25 kms east of Syria's second largest city Aleppo, on July 31, 2012. While fighting raged in Syria's commercial capital Aleppo for a fourth straight day, clashes between the Syrian army and rebels also erupted in Damascus and other parts of the country, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. AFP PHOTO/AHMAD GHARABLI
A Syrian boy jumps off a destroyed army armoured vehicle in the northern town of Atareb, 25 kms east of Syria's second largest city Aleppo, on July 31, 2012. While fighting raged in Syria's commercial capital Aleppo for a fourth straight day, clashes between the Syrian army and rebels also erupted in Damascus and other parts of the country, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. AFP PHOTO/AHMAD GHARABLI
Good pix, Dave76!
Belgian suspect Marc de Schutter, 57, is escorted by Thai police officers to a news conference at the Police Crime Suppression Division in Bangkok on July 31, 2012. Schutter was arrested in Phuket on July 30 following an arrest warrant from Belgium for murder, money laundering and other crimes, Thai police said.
Australian Federal Police (AFP) guard 525 million USD worth of crystal methamphetamine ('ice') and heroin after smashing a Hong Kong-based international drugs syndicate in Sydney on July 31, 2012. It was the largest haul of ice (306 kilograms) in Australian history and the third-biggest heroin bust (252 kilograms) and was the culmination of an 11-month operation following a tip-off from the US Drug Enforcement Administration.
This undated photo provided by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Monday, July 30, 2012 shows more than four pounds of methamphetamine disguised to look like the popular Snickers Bars. Rogelio Mauricio Harris of Long Beach, Calif,. was arrested last week at Los Angeles International Airport as he prepared to board a flight to Japan. Harris was charged in Los Angeles with drug possession and faces at least 10 years in prison if convicted.
An Air-Naval police officer guards packages of seized cocaine during a drug presentation to the media at their base in Panama City July 30, 2012. The Panamanian Air-Naval police seized more than 846 kg of cocaine inside a sailing boat off the coast of Colon, 80km (49.7 miles) from Panama City. Two men from Honduras were arrested, according to Air-Naval officials.
Soldiers in a First Army Division West NATO Training Mission - Afghanistan team conduct convoy lanes training on North Fort Hood, Texas, July 20. The NTM-A unit is comprised of 18 Division West Soldiers, trained by Division West, who will deploy to Afghanistan for a six-month mobilization as advisors to the Afghan National Army. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Tony Foster, Division West Public Affairs)
POINT LOMA, Calif. (July 27, 2012) Rear Adm. Michael P. Tillotson, commander of Navy Expeditionary Combat Command, gives remarks as the guest speaker during a change of command ceremony held at Naval Mine and Anti-Submarine Warfare Command. Cmdr. Eric Correll relieved Cmdr. Kyle Moses as commanding officer of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Training and Evaluation Unit (EODTEU) 1. EODTEU-1 provides advanced training to EOD Mobile Units, Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit One and other units supporting the Pacific Fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joshua Scott/Released)
Rimpac 2012
Canadian Army Warrant Officer Robby Fraser, a platoon warrant officer with Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, directs machine gun fire at a support by fire position during a platoon-size live-fire assault, July 22, as part of Rim of the Pacific 2012.
A Platoon Live-Fire exercise is conducted with members of the Canadian Army, among them the 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (2 PPCLI)
Holy crap, Homs looks nothing short of Berlin 1945.
The first pic is bloody hilarious, by the way. The detainee's shirt with the words "Allzeit breit" printed on the chest? - it's German for "always stoned".
Colombia - Reconocimiento histórico y patriótico al pueblo de Charalá
Some 227 horses and rider from the Colombian National Police took part in an 247 Mile journey to the Bridge of Boyaca to commemorate the sacrifice of the people of Charalá who gave their lives for their Country in the epic battle of the River Pienta – July 29th 2012
Our defence company Aselsan have medium range Air defence Missile system project. So I-Hawks are going to replace from this system...Originally Posted by EdisonTrent
Cheers mate! You're also doing a stellar job, as usual.
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Somali soldiers and African Union (AU) peacekeeping forces guard the convoy of Somalia's President Sheikh Sharif Ahmed during his visit to Afgoye and Elasha Biyaha, outside of the capital Mogadishu July 30, 2012. *******/Feisal Omar
Somalia's President Sheikh Sharif Ahmed looks on during visits to Afgoye and Elasha Biyaha, outside of the capital Mogadishu July 30, 2012. *******/Feisal Omar
Somali government soldiers take up positions during a visit by Somalia's President Sheikh Sharif Ahmed to Afgoye and Elasha Biyaha, outside of the capital Mogadishu July 30, 2012. *******/Feisal Omar
Soldiers patrol near the house of Yemen's President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi as protesters demonstrate to demand the dismissal of former president Ali Abdullah Saleh's relatives from senior army and police positions in Sanaa July 27, 2012. Protesters also demanded the release of anti-regime protesters detained during last year's uprising against Saleh. *******/Khaled Abdullah
A young Yemeni soldier, center, stands guard as protestors demanding that the relatives of former President Ali Abdullah Saleh be fired from army and police posts demonstrate in Sanaa, Yemen, Friday, July 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)
Soldiers patrol near the house of Yemen's President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi as protesters demonstrate to demand the dismissal of former president Ali Abdullah Saleh's relatives from senior army and police positions in Sanaa July 27, 2012. Protesters also demanded the release of anti-regime protesters detained during last year's uprising against Saleh. *******/Khaled Abdullah
Soldiers patrol near the house of Yemen's President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi as protesters demonstrate to demand the dismissal of former president Ali Abdullah Saleh's relatives from senior army and police positions in Sanaa July 27, 2012. Protesters also demanded the release of anti-regime protesters detained during last year's uprising against Saleh. *******/Khaled Abdullah
Any chance of hi-res on the Canadian pics?
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