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AP - Tue Jan 10, 12:03 PM ET
The Brandenburg Gate is lit with German national flags containing Black, Red and Golden colors on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2006. German artist Karl Feldmann illuminated Berlin's main landmark on the occasion of the upcoming 'Gruene Woche (Green Week)' an international fair focussing mainly on agricultural products, that opens on Jan. 13, 2006. (AP Photo/ Jan Bauer) -
Reuters - Sun Jan 8, 5:40 PM ET
Senegalese youths are silhouetted against dust kicked up during a traditional Ekonkon dance at sunset in the village of Kabousse, in the West African country's southern Casamance region January 8, 2006. The dance was to held celebrate a locally important wrestling match planned for later in the week. REUTERS/Finbarr O'Reilly -
AFP/DDP - Tue Jan 10, 6:59 PM ET
Kermit the toad : Toad "Kermit" sits on a toy scale before being weighed during an annual check-up at Hanover's zoo, where 2072 animals of 217 different species live. (AFP/DDP/Jochen Luebke) -
AFP - Tue Jan 10, 7:09 PM ET
Little shop of flowers : An Indian Kashmiri artificial flower seller waits for customers outside his shop on the eve of the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha in Srinagar. (AFP/Tauseef Mustafa) -
AFP/DDP - Tue Jan 10, 6:57 PM ET
Weighing in : Macaw bird "Lorenzo" spreads his wings as he is weighed during an annual check-up at Hanover's zoo, where 2072 animals of 217 different species live. (AFP/DDP/Jochen Luebke) -
AFP - Tue Jan 10, 6:58 PM ET
Eid al-Adha : A little boy slips down a slide at a fun fair in central Baghdad, as he enjoys Eid al-Adha, or Feast of the Sacrifice festivities, marking the climax of the Hajj or pilgrimage taking place in the holy city of Mecca, in Saudi Arabia. (AFP/Ahmad al-Rubaye) -
AFP/DDP - Tue Jan 10, 7:01 PM ET
Walter the tortoise : Tortoise "Walter" sits is weighed during an annual check-up at Hanover's zoo, where 2072 animals of 217 different species live. (AFP/DDP/Jochen Luebke) -
AFP - Tue Jan 10, 7:03 PM ET
The pits : German Formula 1driver Michael Schumacher of Ferrari is seen in the pits during a private test session at the Jerez recetrack in Jerez, southern Spain. (AFP/Jose Luis Roca) -
AFP - Tue Jan 10, 7:05 PM ET
Prayers in Sofia : Bulgarian muslims pray, while celebrating Kurban Bairam holiday in Sofia's Banya Bashi mosque. (AFP/Valentina Petrova) -
AFP - Tue Jan 10, 7:07 PM ET
Day of prayer : Bulgarian muslim prays, while celebrating Kurban Bairam holiday in front of Sofia's main mosque. (AFP/Valentina Petrova) -
AFP - Tue Jan 10, 7:11 PM ET
Through the window : Bolivian President Evo Morales smiles upon his arrival at Johannesburg International Airport for a two-day official visit to South Africa. (AFP/Gainluigi Guercia) -
AFP - Tue Jan 10, 7:15 PM ET
Istiqlal mosque : Muslim women pray at Istiqlal mosque to celebrate Eid-al-Adha in Jakarta. (AFP/Adhi Perwira) -
Day in pictures: 11 January 2006
A sumo wrestler tries to throw his opponent during their bout in the New Year grand tournament in Tokyo. -
Japanese Prime Minister Junchiro Koizumi teaches children how to do origami during a visit to Turkey. -
As Turkey is hit by bird flu, agriculture ministry employees chase ducks as they gather poultry for a cull which has already seen more than 300,000 birds destroyed. -
This sheep is being washed before it is slaughtered for the Muslim festive of Eid al-Adha in Srinagar, in Indian-administered Kashmir. -
Muslims squash into a car and head towards a pillar representing the devil to throw stones at it - part of ceremonies during the Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia. -
In India's Sagar island, pilgrims - including this man on a river bank - are making their annual trip for a dip in the water where the Ganges meets the Bay of Bengal. -
Northern parts of India are in the grip of a bitter cold snap which has claimed more than 160 lives and particularly threatens the poor and the homeless. -
Reuters - Tue Jan 10, 2:03 PM ET
A cast member from the off-Broadway production Slava's Snow Show walks inside a giant plastic globe during an unveiling of the 2007 Chrysler Caliber sedan at a press preview of the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan, January 10, 2006. The Caliber will replace the Dodge Neon. REUTERS/J.P. Moczulski -
Reuters - Tue Jan 10, 10:14 PM ET
Whiplash the Cowboy Monkey rides his border collie dog during a break in the Denver Nuggets Phoenix Suns game in Denver January 10, 2006. Whiplash was in town for the 100th National Western Stock Show going on across town. REUTERS/Rick Wilking -
AFP/DDP - Wed Jan 11, 4:51 PM ET
Icy water : Sun is reflected in the icy water of the Chiemsee lake, southern Germany. (AFP/DDP/Oliver Lang) -
Reuters - Wed Jan 11, 8:29 AM ET
Participants build a tower of 35,990 champagne glasses for a mention in the Guinness Book of Records during the Horecava, a fair for the hotel and catering industry, in Amsterdam, the Netherlands January 11, 2006. REUTERS/Toussaint Kluiters -
AFP - Wed Jan 11, 3:27 PM ET
At the synagogue : A jew waits outside the Bronnaya synagogue in Moscow shortly after a skinhead with a knife went in and injured eight people. (AFP/Denis Sinyakov) -
AFP - Wed Jan 11, 3:35 PM ET
Pilgrims at Muzdalefa : Muslim pilgrims observe the valley of Mina from the Muzdalefa mountain during the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Muzdalefa outside the holy city of Mecca. (AFP/Behrouz Mehri)