Protests in France
Protestors, holding labour unions flags, face off with riot police as they take part in a demonstration against French government reforms in Nantes, France, November 16, 2017. 
French riot police officers stand through the smoke of a flare during a nationwide protest against the government's economic and social reforms.
UN Climate Conference COP23
Participants sit on the floor in front of a poster during a break at the UN Climate Conference COP23 in Bonn, Germany.
Diplomats and activists have gathered in Germany for two-week talks on implementing the Paris agreement to fight climate change. The COP23 UN Climate Change Conference 2017, is hosted by Fiji but is held in Bonn.
'Drone without permission’
Malaysian journalist Mok Choy Lin is seen in court jail before her hearing in Zabuthiri court at Naypyitaw, Myanmar.
Myanmar police charged journalists working for Turkey’s state broadcaster TRT, their local interpreter and driver for bringing a drone into the country without permission. The journalists — Lau Hon Meng from Singapore and Mok Choy Lin from Malaysia — plus their interpreter Aung Naing Soe and driver Hla Tin have been detained since Friday for flying a drone near the Parliament in Myanmar’s capital Naypyitaw.
Pope Francis meets Austrian President
Pope Francis welcomes Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen before a private audience at the Vatican.
Pope Francis welcomes Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen before a private audience at the Vatican.
President Alexander Van Der Bellen is the first elected European head of state with a green background.
Human Rights Watch accuses Myanmar military
Rohingya refugee children slide down the road at Balu Khali refugee camp near Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh.
Rohingya refugee children slide down the road at Balu Khali refugee camp near Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh.
Human Rights Watch accused Myanmar security forces on Thursday of committing widespread rape against women and girls as part of a campaign of ethnic cleansing during the past three months against Rohingya Muslims in the country's Rakhine state. The allegation in a report by the New York-based rights group echoes an accusation by Pramila Patten, the U.N. special envoy on sexual violence in conflict, earlier this week. Ms. Patten said sexual violence was “being commanded, orchestrated and perpetrated by the Armed Forces of Myanmar.”
Rahul meets members of AIWUC
Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi interacts with the office bearers of All India Unorganized Workers Congress at AICC in New Delhi on Thursday.
Congress vice president on Thursday met members of the newly-formed All India Unorganised Workers Congress (AIUWC).
He expressed satisfaction over the formation of AIUWC and said he felt good interacting with them, reported PTI.
Rain delays start of India-Sri Lanka first Test
Captain Virat Kohli, along with others, waits in the dressing room as rain delays the start of the first Test match between India and Sri Lanka at Eden Gardens, in Kolkata on Thursday.
The first day’s proceedings in India-Sri Lanka opening Test was delayed as there was no let up from rain and the conditions remained overcast because of a deep depression in the Bay of Bengal. The entire Eden Gardens ground remained under thick white tarpaulin cover, while the strip had three layering on it, as it’s been raining since yesterday and there is more forecast of rain for next 24 hours because of the system over west- central Bay.
Voice of a party member
A notice condemning the AIADMK party in connection with Governor Banwarilal Purohit’s review meeting is seen pasted near north tower of the Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple in Madurai on Thursday.
As Opposition leaders dub Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit's meetings with bureaucrats in the absence of Ministers as breach of federal structure, a similar notice cropped up at the premises of the famed Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple in Madurai on Thursday. Claimed to be written by 'a true cadre of AIADMK,' the poster in Tamil reads" "Is Tamil Nadu going the Puducherry way? Governor chairs meeting with Coimbatore officials. By remaining silent, the Ministers are only proving Opposition's cry that a democratically-elected government is not functioning in the State." The poster crops up at a time when Tamil Nadu Chief Minister is scheduled to pay a visit to the temple later in the day.
Quick-thinking school staff saved kids
Lynda Patton, left, and Shawnee Flournoy, employees of the Corning Union Elementary School District, react as district superintendent, Rick Fitzpatrick, discusses the shooting rampage by Kevin Janson Neal, during a news conference, in Corning, California on November 15, 2017.
Kevin Janson Neal went on a shooting spree on Tuesday, which included an attack on the Rancho Tehama Elementary School, where one student was injured. Neal killed five people, including his wife, before being shot and killed by Tehama County Sheriff's deputies. Fitzpatrick cited quick action by teachers and employees for locking down the school which prevented Neal from entering any of the classrooms.
Peru earns final spot in World Cup
Fireworks explode over the stadium after Peru qualified for the first time in 36 year for the soccer World Cup in downtown Lima, Peru.
Peru beat New Zealand 2-0 on Wednesday night to win a two-leg playoff and earn the 32nd and last spot in the World Cup field in Russia. The last time the Peruvians reached the World Cup was in 1982 in Spain. After a goalless draw in New Zealand on Saturday, a more vibrant Peru showed up at the Estadio Nacional. Despite the absence of their main striker Paolo Guerrero, who has been suspended by FIFA on doping suspicions, the Peruvians controlled the match from the start.
Japan, U.S. stage naval drill
Harry Harris (left), 24th Commander of the United States Pacific Command (USPACOM), talks with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (right) as Mr. Harris makes a courtesy visit to Mr. Abe at the Prime Minister's official residence in Tokyo, Japan.
Japan and the United States launched a joint naval drill on Thursday in a show of force aimed at North Korea, whose nuclear ambitions dominated U.S. President Donald Trump's recent Asia trip. The 10-day exercise, joined by some 14,000 U.S. servicemen, aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan and the guided-missile destroyers USS Stethem, USS Chafee and USS Mustin, among others, "will take place in waters surrounding Okinawa" in southern Japan, the U.S. Navy said in a statement.
When Trump drinks water, it’s news!
U.S. President Donald Trump pauses to drink water as he speaks in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House.
U.S. President Donald Trump had his own water bottle moment when he paused an address to the nation to reach for water during a blow-by-blow account of his five-nation trip to Asia. It maybe recalled that during the 2016 presidential campaign, Mr. Trump frequently mocked then-rival Florida Senator Marco Rubio’s frequent "water breaks." It was Mr. Rubio’s turn now. “Has to be done in one single motion & eyes should never leave the camera. But not bad for his 1st time,” he tweeted.
Da Vinci’s Christ sold for record price
"Salvator Mundi," an ethereal portrait of Jesus Christ which dates to about 1500, the last privately owned Leonardo da Vinci painting, is on display for the media at Christie's auction in New York.
A painting of Christ by the Renaissance master Leonardo da Vinci sold for a record $450 million (380 million euros) at auction on Wednesday, smashing previous records for artworks sold at auction or privately. The painting, called “Salvator Mundi,” Italian for “Savior of the World,” is one of fewer than 20 paintings by Leonardo known to exist and the only one in private hands. It was sold by Christie’s auction house, which didn’t immediately identify the buyer.
Australian support gay wedding, what about lawmakers?
Town Hall is lit up with pink lights as the gay community and their supporters celebrate the result of a postal survey calling for gay marriage right in Sydney.
Australia’s queer supporters erupted with joy after a non-binding postal survey revealed majority of Australians supported same-sex marriage. The result sparked street parties across Australia overnight and most marriage equality opponents have accepted that the Parliament now has a clear mandate for change. A gay lawmaker on Thursday started the Australian Parliament’s debate on legal recognition for same-sex marriage with an emotion speech in which he warned against winding back LGBT rights.
(With inputs from Agencies)
