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AFP/DDP - Thu Feb 23, 5:13 PM ET
Traditional carnival : Traditional dances are performed by the "Alttstaedter" corps during the launch of the carnival season, with the the so-called women's carnival, in Cologne. (AFP/DDP/Henning Kaiser) -
AFP - Thu Feb 23, 4:59 PM ET
Picturesque race : Biathletes ski during the Women's 4x6km relay event at the Turin 2006 Winter Olympics, in Cesana San Sicario. (AFP/Frederick Florin) -
AFP - Thu Feb 23, 4:51 PM ET
Statement in silver : A model displays a creation by Italian fashion designer Antonio Marras during Fall/Winter 2006/2007 women's ready to wear collection in Milan. (AFP/Andreas Solaro) -
AFP - Thu Feb 23, 4:54 PM ET
Blood on the wall : Curious Palestinian youth look inside a house with a blood stain marking the wall following an Israeli military incursion into the Balata refugee camp, which adjoins the West Bank city of Nablus. (AFP/Pedro Ugarte) -
AFP - Thu Feb 23, 5:13 PM ET
Above the crowd : Warren Shouldice from Canada appears suspended above the crowd during the Turin 2006 Winter Olympics Freestyle Skiing Men's Aerials finals in Sauze d'Oulx, Italy. Shouldice placed sixth. (AFP/Joe Klamar) -
AFP - Thu Feb 23, 5:15 PM ET
Shelter from the rain : A US Marine uses a banana leaf to shelter from the rain near the central Philippine village of Guinsaugon, as search and rescue operations after a massive landslide were ordered to temporarily stop due to heavy rains. (AFP/Jay Directo) -
AFP - Thu Feb 23, 7:03 PM ET
Day of violence : Iraqi soldiers are reflected in a pool of blood at the site where a roadside bomb exploded in central Baquba city, northeast of Baghdad. (AFP/Ali Yussef) -
AFP - Thu Feb 23, 7:03 PM ET
Day of violence : Iraqi soldiers are reflected in a pool of blood at the site where a roadside bomb exploded in central Baquba city, northeast of Baghdad. (AFP/Ali Yussef) -
AFP - Thu Feb 23, 7:04 PM ET
Hot pink : A model displays a creation by Italian fashion house Krizia during Fall/Winter 2006/2007 women's ready to wear collection in Milan. (AFP/Paco Serinelli) -
AFP - Thu Feb 23, 7:06 PM ET
Holding her flag : Japan's Shiuzuka Arakawa celebrates taking gold during the Figure skating competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics, at the Palavela in Turin. US Sasha Cohen took the silver medal and Russian Irina Slutskaya captured silver. (AFP/Yuri Kadobnov) -
AFP - Thu Feb 23, 7:10 PM ET
Basel fans : Basel's supporters react at the end of the UEFA Cup football match Monaco vs Basel, at the Louis II stadium in Monaco. Basel went through to the next round after the match ended 1-1. (AFP/Valery Hache) -
AFP - Thu Feb 23, 7:18 PM ET
For Ilan : People take part in a silent demonstration against racism and antisemitism in Bagneux, Paris suburb, in memory of kidnapped, tortured and murdered Ilan Halimi. (AFP/Joel Saget) -
AFP - Thu Feb 23, 7:22 PM ET
Dolce and Gabbana creation : A model presents a creation by Italian fashion designer Dolce and Gabbana, during the Fall/Winter 2006/2007 women's ready to wear collection in Milan.(AFP/Francois Guillot) -
Day in pictures: 24 February 2006
US marines work in an international rescue team on Leyte island in the Philippines where some 1,000 people are feared dead following a mudslide. -
Baghdad streets are virtually empty after the government imposes a curfew to stop the spread of sectarian violence. -
Strong southern winds leave the Greek capital, Athens, covered in a fog of dust from Africa. -
Malaysian health officials launch a screening campaign around the capital, Kuala Lumpur, to check for possible cases of bird flu. -
Pakistani fishermen protest against the cartoons satirising the Prophet Muhammad. -
A Stradivarius violin, made in 1707 and with an estimated value of up to $2.5m (£1.43m), is played before being auctioned in New York in May. -
Reuters - Fri Feb 24, 5:28 AM ET
Indian folk dancers perform during the festival of gardens in the northern Indian city of Chandigarh February 24, 2006. REUTERS/Ajay Verma -
AFP - Fri Feb 24, 4:27 PM ET
Sit spin : Italy's Karel Zelenka performs in the Gala exhibition after the Figure skating competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics at the Palavela in Turin. (AFP/Franck Fife) -
AP - Fri Feb 24, 10:14 AM ET
A seagull is startled by a crashing wave at the southern Athens beach of Alimos on Friday, Feb. 24, 2005. Strong winds lashed Greek seas on Friday, forcing ferries to remain in port. In Athens, dust carried over from the Sahara Desert combined with humidity to limit visibility, leading to the cancellation of over a dozen domestic flights. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris) -
AFP - Fri Feb 24, 4:13 PM ET
Strike a pose : A model presents a creation by Italian fashion designer Gianfranco Ferre, during the Fall/Winter 2006/2007 women's ready to wear collection in Milan. (AFP/Francois Guillot) -
AFP - Fri Feb 24, 4:21 PM ET
Lucky knickers : Julia Mancuso from the US falls into the snow following the Ladies Giant Slalom final run in Sestriere Colle, Italy. (AFP/Jeff Haynes) -
AFP - Fri Feb 24, 4:24 PM ET
On patrol : Iraqi Special Police Commandos from the 2nd Battalion 2nd Brigade, also widely known as the "Wolf Brigade," search through a house as they set up checkpoints in advance of Friday prayers in Ramadi, west of Baghdad. (AFP/David Furst)