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An ultra-Orthodox Jew in Jerusalem walks past a poster of Ariel Sharon and his son Omri as the Israeli PM is gradually brought out of his coma. -
A cyclist pays his respects to four riders from a Welsh cycling club who were killed after a car skidded and spun into them. -
A Philippine child joins a protest at the Chinese embassy in Manila over the arrest of 14 people during demonstrations at last month's world trade talks in Hong Kong. -
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) -
AFP - Mon Jan 9, 2:31 PM ET
Electrifying! : Young people show their hair, standing straight up due to the static electricity in the air, during an electrical storm in Las Flores, 90 km east of Montevideo, Uruguay. (AFP/Stringer ) -
AP - Sun Jan 8, 9:12 AM ET
Bulgarian dancer named 'Kuker' shows his ritual mask in the village of Lesnovo, some 30 kms East of the capital Sofia, Sunday, Jan. 8, 2006. Every winter thousands of men from Bulgarian towns and villages take part in traditional celebrations wearing masks and costumes made of animal fur, to bring them good health and fertility.(AP Photo/Petar Petrov) -
AFP - Mon Jan 9, 2:34 PM ET
On guard : Turkish special forces members stand guard on the mountains during the visit of Turkish Health Minister Recep Akdag in the eastern Turkish city of Agri. (AFP/Mustafa Ozer) -
AFP - Mon Jan 9, 2:36 PM ET
Pigeon in Ankara : Pigeon on the roof of a house in Ankara, Turkey. (AFP/Stringer ) -
AFP - Mon Jan 9, 2:38 PM ET
Prayers for Hajj : A Muslim pilgrim prays in the plain of Arafat outside the holy city of Mecca. (AFP/Behrouz Mehri) -
AFP - Mon Jan 9, 2:40 PM ET
At the Wall : An ultra-Orthodox Jew prays at the Wailing Wall, Judaism's holiest site, in Old Jerusalem. (AFP/Patrick Baz) -
AFP - Mon Jan 9, 2:42 PM ET
Giselle and Count Alrecht : Roberta Marquez (behind) as Giselle and Ivan Putrov as Count Alrecht perform during a Royal Ballet dress rehearsal of Giselle at The Royal opera House in London. (AFP/John D McHugh) -
AFP - Mon Jan 9, 2:44 PM ET
Royal Ballet : Roberta Marquez (with black hair) performs as Giselle during a Royal Ballet dress rehearsal at The Royal Opera House in London. (AFP/John D McHugh) -
AFP/DDP - Mon Jan 9, 2:47 PM ET
Trendy Teddy : Fashion teddy bears of the label "Karin van Noort" are reflected in the sunglasses of model Sabine in Duesseldorf, western Germany. (AFP/DDP/Patrik Stollarz) -
AFP - Mon Jan 9, 2:50 PM ET
Along the path : A Pakistani earthquake survivor walks on a path overlooking the Pakistani Kashmiri city of Balakot, two days ahead of the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha -- the feast of sacrifice, Islam's second biggest annual festival. (AFP/Eric Feferberg) -
AFP - Mon Jan 9, 2:56 PM ET
Closer to Black Jesus : Hands are raised as thousands of Catholic pilgrims jostle to get near the image of the Black Nazarene in a yearly tradition in the Philippine capital Manila's Quiapo district. The black image of Jesus Christ carrying a cross was brought to the Philippines from Mexico in the 17th century. (AFP/Jay Directo) -
AFP - Mon Jan 9, 2:58 PM ET
Mock-up booths : A visitor looks at telephone booths made of cardboard where the real ones will be installed, at the Budget Terminal for low-cost airline at Changi Airport in Singapore. (AFP/Roslan Rahman) -
AFP - Mon Jan 9, 3:09 PM ET
Dune riders : Competitors ride across a dune during the ninth stage of the 28th Dakar rally ran between Nouakchott and Kiffa. (AFP/Damien Meyer) -
Day in pictures: 10 January 2006
Ribbons are tied in Seoul in a show of support for discredited South Korean stem cell pioneer Hwang Woo-Suk. -
Afghan men climb a hill on the outskirts of Kabul. -
Indonesians wait for meat donated to the poor as part of the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha. -
Protesters clash with Thai police during US-Thai trade talks in Chiang Mai province. -
A Jewish man blows a shofar - a ram's horn - during prayers at the Western Wall in Jerusalem. -
Hamas supporters campaign ahead of Palestinian elections, beside Israel's West Bank barrier in Abu Dis. -
Reuters - Mon Jan 9,10:57 AM ET
Gemma Sykes performs as Myrtha Queen of the Willis during a dress rehearsal for the ballet 'Giselle' at The Royal Opera House in Covent Garden in central London January 9, 2006. REUTERS/Alessia Pierdomenico -
AP - Mon Jan 9, 6:21 AM ET
A cross-country skier makes his way through a good layer of snow in the Black Forest near Freiburg, southwestern Germany, at sunset Sunday, Jan. 8, 2006. (AP Photo/ Winfried Rothermel)