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Day in pictures: 10 March 2006
Fishermen in Pampanga province in the Philippines vie with egrets for their catch of prawns and tilapia fish. -
Formula 1 world champion Fernando Alonso speeds away at practice in Bahrain ahead of the first race of the new season. -
Exiled Tibetans in Dharamsala, India, mark the 47th anniversary of a Tibetan uprising against Chinese rule. -
A US Abrams battle tank burns after an explosion east of Baghdad in Iraq. -
Dancers perform in a spider's web to promote the Mini car in a shopping mall in Yokohama, Japan. -
Queen Rania of Jordan attends a learning centre for underprivileged children in Delhi, India. -
A student celebrates in the Japanese capital after passing the entrance exam for the prestigious Tokyo University. -
AP - Thu Mar 9, 7:39 AM ET
A doberman and owner sit together at the annual Crufts Dog Show, at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham, England, Thursday March 9, 2006. More than 24,000 dogs from 32 countries are gathering for the event, which is in its 115th year and is expected to attract tens of thousands of visitors over four days of competition, culminating in the prestigious Best in Show contest.(AP Photo/Rui Vieira-pa) -
AP - Fri Mar 10, 8:20 AM ET
A sculpture 'The Modern Football Shoe' sits in a park in Berlin's government district on Friday, March 10, 2006. The sculpture is one of six sculptures forming the 'Walk of Ideas' for the soccer World Cup, a walking tour of inventions from Germany. Adi Dassler, the founder of the Adidas sports shoe brand, had developed football shoes that provided firm grip on soft ground that was soaked with rain by using his idea of the flexible screw-in stud shoe in 1953, which helped Germany to win the World Cup in 1954. (AP Photo/Herbert Knosowski) -
AFP - Fri Mar 10, 3:28 PM ET
Lone fisherman : A fisherman concentrates on his catch at the sea in Nias, Indonesia. (AFP/Jewel Samad) -
Reuters - Wed Mar 8, 1:37 AM ET
A man runs past a sculpture by artist Keld Moseholm from Denmark titled 'On the Staircase' at Perth's Cottesloe Beach March 8, 2006, which is part of the Sculpture by the Sea exhibition. This free exhibition, which showcases some 50 sculptures by Australian and international sculptors, is on display from March 9-19, and is a smaller version of Australia's largest exhibition of contemporary sculpture held annually at Sydney's Bondi Beach. REUTERS/Stringer -
AFP - Fri Mar 10, 3:27 PM ET
Klien ride : Austrian Red Bull driver Christian Klien steers is car during the first practice session of the Bahrain Formula One Grand Prix at Sakhir racetrack in Manama. (AFP/Loic Venance) -
AP - Wed Mar 8, 11:54 PM ET
Two of Canadian musher Sebastian Schnuelle's dogs take a break at the Takotna, Alaska, checkpoint during the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Wednesday, March 8, 2006. Four-time Iditarod champion Doug Swingley leads the 1,100-mile race to Nome. (AP Photo/Al Grillo) -
AFP - Sat Mar 11, 7:36 PM ET
Playful gods : Indian children dressed as the Hindu Gods Krishna(L) and Radha pose as they play with colors at a temple in Amritsar in the lead up to the Holi Festival, which will be celebrated across India on 15 March. (AFP/Narinder Nanu) -
AFP - Fri Mar 10, 2:39 PM ET
Putting the breaks on : Sprinters come to a stop a few yards away from the finish line after completing one of the men's 60m heat at the 11th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Moscow. (AFP/Yuri Kadobnov) -
AFP - Fri Mar 10, 2:45 PM ET
Jelly fakes : A Japanese girl gazes at artificial jellyfish floating in a fish tank at an interior art exhibition in Tokyo. (AFP/Yoshikazu Tsuno) -
AFP - Fri Mar 10, 2:47 PM ET
Tibetan refugees : Tibetan refugees with Tibetan flag painted over their faces attend a function marking the 47th anniversary of the Tibetan uprising against Chinese rule, in Dharamshala, India. (AFP/Tenzin Lhawang) -
AFP - Fri Mar 10, 3:18 PM ET
Powering to victory : Mozambique's Maria de Lurdes Mutola powers to victory during the women's 800m heats at the 11th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Moscow. (AFP/Denis Sinyakov) -
AFP - Fri Mar 10, 3:21 PM ET
Vasantotsav celebrations : Indian students from Rabindra Bharati University dance at they celebrate Vasantotsav 'The Festival of Spring' in Kolkata. (AFP/Deshakalyan Chowdhury) -
AFP - Fri Mar 10, 3:38 PM ET
Through the sprockets : Germany's Ronny Scholz rides in the pack during the fifth stage of the 64th edition of the Paris/Nice cycling race between Avignon and Digne-les-Bains. (AFP/Franck Fife) -
AFP - Fri Mar 10, 3:41 PM ET
Sailing Nias waters : A fishing boat sails back to port at dawn with their night catch to sell at the local fish-market in Nias. (AFP/Jewel Samad) -
AFP - Fri Mar 10, 3:49 PM ET
Clandestine : A Senegalese clandestine immigrant to Europe waits in a police station in Nouadhibou after being being intercepted at sea with others as they were heading for the European coast by boat. (AFP/Seyllou ) -
AFP - Fri Mar 10, 4:05 PM ET
Soft landing : An ahtlete lands after his high jump during the men's high jump qualifications at the 11th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Moscow. (AFP/Alexander Nemenov) -
AFP - Fri Mar 10, 4:08 PM ET
Rough challenge : Strasbourg's Tunisian defender Karim Haggui(R) collides with FC Basel's Brazilian forwrd Eduardo during their UEFA Cup clash in Basel. (AFP/Olivier Morin) -
AFP - Sat Mar 11, 6:30 PM ET
Shot on goal : Monaco's forward Javier Chevanton shoots during a French L1 football match against Sochaux at the "Louis II" stadium in Monaco. (AFP/Valery Hache)