News photos of the day
Date: 2/3/2012 Album ID: 1408570
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A soldier places his helmet on Timothy, an army explosive sniffer dog, near the site where a car loaded with explosives was control detonated by an army anti-bomb squad in Pradera, southwestern Colombia, Friday Feb. 3, 2012.  Fifteen people were killed this week in two attacks with explosives in southern Colombia, blamed on rebels of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, FARC, by President Juan Manuel Santos. (AP Photo/Carlos Julio Martinez)
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A Chola poses for pictures during an event to elect carnival characters known as Chuta, Pepino and Chola in La Paz, Bolivia, Thursday Feb. 2, 2012. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)
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Austrian born actor and former Governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger looks at an energy-saving LED bulb during the Delhi Sustainable Development Summit, in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012. World leaders, environmentalists and experts from across the globe attended the summit to prepare a roadmap for attaining sustainable development worldwide. The 12th edition of the summit organized by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) was inaugurated by Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. (AP Photo/Tsering Topgyal)
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Pine trees are lit up at the snow-covered Kenrokuen garden, one of the three most beautiful gardens in Japan, in Kanazawa, 295 kilometers (184 miles) northwest of Tokyo, Friday, Feb. 3, 2012. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, NO LICENSING IN CHINA, FRANCE, HONG KONG, JAPAN AND SOUTH KOREA
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Huey and Cobra Helicopters with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit hover in tight formation before setting down at Marine Corps Air Station New River in Jacksonville, N.C., on  Friday, Feb. 3, 2012.  The reinforced V-22 squadron, known formally as VMM-263, returned to New River Air Station from its 10-month deployment Friday by soaring in formation over the heads of waving and cheering families waiting in the hangar.  Deployed with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, the squadron conducted training in the 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility, from the Mediterranean to Djibouti.  (AP Photo/The Daily News, Don Bryan)
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An Egyptian protester throws a tear gas canister back at security forces during clashes near the Interior Ministry in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Feb. 3, 2012.  A volunteer doctor says police and protesters angry over a deadly soccer riot have clashed for the second day in the Egyptian capital, and that one man died in the latest violence. (AP Photo/Mohammed Asad)
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Egyptian protestors help a wounded man during clashes with security forces near the interior ministry in downtown Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Feb. 3, 2012. A volunteer doctor says police and protesters angry over a deadly soccer riot have clashed for the second day in the Egyptian capital, and that one man died in the latest violence.(AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
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Lamiaa Ahmed, 8, watches boys as they play in a neighborhood in the Saada province, northwest of Sanaa, Yemen, Friday, Feb. 3, 2012. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)
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An unidentified Bahraini anti-government protester carries the national flag as she walks by a wall Friday, Feb. 3, 2012, at the end of a rally and march that drew tens of thousands to Manama, Bahrain.  Protesters demanded the fall of the regime and elected government. Two pictures, top right, on the wall condemn Saudi King Abdullah Al Saud and say in Arabic and English beneath them: We demand from Saudi occupation go out of Bahrain now, and beside them is an image of Bahraini opposition leader Abdul Jaleel al Muqdad, center. Writing on the left and right reads Down Hamad, referring to Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa.  (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali)
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In this photo released by Jess Dawson, a man takes advantage of high flood waters to fish from his front lawn in Moree, Northern New South Wales, Australia, Friday, Feb. 3, 2012. Helicopters and rescue crew are on standby to evacuate people as the Mehi River near Moree is expected to swell higher as flooding in northwestern NSW continues. (AP Photo/Jess Dawson) EDITORIAL USE ONLY
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A pedestrian passes a beggar off Athens' main Syntagma Square, on Friday, Feb. 3, 2012.  Unions and employers' associations in Greece on Friday rejected private-sector wage cuts, as demanded by the country's international bailout lenders if Athens is to receive a crucial, second rescue package. The impasse appeared to be holding up final negotiations for massive new debt agreements _ a eurozone finance ministers' meeting, which had been expected for Monday to back the new proposals, was postponed to later in the week.  (AP Photo/Dimitri Messinis)
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Indian disaster response personnel search as onlookers gather around derailed cars of a passenger train following an accident at Sathi Sarapa village near Gauhati, India, Friday, Feb. 3, 2012. A railway official said the train hit a bulldozer and derailed at an unmanned crossing in the north-eastern Indian state. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel, left, and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao attend a meeting with German and Chinese businessmen during their visit to Guangzhou, China, on Friday, Feb. 3, 2012. (AP Photo/Bobby Yip, Pool)
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A man walks his baggage through empty lines to pass through security in the main terminal in a quiet Denver International Airport during a snowstorm, Friday, Feb. 3, 2012, in Denver. A powerful winter storm swept across Colorado on Friday as it headed east, bringing blizzard warnings to eastern Colorado and winter storm warnings for southeast Wyoming, western Kansas and western Nebraska. The storm stretched as far south as New Mexico, where Department of Transportation reported difficult driving conditions on several state highways because of the winter weather, leaving highways snow packed and icy.  (AP Photo/The Denver Post, Cyrus McCrimmon)  MANDATORY CREDIT; MAGS OUT; TV OUT
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A Nepalese mason splashes water on the wall in the morning at Chitwan, 160 kilometers (100 miles) Southwest of Katmandu, Nepal, Friday, Feb. 3, 2012. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
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Boats in a frozen Prinsengracht in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Friday Feb. 3, 2012. Dutch authorities banned boats from some of Amsterdam's canals and waterways in the hope the big freeze gripping the city would turn the still water to ice and allow residents to go skating. (AP Photo/Margriet Faber)
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People attend a rally by the political alliance Frente Guazu, which translates into English from the Guarani language as Big Front, in Asuncion, Paraguay, Friday Feb. 3, 2012.  The Frente Guazu wants Paraguay's President Fernando Lugo to represent them as a senator after his presidential term finishes in 2013. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)
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David Wilkinson, left, reacts to comments by Republican presidential candidate Rep. RonĘPaul, R-Texas, during a rally Friday, Feb. 3, 2012, in Pahrump, Nev.  (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
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A view of St. Mary in Trastevere church during a snowstorm in Rome in the early hours of Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012. A rare snowfall blanketed Rome on Friday, forcing the closure of the Colosseum over fears tourists would slip on the icy ruins, and leaving buses struggling to climb the city's slushy hills. Other parts of the country experienced frigid temperatures unseen in years. (AP Photo/Alberto Pellaschiar)
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A view of the grounded cruise ship Costa Concordia off the Tuscan island of Giglio, Italy, Friday, Feb. 3, 2012. Bad weather conditions forced the temporary suspension of the recovery operation of the capsized cruise ship Costa Concordia. The ship contains about 500,000 gallons (2,400 tons) of heavy fuel and other pollutants, and fears are growing that those pollutants could spill out, damaging a pristine environment that is home to dolphins, whales and other marine life. (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito)
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