Grande Hotel was built in 1955 in Mozambique, when it still was a Portuguese colony. It used to be one the Africa's most luxury hotels. During the independence movement in 1963 the Grande Hotel became a home for the local soldiers. The army left the hotel in 1975, and it has been occupied by homeless people. Now more than 2,000 people live in the ruins of what used to be one of the world's best hotels.
Water Splashing Festival in China has turned into chaos when hundreds of men have gathered in the streets and attacked the girls with water balloons in order to undress them. Most of the girls could be saved by their friends and police officers but some of them were injured.
Girls dance in front of statues of Chuchok, a greedy Brahmin who died in a story from the Buddhist Vessantara Jataka from gluttony due to his new found wealth, at Baan Chuchok in Bangkok August 21, 2012. Some Thai Buddhist's hire dancers to give thanks to Chuchok statues after their wishes have been fulfilled. It is believed that wealth and luck would come to those who believe in Chuchok.
Cecilia Giménez, an 80-year-old woman from Spain, tried to restore a unique century-old “ecce homo” fresco of Jesus. It ended in disaster... The authorities are now considering taking legal action against the woman.