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09:08 November 11th, 2009

Editor’s choice - November 11

Posted by: Corinne Perkins
Tags: Reuters Photographers, , , ,

A young Buddhist monk holds a pair of sunglasses during a teaching session by spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, in Tawang, in the northeastern Indian state of Arunchal Pradesh November 10, 2009. The Dalai Lama arrived by helicopter in this remote Buddhist enclave nestled in the icy folds of the eastern Himalayas on Sunday. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi

Remains of a swimming pool are seen where a hotel stood before Hurricane Katrina struck at the Gulf Coast in Gulfport, Mississippi November 9, 2009. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

The coffins of six British soldiers killed in Afghanistan are driven though the streets of Wootton Bassett in southwest England November 10, 2009. Six British servicemen were flown home on Tuesday — five of whom were shot by a rogue Afghan policeman. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett

A child walks inside a mosque at Teluk Meranti village in Pelalawan, Indonesia’s Riau province,  November 10, 2009. REUTERS/Beawiharta

Police officers escort Tatsuya Ichihashi upon his arrival at Tokyo station November 10, 2009. The Japanese suspect in the death of a young British woman found naked in a sand-filled bathtub has been caught after more than two years on the run during which he had plastic surgery, Japanese media reported on Tuesday. Ichihashi, 30, had been sought in connection with the death of Lindsay Ann Hawker, a 22-year-old English teacher from Brandon, near Coventry, after her body was found on the balcony of his apartment in Ichikawa, east of Tokyo, in March 2007. REUTERS/Kyodo

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4 comments so far

[...] (detail) via Reuters/Adnan Abidi] This entry was created by Danny Fisher, posted on November 11, 2009 at 5:29 [...]

- Posted by Shambhala SunSpace » On the Buddhism Beat: The “Rule-Breakers” Edition

Did you mean “Hurricane Ida,” on the second frame?

- Posted by Michael Whitman

Or, more accurately, Tropical Storm Ida - depending on when the image was taken.

- Posted by Michael Whitman

Great photos

- Posted by Petru

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