Haze in Singapore, stampede in Shanghai, and protests in Brazil. These, and more pictures from around the world.
BERLIN (AFP) - The cost of natural disasters in Australia is set to nearly quadruple by 2050 but could be dramatically reduced by national investment in preventive measures, a German reinsurer said Thursday.
ROME (REUTERS) - Pope Francis said on Thursday that financial speculation and corruption were keeping millions of people in hunger, and the financial crisis could not be used as an alibi for failing to to help the poor.
MANILA (AFP) - The Philippines threatened on Thursday to withdraw its troops from the United Nation's peacekeeping force on the Golan Heights unless they receive anti-tank and anti-aircraft weapons, and are protected against chemical arms.
LONDON (AFP) - US President Barack Obama repeatedly called British finance minister George Osborne "Jeffrey" at the G8 summit, media reported on Thursday.
