Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin near the Kremlin wall in Moscow

 Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin near the Kremlin wall in Moscow

A realistic onyx and diamond panther bracelet from the collection of the Duchess of Windsor

A realistic onyx and diamond panther bracelet from the collection of the Duchess of Windsor on display at a Sotheby's pre-sale exhibition in Moscow, Russia

Roman Abramovich and his girlfriend Darya Zhukova

 Roman Abramovich and his girlfriend Darya Zhukova are seen at the VIP stands during the Champions League Group F football match between Spartak Moscow and Chelsea 

Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich and his girlfriend Dasha Zhukova

Yamaguchi Runa performs with the rope

Yamaguchi Runa, of Japan, performs with the rope during the Individual All-Around at the 30th Rhythmic Gymnastics world championships in Moscow

International Military Music Festival in Moscow

The shadow of a military brass band's leader is seen on the cobblestones of Red Square
during the International Military Music festival in Moscow

A small dog wears a face mask for protection against forest fire smoke

A small dog wears a face mask for protection against forest fire smoke in Moscow

People pass the monument of Marshal Zhukov

People pass the monument of Marshal Zhukov as heavy smog covers Moscow

A river boat shrouded in smog from the wildfires ringed around Moscow

A river boat shrouded in smog from the wildfires ringed around Moscow makes its way past the Kremlin

Honour guards open a gold ornate door for Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in Moscow's Kremlin

Honour guards open a gold ornate door for Russian President Dmitry Medvedev
in Moscow's Kremlin

The end of a bridge across the Moskva River

The end of a bridge across the Moskva River is seen through a thick blanket of smog hanging over Moscow

A man stands in front of a burning house outside the town of Vyksa

A man stands in front of a burning house outside the town of Vyksa

security guard walks near grass which was lit on fire by severe heat

A security guard walks near grass, which was lit on fire by severe heat, at Khodynskoe pole aviation museum in Moscow

Stunning and creative graffiti artworks from all over the world Part 3

People walk past a wall covered in graffiti and Soviet-era cartoon character in Moscow 

Filippino college students walk past graffiti on a wall in Manila

 Shop shutters painted by the street artist Ben Eine on the Middlesex Street estate 

A woman reads a book in front of a wall decorated with graffiti  in Prague

people walking by a wall decorated with graffiti in central Slovakia's town of Liptovsky Mikulas.

a wall decorated with graffiti in central Slovakia's town of Liptovsky Mikulas.

An Indian street urchin poses infront of a wall decorated with graffiti in New Delhi 

A motorcyclist rides past a wall decorated with graffiti in Kuala Lumpur

A man walks past a wall decorated with graffiti in Kuala Lumpur

A wall of a sports complex is decorated with graffiti of Malaysia's icon buildings in Kuala Lumpur

A woman walks past a wall painted with graffiti in Seoul

 a wman walking by a wall decorated with graffiti reading 'The will to exist' in central Slovakia's town of Liptovsky Mikulas.

 Shop shutters painted by the street artist Ben Eine on the Middlesex Street estate

Indian pedestrians walk past a kilometre-long street wall graffiti in Mumbai 

A Filippina college student walks past graffiti on a wall in Manila

A graffiti depicting Diego Maradona in a wall in Mendoza, Argentina

A graffiti in Tegucigalpa

A man walks past a kilometre-long street wall graffiti in Mumbai

Filippina college students walk past graffiti on a wall in Manila

A woman walks past a wall painted with graffiti in Seoul
 

A man walks past a wall decorated with graffiti in Moscow 

Russian teenager paints a graffiti on the wall

Russian teenager paints a graffiti on the wall in Moscow.

A woman walks past a wall decorated with graffiti in Moscow

 a wall painted with graffiti in Seoul






Stunning and creative graffiti artworks from all over the world part1

Stunning and creative graffiti artworks from all over the world Part 2

A man enjoys waterjets seeking coolness

A man enjoys waterjets seeking coolness in a fountain at the Alexandrovsky Garden

A girl walks among snowmen built as part of a display on a street in Moscow.

A girl walks among snowmen built as part of a display on a street in Moscow.
Credit: REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin

The frozen Moskva River and a power plant seen through the widow of a footbridge

Moscow, Russia: The frozen Moskva River and a power plant seen through the widow of a footbridge

Photograph: Misha Japaridze/AP

Winter fashion : A model presents a creation from Malaysian designer Zang Toi's

A model presents a creation from Malaysian designer Zang Toi's 2008/2009 Fall/Winter collection show during New York Fashion Week, February 8, 2008.
Credit: REUTERS/Stringer

A model presents a creation for Tommy Hilfiger's 2008/2009 Fall/Winter collection during New York Fashion Week, February 7, 2008. 

Credit: REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

A model presents a creation by designer Bos Bison during Moscow Fashion Week in Moscow, March 28, 2006.

Credit: REUTERS/Alexander Natruskin

Welcome 2010 !

Fireworks light the sky in front of the Mayon volcano in Legazpi, south of Manila in the Philippines, on Friday. Mayon has been spewing ash and burning mud and rocks for more than two weeks.
Fireworks explode near Malaysia's landmark Petronas Twin Towers during the New Year celebrations in Kuala Lumpur on Friday.

Fireworks explode over Australia's Sydney Harbour. More than a million people attended the annual extravaganza.

Berlin's landmark Brandenburg Gate is illuminated as revelers gather to attend the public party to celebrate the New Year on Thursday night.
New Year's Eve fireworks display illuminates the sky over the Erasmus Bridge crossing the Nieuwe Maas river in Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

People celebrate New Year's Day on an ice rink in Red Square in Moscow.
Fireworks explode over the Puerta del Sol in Madrid to bring in New Year's Day.

Lebanese girls in disguise celebrate in Beirut, Lebanon during New Year celebrations.