The day in pictures, May 11, 2011

Another champion became known today. In addition, we will visit two exhibitions disgraced artist at the opening of the festival, and even in the court building. However, if you want the details, it is best to look further.

Two peregrine falcon and raven in the sky over Long Beach, California, USA.





Here's a sad picture of the roofs of cars in Jackson, Mississippi.



In Spain, there was a strong earthquake of magnitude 5, 3 points. There are dead and missing. The epicenter was the town of Lorca.



Couple resting on a long deserted beach in Ericeira, Portugal.



The trio of friends goes home with firewood in his native Islamabad, Pakistan. Sometimes the bikes are not inferior to the speed of the motorcycle :)



Afghans smoke hookah in one of the fast food restaurants of the capital.



Construction of the hotel "Waldorf Astoria" in Berlin is in full swing. Delivery date is scheduled for the current year.



Sellers are waiting for their buyers in the wholesale market Dong Sua in Hanoi, Vietnam.



Little donkey - not a bird, not an elephant, and it flutters like a butterfly. Little donkey and so good that it looks like the :) outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan.



Japanese students and soldiers of internal troops are praying for the victims of the disaster in Minamisenrikyu, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.



Pedestrians run on the background of two fuel tankers exploded. The collision happened on Highway Lagos - Ibadan, Nigeria.



Testing high-speed train in Shanghai. In June it will be possible to get a train from Shanghai to Beijing for five hours. For information: distance between cities - 1687 kilometers!



A man walks past a huge firewall with advertising on Adelaide Street in Toronto, Canada.



Palestinian farmer harvests wheat in a suburb of Jenin, West Bank.



Natives of British Columbia to Calgary protest against the construction of an oil pipeline through their land, Canada.



The opposition leader Paval Sevyarynets at the next court session in Minsk. Paul was one of the organizers of the unsanctioned meeting December 19, 2010.



The main suspect in the attack, Adel al-Othmani (in sunglasses) taking part in the investigative experiment under the control of the security services in Marrakesh, Morocco. He was responsible for 16 fatalities.



Greek police special forces confront youth on the streets of Athens. In response to the tear gas and batons, law enforcement officers got stones and bottles of fuel.







Libyan fighters salute at the funeral of one of them, who was killed in a battle against the forces of Gaddafi, on the outskirts of Benghazi.



Lone Rebel stands out at a checkpoint on the outskirts of Benghazi, Libya.



US Marines evacuate his brother-soldier, who was wounded during a protest in Sangin, Helmand province, Afghanistan.



Today in Jerusalem held a march Victory with participation of veterans of World War II, Israel.



Timo Boll hypnotizes a ping-pong table during the match against Singaporean Yang Zhi at the World Table Tennis Championships in Rotterdam, Netherlands.



Today, the football club "Barcelona" was the early champion of the country. For this purpose, "the Catalans' draw enough on the road against the" Levante "1: 1.



Brazilian Alejo Muniz surfer on the crest of a wave during a tournament in Rio de Janeiro.



Dancers from Sri Lanka at the presentation of the Commonwealth Games - 2018. The event was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.



In Concord, North Carolina, on the track where the race Nascar, was installed a giant monitor for spectators HDTV Panasonic.



London gallery "Lisson" Friday will open an exhibition of the artist Ai Weiwei from China, which is currently arrested for their political views.



Another exhibition of his works opens tomorrow at Somerset House, and London. Before you sculptural ensemble entitled "Circle of beasts", consisting of 12 statues depicting the signs of the zodiac.



Today in Cannes opened another international film festival. Actress Uma Thurman joined the jury.



Minds In addition, the jury also included Robert De Niro and Jude Law.



Last preparations before the already 64th on the account of the Film Forum. Red carpet detekted :)



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