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India flood stampede
At least 42 people have died in a stampede for flood relief aid in the southern Indian city of Madras (Chennai). -
The stampede happened outside a school which was being used as a centre to distribute relief coupons. (Pic: RS Kumar) -
The accident occurred when at least 3,000 people in a queue surged to get into the centre after a downpour began. (Pic: RS Kumar) -
Most of the victims were reportedly women in the front of the queue. -
Some 37 people, who were injured in the incident, have been admitted to various city hospitals. -
Relatives of the missing have been searching for their loved ones in mortuaries. (Pic: RS Kumar) -
Chennai has seen the heaviest rains in five decades this year, and large parts of the city have been flooded. (Pic: RS Kumar) -
Bolivians elect leader
Bolivians have cast their votes in presidential elections, which is seen as a straight fight between the two main candidates. -
The left-wing indigenous front-runner, Evo Morales, has vowed to legalise the growing of coca, the raw material for cocaine, describing himself as the "nightmare" for the US. -
His main rival, is Jorge Quiroga, a former president who has an image of a free-marketeer. -
Long queues have been reported at some polling station across the country - South America's poorest. -
Some voters have put up a colourful display on the day when they were also electing lawmakers and regional governors. -
...while some had to walk for miles to cast their ballots. -
Reuters - Sun Dec 18, 5:40 AM ET
A man jumps with a snowmobile near the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk December 18, 2005. Being particularly fond of the extreme form of snowmobile riding, the members of the local motor sport club welcome the long Siberian winter with its guarantee for low temperatures and fresh snow. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin -
Reuters - Mon Dec 19, 3:36 PM ET
A visitor looks at a bathtub inside a house constructed entirely of ice as part of a promotion for a German bank in Berlin December 19, 2005. The house is made of some 1,000 ice blocks, with all interior appliances, furnishings and decoration encased within or made from ice. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch -
Reuters - Mon Dec 19, 5:56 PM ET
Betty Ann Jordan takes a look at the 'wallpaper' exhibit of insects created by Canadian artist Jennifer Angus at the Textile Museum in Toronto, December 19, 2005. The exhibit by Angus consists of some 15,000 insects pinned to the walls in elaborate wallpaper designs. REUTERS/Mike Cassese -
Reuters - Sun Dec 18, 5:33 PM ET
A woman performs during an international belly dance competition in Belgrade December 18, 2005. Around 50 dancers competed in four categories of the dance, which has become popular in Belgrade's nightclubs and restaurants. REUTERS/Marko Djurica -
AFP - Mon Dec 19, 5:25 PM ET
Player of the Year : FIFA World player of the Year Ronaldinho of Brazil kisses the trophy he received at the FIFA World Player Gala 2005 ceremony, in Zurich. (AFP/Fabrice Coffrini) -
AFP - Mon Dec 19, 5:30 PM ET
Waiting for the vote : Prison workers wait for prisoners to cast their vote at the polling station in Bukavu Central Prison. (AFP/Jose Cendon) -
AFP - Mon Dec 19, 5:43 PM ET
Rare baby : Photograph of a baby gray seal, three days after the birth of the animal at the Museum of the Sea in Biarritz, a 'very rare' event in captivity for this species. (AFP/Daniel Velez) -
AFP - Mon Dec 19, 5:50 PM ET
Barroso in Brussels : EU Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso addresses the media at the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels. (AFP/Gerard Cerles) -
AFP - Mon Dec 19, 5:51 PM ET
Christmas in Moscow : A Christmas tree installed at the Red Square in Moscow is seen with the Spassky Tower of Moscow's Kremlin in the background. (AFP/Yuri Kadobnov) -
AFP - Mon Dec 19, 5:54 PM ET
After the raids : A Palestinian boy looks through a damaged window in Beit Hanun, in the northern Gaza Strip. (AFP/Mohammed Abed) -
AFP - Mon Dec 19, 6:02 PM ET
At the farmhouse : An old Chinese farmer and his grandchildren rest outside their farmhouse in Shijie village, Fujian Province. (AFP/Mark Ralston) -
AFP - Mon Dec 19, 6:11 PM ET
In the limelight : People walk under the illuminated trees of Berlin's Unter den Linden (literally: 'under the lime trees') boulevard in the city's Mitte district. (AFP/John MacDougall)