November 22, 2011. A protester tosses a tear gas canister, which was earlier thrown by riot police during clashes along a road which leads to the Interior Ministry, near Tahrir Square in Cairo. Egyptians frustrated with military rule battled police in the streets again on Nov. 22 as generals scrambled to cope with the cabinet's proffered resignation after bloodshed that has jolted plans for Egypt's first free election in decades.Amr Abdallah Dalsh—Reuters
From renewed riots in Egypt and Saif al-Islam Gaddafi’s capture to the pepper spray outrage at University of California-Davis and the Kabaddi World Cup, TIME’s photo department presents the best images of the week.
November 22, 2011. A protester tosses a tear gas canister, which was earlier thrown by riot police during clashes along a road which leads to the Interior Ministry, near Tahrir Square in Cairo. Egyptians frustrated with military rule battled police in the streets again on Nov. 22 as generals scrambled to cope with the cabinet's proffered resignation after bloodshed that has jolted plans for Egypt's first free election in decades. Amr Abdallah Dalsh—ReutersNovember 22, 2011. An Egyptian riot police officer fires tear gas during clashes with protesters near Tahrir square in Cairo, Egypt. Egypt's civilian cabinet had offered to resign after three days of violent clashes in many cities between demonstrators and security forces, but the action failed to satisfy protesters deeply frustrated with the new military rulers. Khalil Hamra—AP PhotoNovember 22, 2011. Protesters run for cover during clashes with the Egyptian riot police near Tahrir square in Cairo, Egypt. Khalil Hamra—AP PhotoNovember 19, 2011. Saif al-Islam Gaddafi (second right) is pictured standing in a plane in Zintan. Saif al-Islam Gaddafi told Reuters that he was feeling fine after being captured by some of the fighters who overthrew his father and suffering injuries to his right hand during a NATO air strike a month ago. Ismail Zitouny—ReutersNovember 18, 2011. Debris scattered across the outline of a jet marking Sendai airport on Japan’s eastern coast serves as a lingering sign of the tsunami and earthquake that hit the country in March. Eight months after the twin disasters, the Japanese economy is finally showing signs of recovery.
Greg Baker—AP PhotoNovember 22, 2011. Russian support personnel work to get crew members out of the Soyuz TMA-02M re-entry module after the capsule landed in a remote area of Kazakhstan. The crew was returning from more than five months aboard the International Space Station.
Bill Ingalls—NASA/AP PhotoNovember 21, 2011. A guard sits at the entrance of the Athens Stock Exchange, Athens. Greece is imposing austerity measures to secure an installment of international rescue loans, without which it will run out of money.Petros Giannakouris—AP PhotoNovember 21, 2011. A visitor to a gallery located in the art district of Beijing known as '798' looks at a work on display showing the head of U.S. President Barack Obama superimposed onto the body of former Chinese chairman Mao Zedong. David Gray—ReutersNovember 22, 2011. Farmer Noor Din, 53, smokes a bidi, or an Indian leaf cigarette, in front of saccharum grass on the outskirts of Jammu. Mukesh Gupta—ReutersNovember 19, 2011. The remains of Joanna Irwin and Tim Galvin's burned home in Reno, Nevada. Nevada's governor declared a state of emergency over a wildfire raging at the edge of a hilly Reno suburb that has damaged 25 structures, forced 9,500 people from their homes and was blamed for an elderly man's death. Max Whittaker—ReutersNovember 18, 2011. A protester in Santiago, Chile, clashes with riot police during a demonstration to demand changes to the state educational system. Students have been boycotting classes for months to press for free schooling and other demands, the largest national upheaval since democracy was restored in Chile in 1990.
Ivan Alvarado—ReutersNovember 18, 2011. A Libyan mine-disposal team inspects damage after the controlled detonation of an unexploded NATO bomb at a military compound in Tripoli. Many Libyans hope the recent capture of Muammar Gaddafi’s son Saif al-Islam Gaddafi may at last herald an end to hostilities.
Mohammed Salem—ReutersNovember 18, 2011. A worker sweeps the stage at the national stadium, ahead of a visit by Pope Benedict XVI to Cotonou. Africa is the Roman Catholic Church's fastest-growing region despite revelations of sex abuse and corruption scandals that have shaken followers in Europe. Finbarr O'Reilly—ReutersNovember 19, 2011. Pope Benedict XVI waves to the Catholic faithful as he arrives at the basilica in Ouidah, Benin. Pope Benedict XVI called on Africa's leaders to stop depriving their people of hope and to govern responsibly, just hours before he planned to unveil a pastoral guide for the continent which attempts to use church doctrine to address Africa's problems.Rebecca Blackwell—AP PhotoNovember 18, 2011. A boy seeks a higher perch to catch a glimpse of Pope Benedict XVI, as he waits for the Pope's arrival at a gas station near Notre Dame cathedral in Cotonou, Benin. Catholics wearing colorful dresses printed with his image greeted him as he embarked on his second trip to Africa, where he plans to outline the church's future for the continent with the fastest growing number of faithful.Rebecca Blackwell—AP PhotoNovember 23, 2011. A girl looks on as women dressed in saris accompany a wedding procession in New Delhi, India. India's wedding season peaks from late October to early December each year as couples choose to wed in these auspicious months. The Indian wedding traditionally starts with a procession which sees the groom riding or drawn by a carriage with a white horse, escorted by close family and friends, a brass band and a mobile lighting crew powered by a diesel generator. Guests in attendance dance and celebrate through the streets, showering the groom with rupee notes, until they arrive to the final destination of the wedding. Daniel Berehulak—Getty ImagesNovember 22, 2011. North Korea's Suk island is seen from an observatory of Yeonpyeong Island, South Korea. More than hundreds people participated at a rally against North Korea, ahead of the first anniversary of North Korea's artillery shelling of Yeonpyeong island on Nov. 23.Lee Jin-man—AP PhotoNovember 21, 2011. A Somali militia washes his face in a lush field near an irrigation scheme that grows onions and vegetables near Dollow, central Somalia. United Nations announced last week that three of six regions of southern Somalia including Bay, Bakool and Lower Shabelle, that had been declared famine-areas in July were no longer so even though the lives of 250,000 Somalis continue to be threatened by drought. Tony Karumba—AFP Photo/ Getty ImagesNovember 18, 2011. A bicycle leans against the tombstones in a flooded temple in Dong Muaeng area. Severe flooding since October, which has left hundreds of people dead, has also hurt a wide range of industries in the production hub, particularly the automotive and computer hard-disk drive sectors. The consequences have been global, hitting large number of international companies. Thailand has experiencing the worst floods in 50 years. Agron Dragaj—ZUMA Press/CorbisNovember 18, 2011. In a now infamous act, a University of California at Davis police officer pepper-sprays students protesting in solidarity with Occupy Wall Street. The officer has been placed on administrative leave, and the school’s chancellor faces calls for her resignation.
Wayne Tilcock—Enterprise/AP PhotoNovember 18, 2011. Azucena Paredes, an unemployed mother of three, cries as she is evicted from her home in Madrid. Mortgage-lending laws are tougher in Spain than in the U.S. Borrowers are responsible for costs incurred by the banks for pursuing foreclosures, and should borrowers die, their outstanding debt is passed on to relatives.
Arturo Rodriguez—APNovember 20, 2011. A chair sits unoccupied at what is supposed to be an observation post for the Afghan National Army near Pol-e Khomri in northern Afghanistan. Despite billions of dollars in U.S. aid, the Afghan army remains weak and divided.
Szilard Koszticsak—EPANovember 18 , 2011. A woman begs for alms beside a Catholic church in Pamplona, Spain, seen through a window. The European Union warned that the 17-country eurozone could slip into "a deep and prolonged recession" next year as the debt crisis shows alarming signs of spinning out of control. Spain has suffered a long economic crisis with more than five millions unemployed. Alvaro Barrientos)—AP PhotoNovember 18, 2011. An Afghan delegate attends a committee session during the third day of the grand assembly or Loya Jirga, in Kabul, Afghanistan. Loya Jirga, began a few days earlier, despite repeated security threats by Taliban militants, to debate a proposed partnership with the United States, and the attempted talks with Taliban insurgents. S. Sabawoon—EPANovember 18, 2011. A man gets dressed in an Elmo suit to have tourists take his picture near a subway exit in New York.Justin Lane—EPANovember 23, 2011. A boy lights a candle during a vigil to commemorate the second anniversary of the Maguindanao massacre, near the Malacanang palace in Manila. Relatives of 57 people killed in the Philippines' worst political massacre called on authorities to speed up the suspects' trial as they marked the second anniversary of the murders. Noel Celis—AFP/Getty ImagesNovember 20, 2011. 15, 377 candles are lit during a campaign in memory of those killed in road accidents at the Cathedral Square in Vilnius. Each candle symbolizes a victim. Petras Malukas—AFP/Getty ImagesNovember 19, 2011. A general view of the aftermath of a car pile up that took place overnight on the A31 motorway between Heek and Gronau-Ochtrup in Germany. One woman and two men died in a 52-car pileup in foggy conditions late on an expressway in northern Germany. The accident left 35 people injured, including 14 in serious condition. Rolf VennenberndNovember 21, 2011. Police officers guard the scene as an Indian eunuch looks for valuables at the scene of a fire in New Delhi, India. The blaze, which killed more than a dozen people, happened during a gathering of thousands of eunuchs at a prayer ceremony and feast held once every five years at a fairground in the Nandnagary neighborhood of east Delhi. Kevin Frayer—AP PhotoNovember 20, 2011. Artists perform during the closing ceremony of the Kabaddi World Cup in the Indian city of Ludhiana. The event has been marred this year by evidence of rampant use of performance-enhancing drugs, resulting in more than 30 positive drug tests.
Davinder Luther—APNovember 23, 2011. A veiled supporter of Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh, or Indian Workers Group, looks on at a protest rally in New Delhi, India. The supporters demanded that the government protect workers rights in the ongoing economic reform process as well as the financial crisis. Gurinder Osan—AP PhotoNovember 23, 2011. Riot police officers secure the railway tracks in Lieusaint, Normandy, France, as environmental activists try to block the train line in an effort to stop a train loaded with nuclear waste and heading to Gorleben in Germany. David Vincent—AP Photo
