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On Monday the World Court rules that Uganda pay for its looting in the Congolese war, which is reported on a news billboard next to a Ugandan election poster. -
A young herder walks past dead cattle in north-eastern Kenya on Thursday. The government has launched a $140m appeal for the drought-stricken area. -
On the same day, a Zimbabwean girl living on the streets of Bulawayo holds a plastic bag with money while begging outside a restaurant. -
People leave their houses by boat after an attack on Wednesday on an oil pipeline in Nigeria, some 50km west of Port Harcourt. Twenty one villages were affected. -
On Wednesday a Nigerian woman grabs a lift from a male motorcyclist in Lagos, which is banned in the city of Kano. -
In pictures: Blair visits Basra
UK Prime Minister Tony Blair greets RAF personnel in Basra during a surprise trip to meet troops and hold talks on Iraq's future following last week's election. -
The pre-Christmas visit, Mr Blair's fourth trip to Iraq since the 2003 invasion, is intended partly to thank the 8,000 British troops who will be in Iraq over the holiday period. -
Mr Blair was greeted by Lt Gen Nick Houghton (centre), the senior military commander in Iraq. -
Mr Blair greets Iraqi civilian workers attached to the Royal Logistics Corps at Shaiba Logistics Base in Basra. He said the goal of a stable Iraq was worth fighting for. -
One soldier gets his mobile phone out as Mr Blair rallies the troops during his surprise pre-Christmas visit. -
Mr Blair meets soldiers including personnel from the Royal Irish Regiment, the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers and the 9th/12th Lancers. -
Mr Blair told soldiers they could be "very, very proud" of the work they were doing. -
The prime minister tells troops in Basra: "I just want you to know how grateful we are for the work you are doing here." -
Tony Blair talks to US Ambassador to Iraq Zal Khalilzan (right). Mr Blair says he will not set an "arbitrary" timetable for withdrawing UK troops from Iraq. -
Mr Blair is transported in a Royal Air Force Merlin helicopter to Shaiba Logistics Base in Basra. Afterwards, he addressed 4,000 troops from the back of a low-loader truck. -
Reuters - Fri Dec 23, 3:55 PM ET
South Korean postmen in Santa Claus outfits ride a motorbike to deliver gifts to needy neighbourhoods during a charity campaign for the upcoming Christmas holiday season in Seoul December 23, 2005. (Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters) -
AFP - Sat Dec 24, 3:43 PM ET
In the pews : Indonesian parishioners pray at a church during Christmas Eve services in Jakarta. (AFP/Adek Berry) -
AFP - Sat Dec 24, 3:47 PM ET
Fundraising extravaganza : Indian Bollywood superstar Sharukh Khan performs on stage during the Temptations 2005 show in New Delhi. (AFP/Manan Vatsyayana) -
AFP - Sat Dec 24, 4:13 PM ET
Initiation : New recruits of The Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry Regiment are given orders as they take part in a passing out parade in Srinagar. (AFP/Sajjad Hussain) -
AFP - Sat Dec 24, 4:22 PM ET
Out of the sea : An Indian Tsunami survivor boy moves a traditional fishing boat from the sea at Devanampattinam village in Cuddalore. (AFP/Dibyangshu Sarkar) -
AFP - Sat Dec 24, 4:27 PM ET
Fresh powder : A man decends the slopes in the mountains of Brezovica. (AFP/Ermal Meta) -
Canadian Press - Sat Dec 24, 9:25 PM ET
Ronald Guzman, who works as Santa Claus, takes a break in a public park in Lima, Peru, on Saturday. (AP Photo/Karel Navarro) -
AP - Sat Dec 24, 4:53 PM ET
Devin Primrose, left, looks up a 16-foot snowman on Saturday Dec. 24, 2005 built by Billy Powers at his home in Anchorage, Alaska. Hundreds of visitors drive down the narrow street to see and photograph the giant snowman that has been featured in the local news. (AP Photo/\Al Grillo) -
AFP - Sun Dec 25, 5:09 PM ET
Watching the soldiers : A little boy looks at a soldier of the1st battalion 327th infantry regiment while on patrol on the outskirts of the northern city of Hawijah. (AFP/Filippo Monteforte) -
AFP - Sun Dec 25, 5:24 PM ET
For fun : Indian Tsunami survivors play in the children's park in a newly built permanent rehabilitation housing complex for the survivors of the December 2004 tsunami in Nagapattinam, around 350 km south of Chennai. (AFP/Dibyangshu Sarkar)