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AFP - Tue Dec 27, 6:03 PM ET
Djerid sun rising : The sun rising on the chott Djerid in the Sahara desert on the second day of the 38th edition of the International Sahara Festival in Douz, south-western Tunisia. (AFP/Fethi Belaid) -
Reuters - Mon Dec 26, 1:51 PM ET
Foreign tourists 'let go' of the dead by releasing Thai traditional lanterns during a candelight vigil ceremony marking the one-year anniversary of the Indian Ocean tsunami on Thailand's island of Phi Phi December 26, 2005. On Phi Phi, on nearby Phuket island and Khao Lak beach to the north, people from all over the world joined Thais on Monday in remembering people known to have been killed in Thailand by the wave, which left nearly 3,000 people missing. REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad -
AFP - Tue Dec 27, 5:54 PM ET
Arranging shells : A US soldier of the 1st Battalion 327th Infantry Regiment arranges mortars, part of a big cache uncovered in the countryside of the northern Iraqi city of Hawijah. (AFP/Filippo Monteforte) -
AFP - Tue Dec 27, 5:55 PM ET
Damaged bridge : Palestinians inspect a damaged bridge hit by an Israeli missile in Beit Hanun, in the northern Gaza Strip. (AFP/Mohammed Abed) -
AFP - Tue Dec 27, 6:02 PM ET
DC monument : The Washington Monument stands out against the night sky in Washington, DC. (AFP/Karen Bleier) -
AFP - Tue Dec 27, 6:48 PM ET
Welding work : A Pakistani Kashmiri worker welds together a shelter for the Pakistan Workers Development (PWD) office in Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistan Administered Kashmir. (AFP/Asif Hassan) -
AFP - Tue Dec 27, 6:51 PM ET
Preparing the bread : Pakistani Kashmiri men prepare bread in the city of Muzaffarabad, capital of Pakistan Administered Kashmir. (AFP/Asif Hassan) -
AFP - Tue Dec 27, 6:54 PM ET
After the strike : Palestinian boys inspect a damaged bridge hit by an Israeli missile in Beit Hanun, in the northern Gaza Strip. (AFP/Mohammed Abed) -
AFP - Tue Dec 27, 6:55 PM ET
Mask III : A visitor looks at 'Mask III' (2005) by Australian-born sculptor Ron Mueck, during an exhibition at the Cartier Foundation for Contemporary Art in Paris. (AFP/Thomas Coex) -
AFP - Tue Dec 27, 7:41 PM ET
Waiting in the forest : An African would-be immigrant hides in a forest near the village Bel Younech in northern Morocco. (AFP/Jose Luis Roca) -
AFP - Tue Dec 27, 7:43 PM ET
Near Bel Younech : An African would-be immigrant walks out of a forest near the village Bel Younech in northern Morocco. (AFP/Jose Luis Roca) -
Day in pictures : 28 December 2005
A macaque monkey relaxes in a hot spring in Jigokudani-Onsen, Japan, as the country is hit by heavy snowfall. -
Displaced residents catch a glimpse of a groundbreaking ceremony at a Beijing 2008 Olympic Games site, which used to be their neighbourhood. -
A firework-maker takes a break in Bocaue, the Philippines, where pyrotechnics are the traditional way of celebrating the New Year. -
Sunni Muslims protesters continue their call for a re-run of the recent general election in the northern city of Tikrit, Iraq. -
Pope Benedict dons a Camauro, a traditional red velvet hat, during his weekly general audience at the Vatican. -
Tamil Tiger members guard the coffin of recently-killed pro-rebel MP Joseph Pararajasingham in Kilinochchi, Sri Lanka. -
Fish are tossed in the air during an annual ice fishing festival in Jilin province, north-east China. -
A cyclist braves the snow in Great Chart, Kent, after another night of snow across the south-east of England. -
AFP - Wed Dec 28, 4:57 PM ET
Checking the price : A businessman checks stock prices at an electronic stock indicator, at the window of the security company in central Tokyo. (AFP/Toshifumi Kitamura) -
AP - Wed Dec 28, 7:47 PM ET
A surfer rides a wave near the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, Wednesday Dec. 28, 2005 after the skies cleared from an earlier storm. (AP Photo/Jakub Mosur) -
AFP - Wed Dec 28, 4:29 PM ET
On patrol : US soldiers of the 1st Battalion 327th Infantry Regiment patrol along a road on the outskirts of the northern Iraqi city of Hawijah. (AFP/Filippo Monteforte) -
AFP - Wed Dec 28, 4:30 PM ET
Checking the car : A US soldier of the 1st Batallion 327th Infantry Regiment checks the inside of a car on a road in the outskirts of the northern Iraqi city of Hawijah. (AFP/Filippo Monteforte) -
AFP - Wed Dec 28, 4:32 PM ET
Rural mission : US Soldiers form the 1st Battalion 327th Infantry Regiment go on patrol in a rural area on the outskirts of the northern Iraqi city of Hawijah. (AFP/Filippo Monteforte) -
AFP - Wed Dec 28, 4:35 PM ET
Horsin' around : A Fantasia rider performs during a wedding celebration, during the closing of the Sahara International Festival in Douz, south-western Tunisia. (AFP/Fethi Belaid)