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| Kabul, Afghanistan: An Afghan boy sells cigarettes on a snow-covered street in front of the war torn Darul Aman Palace |
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New York City, US: Participants in a Soul Train line flashmob during a tribute to the show's creator Don Cornelius
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| Lima, Peru: A photographer pulls his backdrop across Agua Dulce beach |
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| Saada, Yemen: Followers of Yemen's Shia sect stand on a hill following a ceremony to mark the birth anniversary of the Prophet Mohammad in Dhahian |
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Versoix, Switzerland: A man walks past an ice-covered car on the frozen waterside promenade at Lake Geneva
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| Pardubice, Czech Republic: Men and children dressed in traditional folk costumes take part in the traditional Czech Masopust carnival |
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| Chitwan, Nepal: A caretaker at the gharial (crocodile) breeding centre, brushes the teeth of a narrow-snouted crocodile at the Chitwan national park. The endangered species is bred in captivity and released into the wild when they reach adulthood |
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Washington DC, US: A park police officer
uses a limb saw to remove a mask from a statue of Major General James
McPherson in McPherson Square
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| Thechu. Nepal: Nepalese Hindu devotees in a parade carry burning oil lamps during the Swasthani festival |
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| Caracas, Venezuela: Soldiers march during a military parade commemorating the 20th anniversary of Operation Zamora, the failed coup attempt by President Hugo Chávez that helped launch his political career |
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Rome, Italy: An aerial view of the
Colosseum following heavy overnight snowfall. The rare snow forced
authorities to stop visitors entering the city's famous tourist sites
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| Woodder, India: A Kashmiri village woman stands near the site of a gun battle in a village. Two rebels were killed in a gun battle with government forces |
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| St Petersburg, Russia: A pigeon touches water as it tries to drink in a lake on the outskirts of the city as the temperature hit -23C |