Offbeat 2014 Gallery

Palestinian-Israel-Conflict-Gaza-Parkour

Palestinian youths practice their Parkour skills over the ruins of houses, which were destroyed during the 50-day Gaza war between Israel and Hamas-led militants in the Gaza Strip, on November 14, 2014, in Khan Yunis Khuzaa neighbourhood in the southern Gaza Strip near the Israeli border. The 50-day war between Israel and Hamas militants killed at least 2, 143 Palestinians, nearly 70 percent of them civilians, and 73 people on the Israeli side. AFP PHOTO / MOHAMMED ABED / AFP PHOTO / MOHAMMED ABED

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Uae-Camel-Race-Festival

Camels are harnessed to posts before a race during the Sheikh Sultan Bin Zayed al-Nahyan camel festival, held at the Shweihan racecourse, in Al-Ain in the outskirts of Abu Dhabi on February 2, 2014. The festival includes a camel beauty contest, a traditional souq, a camel auction, and competitions for traditional handicrafts. AFP PHOTO/KARIM SAHIB / AFP PHOTO / KARIM SAHIB

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Thailand-Lifestyle-New Year

A foreign tourist (C) is splashed with water by an elephant during a water battle in the street as people celebrate ahead of the Songkran Festival for the Thai New Year in Ayutthaya province on April 9, 2014. Songkran is the Thai New Year, which this year starts on April 13, when people celebrate in various ways, including splashing water at each other. AFP PHOTO / PORNCHAI KITTIWONGSAKUL / AFP PHOTO / PORNCHAI KITTIWONGSAKUL

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