The World Last Week

Fashion shows, protests, Iran-Cuba relations and Oprah Winfrey’s India visit captured the media’s imagination

By Forbes India

Jan 23, 2012, 10:26 IST2 min

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American talk show host Oprah Winfrey during a shoot at Colaba, Mumbai, on January 17, 2012

Image by Sachin Kadvekar / Fotocorp

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Israeli women dance during a flash mob demonstrating against devout Jews seeking gender separation in Israel

Image by Baz Ratner / Reuters

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A musher and his dogs compete on a track near the Mont-Cenis Path during the ninth stage of La Grande Odyssee sled dogs race. The race crosses the Alps in France covering over 1,000 km over 11 days

Image by Denis Balibouse / Reuters

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Tennis star Rafael Nadal of Spain signs autographs during a practice session before the Australian Open in Melbourne

Image by Toby Melville / Reuters

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A couple feeds their child while sitting on a dock in front of the Costa Concordia cruise ship that ran aground off the west coast of Italy at Giglio island

Image by Reuters

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Students take cover behind a tree from water sprayed by riot policemen during a protest against the government to demand changes in the public state education in Santiago, Chile

Image by Ivan Alvarado / Reuters

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Fashion students hold plus size mannequins during a photocall for their unveiling at Edinburgh College of Art, Scotland. The college will be the first in the UK to use plus size mannequins for their students, ranging up to a size 20

Image by David Moir / Reuters