Snapshots of the World

From a kissing contest in China to the Academy Awards in Hollywood, a look at some moments that were caught on camera

Mar 05, 2012, 06:20 IST3 min

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Yelena Isinbayeva of Russia reacts after clearing the bar to win the women's pole vault at the XL Galan indoor athletics meeting in Stockholm

Image by Scanpix Sweden / Reuters

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A Tibetan activist shouts slogans as he holds a Tibetan flag outside the United Nations Office in Nepal on the third day of the Tibetan New Year in Kathmandu

Image by Navesh Chitrakar / Reuters

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People hold a giant Libyan flag during a march to Martyrs Square in Tripoli

Image by Anis Mili / Reuters

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Jorge Luis Pupo of Cuba is photographed diving using an in-camera multiple exposure technique during the Men's 3m Springboard Diveoff at the FINA Diving World Cup in London

Image by Toby Melville / Reuters

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Policemen walk past while demolition work is carried out on the building where al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was killed

Image by Sultan Dogar / Reuters

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Meryl Streep, Best Actress winner for The Iron Lady, and French actor Jean Dujardin, Best Actor winner for The Artist, pose backstage at the 84th Academy Awards in Hollywood

Image by Mike Blake / Reuters

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Former supermodel Naomi Campbell presents a creation from Roberto Cavalli's 2012 Autumn/Winter collection during Milan Fashion Week in Milan

Image by Alessandro Garofalo / Reuters

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An official removes a mask placed on a statue of Britain's Queen Anne at the 'Occupy' camp outside St Paul's Cathedral in London

Image by Toby Melville / Reuters

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Potac, a 3-year-old male bear, looks out from his cage in Luhansk near Kiev, Russia. Potac was rescued kept by his owner, the head of a Luhansk regional children's public organisation to train hunting dogs. The Vier Pfoten animal welfare organisation rescued the bear

Image by Reuters