World News in Pictures

[Mr Lick]

Africa this week in Pictures





A market trader in the Nigerian's busy city of Lagos






Patience, the wife of Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan fans herself during an event in Lafia




A Sudanese man celebrating the country's referendum by dipping his hands in the blood of a sacrificial cow in Khartoum

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Some more pics taken in Africa








Police in Guinea-Bissau set fire to a tonne of cannabis





An Algerian policeman and journalist prevent a man setting fire to himself during a protest about unemployment





A woman checks her maize crop in Zimbabwe









Ugandan forces out celebrating the 30th anniversary since former leader Milton Obote was toppled

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Egypt: The camp that toppled a President

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Amy Winehouse had a concert here last night and received terrible reviews:

From Yahoo Maktoob News

Crowds of fans storm out of concert demanding refunds as troubled British singer performs at Gulf Bike Week.

Amy Winehouse performs at Dubai’s Gulf Bike Week festival on February 11, 2011.The singer appeared distracted as she mumbled her way through the set. Photograph: Peter Harrison/Yahoo! Maktoob

When Winehouse returned she started to sing her hit single ‘Rehab’. But she lacked the composure of someone singing a big selling song and instead stared at the ground, picking at her nails as she mouthed the words – her voice so quiet it was hard to hear. Photograph: Peter Harrison/Yahoo! Maktoob

By the end of the concert it seemed almost surprising when Winehouse came back to give an encore. It was quite apparent to anyone watching that while Amy Winehouse had come to play Dubai, she should have said ‘no, no, no’. Photograph: Peter Harrison/Yahoo! Maktoob

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That didn't turn out quite right.

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Women who rock - in pictures. On display at Snap Galleries, London from 15th February 2011




Siouxsie Sioux, Ladbroke Grove, London, 1977




Blondie, live at CBGB, New York, 1976



Patti Smith, outside CBGB, New York, 1976



Grace Jones on the roof of her apartment in Union Square, New York, 1979




Janis Joplin and Tina Turner at Madison Square Garden, New York, 27 November 1969




Kim Wilde, Mason's Yard studio, London, 1982




Madonna on the roof of Kate Simon's studio on West 58th Street, New York, 1983




Patti Smith, Taco Rico restaurant, New York, 1979




Suzi Quatro, Mason's Yard studio, London, 1973

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Srinagar, India: A policeman stands near the blood stains of an injured colleague hit by a stone during a protest



Kabul, Afghanistan: Children peep out of their tent to watch others play in the snow



Beijing, China: A paramilitary policeman in front of an LED screen at Tiananmen Square



Bangkok, Thailand: An anti-government protester outside Government House





Santa Cruz, Bolivia: A lion's paw touches on the bars of a cage at an animal rescue centre



Ciudad Juarez, Mexico: A protester wearing a replica presidential sash holds an empty bottle with 'no more blood' written on it in protest against the murder of activist Marisela Reyes Salazar and the kidnapping of her family




Saitama, Japan: A capybara sits under a stream of hot water to keep warm during a cold day at a children's zoo



Chamliyal, India: A devotee takes part in a mud treatment which is said to cure skin diseases at the ancient shrine of saint Baba Chamliyal



Abbiategrasso, Italy: A man rides a bike in the countryside

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FRANCE, THURSDAY: Gendarmes search a polluted pond in Lavau-sur-Loire, western France, after the head, arms and legs of a teenage girl, identified by the first name Laetitia, were found in another pond earlier this month.





LONDON, FRIDAY: WikiLeaks editor-in-chief Julian Assange and his lawyer Jennifer Robinson arrive at Belmarsh Magistrates Court for his extradition hearing. The judge adjourned the case, brought by Sweden, where he is suspected of sexual misconduct, until later this month.




HAMPSHIRE, FRIDAY: The coffin of Joanna Yeates in the yard of St Marks Church in Ampfield, Hampshire. Mourners joined family and friends at the funeral of the murdered landscape architect, held in the village where she grew up.





CHINA, WEDNESDAY: Employees run for safety as they light firecrackers outside their shopfronts in Dalian, Liaoning province on the first business day after the New Year.

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The Muslim world celebrating the fall of Mubarak




Tunisia: A boy waves Egyptian and Tunisian flags in front of the Egyptian embassy in Tunis




Lebanon: Egyptians and Lebanese celebrate outside the Egyptian embassy in Beirut




Gaza City: Palestinian women wave an Egyptian flag from their car




Gaza City: Hamas militants celebrate the fall of Mubarak




Gaza City: Palestinians celebrate the Egyptian revolution




Jordan: People celebrate in front of the Egyptian embassy in Amman




Jordan: A man offers sweets during celebrations outside the Egyptian embassy in Amman



Qatar: A boy waves an Egyptian flag reading: 'I love Egypt, I love Qatar' in Doha




Qatar: A girl waves an Egyptian flag as the Egyptian community in the capital of Doha celebrates



Yemen: Men watch television footage of the celebrations in Cairo's Tahrir Square in Sana'a




Yemen: An Egyptian man (centre) and Yemenis shout slogans during celebrations outside the Egyptian embassy in Sana'a

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Muslim women in Cairo who have received permission from their husbands to join in the celebrations

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Wayne Rooney scoring a sensational winning goal in the Manchester derby.

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6 Nations - England v Italy




Captain Mike Tindall leads the team out to face the Italians at a jam packed Twickenham







He's a very naughty boy that Chris Ashton, 7-0 to the hosts




The all England rugby schoolboy choir




A barren spell of 1500 international minutes before Mike Cuerto eventually crosses the line. England lead 22-6, lovely!!




Mike Tindall getting himself across the line for a 29-6 lead. I believe the future Mrs Tindall was awfully delighted.





No way through on this occasion for the Italians



Ashton again and the conversion makes it 36-6

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Substiture Danny Care celebrates a try with Steve Thompson, England now leading 43-6



James Haskell barges through to bring up the half century of points. 52-13




Chris Ashton again displaying his aerobatic ability much to the amusement (in public) of Martin Johnstone. Ashton becomes the first player ever to score 4 tries in a 6 Nations match.

Game over - 59-13 to England

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Huge smile from man of the match Ashton as England score 8 tries

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The Dubai Desert Classic - 3rd Round



Bit of a cheap looking place, they could have made the fairways a bit wider (and closer).




Just look at the height of the grass in front of the tee, an absolute disgrace, i wont be playing there until it's sorted.



I'm not surprised he's looking worried about his shot, his grip is all wrong

With just 3 shots separating the first 20 players we must be in for an exciting finishing day on Sunday, especially with Tiger, Sergio and Rory in the mix

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Uzynagash, Kazakhstan: A hawk chases a rabbit during an annual hunting competition



Bilin, West Bank: A masked Palestinian demonstrator stands amid teargas as he prepares to throw stones towards Israeli soldiers during a weekly demonstration against Israel's separation barrier




New York, US: A model prepares backstage at the Rebecca Minkoff fashion show



Kandahar, Afghanistan: Men climb up a broken ferris wheel in a park




St Petersburg, Russia: Fish struggle for air at an ice hole as the long Russian winter drags on



San Francisco, US: Lilly Henry Robert, an archaeologist, holds artifacts salvaged from a ship that is likely to have been a scow schooner, 90ft-long wooden workboats common during the gold rush




Bangalore, India: Cricketer Sachin Tendulkar practises in the nets during a training session ahead of the Cricket World Cup

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Thousands of riot police deployed in Algiers to prevent repeat of mass demonstrations that forced out the Egyptian president

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6 Nations - Scotland v Wales




Scotlands most famous rugby fan, The Princess Royal, going through the formalities of an introduction, not that she needs them




Shane Williams about to touch down, 7-0 to the visitors





Whoops! Naughty, naughty






Scotland on the break (almost)



Wales reach new heights as they take a 16-3 lead through the efforts of Alun Jones



''It's mine'', ''No, it's mine''




John Barclay pausing for thought



Williams over again to give the Welsh a 24-6 lead



The ref blows for full time and Joe Ansbro contemplates Scotlands haul of 18 errors

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Lee Westwood tees off on the 8th hole of the Dubai Desert Classic



The remains of Robert Kubica's rally car



PM Berlusconi attempting to remove damning evidence of paid sex with a 17 year old girl prior to trial.

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Algiers - Thousands of protesters pour into the city on Saturday 12th February despite a government ban on demonstrations

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Best of Britain




A supporter of the English Defence League finally catches up with Osama, in Luton Town of all places




'Wikileaks Bob' giving everyone the lowdown at Speakers Corner in Hyde Park, London




The new 'West Ham Utd' ground, (Olympic Stadium) east London

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Nigerian Presidential rally ends in deadly stampede killing at least 11



A policeman searches through shoes and belongings left behind during a stampede in Port Harcourt in this video frame grab taken February 12, 2011.



A man is helped onto a truck after a stampede in Port Harcourt







Shoes and other belongings are left behind during the stampede

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Boy suicide bomber kills 31 at Pakistan Army Centre - 10 February








An undertaker is searched prior to collection of the deceased


Another 38 killed by a suicide bomber on Saturday 12th in the Iraqi city of Samarra, no pics yet.

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Left: House Speaker John Boehner, left, shakes hands with Rep. Chris Lee, alongside members of Lee's family during a mock swearing-in ceremony on Capitol Hill on Jan. 5, 2011. His wife, Michele, holds the bible and his son Johnathan, leans against his dad. Lee abruptly resigned his seat on Feb. 9, after a gossip web site, Gawker, reported that Lee had sent a shirtless photo of himself to a woman he met on Craigslist (right). Gawker.com printed a series of e-mails which the lawmaker apparently had exchanged with the woman, who asked not to be identified.

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Eking out a living among India's coal fires




A young woman stumbles as she tries to carry a large basket of coal as she illegally scavenges at an open-cast mine in Bokapahari.



Stray dogs stand on the parched and burnt earth where underground coal fires are burning in the village of Bokapahari



This photo shows a building demolished by authorities to keep residents from returning in the village of Bokapahari



A girl dances near plumes of smoke from fires of coal scavenged by her family in the New Colony village in Jharkand.




A laborer chips away at a seam of coal as she scavenges at an open-cast mine in the village of Bokapahari.



Men stand next to the glowing embers of an underground coal fire in the village of Bokapahari on.




In this photo, laborers stand next to small piles of coal burning after scavenging it from an open-cast mine in the Jharia district of the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand.



People carry baskets of coal scavenged illegally at an open-cast mine in the village of Bokapahari