World Coolest pix of 2012 week 04

4 Days to go and January 2012 is history. Time flies when your having fun or working hard. Week 4 of 2012 so a bit of everything. Some more Costa Concordia stuff, loads more news on Republican Presidential candidates having a war of words with each other, the one year anniversary of the Egyptian Revolution and let’s not forget the fight against the European equivalent of SOPA called ACTA.

Students hold on to the side steel bars of a collapsed bridge as they cross a river to get to school at Sanghiang Tanjung village in Lebak regency, Indonesia's Banten village January 19, 2012. Flooding from the Ciberang river broke a pillar supporting the suspension bridge, which was built in 2001, on Monday according to Epi Sopian, the head of Sanghiang Tanjung village. Sofiah, a student crossing the bridge, says she will need to walk for an extra 30 minutes if she were to take a detour through another bridge. Picture taken January 19, 2012. REUTERS/Beawiharta

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2012 Winter Youth Olympic Games 29 photos total

For the first time ever, young athletes gathered Jan. 13-22 in Austria for the Winter Youth Olympic Games. The event began with traditional opening ceremonies for more than 1,000 competitors from more than 70 nations. Ranging in age from 14 to 18, they competed in the 15 core events held at the Olympic Games. Keep an eye out for the names you see here, as they may appear again in Sochi, Russia, during the XXII Winter Olympics in February 2014. -- Lloyd Young (29 photos total)

The flag bearer from Austria, Tamara Grascher enters the stadium during the opening ceremony of the first Winter Youth Olympic Games in Innsbruck Jan. 13, 2012. (Dominic Ebenbichler/Reuters)

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veselin malinov beautiful picture 25 Photots total

My name is Veselin Malinov, 29 years old, born in Sofia, Bulgaria. I graduated in psychology and I do photography for fun, but more serious for 2 years now.
We’d like to thank Veselin for sharing his photos. You can check out more of his work on his website.

Photo by Veselin Malinov

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World coolest pix of 2012 week 03

The Costa Concordia. it’s a name we’ll remember for a little while yet. The Italian cruise liner capsizing was the big story in week three of 2012. Note: You might have noticed that there are no sports pix included in this week’s overview, that is because sport has been giving it’s own stage to sign on. Every Monday we’ll review the week in sports that was.

People crowd Gani Fawehinmi freedom square on the fifth day of a protest against a fuel subsidies removal in Lagos January 13, 2012. Nigeria's main trade union said on Friday that protests, which have seen tens of thousands take to the streets in the last five days, will be suspended this weekend to allow talks between government and unions to be held over fuel subsidies. REUTERS/Akintunde Akinleye

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the la grande odyssee sled dog race 2012

The La grande Odyssee sled dog race in France is the most gruelling sled dog race in the world. Mushers and dogs need to cover 1,000km in 11 days, across the Alps. Tough, gruelling and exhausting, but it does make for beautiful pictures.

A dog barks before the start of the seventh stage of the La Grande Odyssee sled dog race in Lanslebourg January 14, 2012. The race crosses the Alps in France covering more than 1,000 km (621 miles) over 11 days. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

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google vs facebook 40 Photos total

It is rumored that Facebook will float on the New York Stock Exchange this May. The estimated value is between $50-70 billion, for what is essentially a company made by you and me (if you have a Facebook page). It will be the biggest IPO of a tech company ever, surpassing’s Google float from years ago. Both companies are huge and play a big part of our lives, whether we want them to or not. Both are also highly sought after employers and their office environments might have something to do with that. Not your average stuffy offices are they?

An employee works on a computer at the new headquarters of Facebook in Menlo Park, California January 11, 2012. The 57-acre campus, which formerly housed Sun Microsystems, features open work spaces for nearly 2,000 employees on the one million square foot campus, with room for expansion. Picture taken January 11, 2012. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith

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the dakar rally 2012 Part 2

The most famous rally in the world, The Dakar, starts on January 1st and finishes thousands of miles and two weeks later. The 2012 editions were won Peterhansel (Mini Countryman), Cyril Despres (KTM bikes) and De Rooy (Iveco trucks).

Vehicles which will take part in the Dakar 2012 Argentina-Chile-Peru Rally are seen parked at the Zarate docks, 102 km (63 miles) north of Buenos Aires, December 22, 2011. The South American edition of the Dakar 2012 starting January 1 includes a total of 14 stages across Argentina, Chile and Peru. REUTERS/Enrique Marcarian

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World coolest pix of 2012 week 02

Week 2 of a new year is normally the week which brings humanity back to reality. The chores of every day life, good or bad. It’s difficult to pick out any news stories which stand out except the one about the US Marines and the dead Taliban insurgents.

A Sadhu or a Hindu ascetic smokes a bidi, a local cigarette hand-rolled with leaf tobacco, inside a makeshift shelter on the banks of the river Ganges in Kolkata January 6, 2012.

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detroit isnt working 43 Photo total

Detroit Motor City is in the spotlights these days. It’s the time of year when the big automakers of the world bring their shiny new cars to the Detroit Auto Show. After some troublesome times the Big Three US car makers have hit on good times again, but the city of Detroit, once world famous for it’s cars and it’s music, is now more famous for the decay of it’s once grand buildings and the high levels of unemployment.

A man sits as he waits for Sunday mass to start at the St. Leo Catholic Church in Detroit December 18, 2011. St. Leo Catholic Church, located in one of the most abandoned pockets of the nation's most depressed city, is operating on life support. Built more than 120 years ago as Detroit was developing into a manufacturing powerhouse, St. Leo is one of the many area churches to have succumbed to a same priest and parishioner shortage that has plagued the Catholic Church in America. Picture taken December 17, 2011. REUTERS/Mark Blinch

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dubai from above 28 Photo total

They are not as impressive as the London From Above image set, but Dubai is doing it’s best to build some amazing stuff.

An aerial view of the Burj Al Arab hotel is seen in Dubai January 7, 2012. REUTERS/Jumana El Heloueh

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22 Photo harbin international ice festival 2012

Last year’s Harbin Ice and Snow Festival image set was very popular, so who are we to deny your fix for 2012. Some amazing sculptures and buildings have been carved out of the ice and snow in Harbin, China once again.

A winter swimmer jumps with a mop into the icy water of the Songhua River in Harbin, Heilongjiang province December 26, 2011. REUTERS/Sheng Li

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new years eve fireworks 2012---24 Photo Total

Happy 2012 all. We hope it brings you and us much joy, happiness and prosperity.

Fireworks explode over the Sydney Harbour Bridge and Opera House during a pyrotechnic show to celebrate the New Year January 1, 2012. REUTERS/Daniel Munoz

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World in the picture keith pytlinski 19 Photos total

Keith Pytlinski is an action photographer born and raised in Southern California. He currently lives with his wife and two children outside of Los Angeles. He is a long time Canon shooter who loves to use off camera strobes in his photography.
We’d like to thank Keith for sharing his photos. You can check out more of his work on his website.

Photo By Keith Pytlinski

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66 Photo World coolest pix of week 51

Christmas is only a few days away and 2012 a little over a week. Week 51 saw the US military finally leave Iraq, a new earthquaske in New Zealand, but the big news was that North Korean’s charismatic and much loved leader Kim Jong-Il passed the freedom torch to his more than capable son when he passed away.

French gendarmes and rescue workers survey the Maltese-registered cargo ship TK Bremen, which ran aground on Kerminihy beach at Erdeven, spilling oil from its engines on the coast of Brittany in western France, December 16, 2011.

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Scenes from Iraq 36 photos total

As 2011 ends, Iraqis confront their challenges with neither the presence of US troops, nor the shadow of Saddam Hussein, who was executed five years ago today. He had ruled since 1979, although he'd been a power player in the government since 1968. The American occupation ended officially on December 15, eight years after the 2003 invasion. Sectarian strife still plagues Iraq, and although the violence lessened from near-civil war levels in 2006, the pullout of American forces has seen a return of hostilities. While the number of American casualties of the occupation stands at 4,487, figures for Iraqi casualties have no such certainty. Some estimates put the figure as high as 100,000. Now conflicts new and old wait to be dealt with by a country free to decide its own fate for the first time in generations. Sectarian struggle, problems with water and electricity delivery, and war-ravaged infrastructure are just a few of the issues facing Iraqis today. Gathered here are recent images of Iraq as it looks ahead to 2012. The last four images are portraits by Reuters photographer Shannon Stapleton, who asked ordinary Iraqis for their thoughts on their future after the pullout of American forces. -- Lane Turner (36 photos total)

A man smokes a water pipe at a cafe on Mutanabi Street in Baghdad on December 9, 2011. (Thaier al-Sudani/Reuters)

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in the picture grigoriy sichev 18 Photots total

Hello My name is Grigoriy Sichev. I am 27 years old. I was born and lived in Siberia (Omsk). In a world of too many unnecessary sounds. That’s why in my photographs silence. I also do not give names to your photos, that would limit your imagination. These pictures were taken during this year. In them I try to picture my mood, the state and the vision of this world in silence.
We’d like to thank Grigoriy for sharing his photos. You can check out more of his work on his website.

Photo by Grigoriy Sichev

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64 World coolest pix of week 49

We are rapidly coming to the end of 2011. We’ll post our Best of 2011 review early next week, but in he meantime you’ll have to make do with the coolest pix of week 49.

People are seen on a ride at the Al-Zawraa Amusement Park in Baghdad December 2, 2011. The last 13,000 U.S. troops will pull out of Iraq by the end of the year. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

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top 111 sports pictures of 2011

Sports photography, whether it is cricket, football, swimming, basketball, baseball, tennis, cycling, hockey or motorracing, has it all. Drama, tension, history and triumph. Sport also makes us feel every kind of emotion we know. Joy, sadness, revenge, anger, happiness, pride, embarrassment and many more. Thousands of you enjoyed our Top 100 Sports Pictures Of 2010, we hope you’ll enjoy our Top 111 Sports Pictures of 2011.

Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy celebrates his win during the final round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Maryland, June 19, 2011. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

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top 111 weird and wonderful pictures of 2011

The photography you saw in our News Pictures Of The Year overview showed a pretty dark and dismal world, but it’s not all doom and gloom on our globe. Plenty of fun and beauty surrounds us and these are some of our favorite weird and wonderful photos of 2011.

Military frogmen practice during a national day rehearsal at the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall in Taipei October 5, 2011. REUTERS/Pichi Chuang

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71 World coolest pix of week 48

Elections in Egypt, elections in Congo and Occupy movements being evicted. That just about sums up week 48 of 2011.

Egyptian protesters march with a huge flag during a rally at Tahrir Square in Cairo November 25, 2011.

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