RIAN.ru presents a photo review of the main events of January 29 - February 4, 2011.
© RIA Novosti . Andrei Stenin / Go to the mediabankAnti-government protests against the rule of President Hosni Mubarak, who leads the country since 1981, continued in Egypt. The clashes in central Cairo between supporters of the opposition and the president have left eight dead and hundreds injured.
Anti-government protests against the rule of President Hosni Mubarak, who leads the country since 1981, continued in Egypt. The clashes in central Cairo between supporters of the opposition and the president have left eight dead and hundreds injured.
© RIA Novosti . Andrei Stenin / Go to the mediabankThe Egyptian authorities imposed a total ban on photo and video coverage of the anti-governmental protests.
The Egyptian authorities imposed a total ban on photo and video coverage of the anti-governmental protests.
© RIA Novosti . Alexei Kudenko / Go to the mediabankOn January 31, opposition and human rights activists held a sanctioned rally at Moscow's downtown Triumfalnaya Square.
On January 31, opposition and human rights activists held a sanctioned rally at Moscow's downtown Triumfalnaya Square.
© RIA Novosti . Dmitriy Astakhov / Go to the mediabankOn February 1, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev unveiled a monument to the country’s first post-Soviet leader, the late Boris Yeltsin, in his Urals hometown of Yekaterinburg on what would have been Yeltsin's 80th birthday.
On February 1, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev unveiled a monument to the country’s first post-Soviet leader, the late Boris Yeltsin, in his Urals hometown of Yekaterinburg on what would have been Yeltsin's 80th birthday.
© RIA Novosti . Ilya Pitalev / Go to the mediabankRussian security services identified the suspected organizer of the January 24 suicide attack on Moscow's Domodedovo International Airport. The suicide bomber was identified as a 20-year-old from the country's volatile North Caucasus.
Russian security services identified the suspected organizer of the January 24 suicide attack on Moscow's Domodedovo International Airport. The suicide bomber was identified as a 20-year-old from the country's volatile North Caucasus.
© Photo : NASAThe Kepler space telescope spotted five Earth-sized planets in our galaxy.
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© Photo : NASA
The Kepler space telescope spotted five Earth-sized planets in our galaxy.
© RIA Novosti . Ilya Pitalev / Go to the mediabankMaria Sharapova, the Russian Glamorous Tennis superstar, announced the postponement of her wedding with NBA star Sasha Vujacic.
Maria Sharapova, the Russian Glamorous Tennis superstar, announced the postponement of her wedding with NBA star Sasha Vujacic.
© RIA Novosti . Maria ChaplyginaThe Buddhist New Year began on February 3, 2011. The Iron Rabbit is a mascot of the New Year.
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© RIA Novosti . Maria Chaplygina
The Buddhist New Year began on February 3, 2011. The Iron Rabbit is a mascot of the New Year.