A man jumps over a bull during the annual bullfight festival

A man jumps over a bull during the annual bullfight festival in San Jose December 28, 2009. More than 300 bullfighters took part in the traditional end-of-year bullfight.
Credit: REUTERS/Juan Carlos Ulate

Finalnd's Janne Ahonen soars through the air

Finalnd's Janne Ahonen soars through the air during the qualification for the first event of the four-hills ski jumping tournament in Oberstdorf, December 28, 2009.
Credit: REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach

Indian Muslims stretch their hands

Indian Muslims stretch their hands for refreshments during a Muharram procession to mark Ashura in Mumbai December 28, 2009.
Credit: REUTERS/Arko Datta

A man yells at the site of suicide bomb attack

A man yells at the site of suicide bomb attack on a procession of Shit'ite Muslims commemorating Ashura in Karachi December 28, 2009.
Credit: REUTERS/Athar Hussain

Smoke and flames billow from Indian Oil Corp's fuel depot

Smoke and flames billow from Indian Oil Corp's fuel depot as a body of a victim lies in Sitapura industrial area in the outskirts of Jaipur, October 30, 2009.

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A mental patient named Totok reacts

A mental patient named Totok reacts as he is given a shower at the Galuh foundation house in East Bekasi, outskirt of Jakarta, October 23, 2009.

REUTERS/Beawiharta

Congo On the Wire

A Congolese government soldier wearing a wig smokes by the roadside near the front line, north of Goma in eastern Congo, November 11, 2008.

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A severely malnourished infant hangs limp from her mother's back at a catholic mission feeding center in rebel-held Rutshuru, 70kms (50 miles) north of Goma in eastern Congo, November 13, 2008.

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A Congolese government soldier lies with his weapon at the frontline near Kibati, north of Goma in eastern Congo, November 12, 2008.

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A prisoner with bound wrists pleads while being beaten by government soldiers just outside Goma in eastern Congo, November 23, 2008.

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A shih-tzu waits during the 18th International Dog exhibition in Prague

A shih-tzu waits during the 18th International Dog exhibition in Prague. Picture: AFP,November 8, 2009