Home News Week in pictures: From US school shooting to Zuma exit NewsNews of Welcome Qatar CompanyQatar News Week in pictures: From US school shooting to Zuma exit By Mania Rezaei - 16 February, 2018 1643 0 Share on Facebook Tweet on Twitter A photo roundup of some of last week’s events, including the Russian passenger plane crash and 2018 Winter Olympics. 2 HOURS AGO Young people gather at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow lighting 71 candles in memory of those killed in the An-148 plane crash. The Russian passenger plane carrying 71 people crashed on Sunday near Moscow, killing everyone aboard. ALEXANDER ZEMLIANICHENKO/AP PHOTO A student mourns the loss of her friend during a community for the victims of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. Nikolas Cruz, a former student, was charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder on Thursday. BRYNN ANDERSON/AP PHOTO Supporters of Bekele Gerba, secretary general of the Oromo Federalist Congress (OFC), chant slogans to celebrate Gerba’s release from prison, in Ethiopia. TIKSA NEGERI/REUTERS A Turkey-backed Free Syrian Army fighter holds a mobile phone in the town of Tadef in Aleppo Governorate, Syria. KHALIL ASHAWI/REUTERS Akwasi Frimpong of Ghana starts his practice run during the men’s skeleton training at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Frimpong is the first West African to compete in the skeleton competition. WONG MAYE-E/AP PHOTO An Indian woman working at a construction site carries her 18-month old child on her back as she works in Greater Noida, India. The mother, one among the many migrant workers from the northern Jharkhand state says she always carries her child to work since she doesn’t have the option of leaving him with anyone else. R S IYER/AP PHOTO A Palestinian protester reacts during clashes with Israeli forces, near the border with Israel in the southern Gaza Strip. IBRAHEEM ABU MUSTAFA/REUTERS Cyril Ramaphosa addresses parliament in Cape Town, South Africa, prior to being sworn in as president. The ANC-dominated parliament elected Ramaphosa as South Africa’s new president after the resignation of Jacob Zuma. MIKE HUTCHINGS/POOL/AP PHOTO Folk artists perform a fire dragon dance under a shower of sparks from molten iron, ahead of the Chinese Lunar New Year, in Shangqiu, Henan province, China. REUTERS Young wrestlers train in Cuba’s streets during the week-long student wrestling championship coined ‘The truth of my neighbourhood’, organised by locals in the Chicharrones neighbourhood of Santiago. RAMON ESPINOSA/AP PHOTO Thousands of students and faculty from the Catholic-run St Scholastica’s College, dance en masse for women’s rights in Manila, Philippines. The annual mass dancing event, dubbed One Billion Rising, is held every Valentine’s Day. BULLIT MARQUEZ/AP PHOTO RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR Netanyahu’s GREATEST Fear! Al-Qassam Back-to-Back Ambush Besiege Israel; Unstoppable War His Highness receives a written message from the President of South Africa War crimes and lip service LEAVE A REPLY Cancel replyLog in to leave a comment Connect with: