World News in Pictures

[Mr Lick]

Fully clothed human remains representing some of the best preserved bodies are displayed in the Capuchin Catacombs in Palermo



Anti government protesters take part in prayers in Cairo

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The American Dream exhibition in Frankfurt



'Patty Hearst'

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Snowbowl XLV

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A photographic exhibition of models having a falling down moment.

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Fire ravaging the suburbs of Perth, Australia

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The years first spectacular display of the Northern Lights

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Indian schoolgirls fly kites on the eve of the Festival of Spring in Amritsar





A firefighter sprays water as fire damages a warehouse, school and a museum in Rio de Janeiro during carnival time.

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Devotees bathe in the Triveni River, Katmandu, Nepal, during the Swasthani Bratakatha Festival




Hayley Massie, 14, congratulates her Aberdeen Angus bull which won first prize in it's class during the Perth bull sale in Striling, Scotland




Posters have been put up in Lausanne, Switzerland, as part of a campaign to curb gun violence.

[bobo746]

Australian Soldiers in Afghanistan

[Mr Lick]

More protest pictures from Egypt













Women attending prayers in Tehran, Iran




Cpl Richard Atkinson, Australian Defence Force engineer, being carried by colleagues after sadly losing his life when an IED detonated in Afghanistan




Members of the PAD rally in Bangkok





A member of the English Defence League gestures during a demonstration in Luton.




The Black Eyed Peas performing during half time at the NFL's Superbowl.




Jamie Carragher getting a mouthful from Didier Drogba on Sunday



Shall we dance Portuguese style?




The Pope letting off a bit of steam





Indians praying for world peace in Noida




Volcanic ash spewing from Japan's Shinmoedake's peak



South Korean Kim Jae-Bum after winning the Judo final in the under 81 kg class in Paris




Robert Kubica following his crash in Genoa



Boys receiving blessings from a Hindu holyman in Allahabad, northern India




2 men soaring through the air during a traditonal sledge race in the Bavarian village of Gaissach




A wabbit celebrating Chinese New Year



More on those celebrations











































WOW! It's at times like this i wish i were a buck!

[bobo746]

great photos mate keep em comming

[Mr Lick]

The Cambodia-Thailand border clash

Displaced Cambodians after fleeing the border area






A wounded Cambodian soldier



A monk walks past a damaged house in Si Sa Ket



A house burns in a Thai village






Cambodian soldiers








A crater allegedly caused by a Cambodian shell



PAD in Bangkok




A Thai soldier stands beside the body of a villager killed in the conflict




Thai villagers pray at a shelter in Si Sa Ket province

[Mr Lick]

Weekly sports highlights


The first stage of the 10th cycling tour of Qatar




An exhausted cross country sprint skiier during the 7th Asian Winter Games in Khazikstan




Not one that you would find in any cricket coaching manual but nonetheless an improvised strike by a batsman on a beach in Mumbai, prior to the WC event being co-hosted by India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka




Charlotte Bobcats v Miami Heat




The under 90 kg Judo final in Paris




Ice hockey players (Japan v Khazikstan) having a bit of a set-to during the Asian Winter Games




Andrea Petkovic (Germany) hits a return during a Fed Cup tennis match




AC Milan's Ibrahimovic seemingly blowing the ball toward goal.




Mexico's Baseball team celebrate victory over the Dominican Republic

[Davis Knowlton]

SUPER site, Lick. I can't green you any more, but just wanted to say "Great job". On my daily "must look" list!

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More on the unrest in Egypt although this particular photo seems to display quite the opposite








A touch of fine grooming for the camera
































Captured Pro Mubarak supporters




Pro Mubarak supporters putting the boot in







A plain clothes policeman (left) runs to attack a journalist as others beat a protester




A confrontation at the Port of Suez

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The Laureas World Sports Awards - Abu Dhabi


Raphael Nadal with Australian surfing champion Stephanie Gilmore. Spain enjoyed a double when their World Cup winning team walked away with the top awards.




Ten time world surfing champion Kelly Slater of the US poses with his trophy





British athlete and Olympic Gold medallist Kelly Holmes poses on the red carpet as she arrives.




Frankie Detorrie and his wife at the event (suggest that she wear flat shoes and he stilettoes)




The marvellous Marvin Haglar and wife




Zinedine Zidane and wife




US major winner and european golf champion Martin Kaymer of Germany poses with his 'Breakthrough of the Year' award




Ryder Cup winning captain Colin Montgomerie poses with his award





Founder of the Beirut Marathon, May El-Khalil receives her award in recognition of her sporting achievement




ZZ again with his lifetime achievement award




Golfer Gary Player quite understandably given the red carpet treatment




Marvin in one of his more conventional poses

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Royal Wedding fever


U.S. artist Jennifer Rubell poses for a pic with a wax figure of Wills, sculptured by Daniel Duret, at the Stephen Friedman Gallery in London. Members of the public will be allowed to pose with the Prince prior to him sealing the knot with Kate Middleton later this year.




Kate Bevan, taking full advantage of being a Kate Middleton lookalike.




Maybe going a wee bit too far with the hetrosexual Prince - off with his head!




This 'God save the future Queen' artwork is selling for around £20,000





Could you really spot the difference?

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The annual 'Chicken Wing Eating Contest' in Philadelphia


Competitor 'Wild Turkey' being carried into the arena for 'WingBowl 19'




A frenzied fried spectator





Adult film actress Mary Carey walks into the arena with 'Damaging Doug'





Spectators bang on the glass as competitors enter the arena





Wingbowl champion Jonathan 'Super Squibb' Squibb (very original) munching wings during the second round (can you really believe there was a 2nd round?)




Japanese competitor Takeru Kobayashi consumes a Cheese Steak in record time between rounds (Now thats one hungry guy)





Competitor' El Wingador' flicks a bone during his scoff.




Jonathan Squibb celebrating his Wingbowl Wars win. Not exactly overweight is he? Perhaps no training required. Love the Crown!

[Mr Lick]

Some amusing pics taken around the world in recent times







Love these lads expression










Anything for the weekend sir?








Boss, just got hit by a very large whale
















Oh, bloody blimey!

[HermantheGerman]

Australia trying to clean up after the cyclone

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More on the border conflict between Thailand/Cambodia


Injured Thai soldiers









Cambodian soldiers













PAD supporters


















Cambodian soldiers









Destruction on the Thai side












Thai villagers finding shelter

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The feet of one of the two men murdered in Acapulco, Mexico, related to the drug trade. More than 30,000 people have been killed in drug trade violence across Mexico in the past 4 years





A man drinks rum while lying in a coffin during the Funerals of Pachencho festival near Havana, Cuba




Sans Sebastian, Spain. Onlookers flee as giant waves break over the promenade




A man in Caracus, Venuzuela wearing a Hugo Chavez mask whilst protesting for better working conditions



A worker in Meerut, India, shines cricket balls before packing them at a factory in a race to meet the demands of the World Cup organisers.



Sunshine filters through a haze of pollution in Hong Kong. The local environmental protection unit say that levels of pollution range from medium to high.




Dancers perform during the half time interval at the NFL Superbowl XLV



Aerial pic of crowds escaping the heat of Bondi Beach, Sydney, during soaring temperatures.

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More recent pics from Egypt

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More on the drug related violence in Mexico


Press photographers gather round a cardboard box that contains a human head




A forensic specialist checks the body of a man within an impoverished neighbourhood in Acapulco




An employee at a local morque opens a door covered with pictures of the missing




Officers secure an area where human remains were dumped on a street inside a plastic bag.




A body lies beside a road on the outskirts of Acapulco



Residents pass the bullet-riddled window of a local bar

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A recent insght into animals that pass though Heathrow Airport's animal centre, London.




'Baxter' receiving 1st class treatment







A monitor lizard being cared for






A west african dwarf crocodile receiving a weigh in










It's that croc again




Grappling with a Burmese python









Izzy the dog reunited with his owner