World News in Pictures

[Mr Lick]

Celebrity birthdays in March



Mar 1 - Justin Bieber turns 17. Bieber poses backstage at the 53rd annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California February 13, 2011.



Mar 2 - Jon Bon Jovi turns 49. Jon Bon Jovi performs on NBC's "Today" show in New York June 19, 2007.




Mar 3 - Jessica Biel turnst 29. Biel poses for a portrait while promoting her film "Easy Virtue" in Beverly Hills, California, May 20, 2009.



Mar 6 - Shaquille O'Neal turns 39. O'Neal poses for the press on media day in Miami, Florida October 1, 2007.



Mar 10 - Jon Hamm turns 40. Hamm poses at the premiere for the 4th season of the television series "Mad Men" at the Mann 6 theatre in Hollywood, California July 20, 2010.




Mar 12 - Liza Minnelli turns 65. Minnelli sits for a portrait for Reuters before a screening of "Liza's at the Palace" in New York November 24, 2009



Mar 14 - Michael Caine turns 78. Caine poses for a photograph during an interview with Reuters in New York, October 26, 2010. Caine's new memoir "The Elephant To Hollywood" is published by Henry Holt and Company.




Mar 19 - Glenn Close turns 64. Close is interviewed at the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences reception for the 62nd Primetime Emmy awards nominees at Pacific Design Center in Los Angeles August 27, 2010.



Mar 21 - Matthew Broderick turns 49. Broderick poses during a photocall for the film "Wonderful World" at the 35th Deauville American film festival in Deauville September 10, 2009.



Mar 22 - Reese Witherspoon turns 35. Witherspoon poses for a portrait while promoting the film "How Do You Know" in New York December 5, 2010.



Mar 25 - Elton John turns 64. Elton John performs during his Rocket Man Tour 2009 in Lisbon June 28, 2009.



Mar 27 - Fergie turns 36. Fergie of the musical group, The Black Eyed Peas, listens to a question at the half-time entertainment news conference in Dallas, Texas, February 3, 2011.



Mar 28 - Lady Gaga turns 25. Lady Gaga, wearing an outfit made of meat, poses in the photo room after winning eight awards at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles, California September 12, 2010.



Mar 30 - Celine Dion turns 43. Dion arrives at the 83rd Academy Awards in Hollywood, California February 27, 2011.



Mar 31 - Christopher Walken turns 68. Walken speaks before receiving a tribute for his career at the Marrakesh 9th International Film Festival December 5, 2009.

[Mr Lick]

Libyan revolt













People check the execution room inside the main prison of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's forces in Benghazi February 28, 2011







A civilian who has volunteered for the rebel army sits inside a weapons store in Benghazi February 27, 2011.



Mourners sit next to the grave of Libyan Faraj Itrenah, 42, who died from injuries sustained during recent clashes, after his funeral in a cemetery in Benghazi February 28, 2011.











An anti-government rebel stands in a prison used for detaining people at the main state security building, burnt by rebels in recent clashes with pro-government troops, in Benghazi February 28, 2011.

[Mr Lick]

Nablus, West Bank: Palestinian security forces help to paint road markings



La Libertad, El Salvador: Lifeguards from El Salvador's Red Cross warm up before entering the sea



Jacmel, Haiti: A boy wearing a papier mache costume walks in a carnival parade



Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: A police department dog takes part in a military parade



Zawiya, Libya: Residents lie in open graves and make the victory sign to show their willingness to die, next to freshly dug graves



Illinois, USA: A woman listens to Nation of Islam minister Louis Farrakhan's Saviours' Day speech in Rosemont



Yala, Thailand: An armed soldier walks among Thai Buddhist and Muslim train passengers



Concepci Chile: Candles in front of the ruins of Alto Rio building, marking the first anniversary of the 8.8 magnitude earthquake and tsunami which hit the country



Athens, Greece: An immigrant from north Africa is covered by a thermal blanket by paramedics



Dead Sea, Israel: Several of the 33 Chilean miners, who were rescued at the end of 2010 after being trapped underground for 69 days, visit a mud area



Buenos Aires, Argentina: Fans cheer for their team, Independiente, during an Argentine league match against River Plate



Wisconsin, USA: A protester holds a flag as demonstrators continue to occupy the state capitol building in Madison



Valencia, Spain: A group of 'falleras' wearing traditional costumes mark the start of Las Fallas festival



Tifariti, Morocco: Pro-independence Polisario Front rebel soldiers smoke on top of a jeep as the sun sets

[Mr Lick]

Benghazi celebrates it's freedom

















The funeral of an anti-government protester in the eastern town of Beyda



Libyan immigration officials check the travel documents of people trying to leave on ferries from Benghazi



People collect cash handouts from the government at a bank in Tripoli





A boy washes his clothes in the pool inside a destroyed palace owned by Muammar Gaddafi in the eastern town of Beyda







A Libyan rebel walks into the vandalized bedroom that was used by Gaddafi and his family at the airport terminal in Benghazi



A young boy paints an elderly mans hand with the colors of the former Libyan royal flag in Benghazi



An anti-government rebel stands in a prison used for detaining peoples in Benghazi

[Mr Lick]

Weapons being cleaned and prepared at a military base in Benghazi Photograph: Sean Smith for the Guardian



Syrian workers being evacuated from Benghazi



Stranded Bangladeshi workers queue for food, while watching a ferry arrive to evacuate Syrian workers



Now that's one shifty looking guy and he's got a gun, a BIG gun!

[Mr Lick]

A tribute to Ryan Giggs, the most decorated player in British football history. His career spanning the past 20 years



August 1990: Ryan Giggs at the start of the season



May 1991: Ryan Giggs, in his first league start for Manchester United, takes on Man City's Neil Pointon



October 1991: Ryan Giggs wins his first cap for Wales



April 1992: Ryan Giggs with the Rumbelows Cup after Manchester United beat Nottingham Forest



March 1992: Ryan Giggs named PFA Young Player of the Year



May 1993: Paul Ince, Mark Hughes, Ryan Giggs and Lee Sharpe celebrate with the Premiership trophy in the dressing room after the match between Manchester United and Blackburn at Old Trafford



May 1994: Ryan Giggs with Peter Schmeichel , Lee Sharpe, Paul Ince and Andrei Kanchelskis celebrate with the Premier League and FA Cup trophies



May 1996: Ryan Giggs and Paul Scholes celebrate in the dressing room with the FA Cup after Eric Cantona's goal beat Liverpool at Wembley



April 1999: Ryan Giggs celebrates his legendary winner against Arsenal in the FA Cup semi-final at Villa Park



August 2001: Ryan Giggs goes past Jackie McNamara during his testimonial match against Celtic at Old Trafford



May 2003: Rio Ferdinand, Wes Brown, Ryan Giggs and Mikael Silvestre with the Premiership Trophy after lifting the title after facing Everton at Goodison Park



May 2004: Giggs, third from the right, celebrates with his team-mates after beating Millwall in the FA Cup final at Wembley



May 2007: Giggs acknowledges the crowd as he is substituted during his final game for Wales against Czech Republic at the Millennium Stadium



June 2007: Giggs is made named Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to football by the Queen and presented with his medal in December 2007



May 2008: Ryan Giggs comes off the bench to score United's second goal at Wigan to help seal the title



May 2008: Ryan Giggs slots his penalty past Petr Cech during the shootout after scores finished level at the the end of the Champions League final



May 2009: Giggs lifts the Premier League trophy, his 11th league title, after United's goalless draw with Arsenal at Old Trafford



Dec 2009: Giggs wins BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2009 at the Sheffield Arena



April 2010: Giggs surveys the scene at Old Trafford during United's game with Tottenham

A stunning 758 games for Man Utd (as of 12 Feb 2011), 110 goals. Between 1991 and 2007, he was capped on 67 occasions by Wales, scoring 12 goals.

Quite an exceptional player, his dedication, talent and one club commitment is unlikely ever to be surpassed. (maybe Fergie just scared the hell out of the lad ).

[Mr Lick]

People stand togeather and comfort each other in Hagley Park as New Zealand holds two minutes' silence at 12.51pm local time to mark the time of last week's Christchurch earthquake on Tuesday, March 1 in Christchurch, New Zealand.



Fallen trees due to high winds in Tennessee and Alabama due to high winds



Pics of Solar flares released today by NASA



Wisconsin protester on the brink



Taxis remain idle during a strike by taxi drivers outside the presidential house in Tegucigalpa February 28, 2011. The taxi drivers are demanding the government of President Porfirio Lobo pay a bonus to offset rising fuel prices, according to the Honduran Association of taxi drivers (ATAXISH). According to the Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Juan Jose Cruz, the rise in fuel prices is due to the political crisis in the Middle East.




Fallen Marine burial service at Arlington National Cemetery



A section of Big Bend Road in Richmond Heights, Mo., is abandoned on Monday, Feb. 28, during the usual morning rush hour after overnight storms knocked down a series of utility poles. According to the AP, the National Weather Service suspects at least two tornadoes touched down in eastern Missouri; one near Gray Summit in Franklin County, the other in south St. Louis County. No serious injuries were reported in Missouri, but more than 30,000 homes and businesses were still without power by midmorning Monday, according to the utility Ameren Corp.

[Mr Lick]

Oscars 2011 - Vanity Fair




Selena Gomez, Justin Bieber and his new hair arrive at the Vanity Fair Oscars party, hosted by Graydon Carter. At this stage Bieber was unaware Gomez's underwear was visible in his pocket



Naomi Watts takes the Black Swan theme to gruesome extremes



Cheryl and Ron Howard are beamed in



Mick Jagger arrives. He's wearing a broach once owned by someone's granny



Joan Collins (still fabulous) carries a customised Oyster-card wallet wherever she goes, just in case



while sister Jackie never travels without a vial of cod liver oil



Gwyneth Paltrow arrives at the party. Two seconds later she was chuted down into the depths of LA's sewer system



Ralph Fiennes has forgotten to paint his eyes in before he came out. Look at Brett Ratner's rictus grin of fear



Eric Idle and his wife, Tania, fresh from curtain shopping



It may feel late for those of us up in the UK at this hour, but for some (such as Barbara Davis) it's late over there too



Rupert Murdoch and wife Wendi are delighted by the news of the demise of Two and a Half Men. Maybe, just maybe, they think, this will lead to the recommissioning of Everybody Loves Raymond



Still looking as fit as a butchers dog, singer Madonna and daughter Lourdes take their turn in the Longleat maze. Will they ever escape?



Cary Grant, still going strong, turns up for the bash. OK ... Steve Martin. Spoilsports



Adrianna Costa waits patiently for the tech team to plug her in



Musician Steven Tyler with his daughter, actor Liv Tyler. Contrary to rumours, they are in fact complete strangers



Jennifer Hudson holds up her frock, inspired by yesterday's cup final. She went on to lift it over her head and kneel-skid across the ground



The famed vice-grip of Hathaway claims another victim. Firth's fingers will have to be lopped off, their blood-supply lethally constricted



Ben Kingsley is so shattered he must lean on the Audi for support



It's his viewing party and he'll watch it any way he likes



Chaka Khan apparently feels cold at functions



Diane von Furstenberg does not

[Mr Lick]

Recent Sports Pics



Virginia Tech's fans storm the court. The Hokies beat No. 1 Duke, 64-60, on Saturday, Feb. 26, in Blacksburg, Va.



Swedish spray

Italy's Elena Fanchini skis in the women's downhill. Fanchini took 15th during the World Cup event in Are, Sweden, on Saturday, Feb. 26.



France winger Yoann Huget is tackled by England scrum-half Ben Youngs. England won the 6 Nations international rugby match on Saturday, Feb. 26, at Twickenham Stadium, London



Matthew Antoine competes in the third run of the men's Skeleton World Championship on Friday, Feb. 25 in Koenigssee, Germany.





A golf ball is caught in a cactus during the second round of the Accenture Match Play Championship on Thursday, Feb. 24 in Marana, Ariz.



Kenyan cricketer Nehemiah Odhiambo delivers the ball during a team training session in Colombo on Saturday, Feb. 26. Kenya will play Sri Lanka in the cricket World Cup this week.




Blue Jays pitcher Kyle Drabek unknowingly wears a gum balloon on his cap as a prank by teammates. Toronto was taking part in spring training on Thursday, Feb. 24 in Dunedin, Fla.





Vancouver's Manny Malhotra, bottom, avoids the skate of Boston's Patrice Bergeron. Malhotra was checked by the Bruins' Tomas Kaberle during their hockey game on Saturday, Feb. 26 in Vancouver.




Roberta Vinci winds up for a return. She lost to Nadia Petrova during the Qatar Ladies Open on Monday, Feb. 21 in Doha.



Pro bike downhill rider John Plaza suddenly comes upon a big drop during the 9th version of the Valparaiso urban downhill race in Chile.





Real Madrid's Sami Khedira, center, jumps for the ball with Lyon's Aly Cissokho, left, and Dejan Lovren providing a challenge. The teams tied 1-1 during their Champions League soccer match on Tuesday, Feb. 22 in Lyon.

[Mr Lick]

Afghanistan




On Feb. 15, people survey the scene where Taliban militants made an attack targeting police headquarters in Kandahar three days earlier. Seventeen people - 15 policemen, an Afghan army soldier, and a civilian - were killed and 60 others wounded in attacks by Taliban militants in Kandahar on Feb. 12. Afghan security forces killed four suicide bombers, while one wounded insurgent was detained.



A woman walks on a snow-covered path through a cemetery in Kabul on Feb. 14.



An Afghan policeman keeps watch at the site of a suicide bomb attack in Kabul on Feb. 14. A suicide attacker targeted the Kabul City Center shopping mall, which also houses the Safi Landmark hotel, killing at least two people



A private security guard on duty in a neighborhood in the center of Kandahar on Feb. 13.



President Hamid Karzai holds a press conference at the Presidential Palace in Kabul on Feb. 8. Karzai called on his Western allies to close down civil-military provincial reconstruction projects (PRTs) that have served their purpose, likening the PRTs to a plumber whose services were no longer required.



A US Marine from 1st Battalion, 8th Marines, Bravo company launches an FMG-148 Javelin anti-tank missile at Mirage patrol base, Musa Qala District, Helmand province.




Wreckage of a bicycle lies on the ground at the scene of an explosion in Jalalabad on Feb. 8. A bomb placed in the bicycle exploded and left two people injured, police officials said.



Mourners carry a casket containing the body of Malam Awal Gul, an Afghan detainee who died at the U.S. detention facility at Guantanamo Bay after being imprisoned for nine years without trial, during a burial ceremony in Jalalabad



Afghan men meet with US Marines in the Musa Qala District of Helmand province



Australian Defence Force engineers carry the casket of their friend and colleague Cpl. Richard Atkinson at Multinational Base Tarin Kowt in Uruzgan province on Feb. 5. Atkinson was killed by an improvised explosive device during a joint patrol with the Afghan National Army in the Tangi Valley



A suicide bomber riding a motorcycle packed with explosives rammed into a car carrying the deputy governor of Afghanistan's southern Kandahar province on Saturday, killing him and wounding three of his bodyguards, the Interior Ministry said.



An injured woman is escorted out of a supermarket in Kabul after an explosion on Jan. 28. 14 people were killed in the attack on a grocery store popular with foreigners



A man walks his camels in the desert near Marjah in Helmand province



A mine clearing specialist from the French Foreign Legion 1st section 'Les Aigles' (The Eagles) searches for improvised explosive devices on a road near Tagab in Kapisa province



A Hungarian legionnaire from the French Foreign Legion stops an Afghan man on a motorcyle near Tagab in Kapisa province on Jan. 25. The French Foreign Legion, a military unit established in 1831, was created for foreign nationals of any nationality wishing to serve in the French armed forces.



A French soldier from the 7th Mountain Infantry Battalion holds up leaflets to be distributed to local villagers showing the difference between ISAF soldiers and insurgents, during a patrol near Tagab in Kapisa province



A man buys a burqa at a roadside shop in Herat



An armored vehicle of US Marines from 1st Battalion 8th, Bravo is seen in front of the Milky Way galaxy during an operation in the Musa Qala district of Helmand province



A convoy of United States military supply vehicles is seen from the air traveling in the desert near Lashkar Gah, in central Helmand province



An Afghan man wounded by an improvised explosive device is transported to hospital in a helicopter of the U.S. Army's Task Force Shadow "Dust Off", Charlie Company 1-214 Aviation Regiment near Lashkar Gah, in central Helmand province



Wounded men are rushed to a U.S. Army medevac helicopter following the explosion of an insurgent-placed improvised explosive device near Marjah in Helmand province At least five civilians were injured in the blast, military sources said.



U.S. Marine from 1st Battalion, 8th Marines greets a member of the Afghan National Police as he returns from patrol around the town of Musa Qala, Helmand province



.S. Marines and Afghan soldiers prepare to move a wounded man to a waiting medevac helicopter of Task Force Shadow "Dust Off", Charlie Company 1-214 Aviation Regiment, near Marjah in Helmand province



.S. Vice President Joe Biden meets with U.S. troops in Maidan in Wardak province



U.S. Sergeant Jesse Frederick from 595th Sapper Company 2nd Engineers Battalion, exits after inspecting for possible explosives in an abondoned house in Loya Derah village during a clearance patrol in Zari district of Kandahar province on Dec. 28. U.S. Army soldiers patrol villages in Zari district to re-clear the area from the explosives as the Afghan villagers have started moving back to their homes. The residents left their village about three years ago when it turned into a battlefield against the Taliban.



An Afghan policeman inspects the site of a suicide car bomb blast in Kandahar on Dec. 27. A suicide car bomber killed at least three Afghan police officers on Monday as they lined up outside a bank to collect their salaries.


A former legislator speaks at a protest against the parliamentary poll near the Afghan Supreme Court in Kabul, Dec. 28. Afghanistan's Supreme Court has set up a special tribunal to review complaints of fraud stemming from the September parliamentary elections - a decision that could bring new uncertainty to a poll already marred by massive irregularities



A wounded Afghan policeman is carried away by his colleagues during a gunbattle in Kunduz, north of Kabul, on Dec. 19. Teams of Taliban militants assaulted the Afghan army in the north of the country and in the capital, killing at least 10 members of the security forces.

It goes on and on................and on..................

[Mr Lick]

Some nice pics from the Detroit Motor Show a few weeks ago.



A model poses in front of an Audi A7 during the media preview for the show.



The 2011 Jeep Compass is unveiled. Chrysler Jeep is celebrating its 70th year in 2011



A Chevrolet Corvette, right, and a 2011 Corvette ZR1 sit on display.





Volvo’s Electric C30 car is powered by a lithium-ion battery and can be charged from a household power socket.



Venturi’s high-voltage buggy concept includes a 300-horsepower engine.



The new Dodge Ram 3500 truck is equipped with a powerful 350-horsepower engine



The 2011 Camaro RS convertible



A model poses next to a Dodge Charger Hemi.



The 2011 Dodge Challenger SRT8 392



Porsche returns to the 2011 North American International Auto Show with the Cayman R sports car.


The new Bentley Continental GT will launch from standstill to 60mph in just 4.6 seconds and has a top speed of 197 mph.





Ford's Mark Fields introduces the Ford C-MAX electric vehicle.



Dr. Martin Winterkorn, Chairman of Volkswagen Management Group, introduces the new Volkswagen Passat.



The Porsche 918 RSR sports car Has a V8 engine that delivers 563 horsepower and can jump to 767 horsepower with the push of a button.



A model poses next to the Ferrari 458 Italia.



The BMW 650i convertible is unveiled.



The Mercedes Benz SLS AMG E-Cell has four electric motors (one for each wheel) and can accelerate to 60 mph in 4 seconds.





The Chrysler 300, once a hot-selling sedan, is redesigned with a sleeker look.



Michael Price cleans a Cadillac CTS-V coupe race car on the show floor.



The GMC Sierra All Terrain HD Concept.



Hyundai’s Curb Concept is a rugged crossover utility vehicle aimed at young, urban drivers.



Toyota’s Prius C Concept is a city-friendly car aimed at young singles and couples who want a high mileage and fun-to-dirve Prius with a roomy interior.



This is not a Cylon vehicle from ‘Battlestar Galactica.’ It's a side view of Hyundai’s Curb during its debut at the show.

[StrontiumDog]

Awesome photos mate. Please never stop. Love this thread.

[Mr Lick]

More photo's of the landslide in La Paz yesterday








Landslide? What Landslide?

[Mr Lick]

Back to Libya



A washroom attendant chants slogans supporting Libya's leader Muammar Gaddafi at a hospital in Tripoli, March 1, 2011.



ABC NEWS' Christiane Amanpour meets Libyan President Muammar Gaddafi for an interview in Tripoli, February 28, 2011.





A rebel takes stock of weapons and ammunition in a munitions storage hanger at a government military base which they have taken over in Ajdabiyah, Libya, March 1, 2011.



A man touches the head of his father Ahmed Sati in a hospital in Benghazi, March 1, 2011. Sati, a 50-year-old Libyan man, died from a gunshot wound to his head on February 20 during clashes between protesters and forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, according to the local hospital.




Libyan army tank guards a traffic intersection in the Tripoli suburb of Gaser Ben Ghisher, March 1, 2011.




A girl reacts as she looks at the body of her father Ahmed Sati during his funeral in Benghazi, March 1, 2011.



Rebels sit next to an anti-aircraft gun outside an army base in Benghazi, March 1, 2011.

[Mr Lick]

It's Carnival time





Laura Ojeda, wearing a creation called "I'm Gran Canaria", reacts after being elected Carnival Queen in Las Palmas, Spanish Canary Island of Gran Canaria, February 25, 2011.







Children from the group "Things Parents Like to Do" participate in the Red Cross Children's Carnival competition at Queen's Park Savannah in Port of Spain, Trinidad February 26, 2011.








Trinidad again



A masked reveller poses in Saint Mark's Square during the Venetian Carnival in Venice February 27, 2011.









All of the above Venetian











All above from the Berlin Carnival





Dogs take part in the "Blocao" or Dog carnival parade during pre-carnival festivities along Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro February 27, 2011.



A resident dressed for a carnival reacts during a military parade in Santo Domingo February 27, 2011. The Dominican Republic celebrated the 167th anniversary of its independence from Haiti.

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An aerial view shows people removing mud after a soil liquefaction caused from last week's earthquake in Christchurch February 28, 2011.




Women in typical Sevillana dresses embrace each other to keep warm before the opening parade of the 22nd European Dance Championship along the streets in Torremolinos, near Malaga, southern Spain, February 28, 2011.




Models present creations by DSquared2 during their Autumn/Winter 2011 women's collection show at Milan Fashion Week, February 28, 2011.




Fashion designer John Galliano (C) and his lawyer Stephane Zerbib (L) arrive for a hearing at a police station in Paris, February 28, 2011.




A picture is seen on a wall of a house due to be demolished in Beijing, February 28, 2011. The Chinese character reads "Demolition".




Sahrawis watch a mine explode during a demonstration organised by officials from the Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) to show the hazards of mined territory near Tifariti, in the Sahara desert in southwestern Algeria, February 28, 2011.



A young men working at a oil producing shop poses for a picture in the Khan al-Khalili area of Cairo, February 28, 2011.



Supporters of Libya's leader Muammar Gaddafi chant slogans at a Roman amphitheatre in Sabratha, west of Tripoli, February 28, 2011.




Students of Stavropol State University take part in the celebration for Maslenitsa, or Pancake Week, in Russia's southern city of Stavropol, February 28, 2011.



Sudanese evacuees who fled the unrest in Libya arrive at Khartoum airport, February 28, 2011.




Egyptians sleep next to their belongings as they wait for transportation at a refugee camp near the Libyan and Tunisian border crossing of Ras Jdir after fleeing unrest in Libya, February 28, 2011.




Law enforcement officers forcibly remove a protestor who was on a ledge of the state Capitol building during a protest against proposed budget cuts at the state Capitol in Madison, Wisconsin, February 28, 2011.




U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton addresses the high level segment of the 16th session of the Human Rights Council at the United Nations European headquarters in Geneva, February 28, 2011.



Relatives of Yunus Emre Celik mourn during a funeral in Trabzon, northeastern Turkey, February 28, 2011.



A man works on an information board of an exhibition stand at the CeBIT computer fair in Hanover, February 28, 2011.

[Mr Lick]

Chelsea v Man Utd



No doubt the United fans who have made the trip to west London will have been rifling through their bumper book of jibes ready to shoot a few in Ashley Cole's direction



Those same United fans will be hoping that Rooney has got his shooting boots on today but has left his own lethal weapon, his right elbow, at home



That jibe is worth 3 out of 5. It's not a bad effort, if a little obvious



Rooney, Nemanja Vidic and Paul Scholes practice their 'Leave it Wayne, he's not worth it routine'



Even though Chelsea are 15 points behind United, Alex Ferguson's side know that the reigning champions could put a spanner in the works of their title pretentions. Consequently the challenges are flying in: here Michael Essien is fouled by Vidic



Fernando Torres complains to the referee after a foul



Just before the half hour mark Rooney shows everyone that he is indeed wearing his shooting boots when he unleashes a rocket to give United the lead. He receives the ball 30 yards out and the Chelsea defenders stand off him so he heads towards goal before fizzing a low shot past Petr Cech and into the net. It's the United striker's first Premier League goal from outside the area for three seasons



Brazilion defender Luiz brings Chelsea level with a fine strike



Lampard scores a penalty and Chelsea win the match 2-1

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Jakarta, Indonesia: A worker inside the hull of a boat carries a sack of cement for shipping at Sunda Kelapa harbour



Beijing, China: A man rests next to a wall near Tiananmen Gate



Torremolinos, Spain: A couple take part in the opening parade of the 22nd European Dance Championships



Yala, Thailand: A man sleeps at the train station



Benghazi, Libya: A rebel militiaman stands in the ashes of an alleged torture chamber of the former Libyan internal security force



Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Traders talk beneath the latest stock reports on the board at the Dubai Financial Market



London: Director and performer Bartabas trains 12-year-old Le Tintoret on stage at Sadler's Wells theatre



Milan, Italy: People take pictures of Silvio Berlusconi



Beijing, China: Elderly people exercise at a public park



Ras Jdir, Tunisia: Men reach for water while waiting to enter Tunisia



Tel Aviv, Israel: Children of African migrants play in the yard at the Bialik-Rogozin school



Kathmandu, Nepal: A Hindu holy man smokes marijuana at Pashupati temple

[Mr Lick]

Carlos Slim unveils a new art museum in capital



A man holds up a poster of Libya's leader Muammar Gadhafi, one of several distributed among a crowd gathered to view a burning fuel truck, in Tripoli on March 2, 2011. Authorities said the incident was a road traffic accident. The posters were distributed when members of the media turned up at the scene.



Swan Lake rehearsal in Taiwan



Flood waters wreak havoc in downtown Portland



A car protrudes from a wall after crashing in Nanbin mansions on March 1, 2011 in Chongqing, China. The car was out of control when it drove into a wall an indoor park. Fortunately, the driver survived



Simon Ammann of Switzerland and Austria's Martin Koch (R) walk down the stairs for their practice jump on the Large Hill HS134 at the Nordic Ski World Championships in Oslo, March 1, 2011. Picture taken at a tilted angle.



Hercules, a small dog, was rescued after an accident left its back legs paralyzed. He is seen at a demonstration by animal rights activists against plans to euthanize stray dogs in Bucharest, Romania, on Tuesday, Mar. 1. According to local media there are 50,000 stray dogs in the Romanian capital of which 60 percent are sterilized.



Florida Division of Forestry Supervisor Tommy Paradise, of Viera, Fla., stands on an Interstate 95 overpass as he keeps his eyes on a 10,000-acre wildfire burning in the Scottsmoor, Fla., area on Monday, Feb. 28. The Florida Highway Patrol has reopened a roughly 30-mile stretch of the interstate on the state's central Atlantic coast that was closed because of the fast-moving wildfire. Rain was in the forecast Tuesday, March 1, 2011, as officials opened all lanes of Interstate 95 in Brevard County. They also reopened U.S. Highway 1.

[Mr Lick]

Unrest in Libya



Civilians who have volunteered to join the rebel army register their names in a school in Benghazi on Wednesday, March 2. The rebel army is preparing to fight Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's forces if necessary, an official in the rebel army said



Bangladeshi migrant workers wait near the Tunisian gate at the Libyan and Tunisian border crossing of Ras Jdir after fleeing unrest in Libya on March 2. Thousands of Bangladheshi migrant workers, desperate to leave Libya, pressed up against the gates of the Tunisian border crossing on Wednesday, angry at their government for not sending help.



A man opposed to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi holds a Kalashnikov rifle in Zawiyah, about 30 miles west of the capital Tripoli on Tuesday, March 1. Libya could descend into civil war if Gadhafi refuses to quit, the United States said Tuesday, amid news of Western military preparations.



Evacuees of different nationalities who fled the unrest in Libya line up for food at a refugee camp near the Libyan and Tunisian border crossing of Ras Jdir on March 1.



Pro-Gadhafi security forces stand near a checkpoint on a street in Qasr Banashir, southeast of Tripoli, on March 1. Government opponents in rebel-held Zawiya repelled an attempt by Gadhafi forces to retake the city closest to the capital in six hours of fighting overnight, witnesses said.



A picture made available March 1 shows the aircraft carrier USS Kearsarge in the Suez Canal, Egypt. The United States is moving warships and aircraft, including the Kearsarge, into the Mediterranean Sea near Libya.



Indian workers attempt to get on a ship leaving for Egypt in the eastern city of Benghazi on March 1.



Pro-Gadhafi supporters stage a rally as foreign journalists arrive on a government-provided tour in Sabratha, Libya, Feb. 28.



People wait to collect cash handouts of 500 Libyan dinars ($400) from the government at a bank in Tripoli on Feb. 28. Libya's government ordered cash handouts, wage increases, food subsidies and allowances, state television reported.



Former Libyan militia members who are now part of the opposition forces organize ammunition at a military base in Benghazi on Feb. 28.



A gunman carries bullets for an anti-aircraft machine gun in Benghazi on Feb. 28.

[Mr Lick]

The inside of Carlos Slim's art museum




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Auguste Rodin's The Thinker greets visitors at the museums entrance. Carlos Slim's collection of the French sculptor's pieces is one of the largest outside France.









Carlos Slim (L)

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Afghanistan - The Long War

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Libya crisis deepens

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Swan Lake performers in Taiwan



The V60 Volvo electric car on charge



Hindu devotees bathe at dawn in Sangam



A snowstorm in Kabul



Workmen install an artists impression of a new business district of Binhai, China

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An Iberian wolf stands in the brush by the Grupo Lobo association near Mafra, Portugal. Grupo Lobo is a non-governmental association founded in 1985 to work towards the conservation of Iberian wolves and their ecosystem in Portugal. There are an estimated 2,000 wolves on the Iberian Peninsula, of which 300 are in Portuguese territory.



Cattle graze in a flooded field discoloured by mineral contamination on the outskirts of Christchurch, New Zealand, after a 6.3 earthquake devastated New Zealand's second city and surrounding towns on Feb. 22.



A dog dressed in a costume parades through the French Quarter during the Krewe of Barkus Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans, Sunday. The parade of dogs and their owners, a twist on the Krewe of Bacchus, benefits animal welfare organizations.



John Somers was celebrating his 66th birthday by taking a friend for a drive through the Pilansberg Game Reserve at Pilanesberg in South Africa, when he found himself in the path of an aggressive bull elephant named Amarula. Unable to reverse his car out of a ditch, and more importantly out of the Amarula’s way, Somers turned off his engine in hopes that he would not draw the elephant’s attention. But the massive mammal rubbed up against the car before flipping it entirely on its roof. Incredibly, both passengers are OK, save for few bruises and lacerations.



Siberian tigers play at the Zoo d'Amneville, in eastern France.



In this image released by the San Diego Zoo, the zoo's newest hippo climbs on his mother's back. The pair have been inseparable since the birth in late January. That made it tough for San Diego Zoo keepers and veterinarians to determine the calf's sex, but they have finally confirmed the baby is a boy. Zoo keepers gave the baby hippo the name Adhama, which means honor or glory in Swahili.



A snowy owl eyeballs the camera in Lodz Zoo in central Poland.



Dolphins swim alongside a whale watching boat in the waters outside Dana Point Harbor in Dana Point, Calif.



His Majesty XIX, King Banjo Gelderman (left) and Her Majesty XIX, Queen Fergie Barclay-Curtis, (right), the newly coronated King and Queen of the Krewe of Barkus parade, receive a champagne toast at Galatoire's Restaurant in New Orleans.


Phil Peckinpaugh, executive director of the Animal Rescue Fund, carries a dog through the water outside of the adoption center in Muncie, Ind. Severe storms overnight caused heavy flooding on the dog rescue's property, as well as many other areas in Delaware and surrounding counties. The dogs were taken to Boyce Animal Hospital next door.



Twiggy the Water Skiing Squirrel gave three performances at the Central Carolina Boat & Fishing Expo in the Greensboro Coliseum Special Events Center in Greensboro, N.C.



Macy, the newest addition to the Smith County District Attorney's Office, poses for a picture in the witness stand of the 241st District Court in the Smith County Courthouse in Tyler, Texas.



DJ, an avalanche rescue dog, digs into a snow hole as Swiss police apprentices participate in an avalanche rescue drill on the Flueela pass above Davos, Switzerland.