AFP - Wed Jan 25, 4:54 PM ET Historic vote : Supporters of the ruling Fatah party point to the Palestinian flag with their ink stained fingers after voting in Sheikh Saad in east Jerusalem. (AFP/Atta Hussein)
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AFP - Wed Jan 25, 4:58 PM ET Haute pink : A model presents a creation of Lebanese designer Elie Saab during the Spring/Summer 2006 Haute Couture collections, in Paris. (AFP/Olivier Laban-Mattei)
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AFP/DDP - Wed Jan 25, 5:02 PM ET Cold pitch : Soccer shoes lie on the snow-covered pitch at the Millerntor stadium in Hamburg prior the German Cup quarter final football match St. Pauli against Bremen. (AFP/DDP/David Hecker)
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Day in pictures: 26 January 2006
A tall ship passes in front of the Sydney Opera House during Australia Day celebrations.
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Bugti tribal militiamen gather in Dera Bugti in the Pakistani province of Balochistan.
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A shop assistant in Hong Kong holds a solid gold dog, created as an expensive gift to mark the Chinese New Year and advent of the Year of the Dog.
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Indian soldiers march during a military parade in New Delhi to mark the country's 57th Republic Day.
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A spectator stands in front of a picture featuring US President George Bush during the Peace Art Project exhibition in Seoul, South Korea.
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Car registration plates belonging to the Mini cars from the classic film the Italian Job are displayed before an auction, expected to fetch up to £20,000 ($35,000).
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Originally posted by poon cho tang:
Indian soldiers march during a military parade in New Delhi to mark the country's 57th Republic Day.
suitable for chingay parade
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In Prague, a young man jokingly gets in the spirit of MozartÂ’s 250th birthday celebrations.
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Reuters - Thu Jan 26,12:52 AM ET Heart-shaped chocolates, created by La Maison du Chocolat, is displayed during the Salon du Chocolat exhibition at a Tokyo department store January 26, 2006. A total of 55 chocolate brands from 11 countries are showcasing their sweets at the event held until January 30. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao
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AFP/ANA-HO - Wed Jan 25, 2:22 PM ET Ice shapes sculptures on the banks of the lake in the Greek town of Ioannina, northwest of Athens. A relentless Arctic weather front wreaked more havoc across a wide swath of eastern Europe, killing 53 people overnight in Ukraine alone and severely disrupting transport networks in half a dozen countries.(AFP/ANA-HO/P. Pappa)
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AFP - Thu Jan 26, 4:54 PM ET Crazy about Zambia : A Zambian football fan flashes the victory sign while cheering for his team during their African Nations Cup match vs Guinea in Alexandria, Egypt. (AFP/Abdelhak Senna)
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Reuters - Thu Jan 26, 8:30 PM ET Members of a 'Comparsa' dance and play candombe, an Afro-Uruguayan rhythm that is played with drums, during the inaugural parade of the Uruguayan carnival in Montevideo January 26, 2006. The carnival will continue till end of February. REUTERS/Andres Stapff
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AFP - Thu Jan 26, 4:23 PM ET At last : Cyprus' Marcos Baghdatis celebrates after he won his Australian Open tennis tournament semi-final match against Argentina's David Nalbandian in Melbourne. (AFP/Torsten Blackwood)
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AFP - Thu Jan 26, 4:28 PM ET True colors : A Tunisian supporter with his face painted in the national colors cheers for his country during their African Nations Cup match vs South Africa. (AFP/Issouf Sanogo)
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AFP/DDP - Thu Jan 26, 4:31 PM ET Shareholders : Shareholders of German electronics and engineering giant Siemens walk past Siemens flags and the TV tower on their way to the company's annual general meeting. (AFP/DDP/Joerg Koch)
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AFP - Thu Jan 26, 4:34 PM ET Igor breathing : Igor Berezutsky of Russia swims to a victory in the Men's 200m Individual Medley final in the FINA Swimming World Cup in Moscow. (AFP/Tatyana Makeyeva)
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AFP - Thu Jan 26, 4:46 PM ET Hamas in the streets : Hamas supporters celebrate the movement's victory in the Palestinian parliamentary elections in the West Bank city of Jenin. (AFP/Saif Dahlah)
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AFP - Thu Jan 26, 4:49 PM ET Cheering all the way : A Guinean football fan cheers for his team during their African Nations Cup match against Zambia in Egypt's Mediterranean port city of Alexandria. (AFP/Abdelhak Senna)
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AFP - Thu Jan 26, 4:57 PM ET Behind bars : Pakistani prisoners facing murder charges look through the bars of their cell at Adyala Jail in Rawalpindi. (AFP/Farooq Naeem)
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AFP - Thu Jan 26, 5:01 PM ET At the play : Two women take part in a play staged for the World Social Forum in Caracas. (AFP/Juan Barreto)
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AFP - Thu Jan 26, 5:04 PM ET Mimicking : A woman takes part in a satyrical play staged during the World Social Forum in Caracas. (AFP/Juan Barreto)
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AFP - Thu Jan 26, 7:34 PM ET Itxaso : The dancer Itxaso A. Cano from Dani Pannullo Company performs in the play "Tiranah" at Malaga's Contemporary Dance Week in Malaga, southern Spain. (AFP/Jose Luis Roca)