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AFP - Thu Jan 5, 4:04 PM ET
Clowning around : Performers from Cirque du Soleil run through a dress rehearsal of their Alegria show at the Royal Albert Hall in London. (AFP/John D McHugh) -
AFP - Thu Jan 5, 4:07 PM ET
Flexible duet : Performers from Cirque du Soleil run through a dress rehearsal of their Alegria show at the Royal Albert Hall in London. (AFP/John D McHugh) -
AFP - Thu Jan 5, 4:12 PM ET
Riding into the sunset : A competitor rides into the sunset during the sixth stage between Tan-Tan and Zouerat during the 28th Dakar. (AFP/Damien Meyer) -
AFP - Thu Jan 5, 4:16 PM ET
Yamada in flight : Hiroki Yamada of Japan flies against the night sky during the qualification jump of the FIS ski-jumping World cup prior to the final round of the Four Hills Tournament in Bischofshofen. (AFP/Joe Klamar) -
AFP - Thu Jan 5, 4:21 PM ET
Grand Ice : Visitors admire the various ice buildings and sculptures at the Grand Ice and Snow World in north China's Harbin city. (AFP/Goh Chai Hin) -
AFP - Thu Jan 5, 4:22 PM ET
Chilling effect : Visitors admire the various ice buildings and sculptures at the Grand Ice and Snow World in north China's Harbin city. (AFP/Goh Chai Hin) -
Day in pictures: 6 January 2006
Bulgarian men brave the icy waters of Druzhba lake in Sofia, looking for a cross they believe will grant them good health. -
Greek Orthodox priests wait for the start of the Orthodox Christmas Eve procession in Manger Square, in front of the Church of the Nativity in the West Bank town of Bethlehem. -
Two Jewish men pray at the Western Wall in Jerusalem, a sacred spot in Judaism. Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon remains in a critical condition in hospital. -
Painting delicate designs on the hands of a friend, an artist applies henna in Dhaka, Bangladesh. -
Chickens wait outside a vet's office in Dogubeyazit, eastern Turkey. Thousands have already been slaughtered, but a third child has died of bird flu. -
Francis Bacon's painting entitled 'Study from Portrait of Pope Innocent X by Velazquez' is up for auction today in London. -
AFP - Thu Jan 5, 10:49 PM ET
Fireworks light up the night sky as visitors admire the various ice buildings and sculptures at the Grand Ice and Snow World, in north China's Harbin city(AFP/Goh Chai Hin) -
AP - Thu Jan 5, 3:56 AM ET
Mongolian-born grand champion Asashoryu, right, accompanied by sword-bearer Asasekiryu also of Mongolia, performs his ring entry forms during the new year's sumo dedication ceremony at Meiji Shrine in Tokyo Thursday, Jan. 5, 2006. About 3,000 well-wishers thronged to the shrine to observe the annual shinto ritual celebrating the new year. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi) -
AP - Fri Jan 6, 12:19 AM ET
Members of a traditional firemenship preservation group perform a stunt on bamboo ladders during the annual new year's firefighters review in Tokyo Friday, Jan. 6, 2006. Tokyo fire department demonstrated firefighting and rescue skills during the annual new year event. (AP Photo/Katsumi Kasahara) -
AFP - Fri Jan 6, 4:37 PM ET
Henna decoration : A Bangladeshi child shows a henna design decorating her hand during a henna fesitval held to mark the Islamic Festival of Eid ul-Adha in Dhaka. (AFP/Shafiq Alam) -
Reuters - Fri Jan 6, 7:52 AM ET
Acrobats of the Chinese National Circus balance on chairs during their 'Ying Yang' performance in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria in Spain's Canary Islands January 5, 2006. The circus featuring some 60 acrobats is directed by gymnast Li Xining and is currently touring Spain. Picture taken January 5, 2006. REUTERS/Juan Medina -
AFP - Fri Jan 6, 2:34 PM ET
Cross-country in Otepaa : A competitor races during a training session on the eve of a World Cup cross-country race in Otepaa, Estonia. (AFP/Janek Skarzynski) -
AFP - Fri Jan 6, 2:37 PM ET
Waving the flag : Palestinian boys wave an Egyptian flag on the "security wall" that separates the Gaza Strip from Egypt during a protest in the border town of Rafah. (AFP/Said Khatib) -
AFP - Fri Jan 6, 2:38 PM ET
The Monty Python and the croc : British comedian, actor and author John Cleese gets a close look at a live baby crocodile at Sydney's Taronga Zoo. (AFP/Torsten Blackwood) -
AFP - Fri Jan 6, 2:38 PM ET
Riding hard : A local peasant takes part in a traditional horse race in Pietrosani village to mark the Epiphany religious service. (AFP/Daniel Mihailescu) -
AFP - Fri Jan 6, 3:20 PM ET
Illegal works of art : Painted walls at the Graffiti Hall of Fame at Junior High School 13 in the Spanish Harlem section of New York. (AFP/Stan Honda) -
AFP - Fri Jan 6, 3:29 PM ET
Orthodox Christmas : Armenian Orthodox woman pray during the Orthodox Christmas service in Baghdad. (AFP/Ali al-Saadi) -
AFP - Fri Jan 6, 3:33 PM ET
Smooth glide : A Kashmiri child slides on his stomach as he plays on the frozen surface of Dal Lake in Srinagar. (AFP/Tauseef Mustafa) -
AFP - Fri Jan 6, 3:51 PM ET
Masked leader : People look at Mexico's Zapatista National Liberation Army (EZLN) leader "Subcomandante Marcos" while he delivers a speech during a public gathering in front of the cathedral of San Marcos in Tuxtla Gutierrez, in the southern state of Chiapas. (AFP/Susana Gonzalez)