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Some Christians and Muslims are opposed to the carnival, saying that it is immoral, idolatrous and not African. -
But for the revelling enthusiasts it is a happy time with lots of dancing to music blaring from huge speakers on trucks. -
The trucks carrying the sound systems are competing to be the loudest. (Photos by the BBC's Yusuf Sarki Muhammad and Alice Muthengi in Abuja) -
AP - Thu Nov 24,12:37 PM ET
Two white-tail deer stop for a moment in the newly-fallen snow in the woods of Bainbridge, Ohio, Thursday, Nov. 24, 2005. A Thanksgiving snowstorm blanketed the area in nearly a foot of snow. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta) -
AFP - Fri Nov 25, 7:33 PM ET
Train tunnel : A man waits for a train on a empty platform in Milan's Central station. Transport throughout Italy is on strike to protest against the Italian government's proposed 2006 budget, which includes some 20 billion euros in spending cuts and revenue-raising measures to keep Italy's deficit in check. (AFP/Filippo Monteforte) -
AFP - Fri Nov 25, 4:09 PM ET
Awaiting care : An Iraqi girl waits in line at a medical assistance center organized by US army troops, southwest of Baghdad. (AFP/Mauricio Lima) -
AFP - Fri Nov 25, 4:15 PM ET
First medallist : Australia's Monette Russo goes through her routine on the uneven bars on her way to winning the bronze medal in the Women's Individual All-Round Final at the 38th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships. (AFP/William West) -
AFP - Fri Nov 25, 4:27 PM ET
Strike a pose : Russian Evgeny Plushenko performs a short program at the Cup of Russia ISU Grand Prix figure skating event in St. Petersburg. (AFP/Yuri Kadobnov) -
AFP - Fri Nov 25, 4:41 PM ET
On alert : Turkish Cypriot soldier perform during the Toros 2005 military exercises in the Turkish part of Cyprus. (AFP/Str) -
AFP - Fri Nov 25, 4:57 PM ET
Spot the landing : Elizabeth Tweddle of Great Britain prepares to land on the beam as she takes out fourth place in the Women's Individual All-Round Final at the 38th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Melbourne. (AFP/William West) -
AFP - Fri Nov 25, 7:13 PM ET
Important choices : A Palestinian woman looks at the electoral list as she readies to casts her vote at a polling station in the West Bank city Ramallah for the Fatah primaries. (AFP/Jamal Aruri) -
AFP - Fri Nov 25, 7:34 PM ET
Queuing for water : A young boy carries empty water containers as residents queue for water in the northern Chinese city of Harbin where a spillage of carcinogenic benzene severely polluted one of China's biggest rivers after a chemical plant explosion in the neighbouring province of Jilin causing water supplies in the city to be cut for millions of people. (AFP/Peter Parks) -
AFP - Fri Nov 25, 7:59 PM ET
Prayer and protest : Palestinians from the West Bank village of Abud conduct the Friday prayer under the watchful eye of Israeli border guards during a demonstration against the on going construction of Israel's security barrier in the village. (AFP/Gali Tibbon) -
AFP - Sat Nov 26, 6:58 PM ET
Look mom, no hands! : Polish Dorota Zagorska and Mariuzs Siudek perform their gold medal winning pairs free skating routine at the Cup of Russia ISU Grand Prix figure skating event. (AFP/Yuri Kadobnov) -
AFP - Sat Nov 26, 6:54 PM ET
Risky release : Chellsie Memmel of the US goes through her routine on the way to winning silver in the Women's Uneven Bars at the 38th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships. (AFP/William West) -
AFP - Sat Nov 26, 7:03 PM ET
Irina's spin : Russian Irina Slutskaya performs in the free program of the Cup of Russia ISU Grand Prix figure skating event on her way to winning the gold medal. (AFP/Yuri Kadobnov) -
AFP - Sat Nov 26, 7:16 PM ET
Taking to the streets : A woman who opposes Venezuelan President Hugo Chaves marches in Caracas. (AFP/Andrew Alvarez) -
AFP - Sat Nov 26, 7:24 PM ET
Anxious to cross : Palestinians jump over other people to as they wait to have their passports checked before entering the Rafah terminal at the border between Gaza and Egypt. (AFP/Mahmud Hams) -
AFP - Sat Nov 26, 7:26 PM ET
Early traveler : A Palestinian man holds his passport while waiting for the opening of the Rafah terminal to cross the border between Gaza and Egypt. (AFP/Mohammed Abed) -
AFP/ANP - Sat Nov 26, 7:37 PM ET
It's all in the hair : Kseniya Sitnik from Belarus performs her winning song during the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in Hasselt, Belgium. (AFP/ANP/Juan Vrijdag) -
AFP - Sat Nov 26, 8:07 PM ET
Ready for Turin : Greek actress Theodora Siarkou, serving as high priestess in the flame-lighting ceremony of the Turin 2006 Winter Games, holds an archaic-style vessel with the Olympic flame during the ceremony's dress rehearsal in ancient Olympia, birthplace of the ancient Olympics. (AFP/Aris Messinis) -
AFP - Sun Nov 27, 7:23 PM ET
Monarch migration : Monarch butterflies in the Oyamel forest at the El Capulin sancturay, 170 km from Mexico City. (AFP/Mario Vazquez) -
AFP - Sun Nov 27, 7:27 PM ET
Declaration of rights : A man walks past an illuminated panel bearing the words of the Universal declaration of Human Rights at the international convention centre in Barcelona during the Euromed summit. (AFP/Adrian Dennis) -
AFP - Sun Nov 27, 7:30 PM ET
Fans of the game : Paris Saint-Germain's fans cheer at there team during the French L1 football match against Lens, at the Parc des Princes in Paris. Lens won 4-3. (AFP/Olivier Labban Mattei) -
AFP - Sun Nov 27, 7:31 PM ET
Baghdad baskets : US troops from 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment enjoy a basketball friendly match at sunset, at his base southwest of Baghdad. (AFP/Mauricio Lima)