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Reuters - Tue Mar 14, 10:04 AM ET
Israeli dancers take part in the Purim parade in the central Israeli town of Holon March 14, 2006. Purim is a celebration of the Jews' salvation from genocide in ancient Persia, as recounted in the Book of Esther. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun -
AFP - Wed Mar 15, 4:16 PM ET
Fast strokes : Canadian badminton player Charmaine Reid serves during a practice session at the Melbourne Exhibition Centre. (AFP/Toru Yamanaka) -
AFP/DDP/File - Wed Mar 15, 1:49 PM ET
A German youth sticks his head in the mouth of a dinosaur figure. A fossil found in Germany has clouded debate about the advent of feathers, the key event in the theorised evolution of birds from small dinosaurs 176-146 million years ago.(AFP/DDP/File/Norbert Millauer) -
Reuters - Tue Mar 14, 5:33 PM ET
A craftsman adds finishing touches on a puppet during the last preparations ahead of 'Fallas' festival in Valencia March 14, 2006. The festival welcomes Spring and honours Saint Joseph's Day with the burning of giant elaborate sculptures and effigies of wood and plastic in the early hours of March 20, 2006. REUTERS/Heino Kalis -
AP - Wed Mar 15, 5:51 AM ET
Boys pour colored water on their friend during Holi celebrations in Allahabad, India, Wednesday, March 15, 2006. Holi, the Hindu festival of color, heralds the arrival of spring. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh) -
AFP - Wed Mar 15, 4:50 PM ET
And they're off... : Horses jump a fence during the Royal and SunAlliance Novices' Hurdle race on the second day of the Cheltenham Festival. (AFP/Adrian Dennis) -
AFP - Wed Mar 15, 4:22 PM ET
The eyes of the condor : A South American Andean Condor sits in its cage at the Moscow Zoo. (AFP/Yuri Tutov) -
AFP - Wed Mar 15, 4:36 PM ET
Twirlies down-under : Performers dance during the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games 2006 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. (AFP/William West) -
AFP - Wed Mar 15, 4:39 PM ET
Missing : An ethnic Albanian man looks at pictures of ethnic Albanians missing from the 1999 Kosovo war in Pristina. (AFP/Ermal Meta) -
AFP - Wed Mar 15, 4:43 PM ET
Charred remains : A young boy peers over the charred remains of hut in Padibe Internally Displaced People's camp approximately 400km north of the capital Kampala. (AFP/Stuart Price) -
AFP - Wed Mar 15, 4:47 PM ET
Coming down hard : Jockey Ruby Walsh comes down crashing under the hooves of Moscow Flyer as his horse Kauto Star collapses during The Queen Mother Champion Steeple Chase on the second day of the Cheltenham Festival. (AFP/Adrian Dennis) -
AFP - Wed Mar 15, 5:01 PM ET
At the races : Racegoers take in the view during the second day of The Cheltenham Festival. (AFP/Adrian Dennis) -
AFP - Wed Mar 15, 6:58 PM ET
Colorful faces : An Indian family travel on a motorbike after Holi celebrations in Mumbai. (AFP/Indranil Mukherjee) -
AFP - Wed Mar 15, 7:00 PM ET
Covered in color : An Indian boy gets smeared with colours during Holi celebrations in Mumbai. (AFP/Indranli Mukherjee) -
AFP - Wed Mar 15, 7:02 PM ET
Purim celebration : An Israeli child dressed like bride celebrates the Purim festivities, in Jerusalem. (AFP/Samuel Aranda) -
AFP - Wed Mar 15, 7:24 PM ET
Detained : Arrested suspects are seen at an Iraqi army barracks in Baquba, northeast of Baghdad. (AFP/Ali Yussef) -
Day in pictures: 16 March 2006
A Nihang, or Sikh religious warrior, at the head of a procession in India's Punjab region during the festival of Holi. -
A mourner pays tribute to the late footballing legend George Best at a memorial service in Manchester, UK. -
An inspector examines poultry in the Afghan capital Kabul, where experts have confirmed the first case of bird flu. -
Boys play football in the streets around a holy Shia Muslim mosque in Baghdad, Iraq, where cars have been banned from the streets as parliament is sworn in. -
New Zealand's swimming team perform the traditional Maori Haka to celebrate the victory of team-mate Moss Burmeister at the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia. -
Owners of internet cafes in Seoul, South Korea, throw monitors onto a pile in protest at plans to ban smoking in their premises. -
Day in pictures: 21 March 2006
Iraqi Kurds mark Newroz, or New Year, near the northern town of Akra by unveiling a huge Kurdish flag. -
Australia's Michael Klim takes part in the men's 4 x 100 medley swim at the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne. -
World Development Movement campaigners protest against UK support for water privatisation in developing countries.