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AFP - Fri Jan 6, 3:55 PM ET
Awaiting destruction : Chickens are seen after they were left in front of the veterinary office for destruction in Dogubeyazit, near the eastern Turkish city of Agri. (AFP/Mustafa Ozer) -
AFP - Fri Jan 6, 3:59 PM ET
In persuit : A boy runs after poultry to help the crew to collect them in Dogubeyazit, near the eastern Turkish city of Agri. (AFP/Mustafa Ozer) -
AFP - Fri Jan 6, 4:56 PM ET
Balancing on bamboo : Members of the Edo (Tokyo) Firemanship Commemoration Association, wearing 19th century fire-fighting uniforms, display their balancing skills on top of bamboo ladders during the fire brigade's New Year's parade in Tokyo. (AFP/Toru Yamanaka) -
AFP - Sat Jan 7, 6:51 PM ET
Balancing act : Chinese contortionist Dang Dandan performs over Hou Jung during the street performance festival in Saitama city, a northern suburb of Tokyo. -
AFP - Sat Jan 7, 6:55 PM ET
Flu precautions : A duck is seen in a bag for destruction in Dogubeyazit, near Agri in eastern Turkey. (AFP/Mustafa Ozer) -
AFP - Sat Jan 7, 7:10 PM ET
Rough ride : France's Cyril Despres (KTM) rides to finish third in the eighth stage of the 28th Dakar Rally between Atar and Nouakchott. -
AFP - Sat Jan 7, 7:20 PM ET
Gate ahead : Kalle Palander of Finland clears a gate during the first run of the Alpine skiing World Cup Giant Slalom, in Adelboden. (AFP/Fabrice Coffrini) -
AFP - Sat Jan 7, 7:27 PM ET
Dressed for the temple : Indian children dressed as Hindu deities Lord Ram and Laxman participate during the Hindu religious procession of Maa Bhagwati "Jan Kalyan" (Public Welfare) at the holy city in Amritsar. (AFP/Narinder Nanu) -
AFP - Sat Jan 7, 7:31 PM ET
For Lohari : Indian kite-maker Gurinder Singh makes kites which are in heavy demand for the upcoming festival of Lohari which is celebrated on 13 January 2006, in Amritsar. (AFP/Narinder Nanu) -
AP - Sat Jan 7, 9:42 AM ET
French rider Cyril Despres steer his KTM during the seventh stage of the Dakar Rally between Zouerat and Atar, Mauritania, Friday Jan 6, 2006. Despres places fourth in the overall ranking in the motorcycle category. (AP Photo/Jerome Prevost, Presse Sports) -
AFP - Sun Jan 8, 5:43 PM ET
And they're off! : A musher and his sled dogs take the start in Avoriaz, in the French Alps, of the Grande Odyssee, a 900km sled dogs race scheduled from 08 to 12 January and gathering 20 of the best mushers in the world and some 200 dogs. (AFP/Jean-Philippe Ksiazek) -
AFP - Sun Jan 8, 5:35 PM ET
Florida frost : A periwinkle is covered by a light frost 08 January 2006 at Jonathan Dickenson State Park in Hobe Sound, FL. (AFP/Robert Sullivan) -
AFP - Sun Jan 8, 5:38 PM ET
Winter scene : A winter image from the Tyresta national park, southwest of Stockholm. (AFP/Sven Nackstrand) -
AFP - Sun Jan 8, 5:39 PM ET
Prayers at the Wall : Israeli soldiers pray at Jerusalem's Western Wall, Judaism's holiest site. (AFP/Brian Hendler) -
AFP - Sun Jan 8, 5:44 PM ET
Race in the snow : A musher and his sled dogs take part in "the Grande Odyssee", a 900 km sled dogs race scheduled from 08 to 12 January and gathering 20 of the best mushers in the world and some 200 dogs, in Avoriaz, in the French Alps. (AFP/Jean-Philippe Ksiazek) -
AFP - Sun Jan 8, 5:46 PM ET
Grande Odyssee : A musher and his sled dogs take the start in Avoriaz, in the French Alps, of the Grande Odyssee, a 900km sled dogs race scheduled from 08 to 12 January and gathering 20 of the best mushers in the world and some 200 dogs. (AFP/Jean-Philippe Ksiazek) -
AFP - Sun Jan 8, 5:51 PM ET
Down the slope : Jean-Pierre Vidal of France clears a gate during the second run of the Alpine skiing World Cup Slalom, in Adelboden. Vidal arrived fourth. (AFP/Fabrice Coffrini) -
AFP/DDP - Sun Jan 8, 5:57 PM ET
Birthday Bear : Berlin's so-called ruling city-bear Tilo enjoys his birthday cake at his home in the Koellnischer Park bear enclosure. The party to celebrate Tilo's 15th birthday was given by the "Berlin's Bear Friends" association. (AFP/DDP/Johannes Eisele) -
AFP/DDP - Sun Jan 8, 5:59 PM ET
Removing the ice : An employee of an energy supplier removes an ice crust from power lines near Huettenrode, eastern Germany. (AFP/DDP/Jens Schlueter) -
AFP - Sun Jan 8, 6:04 PM ET
At the market : A Pakistani live-stock trader stands with his camels as he waits for customers in the cattle market in Karachi. (AFP/Rizwan Tabassum) -
AFP - Sun Jan 8, 6:05 PM ET
Waiting for customers : A Pakistani livestock trader stands with his bull as he waits for customers in the cattle market at Karachi. (AFP/Rizwan Tabassum) -
AFP - Sun Jan 8, 6:08 PM ET
At the finish : Marc Berthod of Switzerland reacts after crossing the finish line of the Alpine skiing World Cup Slalom, in Adelboden. (AFP/Fabrice Coffrini) -
Day in pictures: 9 Jan 2006
A boatman in Bangladesh waits for customers as the country experiences intense cold weather that has killed more than 20 people. -
Muslim pilgrims ride on top of a bus to Arafat, outside the holy city of Mecca, for the culmination of the Hajj rituals. -
Pakistani earthquake survivors pray in front of the ruins of a mosque ahead of the Muslim feast of Eid al-Adha.