Sat, 28 Jan 2012 09:00:02 +0100 (Reuters) - Entrances to water storage facility are pictured at the ancient city of Ptolemais, near the town of Ad Dirsiyah, about 100 km (62 miles) east of Benghazi January 27, 2012. The ancient city, founded approximately in 700 B.C, gained its name during the rule of the Ptolemaic empire. It later became one of the capitals of the ancient Roman province of Creta et Cyrenaica, which today makes up the eastern coastal region of Libya. Picture taken January 27, 2012. REUTERS/Esam Al-Fetori (LIBYA - Tags: SOCIETY)
Floodwaters rise in Ba Town on the main island of Fiji, Thursday, ...
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 05:50:02 +0100 (AP) - Floodwaters rise in Ba Town on the main island of Fiji, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012. Authorities said that severe flooding and landslides have killed several people and forced thousands into temporary shelters. (AP Photo/Pita Ligaiula)
Riot police use a water cannon on student protesters during ...
Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:30:01 +0100 (Reuters) - Riot police use a water cannon on student protesters during a protest against the government to demand changes in the public state education in Santiago January 19, 2012. Chilean students have been protesting against what they say is the profiteering in the state education system. REUTERS/Victor Ruiz Caballero (CHILE - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST EDUCATION)
An Ethiopian Orthodox Christian priest baptises a boy with water ...
Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:40:02 +0100 (Reuters) - An Ethiopian Orthodox Christian priest baptises a boy with water from the Jordan river during a ceremony at the baptismal site known as Qasr el-Yahud on the banks of the Jordan River near the West Bank city of Jericho January 19, 2012. Orthodox Christians flocked to the Jordan River on Thursday to celebrate the feast of the Epiphany at the traditional site where it is believed John the Baptist baptised Jesus Christ. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun (WEST BANK - Tags: RELIGION)
A woman pours water on herself to celebrate Epiphany at the ...
Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:20:03 +0100 (AP) - A woman pours water on herself to celebrate Epiphany at the outskirts of Rostov-on-Don, southern Russia, early Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012. Thousands of Russian Orthodox Church followers plunged into icy rivers and ponds across the country to mark Epiphany, during which they cleanse themselves with water deemed holy for the day. Water that is blessed by a cleric on Epiphany is considered holy and pure until next year's celebration, and is believed to have special powers of protection and healing. (AP Photo/Sergei Venyavsky)
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