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AFP - Wed Feb 1, 4:34 PM ET
True colors : A Nigerian supporter sporting the names of some of the Nigerian soccer selection painted on his body cheers for his team during the African Nations Cup in Egypt. (AFP/Karim Jaafar) -
AFP - Wed Feb 1, 4:45 PM ET
At the outpost : Israeli policemen force their way into an illegal outpost at Amona to confront and evacuate Jewish settlers and destroy nine houses built on Palestinian land. (AFP/Yoav Lemmer) -
AFP - Wed Feb 1, 4:50 PM ET
Mao by Warhol : A woman walks past "Mao 7" by US artist Andy Warhol at the Sotheby's auction house in London. (AFP/Carl de Souza) -
AFP - Wed Feb 1, 4:53 PM ET
Woman watching women : A female Iranian security guard(R) keeps watch as women attend a ceremony marking the 27th anniversary of Islamic revolution at the mausoleum of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in Tehran. (AFP/Behrouz Mehri) -
AFP - Wed Feb 1, 4:56 PM ET
SOldiers at dawn : Israeli soldiers wait at the entrance of the West Bank outpost of Amona before starting to evacuate settlers after a Supreme Court decision. (AFP/Pedro Ugarte) -
AFP - Wed Feb 1, 4:59 PM ET
Viking in shetland : Shetlanders dressed as Vikings take part in their traditional fire festival "Up Helly Aa" in Lerwick on the Shetland Islands, north of Scotland. (AFP/John D McHugh) -
AFP - Wed Feb 1, 5:04 PM ET
Rally in Kathmandu : Nepalese opposition activists march with a Communist flag during a protest in Kathmandu. (AFP/Emmanuel Dunand) -
AFP - Wed Feb 1, 5:09 PM ET
Calling for democracy : Nepalese and various NGO's take part in a protest march to the Nepalese Consulate in Hong Kong. (AFP/Mike Clarke) -
AFP - Wed Feb 1, 5:11 PM ET
Good Fortune : A fortune teller performs as thousands of visitors flock to a temple fair in Beijing on the fourth day of the Chinese New Year. (AFP/Peter Parks) -
Day in pictures: 2 February 2006
A young Bulgarian feeds swans by the coast at the Black Sea town of Varna. -
In Port-au-Prince, Haiti, posters promote the campaigns of candidates in the country's elections, due to be held on 7 February. -
Hardline Jewish settlers have clashed with troops in the illegal West Bank outpost of Amona as they tried to prevent the demolition of nine buildings. -
A wicker basket seller makes his way through the streets of Srinagar, capital of Indian-administered Kashmir. -
Children's favourites Paddington Bear (l) and Noddy at Buckingham Palace, London. Queen Elizabeth II is to host a summer garden party for children for her 80th birthday. -
Staff at Sotheby's auction house, London, display Deux Femmes, by French artist Paul Gaugin, expected to sell for up to £14m ($25m) at an auction. -
German artist Marco Figgen paints using his dreadlocked beard at his studio in Pattaya, Thailand. Mr Figgen has grown his beard for 13 years. -
Reuters - Wed Feb 1, 4:42 AM ET
An Indian girl looks at flowers displayed during an annual flower show in the northeastern Indian city of Siliguri February 1, 2006. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri -
Reuters - Wed Feb 1, 10:22 AM ET
Aerial view of the pack of riders cycling past metal pipes in the Qatari desert during the third stage of the Tour of Qatar cycling race from Sealine Beach Ressort to Kalifa Stadium February 1, 2006. Quick Step team rider cycling world champion Tom Boonen of Belgium won the stage and retains his gold leader jersey. REUTERS/POOL/Franck Fife -
AP - Thu Feb 2, 4:52 PM ET
Cyprus Cyclamens seen in a field near the villages in between Xylophagu and Ayia Napa in the Famagusta district 80 kilometers (50 miles) from capital Nicosia, Cyprus, on Thursday Feb. 2, 2006. The sweet-scented Cyprus cyclamen has been officially designated the island's national plant and the golden oak was chosen as the national tree. The official decision was taken by the government on Wednesday and was done for historic, ecological and tourism reasons. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias) -
Reuters - Wed Feb 1,10:02 AM ET
A recortador jumps over a bull during the opening ceremony of the World Bull Fair in Seville February 1, 2006. The show pays homage to the bulls used in traditional bullfights around Spain, and the fair will run from February 1 to 5. REUTERS/Marcelo del Pozo -
AFP/POOL - Thu Feb 2, 4:29 PM ET
The pack from above : The pack rides during the fourth stage of the fifth edition of the Tour of Qatar cycling race in Doha. (AFP/POOL) -
AFP - Thu Feb 2, 4:38 PM ET
For the right to work : Students demonstrate with civil servants in Lyon, central France, as they call for the right to work, job raises, and to keep retirement plans and public services. (AFP/Jean-Philippe Ksiazek) -
AFP/DDP - Thu Feb 2, 4:41 PM ET
Chaplin in pictures : A visitor walks past a portait of cinema great Charlie Chaplin at the "Chaplin in Pictures" exhibition at Hamburg's Deichtorhallen museum. (AFP/DDP/Roland Magunia ) -
AFP - Thu Feb 2, 4:45 PM ET
Broken grass : Lebanese University students look out through a shattered window in their classroom following a blast near a military barracks in Beirut. (AFP/Ramzi Haidar) -
AFP - Thu Feb 2, 4:56 PM ET
The faithful : Faithful hold candles as Pope Benedict XVI arrives to celebrate a mass and blessing of the candles in St-Peter's basilica at the Vatican. (AFP/Patrick Hertzog)