Ross McDonnell

Policemen and soccer fans are seen through barbed wire as fans attempt to enter a stadium to watch a match, on the outskirts of Cairo February 8, 2015.

Death and sadness after a stampede outside a Cairo soccer stadium

February 9, 2015Culture

Seeing The News: At least 22 fans were killed in a stampede after police fired tear gas at supporters trying to force their way into a Cairo stadium.

Walk the streets of Kolkata and ask yourself, can I take a bad picture?

January 23, 2015Arts

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