Pictures Of The Day: Wikipedia, Aung San Suu Kyi And Kermit the Frog

Pictures Of The Day: 18 January 2011

It's not often that a black rectangle makes the news, but Wikipedia's decision to shut down it's English language service for 24 hours in protest over the US anti-piracy laws has left people hunting down pointless trivia having to dig out their Encyclopaedia Britannica.

In Burma whose people are more used to censorship, Aung San Suu Kyi waves to supporters as she leaves the Thanlyin township election commission office after she registered to run as a candidate in upcoming by-elections.

As Italy turns its anger on the captain of the Costa Concordia a stunning satellite image has been captured of the ship as it lies on its side off the coast of Tuscany.

While in Russia a picture taken with an underwater camera shows a Russian Orthodox church faithful swimming in the ice cold Moskva River after plunging to celebrate the Orthodox Epiphany.

Also in pictures of the day on Wednesday 18 January, Rafael Nadal of Spain plays a forehand in his second round match against Tommy Haas of Germany during the 2012 Australian Open in Melbourne and Miss Piggy and Kermit the Frog bring a bit of Hollywood glitz, glamour and laughs to Berlin.

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