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Added on the 04/09/2023 02:37:44 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Images of the annual Burning Man festival site in Nevada's Black Rock desert after heavy rain turned it into a mud pit. IMAGES
Thousands of passengers are awaiting more information at St Pancras International station in London as the result of a wildcat strike by workers operating the Channel Tunnel which has blocked train travel between France and Britain since midday on Thursday 21 December. IMAGES
Thousands of Afghans are stranded at the border with Pakistan, after a Pakistani government deadline for them to leave sparked a mass exodus. Islamabad has given 1.7 million Afghans it says are living illegally in the country until November 1 to leave voluntarily or be forcibly removed. IMAGES
The ceremonial burning of a 40-foot (12-meter) effigy takes place at the Burning Man festival in the US state of Nevada in the early morning of Tuesday, as thousands of revelers stuck in the mud for days are told they can finally trek home after torrential rain had prompted shelter-in-place orders. IMAGES
Pope Francis greets tens of thousands of people gathered in St Peter's Square to watch him give the Easter mass and the traditional blessing. The Easter holy week, which commemorates the death and the resurrection of Christ, is the high point of the Catholic calendar. IMAGES