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Reuters - Tue Jan 24, 8:45 AM ET
Deaf Chinese dancers perform 'Thousand-hand Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva', or 'Guan Yin', a Chinese goddess, at a shopping mall in Hong Kong January 24, 2006. Retailers in the territory are arranging various kinds of cultural performances in a bid to boost sales before the Chinese Lunar New Year of the Dog which falls on January 29. REUTERS/Bobby Yip -
AP - Wed Jan 25, 9:53 AM ET
A supporter of Congo's soccer cheers ahead of the African Nations Cup Group B soccer match between Congo and Angola at Cairo Military Academy Stadium, Egypt Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2006. (AP Photo/Ariel Schali -
AFP - Wed Jan 25, 4:43 PM ET
Many a snowman : A woman looks at snowmen installed at the Arbat, a popular pedestrian shopping and entertainment street in Moscow. (AFP/Denis Sinyakov) -
AP - Wed Jan 25, 9:48 AM ET
Julie Duffy, 10, is confronted by Fluffy, the 25-year-old Owl, at the launch of a wildlife art challenge in Dublin, Wednesday Jan. 25, 2006, where children are inspired to use a bird or animal to demonstrate their creativity with a painting or drawing. Last year 32,000 children throughout Ireland entered the competition.(AP Photo/Niall Carson-pa) -
AFP - Tue Jan 24, 3:46 PM ET
Wounded Hutu : A young Congolese Hutu wears a bandage after being wounded by members of another ethnic group during some tensions in North Kivu Province, Democratic Republic of Congo. (AFP/Jose Cendon) -
AFP - Tue Jan 24, 4:06 PM ET
Sirop model : A model presents a creation by French designer Dominique Sirop during the Spring/Summer 2006 Haute Couture collections in Paris. (AFP/Olivier Laban-Mattei) -
AFP - Tue Jan 24, 4:15 PM ET
Simple toes : A model presents a creation by French designer Dominique Sirop during the Spring/Summer 2006 Haute Couture collections in Paris. (AFP/Olivier Laban-Mattei) -
AFP - Tue Jan 24, 4:35 PM ET
Brisk chat : Policemen huddle during a heavy frost in Ukraine's capital. (AFP/Sergei Supinsky) -
AFP - Tue Jan 24, 4:40 PM ET
Gaza graffiti : Fundamentalist Muslim Palestinian women walk past Hamas graffiti in Gaza City. (AFP/Patrick Baz) -
AFP - Tue Jan 24, 4:46 PM ET
Globe and tower : The Football Globe Germany, a see-through plexiglas globe travelling all over the world until the start of the 2006 World Cup, sits near one of Paris' landmarks. (AFP/Jean Ayissi) -
AFP - Tue Jan 24, 4:49 PM ET
The agony of defeat : Lindsay Davenport of the US reacts to a lost point during her Australian Open tennis tournament quarter-final match against Belgium's Justine Henin-Hardenne in Melbourne. (AFP/Mark Ralston) -
AFP - Tue Jan 24, 4:52 PM ET
Hungry cypriot : Cyprus' Marcos Baghdatis bites on a ball in between points during his Australian Open tennis tournament quarter-final match against Croatia's Ivan Ljubicic in Melbourne. (AFP/Greg Wood) -
AFP - Tue Jan 24, 5:00 PM ET
Power serve : The shadow of Russia's Maria Sharapova is cast on the court as she serves to Russia's Nadia Petrova during the Australian Open quarter-finals in Melbourne. (AFP/Mark Ralston) -
AFP - Tue Jan 24, 7:32 PM ET
Colorful catwalk : A model presents a creation by Lebanese designer Robert Abi Nader during the Spring/Summer 2006 Haute Couture collections, in Paris. (AFP/Francois Guillot) -
AFP - Tue Jan 24, 7:34 PM ET
Glamorous green : Models present V.Rom's Autumn/Winter 2006 collection during the last day of the 20th Sao Paulo Fashion Week, in Sao Paulo, Brazil. (AFP/Mauricio Lima) -
AFP/DDP - Tue Jan 24, 7:37 PM ET
Maracana photocall : Dancers perform during a photocall for the show "Maracana" by Brazilian choreographer Deborah Colker, in Hamburg. (AFP/DDP/Roland Magunia) -
AFP - Wed Jan 25, 4:22 PM ET
No, doggies! : A child reacts as stray dogs bark next to her in the town of Rostov-on-Don. (AFP/Alexander Blotnitsky) -
AFP - Wed Jan 25, 4:26 PM ET
Ready to fly : A Pakistani man prepares special thread used in kite flying in Karachi. (AFP/Rizwan Tabassum) -
AFP - Wed Jan 25, 4:30 PM ET
Through the looking glass : A Palestinian girl casting her vote is reflected in a mirror hanging in a classroom transformed into a polling station in Gaza City. (AFP/Mahmud Hams) -
AFP - Wed Jan 25, 4:30 PM ET
Counting the votes : Election officials count the votes after voting was declared closed in the southern Gaza Strip refugee camp of Khan Yunes. (AFP/Mohammed Abed) -
AFP - Wed Jan 25, 4:32 PM ET
Haute reflections : A model reflects on the catwalk during Lebanese designer Elie Saab Spring/Summer 2006 Haute Couture show, in Paris. (AFP/Olivier Laban-Mattei) -
AFP - Wed Jan 25, 4:38 PM ET
Nature's inspiration : Models present creations by French designer Franck Sorbier during the Spring/Summer 2006 Haute Couture collections, in Paris. (AFP/Olivier Laban-Mattei) -
AFP - Wed Jan 25, 4:42 PM ET
Keeping warm : A homeless woman drinks tea distributed by a religious charity project called "The bus of charity" at the railway station in Moscow. (AFP/Denis Sinyakov) -
AFP - Wed Jan 25, 4:43 PM ET
Many a snowman : A woman looks at snowmen installed at the Arbat, a popular pedestrian shopping and entertainment street in Moscow. (AFP/Denis Sinyakov) -
AFP - Wed Jan 25, 4:45 PM ET
Faces of winter : Smileys are seen on the front window of an abandoned car in Sofia, as a passer-by peers in. (AFP/Valentina Petrova)