Local revellers celebrate "Clean Monday" with a colourful "flour-war", traditionally marking the end of the carnival season on March 6, 2006, in Galaxidi, Greece. Clean Monday sees the climax to carnival season and the start of Lent.
Winter Wade
A black swan swims in a lake after snowfall at the Wuhan Zoo on Feb. 28, 2006, in Wuhan of Hubei Province, China. Chinese Agriculture Minister Du Qinglin warned of a possible massive bird flu outbreak as China announced two new human cases of the H5N1 flu strain, raising to 14 the number of human infections reported in China since last October.
Gold Card
Young travelers party on a beach on Feb. 27, 2006, in the Indian resort of Goa. The tiny Indian state became known as a hippie heaven in the 1960's, and its beaches have hosted all-night parties for adventurous backpacking tourists ever since.
Blast Radius
Pakistani people push a car past burning vehicles after a twin bomb blast outside a five star hotel in Karachi on March 2, 2006. Two car bombs exploded outside the Marriott hotel next to the U.S. consulate in Karachi a day before President George W. Bush was due to visit Pakistan, killing two people and injuring more than a dozen others.
Philippine Protest
Students gather to protest near a statue which represents freedom at the University of the Philippines in Quezon City in suburban Manila on Feb. 28, 2006. The protesters were demanding that Philippine president Gloria Arroyo resign.
Upon Reflection
Dr Mchael James of the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Orginisation (ANSTO) looks through a "super mirror" before it is installed in the Platypus neutron reflectometer on March 2, 2006, in Sydney, Australia.
Close Shave
A boy reacts after he received a spray of shaving cream during Carnival celebrations in Rendi near Athens on Sunday, March 5, 2006. Thousands of people gather every year to celebrate the carnival in the streets of Athens. (AP Photo/Petros
Earthquake Survivor
Pakistani earthquake survivor Akhtar Bibi is seen at President House in Islamabad, Pakistan, on March 4, 2006. Pakistan could not have met the challenge of the Oct. 8, 2005, earthquake in its mountainous north without the help of the United States, Pakistan's president said.
Cat Fancy
Sixteen-day-old leopard cubs look on as Bijoy Gogoi is seen in the background at the State Zoological Park in Gauhati, India, on March 3, 2006. Woodcutters rescued two leopard cubs from Gaurang reserve forest in Kokrajhar district, Assam and handed them over to forest officials last week.
Window Dressing
A store window mannequin wears spring fashions at Saks Fifth Avenue on March 1, 2006 in New York. Department store operator Saks Inc. said on March 2 that its same-store sales fell 6.4 percent in February; Wall Street had expected a slight increase for the month.
Red Square, White Square
People walk along Red Square in Moscow on March 2, 2006. Spring started in Moscow with a heavy snowfall, which covered the city for the second day. The Central Department Store, left, St. Basil's Cathedral, center, and the Kremlin, right, are seen in the background.
Pyramid Scheme
People ride horses with the Khafre Pyramid, left, and the Khufu Pyramid, right, in the background at the historical site of Giza near Cairo, Egypt, on March 1, 2006. The Pyramids are Egypts main tourist attraction, and hundreds of thousands of people visit them every year.
Mining Clash
A Papuan activist smashes a police shield during a clash with police guarding a building housing the office of U.S. mining giant Freeport on Feb. 28, 2006, in Jakarta. About 200 activists clashed with police for a second day of protests against Freeport-McMoRan Copper and Gold Inc., which many claim has not brought any benefits to local residents during its 40 years of operations in West Papua.
Samba School
Dancers perform on a float during the parade of Mocidade samba school at the sambodrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Feb. 28, 2006.