Picture News 2
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AFP - Sun Oct 9, 7:38 PM ET
Valentino catwalk : A model presents a creation for Italian designer Valentino during the Spring/Summer 2006 Ready-to-Wear collections in Paris. (AFP/Francois Guillot) -
AFP - Sun Oct 9, 7:30 PM ET
Durga idol : An idol of the ten armed Hindu goddess Durga is displayed at a makeshift temple, ready for worship in Kolkata. (AFP/Deshakalyan Chowdhury) -
AFP - Sun Oct 9, 7:47 PM ET
Waiting for orders : US soldiers from the 1-64 armored battalion 3rd infantry division gather around their tank in their base in Baghdad to receive instructions from their company commander, prior to departing on a patrol. (AFP/David Furst) -
AFP - Sun Oct 9, 7:50 PM ET
Where's the dog? : Dreamer (R), a male Shih Tzu, is groomed by his handler Papitchaya Sukonnoi for a dog show in Hong Kong. (AFP/Antony Dickson) -
AFP/DDP - Sun Oct 9, 7:44 PM ET
Fencing action : Germany's Anja Mueller (L) fights against Hannah Thompson of the US during their preliminary bout of the foil competition of the 2005 Fencing World Championships. (AFP/DDP/Robert Michael) -
AFP - Sun Oct 9, 7:42 PM ET
Tanzania violence : A supporter of the main Tanzanian opposition party, the CUF (Civic United Front) is restrained and beaten by a police officer during a demonstration, in Mahonda, Zanzibar (Tanzania). (AFP/Marco Longari) -
AFP - Sun Oct 9, 7:53 PM ET
Seriously... : Serious Black, an Exotic Shorthair, models a Halloween outfit during the 3rd Annual Cat Fanciers Association-IAMS Cat Championship at Madison Square Garden in New York . (AFP/Timothy A. Clary) -
AFP - Sun Oct 9, 7:40 PM ET
Weah supporter : A supporter (L) of George Weah, the former soccer star and presidential candidate in the upcoming 11 October elections, holds a placard with a portrait of Weah in Monrovia during a rally. (AFP/Issouf Sanogo) -
AFP - Sun Oct 9, 7:37 PM ET
On the attack : France's Philippe Boisse (L) and Japan's Oku Yu (R) fight in Leipzig, during the first round of the 64 board Men's Epee competition of the 2005 Fencing World Championships. (AFP/Jacques Demarthon) -
AFP - Sun Oct 9, 7:25 PM ET
Spoofy the cat : Spoofy, a white Persian cat, waits to be groomed during the 3rd Annual Cat Fanciers Association-IAMS Cat Championship at Madison Square Garden. (AFP/Timothy A. Clary) -
AFP - Sun Oct 9, 7:35 PM ET
Quake aftermath : Pakistani people walk past a crack in the middle of the road in Balakot, one of the worst hit villages in Pakistan's North West Frontier Province, a day after a massive 7.6 magnitude earthquake. (AFP/Farooq Naeem) -
CHEEK-Y ACT: A devotee pierces his cheeks with umbrellas in an act of sacrifice at a religious festival in southern Thailand on Tuesday. -- AP -
Originally posted by BabyLover:
CHEEK-Y ACT: A devotee pierces his cheeks with umbrellas in an act of sacrifice at a religious festival in southern Thailand on Tuesday. -- AP
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N Korea anniversary
North Korean soldiers have been parading through the capital, Pyongyang, to mark the 60th anniversary of the ruling Korean Workers Party. -
N Korea anniversary
Watching citizens called out: "Kim Jong-il, we unite as one." -
N Korea anniversary
North Korean leader Kim Jong-il (centre) made a rare public appearance to watch the performance. -
N Korea anniversary
The annual 'Arirang' mass gymnastics show is one of several events marking the anniversary. -
N Korea anniversary
The anniversary is especially significant this year, as there are rumours Mr Kim may name a successor. -
N Korea anniversary
Around 100,000 performers take part in Arirang. -
AFP - Mon Oct 10, 8:37 PM ET
Waiting for the wheel : Young Shanghai students wait for a ride on a ferris wheel, during a school outing at a carnival in Shanghai. (AFP/Mark Ralston) -
AFP - Mon Oct 10, 8:43 PM ET
Birds with the flu : Two eagles that show being infected by the H5N1 virus sit on a branch in a quarantine cage at the Ragunan zoo in Jakarta. (AFP/Bay Ismoyo) -
AFP - Mon Oct 10, 8:48 PM ET
Lamp for Durga : Indian Hindu's take blessings from a lamp lit during prayers offered to the Hindu Goddess Durga at a makeshift temple in New Delhi. (AFP/Manpreet Romana) -
AFP - Mon Oct 10, 8:24 PM ET
Quake survivor : An injured Pakistani survivor waits for medical aid following the earth-quake in the town of Balakot in the North Western Frontier Province. (AFP/Saeed Khan) -
AFP - Mon Oct 10, 8:15 PM ET
No to the death penalty : Members of the South India Cell for Human Rights Education and Monitoring (SICHREM) hold placards and candles during a demonstration in Bangalore. (AFP/Dibyangshu Sarkar) -
AFP - Mon Oct 10, 8:23 PM ET
Waiting for aid : An injured Pakistani survivor waits for aid following the earth-quake in the town of Balakot in the North Western Frontier Province. (AFP/Saeed Khan)