The day in photos

The day in photos

Dec 11, 2014

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A man holds a girl as she tries to escape when she realised she is to to be married, about 80 km (50 miles) from the town of Marigat in Baringo County December 7, 2014. As Pokot tradition dictates, the future husband arrived to her family home with a group of men to collect the girl. The men arrived with the last settled dowry of livestock for the girl's family. In this case it was 20 goats, three camels and 10 cows, given during a period of several weeks. The remaining 10 cows were to be given the morning the girl was taken to her new home by her husband and the rest of the men. The girl was unaware of the marriage arrangements that her father had made. The family said that if they had told her in advance she might have run away from home. In the Pokot tradition, parents give their daughters as wives usually at the beginning of their adolescence. The Pokots have developed social structure and practices that aim to optimise the chance of survival of each household in an often difficult and hostile environment. The girls are ready for marriage after an initiation ceremony marking their passing over into womanhood. Picture taken December 7, 2014. REUTERS/Siegfried Modola (KENYA - Tags: SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

A man holds a girl as she tries to escape from an arranged marriage in Marigat, Kenya. Reuters

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A woman pushes a pram with a child as heavy fog covered streets in a small town of Zaslavl, northwest of Minsk, December 10, 2014. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko (SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY ENVIRONMENT)

Fog covers Zaslavl, Belarus. Reuters

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Palestinian minister Ziad Abu Ein scuffles with an Israeli border policeman in Ramallah, West Bank. Reuters

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Faisel,16, a member of Egyptian parkour group "EGY PK", practices a jump in front of the Pyramid of Khufu, the largest of the Great Pyramids of Giza, on the outskirts of Cairo, December 9, 2014. EGY PK, one of the first parkour groups in Egypt, are training to ahead of performing publicly during the year-end Christamas celebrations, to promote tourism in Egypt. Egypt's tourism revenues jumped 112 percent to about $2 billion in the third quarter of 2014, a tourism ministry official said, suggesting the key industry was showing signs of recovery, albeit from a particularly bad third quarter last year. Tourism, an important source of foreign currency, has been hammered since the popular uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak in 2011. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh (EGYPT - Tags: TRAVEL SPORT SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

A parkour group member practices in front of the Pyramid of Khufu in Cairo, Egypt. Reuters

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Pro-democracy protesters gather at the Occupy Central protest site in Admiralty in Hong Kong December 10, 2014. Hong Kong urged pro-democracy protesters to pack up their tents and leave their main camp near government headquarters, saying it could not promise there would be no "confrontations" when the site is cleared on Thursday. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha (CHINA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Protesters gather in Hong Kong. Reuters

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Environmental activists march during the "People's Climate March" in down town Lima, December 10, 2014. Thousands marched through Lima on Wednesday to protest against climate change as the United Nations climate summit, COP20, nears its final days. REUTERS/Guadalupe Pardo (PERU - Tags: SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)

Activists take part in the People’s Climate March in Lima, Peru. Reuters

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ATTENTION EDITORS - SPANISH LAW REQUIRES THAT THE FACES OF MINORS ARE MASKED IN PUBLICATIONS WITHIN SPAIN A boy reacts as he rides on a merry-go-round at a Christmas market in downtown Madrid December 10, 2014. REUTERS/Susana Vera (SPAIN - Tags: SOCIETY RELIGION)

A boy rides a carousel at a Christmas market in Madrid, Spain. Reuters

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OSLO, NORWAY - DECEMBER 10: Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi accept the Nobel Peace Prize Award during the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony at Oslo City Town Hall on December 10, 2014 in Oslo, Norway. (Photo by Nigel Waldron/Getty Images)

Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi accept the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway. Getty

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Waves crash against the promenade wall in Prestwick, Scotland.

Waves crash against the promenade wall in Prestwick, Scotland. Getty

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Hamadrya baboons rest inside an enclosure at the Giza zoo in Cairo on December 10, 2014. Khedive Ismail, the ruler of Egypt from 1863-1879, built the zoo and planned the opening to coincide with the inauguration of the Suez Canal in 1869 but was not able to do so in time. On March 1, 1891, the zoo was officially opened for the public covering an area of 80 acres, and in the mid twentieth century it was considered one of the best zoos in the world. AFP PHOTO/ MOHAMED EL-SHAHED (Photo credit should read MOHAMED EL-SHAHED/AFP/Getty Images)

Hamadrya baboons rest inside an enclosure at the Giza zoo in Cairo, Egypt. AFP / Getty

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WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 10: Capt. Lee Moak (L), president of the Air Line Pilots Association, and Jesse Kallman (R), head of business development and regulatory affairs at Airware, testifies before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee December 10, 2014 in Washington, DC. The committee heard testimony 'U.S. Unmanned Aircraft Systems: Integration, Oversight, and Competitiveness.' (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Airline and pilot reps listen as the Senate holds a hearing on drones in Washington. Getty

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WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 10: U.S. President Barack Obama (R) kisses seven-year-old local resident Nevaeh Costello (L) during the White House Summit on Early Education at the South Court Auditorium at Eisenhower Executive Office Building December 10, 2014 in Washington, DC. President Obama spoke on the expansion of high-quality early education opportunities for children across the country from birth through school entry. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

President Barack Obama smooches a cute local in Washington. Getty

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<> on December 10, 2014 in Washington, DC.

Nancy Pelosi and protesters mark the anniversary of the Sandy Hook shootings in Washington. Getty

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Visitors to the National Zoo walk next to Christmas lights depicting a panda on December 8, 2014 in Washington, DC. "ZooLights", when the zoo is illuminated by over 500,000 LED lights, will run from November 28 to January 1, 2015. AFP PHOTO/ MANDEL NGANMANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images

Christmas lights illuminate the National Zoo in Washington. AFP / Getty

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TOPSHOTS The wind lifts the skull cap of Pope Francis as he addresses the crowd during his general audience at St Peter's square on December 10, 2014 at the Vatican. AFP PHOTO / ANDREAS SOLAROANDREAS SOLARO/AFP/Getty Images

The wind whips Pope Francis’ hat off in the Vatican. AFP / Getty

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US First Lady Michelle Obama(L) chats with a Marine while sorting toys for the Marine Corps Toys for Tots campaign on December 10, 2014 at Bolling Air Force Base in Washington, DC. The gifts were donated by staff of the presidential office. AFP PHOTO/MANDEL NGANMANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images

First Lady Michelle Obama talks to a Marine during a Toys for Toys event in Washington. AFP / Getty

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A giant Christmas tree and a light show decorate the Grand Place in Brussels, Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2014. The Christmas tree is a gift of Riga, capital city of Latvia and European cultural capital 2014. This exceptional Christmas tree measures 22 meters (72 feet), one of the highest to have adorned the Grand Place, and is one of the many attractions the Brussels' Christmas market has to offer. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)

The Grand Place is decorated for Christmas in Brussels, Belgium. AP

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An opposition activist is detained by Cuban security officers before the start of a march marking International Human Rights Day in Havana, Cuba, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2014. The march was organized by the "Damas de Blanco," or Women in White, a pro-democracy group of women activists. The demonstrators where picked up by the police as soon as they arrived, while hundreds of pro-government loyalist sang patriotic songs and slogans. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Security officers silence protesters before an International Human Rights Day march in Havana, Cuba. AP

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Neorah Reliford, 4, left, of Newark, N.J., is greeted by Santa Claus upon arriving at Newark Liberty International Airport during a fictional flight to the North Pole, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2014, in Newark, N.J. The flight entitled Fantasy Flight catered to a group of sick children from Newark Liberty International Airport to Santa's workshop at a fantasy North Pole. The jetliner departed the airport and flew for about an hour before landing back at a gate decorated like the North Pole. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Santa Claus greets ill children in Newark Airport for a “Fantasy Flight.” AP

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A woman walks through the snow with a dog, not seen, in Washington Park on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2014, in Albany, N.Y. A slow-moving coastal storm has dumped more than a foot of snow on parts of upstate New York, knocking out power to more than 10,000 utility customers, closing or causing delayed starts for scores of schools and shutting down a Syracuse-area highway. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

Snow falls in New York’s Washington Square Park. AP

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President Barack Obama carries two bags of gifts as he arrives to help first lady Michelle Obama sort toys and gifts for the Marine Corps' Toys for Tots Campaign, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2014, at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

President Barack Obama lugs Santa sacks full of gifts for Toys for Tots in Washington. AP

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epa04522871 The panda triplets play in the Chimelong Wildlife Park in Guangzhou in south China's Guangdong province, 09 December 2014. The keepers gave one cub to the mother panda Ju Xiao each time on a rotation basis at the first, and now Ju Xiao can take care of her three cubs at the same time. The cubs, born on July 29, are the fourth panda triplets recorded in history and the only living triplets now in the world. Only 1,000 tourists will be allowed to visit them each day. EPA/WILSON WEN CHINA OUT

Pandas play in a Gunagdong, China, zoo. EPA

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Pic shows: Chen Kefan stripped off to reveal an elaborate flower tattoo and performed his ÄòOne With NatureÄô routine on the top of a mountain. A dance instructor is hoping to start a new nature movement - by getting people to dance naked in nature. Nature-loving choreographer Chen Kefan, 29, said: "My vision is for dancers all over China and then the world to take their clothes off and become one with nature. "Dancing is an artistic expression, and naked dancing is an extension of that. "Humans, we take, take, take from nature all the time. "By dancing naked in scenic areas we can, in this way, start giving back to nature. "It can be in a field, a park, a forest, anywhere there is nature all around you." Taking to a cliff top overlooking the famous Floating Mountains in Zhangjiajie National Forest in ChinaÄôs northern Hunan Province, Chen stripped off to reveal an elaborate flower tattoo and performed his ÄòOne With NatureÄô routine, which included balancing on one arm, standing on his head, doing a Gangnam-style shuffle and standing on one leg on the edge of a cliff. But his actions got mixed responses from bewildered passers-by. Rambler Kuan-Yin Kang, 30, and his wife Tai, 29, said: "We had come to explore the beauty of this place and didn't expect to see this. "ItÄôs very good, but IÄôm not sure if it's what I want to see in the countryside." Onlooker You Liu, 26, said: "IÄôm sure his intentions are good, but I donÄôt see how spreading your legs and exposing your genitals to the sun is going to give anything back to nature. "If anything itÄôs going to get you arrested for indecent exposure." (ends)¬¬

Dancer Chen Kefan strips naked except for a harness and dances on a cliff in Hunan, China. EuroPics

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