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Photos of the Day | Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2010


The eclipsed moon glows in the predawn sky Tuesday morning December 21, 2010 in this view from Stedman, NC. This picture is a 10 second time exposure made through an amateur astronomer's 12 1/2 inch Telescope.


Three snow hikers watch the almost full moon rise behind the Weissfluhjoch in Arosa, Switzerland, Monday, Dec. 20, 2010. There will be a total lunar eclipse visible from Britain on Tuesday morning, when the Earth casts a shadow onto the Moon. On the day of the winter solstice, December 21, the full Moon will start to pass through the cone of Earth's shadow at 6.32 GMT.


A snow-covered baby elephant walks between two adults in their snow covered pen at Whipsnade Zoo, north of London on December 20, 2010. Thousands of stranded travelers faced a nervy battle to get home for Christmas as snow and ice caused chaos at European airports Monday. International hubs London, Paris, Frankfurt, Amsterdam and Brussels struggled to clear a backlog of passengers stranded over the weekend as holidaymakers tried to reach their destinations on time for December 25.


Seagulls fly over the Arabian Sea during sunset, in Mumbai on December 20, 2010.


Alan Hegeman, of Crested Butte, Colo. uses his snow blower to remove the overnight acclimation of snow from his driveway form the massive snowstorm that is passing overhead and through the town on the first day of winter, Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2010. The National Weather Service has posted a Winter Storm Warning Hazardous Weather Outlook for Areas in Utah and Western mountains of Colorado. Flood warnings are also posted in Southern California form the same storm that reached from Hawaii to Colorado.


An Indian folk dancer from Rajasthan state performs a traditional "kachi ghodi," or dummy horse dance during a fair in Allahabad, India, Monday, Dec. 20, 2010. The dance is performed by men on dummy horses carrying swords to dramatize the scene of a fight with bandits.

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Photos of the Day | Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2010


Druids, lead by Arthur Pendragon, leave Stonehenge near Amesbury, England after taking part in the winter solstice Wednesday Dec. 22, 2010. Built between 4,000 and 5,000 years ago, Stonehenge is one of the world's most recognizable sites.


Holiday shoppers brave the rain as they cross the intersection of Rodeo Drive and Brighton Way in Beverly Hills, Calif., Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2010. The National Weather Service predicted an even fiercer storm would roll into Southern California beginning Tuesday night.


A pair of 10-story high robotic cranes, the world's largest animatronics spectacle created by Emmy Award winner Jeremy Railton "dance" during an outdoor show at Resorts World Sentosa, one of Singapore's main tourist attractions on Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2010.


Female giraffe Monique licks the head of her new born male cub Tebogo at the zoo of Frankfurt, central Germany, on Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2010. Tebogo was born during the night of Dec. 8 to 9.


An Indian village woman arranges cow dung cakes to be dried in Allahabad, India, Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2010. Cow dung cakes are a major source of domestic fuel for rural households and an environment friendly alternative to firewood.


A car makes its way through the snow-covered landscape near the eastern German town of Klein Marzehns on December 22, 2010. Wintry weather conditions continue to make traveling difficult in many parts of Europe.

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Photos of the Day | Thursday, Dec. 23, 2010


Nine Rhodesian Ridgeback puppies from a litter of 17, look out of their box in Nauen, 50 kilometers outside Berlin on Monday, Dec. 20, 2010.


Tourists feed gulls as they take a boat ride in the river Ganges amidst early morning fog in Allahabad, India, Thursday, Dec. 23, 2010.


Pakistani farmers pack oranges at a shop in Barkot, a village of Swat valley on December 23, 2010.


An ice fisherman stands at one of his holes while fishing on the surface of Sylvan Lake, Sweet Valley, Pa., Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 22, 2010.


Lebanese children dressed as Santa Claus celebrate during their last day of school before the holidays in the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon, Thursday, Dec. 23, 2010.


An Indian village boy climbs a coconut tree to pluck green coconuts as the sun sets on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar, India, Thursday, Dec. 23, 2010.

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Photos of the Day | Friday, Dec. 24, 2010


This Thursday, Dec. 23, 2010 picture shows the former tower of the city wall decorated as a candle in Zell an der Mosel, Germany.


Catholic worshipers sing during a Christmas Eve Mass at the official Catholic church, South Cathedral in Beijing, China, Friday, Dec. 24, 2010.


Elementary school students at Jirasartwitthaya school in Ayutthaya, Thailand, reach out to receive presents from elephants dressed as Santa Friday, Dec. 24, 2010. The Christmas event has been held for at least five years at the Thai school where the majority of the students are Buddhist.


An Afghan refugee boy puts a clip on washed clothes in front of Dar al Aman palace, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, Dec. 24, 2010.

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Photos of the Day | Monday, Dec. 27, 2010


A man who gave his name as Marcus cross country skis through snow in New York's Times Square December 27, 2010 after a blizzard dropped 18 to 20 inches (46 to 51 cm) of snow in the area. The tail end of a powerful blizzard across the US north-east snarled plans for millions of holiday travelers Monday, forcing New York airport closures and crippling road and rail traffic. The New York area was especially hard hit. John F. Kennedy International Airport and La Guardia Airport, as well as Newark International in New Jersey, were closed Sunday and overnight and were not due to reopen until 4:00 pm (2100 GMT).


This Sunday, Dec. 26, 2010 photo shows dancers performing traditional Kuchipudi dance in an attempt to create a Guinness World Record in Hyderabad, India. Total 2,800 dancers participated in the event.


US President Barack Obama eats a shave ice alongside his daughter Malia as he takes his daughters and family friends to Island Snow in Kailua, Hawaii, December 27, 2010. Obama is spending the last days of the year vacationing with his family in Hawaii.


A fox sits on the recently plowed road to Paradise at Mount Rainier National Park, Wash. Monday, Dec. 27, 2010 as heavy snow fell in the Cascades. The National Weather Service says travelers should be ready for heavy snow in the mountain passes of Washington and Oregon this week, and the lowlands around Puget Sound could also see some accumulation.

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Photos of the Day | Friday, Dec. 31, 2010


The sky above Sydney Harbour lights up at midnight during the fireworks display to celebrate the New Year's Day in Sydney, Australia, Saturday, Jan. 1, 2011.

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Photos of the Day | Monday, Jan. 3, 2011


Migrants laborers warm themselves on the outskirts of Jammu, India, Monday.


An eight-year-old sea lion "Leo" writes the word "Rabbit" in Chinese characters as part of a New Year's attraction at the Hakkeijima Sea Paradise aquarium in Yokohama, suburban Tokyo on Jan. 3. February 2011 will mark the start of the Year of the Rabbit, according to the lunar calender a 12-year cycle followed by China and other parts of Asia.


A Pakistani vendor arranges his carrots while waiting for customers in a vegetable market in Lahore, Pakistan, Sunday, Jan. 2, 2011.


Frozen pools of melted snow are seen near the base of the Three Gossips rock formation, Friday, Dec. 31, 2010 at Arches National Park near Moab, Utah.

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Photos of the Day | Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011


Zookeeper Evelyn Guyett poses for photographers with flamingos during the annual stocktake at London Zoo, north London on January 4, 2011. With over 16,000 creatures, the headcount will include 10,000 invertebrates, 4,700 fish and 100 reptiles.

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Photos of the Day | Jan. 7, 2010


The Space Needle is framed by dark bands of clouds Thursday at the end of day.




A market vendor walks past stacks of animal feeding troughs at Abidjan's largest animal market, in Port Bouet on the outskirts of Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Friday, Jan. 7, 2011. Animal sellers say the country's political crisis has stemmed the flow of sheep, goats, and cattle from Ivory Coast's northern neighbors and increased transport costs. While two men vie for control of the West African nation, residents of the country's capital complain that they are struggling to cope with higher prices for essentials, such as meat, cooking oil, and public transit.


A Kashmiri boatman rows a boat through fog on the partially frozen Dal Lake in Srinagar on January 7, 2011. The Kashmir valley is experiencing extreme cold conditions with major parts of Dal Lake and hundreds of ponds, taps, water motors and drains frozen.


Japan's highest mountain, Mt. Fuji is seen in the background between skyscrapers in Tokyo's Shinjuku area during the sunset on January 7, 2011. Japanese shares soared during the first trading week of 2011, and investors are hungry for further gains in the weeks to come amid ballooning optimism for US economic recovery, analysts said.


Vendors sell their wares by candlelight with no electricity available following the earthquake January 28, 2010 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Hundreds of thousands of Haitians remain displaced as aid continues to trickle into the city in the aftermath of the deadly January 12, magnitude 7.0 earthquake.


People drink vodka as they celebrate the Christmas carol rite (Koliady) in the village of Pogost, some 250 km south-east of Minsk, on January 7, 2011. Koliady is an ancient pagan holiday initially celebrated on winter solstice but since appropriated to celebrate Christmas, New Year according to the Julian calendar, and other winter holidays.


A Pakistani worker waits for customers in front of sacks of onions at the main vegetable market in Lahore on January 7, 2011. Pakistan this week banned overland onion exports to neighbor India in a bid to control rising prices at home for the South Asian food staple, the commerce ministry said.

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Photos of the Day | Thursday, Jan. 13, 2011


Young pigs are seen in their pen at the Ebsen organic farm on January 13, 2011 in Langenhorn, Germany. Organic foods retailers are reporting a surge in demand following the recent dioxin contamination scandal sparked by the announcement by the German company Harles and Jentzsch that some of the fatty proteins it had supplied to animals feeds producers was tainted with dioxin. German authorities responded by barring 4,700 mostly poultry and hog farms from selling their products until laboratory tests could guarantee them dioxin free. Investigators are meanwhile pursuing a criminal investigation against the leading employees at Harles and Jentzsch. Organic farms have thus far been immune from the scandal since they use no industrially-produced animal feed.


Henry and Violet Baird, ages 4 and 2, wait patiently Wednesday for their mother, Heather Hart, to resume pulling them around the block -- for the second time -- on 2 to 3 inches of slush and some snow. They are on 18th Avenue South in Seattle.


Jack White climbs out of his Subaru while attempting to free it from a huge drift in Bristol, Conn. during the latest snow storm on Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2011.


A man stands at his doorway observing the wreckage caused by mudslides and flooding in Teresopolis, some 100 km from downtown Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on January 13, 2011. Rescuers searched through layers of mud Thursday for survivors and bodies after freakishly heavy rains caused landslides and torrents to slice through three towns near Rio de Janeiro, killing at least 356 people.


An Indian worker rests on onions bags at a wholesale market in Hyderabad, on January 13, 2011. Onion prices in India reached 80-85 Indian Rupees ($1.75-$1.87) in December 2010, and are currently around 70 rupees a kilo,way above the normal retail price of 20-25 rupees.


A young Pakistani girl looks on while waiting next to her mother as she and others queue for a ration of rice during a donated food distribution at the Beri Iman, a shrine of famous Sufi Saint Beri Imam, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, Jan. 13, 2011.

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Photos of the Day | Friday, Jan. 14, 2011


Indians ride on a motorbike as it rains in Jammu, India, Friday, Jan. 14, 2011. Police say near-freezing temperatures and Himalayan winds killed at least 13 homeless people in northern India, raising the death toll from a severe cold spell to 129 on Wednesday.


An baby anteater (Myemecophaga tridactyla), which was born in captivity last January 6, rides atop his mother's back at the Santa Fe Zoo in the city of Medellin, Colombia, on January 13, 2011.

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Photos of the Day | Monday, Jan. 24, 2011


A vendor, center, foreground, and a man jump from the top of one overcrowded train to another as thousands of Bangladeshi Muslims try to return home after attending the three-day Islamic Congregation on the banks of the River Turag Sunday.


Children play along railroad tracks in Manila on Jan. 22.


A villager rides a bullock cart in Kosi village, about 100 miles from Patna, India, Monday.


Visitors stroll past snow-covered pavilions in Seoul on Jan. 23.

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Photos of the Day | Friday, Jan. 28, 2011


A couple watches a light projection on the former post office during the 'Light Festival' in Ghent, Belgium, Friday, Jan. 28, 2011. The light Festival evokes an exploratory voyage along the medieval city of Ghent by unexpected projections on buildings.


Children eat mangoes inside a ship's hull in Port-de-Paix, Haiti, Friday Jan. 28, 2011.


Egyptian demonstrators fuel the fire next to burning police vehicles in Cairo, Egypt, on January 28, 2011.


People watch as the sun sets at Arpoador beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, Jan. 28, 2011. The temperature reached 41.4 degrees Celsius in the hottest day of the summer so far in Rio de Janeiro.


A man walks in a park on January 28, 2011 in the northern Spanish city of Burgos during the first snowfall of the year in the city.

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Photos of the Day | Monday, Jan. 31, 2011


An indigenous man holds a candle during a Mayan ritual to remember the 31st anniversary of the assault by security forces on the Spanish embassy during the 1960-96 civil war in Guatemala, in Guatemala City on January 31, 2011. On January 31, 1980 security forces stormed the embassy premises, which were peacefully occupied by scores of opponents, setting it on fire and killing 37 people, among diplomats, workers and peasants, being one of them union leader Vicente Manchu, father of Nobel Peace Prize Rigoberta Menchu.


Children watch a dancing cat-style robot called "Somali" during the Robot Athlete Cup 2011 in Tokyo, on January 30, 2011. Somali took part in the dance section in the Robot Athlete Cup 2011.


A visitor pays floral tribute at Rajghat, the memorial of Mahatma Gandhi, on his death anniversary marked as Martyr's Day, in New Delhi, India, Sunday, Jan. 30, 2011.


A competitor jumps fire during the 2011 Tough Guy Challenge on January 30, 2011 in Perton, near Wolverhampton, England. Thousands of competitors from around the world come to compete in The Tough Guy Challenge, an eight mile endurance course of mud, freezing water and fire, held on farmland in the village of Perton.


High wire artist Freddy Nock walks on the rope of the Corvatsch cable car from the upper station in 3303 meters (10 837 feet) over sea level down to the base station in Silvaplana, Switzerland, Saturday, Jan 29, 2011 to set a new mark in the Guinness book of records.


A Pakistani boy carrying wood over his head walks toward a slum during sunset on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, Monday, Jan. 31, 2011.


Marie La Jesula Joseph prays at a Cathedral destroyed by the Jan. 12, 2010 earthquake in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Sunday, Jan. 30, 2011.

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Photos of the Day | Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2011


Hundreds of cars are stranded Wednesday in Chicago. A winter blizzard of historic proportions wobbled an otherwise snow-tough Chicago, stranding hundreds of drivers for up to 12 hours overnight on the city's showcase lake shore thoroughfare and giving many city schoolchildren their first ever snow day.


An Abyssinian Colobus baby yawns at the Nogeyama Zoological Gardens in Yokohama, near Tokyo, Wednesday.


Afghans walk on a bridge on the outskirts of Jalalabad, east of Kabul on Wednesday.


Skiers pass ice-coated trees at Zao, a mecca of winter sports in northern Japan, on Wednesday.


A Pakistani boy holds a balloon while standing in an alley on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, Wednesday.

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Photos of the Day | Friday, Feb. 4, 2011


Sri Lankan traditional dancers perform during the nationwide televised ceremony to commemorate the island's 63 independence from Britain in Kataragama on February 4, 2011. Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapakse urged his nation of 20 million people to work towards unity, after the army crushed the separatist Tamil Tiger rebels in May 2009.


A Palestinian Red Crescent medic carries away a girl who reacted in shock during clashes between Palestinian youths and Israeli border police in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Ras al-Amud on February 04, 2011.


Iranian women perform Friday prayers in Tehran, Iran, Friday, Feb. 4, 2011.

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Photos of the day | Friday, Feb. 11, 2011


An Egyptian camel rider waits for tourists as he passes by the Pyramids in Giza, Egypt's most famous tourist attraction, Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2011.


This undated photo provided by Gawker shows Rep. Chris Lee, R-N.Y., posing shirtless in front of a mirror. The gossip website Gawker reported Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2011 that Lee, a married two-term Republican lawmaker, had sent the shirtless photo of himself to a woman he met on Craigslist. Lee abruptly resigned his seat Wednesday, saying he was quitting because he regretted actions that have hurt his family and others.


In this image released by the San Diego Zoo, the zoo's newest hippo climbs on his mother's back onFebruary, 10, 2011. The pair have been inseparable since the birth on January 26, 2011. That made it tough for San Diego Zoo keepers and veterinarians to determine the calf's sex, but they have finally confirmed the two-week-old is a boy. Zoo keepers gave the baby hippo the name Adhama which means honor or glory in Swahili.

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Photos of the Day | Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011


Afghan National Policemen (ANP) stand in line as they attend a shooting course at Camp Leatherneck on the outskirts of Lashkar Gah in Helmand Province on February 17, 2010. US Marines have trained about 2000 Afghans from Afghan National Police (ANP) and Afghan National Army (ANA) since the program started on October 2009 in Joint Security Academy Southwest.


Coats are displayed under a roof of umbrellas during Fashion Week in New York, Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2011.


An Egyptian man delivering bread from a bakery drops a loaf as he cycles past closed shops in the normally bustling but now empty tourist area of Khan el-Khalili in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2011. Labor unrest unleashed by the ousting of Hosni Mubarak flared again Wednesday in Egypt despite a warning by the ruling military that protests and strikes were hampering efforts to improve the economy and return life to normal.

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Photos of the Day | Friday, Feb. 25, 2011


A woman uses a cell phone after climbing out of a vehicle that ended up on a guard rail in the median of Interstate 295 during a snow storm in Cumberland, Maine, Friday, Feb. 25, 2011.


An young anti-government protester, center, shouts slogans during a demonstration demanding the resignation of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, in Sanaa, Yemen, Friday, Feb. 25, 2011. Tens of thousands of people gathered in a main square in the Yemeni capital for Friday prayers that later turned into mass protests to press demands for the U.S.-backed president to step down. Banner reads in Arabic, " Silence is death without dying".


An Anti-government protesters sits on top of a lamppost as he shouts shout slogans and waves his national flag next to an effigy of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, during a demonstration demanding the resignation of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, in Sanaa, Yemen, Friday, Feb. 25, 2011. Tens of thousands of people gathered in a main square in the Yemeni capital for Friday prayers that later turned into mass protests to press demands for the U.S.-backed president to step down.


An Indian porter watches the broadcast of the Indian Railways budget speech at Sealdah station in Kolkata, on February 25, 2011. India's railways minister Mamata Banerjee announced for USD 13 billion budget in spending for giant state-run Indian Railways as she unveiled a "common people's" budget.


Models take the catwalk during the Blumarine Fall/Winter 2011 collection presented in Milan, Italy, Friday, Feb. 25, 2011.