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Day in pictures: 21 February 2006
Indian police use water cannons against protesters from the National Potters Association in Delhi. -
Competitors shoot in the men's biathlon at the Turin Olympics. -
US troops take part in a change of command ceremony at an American air base in Bagram, Afghanistan. -
Pakistani police sit at a market closed in a protest at the publication of cartoons satirising the Prophet Muhammad. -
A butcher surveys poultry boxes in Paris, after France's first case of bird flu was reported at the weekend.... -
...while the raven master stands outside the Tower of London, which has also taken precautions against bird flu. -
Reuters - Sat Feb 18, 11:08 AM ET
A Carnival reveller dances in the streets of Cobres, northwestern Spain February 18, 2006. Carnival celebrations get underway in the Galician village of Cobres as dancers wear brightly-coloured hats and go from house to house singing and dancing and asking for donations. REUTERS/Miguel Vidal -
AP - Mon Feb 20, 7:31 AM ET
An icicle hanging from a roof is melting in the sun in Sauze d'Oulx, Italy, Monday, Feb. 20, 2006 after heavy snowfalls the night before caused massive transporation problems. (AP Photo/Michael Probst) -
Reuters - Tue Feb 21, 4:13 PM ET
A model presents a creation as part of Kei Kagami's Fall/Winter 2006-2007 women's collection during the Milan Fashion Week February 21, 2006. REUTERS/Daniele La Monaca -
Reuters - Tue Feb 21, 4:26 AM ET
A yogi, with his face painted with ashes and colours as devotion to Lord Shiva, is seen at Pashupatinath temple in Katmandu February 21, 2006. Hindus from all over Nepal and India have started to gather at Pashupatinath temple to celebrate Shivaratri festival on Sunday. REUTERS/Gopal Chitrakar -
AFP - Tue Feb 21, 5:48 PM ET
Milan silhouette : A model displays a creation of La Perla during Fall/Winter 2006/2007 women's ready to wear collection in Milan. (AFP/Paco Serinelli) -
AFP - Tue Feb 21, 5:25 PM ET
Backstage at the show : A model gets final touches done on her dress backstage as she is going to present a creation as part of the Spring/Summer 2006 collection of the Bulgaran designer Sofia Borissova during a fashion show in Sofia. (AFP/Valentina Petrova) -
AFP - Tue Feb 21, 5:27 PM ET
Nablus incursion : An Israeli soldier shouts from the inside of an armoured vehicle on the third day of a military incursion into the Balata refugee camp close to the West Bank town of Nablus. (AFP/Jaafar Ashtiyeh) -
AFP - Tue Feb 21, 5:30 PM ET
Final round : An athlete jumps at the 2006 Winter Olympics' long hill team ski jumping final round in Pragelato. Austria won the gold medal, Finland took the silver and Norway the bronze. (AFP/Martin Bureau) -
AFP - Tue Feb 21, 5:34 PM ET
Preparing to race : Stefan Heythausen of Germany prepares for the Men's 1500M competition during the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. (AFP/Franck Fife) -
AFP - Tue Feb 21, 5:37 PM ET
U2 fan : A U2 fan waves his hand at Morumbi stadium, in Sao Paulo, Brazil. (AFP/Mauricio Lima) -
AFP/DDP - Tue Feb 21, 5:39 PM ET
Down the hill : Sebastian Haseney of Germany glides down the hill during the long hill jump of the 2006 Winter Olympics' Nordic Combined sprint competition in Pragelato. (AFP/DDP/Johannes Simon) -
AFP - Tue Feb 21, 5:40 PM ET
Amazon float : A member of the samba school "Academicos del Grande Rio" gives the finishing touches to a float that symbolizes the Indians of the Amazon forest, in a workshop at the Samba City in Rio de Janiero. (AFP/Vanderlei Almeida) -
AFP - Tue Feb 21, 5:43 PM ET
Through the course : Germany's Sven Fischer competes in the 4x7.5km relay of the men's biathlon at the Turin 2006 Winter Olympic Games, in Cesana San Sicario. (AFP/Eric Feferberg) -
AFP - Tue Feb 21, 5:46 PM ET
Venice masks : Traditionaly masked Venetians pose on San Marco square during the carnival in Venice. (AFP/Yuri Kadobnov) -
AFP - Tue Feb 21, 5:49 PM ET
Manning the tanks : Iraqi tank crews of the 9th Army Mechanized Division stand atop their renovated Soviet model T-72 tanks at the Besmaya range near Taji, northeast of Baghdad. (AFP/Karim Sahib) -
AFP - Tue Feb 21, 5:51 PM ET
At the farm : A chicken in a farm in Boucieu-le-Roi, southern France. (AFP/Philippe Merle) -
Day in pictures: 22 February 2006
Angry Iraqis hold a golden fragment retrieved from inside the bombed holy shrine of al-Askari in Samarra, north of Baghdad. -
A vet vaccinates an eagle owl against the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus. The main nature reserves of Belgium have decided to vaccinate all their birds. -
Bangladeshi cricket fans celebrate after their team defeated Sri Lanka in the second one-day international cricket match in the capital, Dhaka.