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Pyongyang, North Korea: soldiers ride an escalator past a model of their country's Unha rocket as they enter an exhibition where Kimjongilia flowers, named after the late North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, are on display
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São Paulo, Brazil: women participate in the One Billion Rising campaign to call for an end to violence against women and girls
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Pamplona, Spain: a demonstrator's hand is covered in stickers demanding the end of evictions during a protest against harsh repossession laws that have led to hundreds of thousands of evictions during the country's recession
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Dalla, Burma: A Hindu devotee pierces a boy's mouth during a traditional fire festival
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St Petersburg, Russia: A bear balances on a tightrope during a performance at the Circus on Fontanka
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Quito, Ecuador: Voters fill in their ballots at a polling station
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Aleppo, Syria: Women members of the Sawt al-Haq (Voice of Rights) organisation undergo military training
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Srinagar, India: A paramilitary soldier stands guard near an armoured vehicle during a strike called by Kashmiri separatists
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Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa (L) and Vice-President elect Jorge Glass, celebrate their victory on Sunday's general election, at Carondelet presidential palace in Quito
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Israeli security forces arrest a Palestinian protester, during clashes that erupted following a demonstration supporting the Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails, in the West Bank city of Hebron
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A carnivorous theropod, known as the Australovenator, stomps through crowds along the Southbank in London. The dinosaur is one of several that can be touched and fed as part of a tour by a dinosaur-petting zoo from Australia
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A long line of taxis wait for passengers at Barajas international airport in Madrid, Spain. Flights were disrupted Monday as workers at Iberia airlines began the first of 15-days of strikes to protest the company's plan to cut almost a fifth of its workforce
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Countess Carnarvon and friend at Highclere Castle in Berkshire at the opening of its Egyptian exhibition. The display, being held in the cellar, marks the 90th anniversary of the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb in the Valley of the Kings in Luxor, Egypt. The Earl of Carnarvon and Howard Carter became the first people to view the boy king's sarcophagus in 3,000 years
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And some of the exhibits, a mummy and a sarcophagus are seen in Highclere Castle
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Serge Charnay in Nantes, eastern France, waves to onlookers after spending a fourth day protesting atop a crane over a custody battle. He says he will finally consider coming down after the justice minister agreed to re-examine his visitation rights
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A model walks down the runway in an autumn/winter 2013 creation by the Barcelona-born designer Andres Sarda during Madrid fashion week in the Spanish capital
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British TV presenter and socialite Tamara Ecclestone arrives at Southwark crown court for the trial of Derek Rose and Jakir Uddin, who are accused of blackmailing her
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Rough landings: an Iberia worker is arrested by Spanish riot police during clashes at Madrid-Barajas airport. Staff at the loss-making Spanish airline began a five-day strike at midnight on Monday, grounding more than 1,000 flights
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Batting for Britain: David Cameron plays cricket at the Oval Maidan, a communal cricket pitch in the centre of Mumbai, India
It looks very much like a glorious cover drive by David, but where exactly are the bails?
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BBC journalists outside BBC Broadcasting House in central London hand out leaflets along picket lines during a 24-hour strike over jobs cuts, outside BBC Broadcasting House in central London
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Rapid Action Battalion personnel stand guard during a nationwide strike in Dhaka. One protester was shot dead as police fired rubber bullets at demonstrators, as industrial action enforced by Bangladesh's largest Islamic party disrupted life across the nation.
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Richard Briers, The Good Life star, dies aged 79
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Actor Richard Briers, best known for his role in TV's The Good Life, has died at the age of 79, his agent has said.
The star, who was also an accomplished stage actor, had been battling a serious lung condition for several years.
Briers died "peacefully" at his London home on Sunday, his agent added.
Briers recently blamed years of smoking for his emphysema.
"It's totally my fault," he said. "So, I get very breathless, which is a pain in the backside. Trying to get upstairs... oh God, it's ridiculous. Of course, when you're bloody nearly 80 it's depressing, because you've had it anyway."
His agent, Christopher Farrar, said: "Richard was a wonderful man, a consummate professional and an absolute joy to work alongside.
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"Following his recent discussion of his battle with emphysema, I know he was incredibly touched by the strength of support expressed by friends and the public.
"He has a unique and special place in the hearts of so many. He will be greatly missed. Our thoughts and deepest sympathy go to his family at this sad time."
In 1970s BBC sitcom The Good Life, Briers and Felicity Kendal played a married suburban couple who try a self-sufficient lifestyle.
Briers also starred in shows including Marriage Lines, Ever Decreasing Circles, Monarch Of The Glen plus a role in Doctor Who and Torchwood.
He appeared in many films, most recently in British comedy film Cockneys versus Zombies, plus a cameo role in Run For Your Wife, based on Ray Cooney's 1980s stage farce.
Briers narrated the 1970s children's cartoon series Roobarb And Custard and also provided the voice for the character of Fiver in the animated feature Watership Down (1978).
"The nation has lost one of its most favourite actors of all time," said Michael Grade, who ran BBC One when Ever Decreasing Circles was on the air.
"He was up there with Ronnie Barker and Alan Bennett. He was just a treasure. He was so warm and so gently funny, and such a truthful actor."
Speaking to 5 live, Lord Grade added: "If you treated him like a star, I think he got embarrassed. He was one of those wonderful, genuine, professional actors with real star quality but humility to go along with it.
"There was nothing he couldn't do, and he always had a twinkle. You were always pleased to see him. It's just a shock and really, really sad."
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"He is a centre-piece of our humorous culture and a magnificently talented man. I'm so deeply sad today that he has left us. He was a great person."
Actress Penelope Keith, who played the snobbish neighbour Margo to Briers' character Tom in The Good Life, said the actor's death was "an enormous loss".
"I look back with enormous affection and love for Dickie. He was the most talented of actors, always self-deprecating. I learnt an awful lot from him during our time on The Good Life," said Keith.
"He was a wonderful mentor, tutor and teacher although that would suggest he imposed himself on you, which he didn't.
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Belgium court denies Marc Dutroux release
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A Belgian court has rejected a request by convicted child killer Marc Dutroux for early release.
Dutroux, 56, was given a life sentence in 2004 for kidnapping and raping six girls, four of whom died, after being arrested in 1996.
He insisted he was no longer dangerous and wanted to be released into house arrest with an electronic tag.
His mother Jeannine Dutroux was among those who called on the courts to reject the request.
Under Belgian law, prisoners can be freed after serving 15 years of a life sentence if they are no longer considered a risk to the public.
But Mrs Dutroux told Le Soir Magazine: "This is a repeat offender in his soul, as he has already proved throughout his life."
In its ruling the court said there was an "absence of any prospect" that Dutroux could be reintegrated into society.
Dutroux was initially jailed in the 1980s, along with his now ex-wife Michelle Martin for kidnapping and raping five young girls.
Both were freed early on good behaviour - only to go on to abduct more young victims.
In 2004, Martin was convicted of being complicit in the deaths of two of Dutroux's later victims, who she allowed to starve to death.
She was released in August last year, after serving 16 years of her 30-year sentence, and now lives in a convent.
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Rafael Nadal beats David Nalbandian to win Brazil Open
Rafael Nadal won his first title since last year's French Open as he saw off David Nalbandian in straight sets in the final of the Brazil Open.
The Spaniard, playing only his second tournament following a seven-month absence with a knee injury, beat Nalbandian 6-2 6-3 in Sao Paulo.
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Syrians inspect destruction following an apparent surface-to-surface missile strike on the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on Feb. 19. The attack killed at least 20 people and another 25 were missing, opposition activists said on Tuesday. The missile was identified from its remains as a Scud-type rocket that government forces have increasingly used in areas under opposition control in the province of Aleppo and in the province of Deir a-Zor to the east, they said.
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Naked Museum visitors look at pictures of the show "Nude Men from 1800 to Today" during a special opening to friends of nudism at the Leopold Museum, Vienna, Austria, on Feb. 18. The show "Nude Men from 1800 to Today" opened its doors from 19 October 2012 to March 4,2013, looking at how artists have dealt with the theme of male nudity over the centuries.
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Reuters reports — A Yemeni air force plane crashed in the center of the capital Sanaa on Tuesday, killing at least 11 people and wounding 15, security sources said.
The Ministry of Defense said in a text message that the plane had been on a training flight when it came down in a western residential district.
A military official said the aircraft was a Russian SU-22 fighter/ground attack aircraft
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People and police officers try to recover charred bodies of a driver and passengers by cutting the wreckage of a burnt taxi at the site of a military aircraft crash in Sanaa on Feb. 19, 2013.
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Prosecutors told a court Tuesday that there was nothing to support Oscar Pistorius’ claim that he thought his girlfriend was an intruder when he fatally shot her through a locked bathroom door at his home in South Africa.
A bail hearing, described as a “little trial” by one expert, was being held to determine whether the double-amputee athlete known as "Blade Runner" should be freed pending trial.
At the start of the hearing, Chief Magistrate Desmond Nair asked Pistorius "are you well?" to which the athlete shrugged and said "I guess." His eyes welled with tears
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The funeral of model and law-school graduate Reeva Steenkamp – slain by her boyfriend Oscar Pistorius – was held in South Africa Tuesday.
As a magistrate ruled he would be prosecuted for premeditated murder, family and friends of Steenkamp spoke of their grief.
Pistorius’ lawyers have admitted he shot Steenkamp while she was in a small, locked bathroom, but claim he thought she was an intruder.
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Ice sculptures constructed for the celebration of Orthodox Epiphany stand on the Lena river, outside Yakutsk in the Republic of Sakha, northeast Russia, on Jan. 17. The coldest temperatures in the northern hemisphere have been recorded in Sakha, in the Oymyakon valley, where, according to the United Kingdom Met Office, a temperature of -90 degrees Fahrenheit was registered in 1933 - the coldest on record in the northern hemisphere since the beginning of the 20th century. Yet despite the harsh climate, people live in the valley, and the area is equipped with schools, a post office, a bank and even an airport runway.
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Madrid, Spain: An Iberia airline worker is carried away by riot police during a protest at Madrid-Barajas airport
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Sana'a, Yemen: Firefighters battle to extinguish a blaze at the site of a military aircraft crash
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Mexico City, Mexico: A soldier uses a welding torch to destroy a gun as part of the voluntary disarmament programme
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Madrid, Spain: A model poses in an outfit by Spanish designer Andres Sarda during the Mercedes Benz fashion week
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Bogotá, Colombia: A 15-day-old night monkey is handled by a vet at a temporary shelter
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Manila, Philippines: Residents use a firefighter's hose to extinguish a blaze in a slum
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Victoria, Australia: Bushfires rage at Grampians national park
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Basel, Switzerland: Performers take part in the Basel Fasnacht carnival
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A City of Orange police officer talks with a passerby at the scene where a man killed himself after a shooting spree through several cities, in Villa Park, California. A gunman on a shooting spree in suburban southern California shot and killed three people and wounded two others before killing himself, police said
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Can she pick-up Sky on that? A model at the Ekaterina Kukhareva show during London Fashion Week at Freemasons' Hall in London.
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Bahraini anti-government protesters clash with riot police who opened fire with tear gas to disperse a procession in Daih, Bahrain. The procession was held for Hussein al-Jazeeri, 16, who was killed last week in clashes marking the second anniversary of Bahrain's pro-democracy uprising.
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A Marilyn float during the carnival in Nice. The carnival in the French city, which ends on March 6, is celebrating the King of the five continents for its 140th anniversary
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Protesters clash with police outside Cambridge University's student union as Marine Le Pen, the leader of the French far-right Front National party, prepares to address the Union's debating society in Cambridge, England.
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Protesters outside the student union make their point quite clearly.
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Work continues on the stripped-down Dominion of Canada locomotive at the National Railway Museum at Shildon, Co Durham. The Doncaster-built engine, which has come home to the UK from Montreal, is receiving a "Mallard-style" makeover in time for the 75th anniversary celebrations of the Mallard A4 locomotive capturing the world steam speed crown
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Former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo attends a confirmation of charges hearing during his pre-trial at the International Criminal Court in The Hague, the Netherlands
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Fall-guy? Chinese special policemen train in the cold weather in Urumqi in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region
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French designer Philippe Starck poses with his Pibal public bicycle during a presentation at Bordeaux city hall. The hybrid bicycle, which will be available to the public from September, has a central platform allowing the rider to push it like a scooter during heavy traffic, and has fluorescent tyres for security at night. All Philippe needs is a bigger backdrop
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A journalist faces security forces as they form a cordon to prevent a crowd of several hundred journalists and members of the public from protesting in front of the Palais des Congres in Lome, Togo. Journalists in Togo are protesting against a law giving the High Authority of Audiovisual and Communication (HAAC) more power to control media
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Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge has a few words with the children who presented her with flowers as she leaves Hope House addiction treatment centre in London
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Security guard Du Jinqian makes snow birds on the steps in front of a bank in Hangzhou, China
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Get off my porch! Ryska the cat faces off with a fox in a remote cabin in Kronotsky, Russia.
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Two wild foxes had been lured by the smell of cooking bacon
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However, Igor Shpilenok's territorial cat didn't take kindly to the intruders and swiftly chased the pair away
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Meanwhile down under in a sunny New Zealand, England prepare for a nets session at Nelson Park in Napier
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Winter hasn't released its icy grip in Gdansk, as drivers negotiate their way along a road covered in thick snow after heavy snowfall covered many parts of Northern Poland
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A Koala is released into bushland after it was found near a busy road by local residents in Sydney, Australia
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Manchester United's Javier Hernandez prays as the Reading team huddles together before their FA Cup soccer match at Old Trafford in Manchester, northern England, February 18, 2013.
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A Palestinian throws a stone towards Israeli forces during clashes at Hawara checkpoint near the West Bank city of Nablus February 18, 2013. Palestinians in the West Bank held demonstrations on Monday in solidarity with prisoners on hunger strike in Israeli jails, some of which sparked clashes with Israeli forces.
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Israeli border police take up positions during clashes with Palestinian stone-throwers that broke out after a rally in the West Bank city of Hebron to show solidarity with prisoners on hunger strike in Israeli jails, February 18, 2013. Palestinians in the West Bank held demonstrations to show solidarity with prisoners on hunger strike in Israeli jails on Monday, some of which sparked clashes with Israeli forces
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A Free Syrian Army fighter holds an improvised mortar shell inside a factory which previously manufactured steel and iron in Aleppo, February 18, 2013
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A demonstrator sits on the floor next to Spanish riot police officers at Madrid's Barajas airport, February 18, 2013. Striking union workers clashed with police at the airport on Monday on the first day of a week-long strike over more than 3,800 pending job cuts at Spain's flagship airline Iberia.
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A coach helps a girl stretch in a gymnastics hall in Alexandria, February 18, 2013
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A person sleeps next to the San Jose de Flores Roman Catholic parish church in a neighbourhood of Buenos Aires, February 18, 2013
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