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Day in pictures: 6 March 2006
History buffs re-enact the 170th anniversary of the assault on the Alamo near San Antonio in Texas. -
French protesters open the valve on a Spanish wine tanker in a demonstration over declining French wine sales. -
Indian Presidential Guards arrive at the Presidential Palace for a ceremonial reception for Australian leader John Howard. -
The early-morning Morgestraich lantern procession kicks off a three-day carnival in Basel, Switzerland. -
A waiter clears snow from tables at a cafe in Tuzla, Bosnia. The Balkans have seen two days of heavy snow. -
Flour-covered revellers in the Greek town of Galaxidi do battle with coloured flour in a pre-Lenten celebration. -
Men read about Premier Wen Jiabao's speech which opened the annual session of the Chinese parliament. -
Checks in Hong Kong poultry markets are increased after a man dies of human bird flu in a nearby Chinese province. -
A protester burns a picture of Philippine President Arroyo in a demonstration in the capital, Manila. -
A boy looks at the wreckage of a car that exploded in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad. -
Afghan war widows demonstrate in front of a food distribution centre in Kabul. -
Day in pictures: 7 March 2006
A giant poster in the northern German city of Hanover is cleaned ahead of a major computer fair. -
Indian women prepare drying red chillies in Ahmadabad. They reportedly earn 500 rupees ($11) for each batch of 20kgs. -
Work continues on a giant crucifix for St Josef Cathedral, which is due to open in the Bulgarian capital, Sofia, in May. -
Kenyans march in favour of press freedom, following recent government-backed raids on a newspaper and TV office. -
Russian men buy bunches of flowers in preparation for International Women's Day celebrations on Wednesday. -
Thousands of Japanese attend a rally in Tokyo in protest at plans to allow women to ascend to the imperial throne. -
AP - Mon Mar 6, 1:02 PM ET
People stand and play on a British army tank at the British military base near Xylophagou village in the Larnaca district 70 kilometers (42 miles) southeast from capital Nicosia, Cyprus, on Monday, March 6, 2006. As most Cypriots commemorated 'Clean Monday,' the first day of Lent, by flying kites and eating foods associated with fasting, residents of Sohos celebrated it as the last day of carnival by wearing costumes, singing, dancing and drinking. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias) -
AFP/DDP - Sat Mar 4, 2:27 PM ET
A German woman stands on a bridge on the banks of the frozen Schwielowsee lake in Brandenburg. Heavy snow in France, Germany and Switzerland caused at least six deaths, power cuts, and blocked roads, as well as increasing the threat of avalanches, authorities reported.(AFP/DDP/Theo Heimann) -
AFP/DDP - Tue Mar 7, 4:56 PM ET
Looking sharp : A visitor poses with the mockup of an Albertosaurus dinosaur at the so-called "Biosphaere" tropical garden in Potsdam, eastern Germany. (AFP/DDP/Michael Urban) -
AP - Tue Mar 7, 11:36 AM ET
Tibetan monk creates a Sand Mandala Painting (an ancient spiritual art form designed to purify and heal the environment and its inhabitants) at the Prague Museum, Czech Republic on Tuesday March 7, 2006. Six Tibetan monks have been creating the Mandala for seven days and will destroy it by throwing in the Vltava river on Wednesday March 8. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek) -
Reuters - Tue Mar 7, 6:02 AM ET
A visitor walks past a jewellery booth at Hong Kong International Jewellery Show 2006 in Hong Kong March 7, 2006. Over 1,960 exhibitors from 40 countries and regions participate in the show, which is held from March 6 to 9. REUTERS/Paul Yeung -
AFP - Mon Mar 6, 5:04 PM ET
Shadow of Chirac : French president Jacques Chirac's shadow is seen during a press conference in Riyadh, on the third day of his official visit to Saudi Arabia. (AFP/Patrick Kovarik) -
AFP/DDP - Tue Mar 7, 4:25 PM ET
Men at work : Men work on a giant advertisement of a CeBIT exhibitor on the fair grounds in Hanover, in preparation of the 2006 CeBIT information and telecommunication technology fair. (AFP/DDP/Jochen Luebke) -
AFP - Tue Mar 7, 4:33 PM ET
Ready to go : Belgian Tom Boonen waits for the start of the Paris/Nice cycling race's second stage, in Cerilly. (AFP/Franck Fife)