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Reuters - Thu Apr 20, 9:00 AM ET
A man walks past a bush covered in ice in Russia's far eastern port city of Vladivostok April 20, 2006. A cyclone passed through the Vladivostok region on Wednesday bringing unusually large amounts of rain that turned into snow and ice as the temperature dropped towards the evening. REUTERS/Yuri Maltsev -
Reuters - Thu Apr 20, 8:19 AM ET
Members of Indian Army's motor cycle dare devil team perform during a show in Uri, 102 km (63 miles) west of Srinagar, April 20, 2006. The show was organised to entertain and boost the moral of Kashmiri children affected by last year's October 8 earthquake which killed at least 1,300 on the Indian-administered Kashmir side, Indian army authorities said. REUTERS/Fayaz Kabli -
Day in pictures: 21 April 2006
A Romanian boy brushes his teeth in a tent camp after floodwaters from the swollen Danube forced the village of Rast to be evacuated. -
A worker attaches a Buddhist name card with a wish on it to a lotus lantern at a temple in Seoul, South Korea. A range of events is planned to mark Buddha's birthday on 5 May. -
An Iraqi boy examines a soldier's rifle at a checkpoint in the country's capital, Baghdad. -
Zeba, a Kashmiri Bakarwal nomad, carries her son at a camp near Srinagar, in Indian-controlled Kashmir. The Bakarwal tribe wanders in search of good pasture for its cattle. -
A sniffer dog checks out a corgi balloon as crowds gather in Windsor, UK, to mark the Queen's 80th birthday. The Queen is well-known for her love of corgis. -
One thousand "trash people" sculptures by artist HA Schult are installed outside Cologne Cathedral in Germany. The work has already been on display in China, Russia and Egypt. -
AP - Fri Apr 21, 5:41 PM ET
Part of a huge firework display is seen at Kew Palace in west London, Friday April 21, 2006, to celebrate Britain's Queen Elizabeth's 80th birthday. Prince Charles, the heir to his mother's throne, was to host a dinner Friday night for the queen at Kew Palace in suburban London. The guest list was small and exclusive, two dozen very close family members, and a 10-minute firework display was planned before the meal. (AP Photo/John Stillwell, Pool) PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Friday April 21, 2006. See PA story ROYAL Queen. Photo credit should read: John Stillwell/WPA rota/PA. -
AP - Fri Apr 21, 5:15 AM ET
An entry in the 26th Annual New York International Orchid Show in New York's Rockefeller Center, is on display Thursday April 20, 2006. The show is thematically designed in the Sogetsu tradition, a centuries-old Japanese style of sculptural flower and plant arrangement. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) -
AP - Wed Apr 19, 11:48 PM ET
A lighting strike hits the ground near Tyler, Texas, Wednesday, April 19, 2006. (AP Photo/Dr. Scott M. Lieberman) -
AFP - Fri Apr 21, 5:31 PM ET
Kimi at it : Finnish McLaren-Mercedes driver Kimi Raikkonen steers his car out of the paddock area during the first practice session at the Imola race track. (AFP/Filippo Monteforte) -
AFP - Fri Apr 21, 5:28 PM ET
Down and dirty : Pakistani wrestler Sajjad(L) fights with Indian Punjab's Pilwendar Singh during a Kabaddi Punjab match between Pakistan and India at The Attiq Stadium in Lahore. (AFP/Arif Ali) -
AFP - Fri Apr 21, 5:22 PM ET
Carrying the cross : Ethiopian Christian Orthodox worshippers carry a cross during the Good Friday procession on the roof of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre at the Dir El Sultan church in Jerusalem's Old City. (AFP/Gali Tibbon) -
AFP - Fri Apr 21, 5:20 PM ET
For the Queen : School children await the arrival of Britain's Queen Elizabeth outside Windsor Castle during her 80th birthday celebrations in Windsor. (AFP/Adrian Dennis) -
AFP - Fri Apr 21, 5:17 PM ET
Tent city : A Romanian packs dirt around a plastic tent set in a temporary camp after fleeing the flooded village of Rast near the Danube River. (AFP/Dimitar Dilkoff) -
AFP - Fri Apr 21, 5:13 PM ET
Plastic home : A Romanian woman sits in a plastic tent at a temporary camp after fleeing the flooded village of Rast near the Danube River. (AFP/Dimitar Dilkoff) -
AFP - Fri Apr 21, 5:09 PM ET
Temporary shelter : Romanians feeling the floods sit in their makeshift shelter in a temporary camp in Rast near the Danube River. (AFP/Dimitar Dilkoff) -
AFP - Fri Apr 21, 5:01 PM ET
Detained : A rebel from the United Front for Change is detained by the Chadian army after being captured in combat along with some 320 compatriots over the past three days. (AFP/Martin Van Der Belen) -
AFP - Fri Apr 21, 4:55 PM ET
Eiffel in Beijing : Locals gather around a replica of Eiffel tower at a French food and wine festival in Beijing. (AFP/Peter Parks) -
AFP - Fri Apr 21, 4:48 PM ET
Open air Mass : A Romanian woman participates attends an open air mass at a temporary camp for flood victims in Rast near the Danube river. (AFP/Dimitar Dilkoff) -
AFP - Fri Apr 21, 4:43 PM ET
From above : Italian Renault driver Giancarlo Fisichella steers his car out of the pit area during the first practise session at the Imola race track two days before the San Marino Grand Prix in Italy. (AFP/Filippo Monteforte) -
Reuters - Tue Apr 25, 2:27 AM ET
Indian farmers carry watermelons on a boat across the river Ganges in the northern Indian city of Allahabad April 25, 2006. REUTERS/Jitendra Prakash -
AFP - Sun Apr 23, 8:21 PM ET
Big air : Brazilian rider Alessander Lenzi rides his jetski during the International Freeride Watercraft Association World tour 2006 on the super tubos beach in Peniche. (AFP/Nicolas Asfouri) -
Reuters - Wed Apr 26, 3:50 AM ET
A model wears a design by Australian designer Susie Mooratoff during her Ready to Wear show for Australian Fashion Week in Sydney April 26, 2006. More than one hundred designers from Australia and Asia Pacific are presenting their designs in either Individual, Ready to Wear or New Generation Group collection shows that will run over five days. REUTERS/David Gray