Winter swimmers wearing ballet costumes from "Swan Lake" plunge into a hole in the ice in St. Petersburg, Russia, on Sunday, Feb. 5, 2006. The temperature in St. Petersburg fell Sunday to -24 C (-11 F).
Hand Outs
A devotee gives alms to beggars at the Mahabodhi Temple during the 7th Buddha Mahotsava (Festival) at Bodhgaya in the eastern Indian state of Bihar on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2006. Beggars are not allowed to enter the temple.
Iraq Raid
An Iraqi detainee sits with his head covered by a sand bag while an American soldier covers another detainee's eyes with tape during a raid in Ramadi, 115 kilometers (70 miles) west of Baghdad, Iraq, on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2006. Men from the U.S. Army's 101st Airborne Division detained 10 Iraqis during a series of raids.
Haitian Elections
A Haitian boy walks past a house made of scraps of tin in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2006. Haitians will vote Feb. 7 in the first presidential and parliamentary elections since the ouster of former president Jean-Bertrand Aristide in February 2004.
Paper Trail
Revelers release paper lanterns Saturday, Feb. 4, 2006, in Pinghsi, Taipei county, Taiwan. According to the legend, people in the remote village of Pinghsi pointed paper lanterns skyward to signal that all was at peace in the village during troubled times.
Lock Down
Detained opposition supporters look outside from a police van in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Saturday, Feb. 4, 2006. Bangladesh police have arrested and blocked the movement of thousands of protestors heading to the capital for an anti-government rally, an opposition leader and media reports said Saturday.
Light Rain
Red lights illuminate the American Falls in Niagara Falls, N.Y., on Friday, Feb. 3, 2006. The red lights coincide with February being American Heart Month in which the American Heart Association has fostered the "Go Red for Women" campaign since 2004 to bring awareness of heart disease in women.
Salt Workers
Salt worker women, or Agarias, carry wood for fuel in the Little Rann of Kutch, near Kharaghodha Taluka, about 120 kilometers (75 miles) northwest of Ahmadabad, capital of Indian state of Gujarat, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2006. Migrant salt workers of the Little Rann of Kutch, a vast area of arid land, manufacture 70 percent of India's table salt.
Hawaii Rainbow
A rainbow is seen over a Del Monte pineapple field in Kunia on Thursday, Feb. 2, 2006 on Oahu, Hawaii. The future of Hawaii's top agricultural product is now in question as Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. announced it will cease pineapple operations in Hawaii in a little more than two years. Del Monte said it was no longer economically feasible to grow pineapple in Hawaii because it can be produced for less elsewhere.
Dolled Up
Isabell Schriegel holds a doll at the booth of the doll company Belonil from Spain, during the International Toy Fair in Nuremberg, Germany, on Thursday, Feb. 2, 2006. The Toy Fair opened for the public on Feb. 2. More than 2,000 exhibitors from over 60 countries are exhibiting their newest toy products until Feb. 7.
Offering Prayer
Hindu devotees raise their hands while offering prayers on the banks of the River Ganges during the annual traditional Magh Mela fair in Allahabad, India, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2006. Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims take holy dips during the auspicious period of Magh Mela to cleanse their souls and seek divine blessings.
Order In The Court
The defendant's dock is seen empty moments before the start of a court session that saw former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, his co-defendants, and chosen defense team, not arrive for their trial Feb. 2, 2006. The former Iraqi leader and four other defendants boycotted, and the chief judge said he barred the remainder for "disorderly behavior."
Black Sea Swans
People feed swans at the coast near Bulgaria's Black Sea town of Varna, some 450 kilometers (280 miles) northeast of the Bulgarian capital Sofia on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2006. Every winter, hundreds of swans arrive at Varna's coast to find food and warm weather.
West Bank Clash
Jewish settlers and their supporters clash with Israeli troops and police as authorities evacuate the West Bank settlement outpost of Amona, east of the Palestinian town of Ramallah on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2006.
Facing The Press
Isabelle Dinoire addresses reporters during her first press conference in Amiens, France, on Monday Feb. 6, 2006. In the world's first face transplant on Nov. 27, she received a new nose, chin and mouth. The 38-year-old was mauled by a dog in May, leaving her with severe facial injuries that her doctors said made it difficult for her to speak and eat.
Grieving
Palestinian relatives of Nasser Marshod, an Al Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades militant, cry during his funeral in Gaza City on Sunday, Feb. 5, 2006. Marshod and two other militants were killed early Sunday by an Israeli air strike on a facility in Gaza City.
Commonwealth Relay
Jalin Gabey of The Ngaro People of the Whitsundays holds the Melbourne 2006 Queen's Baton during a welcome ceremony on Whitehaven Beach on Feb. 3, 2006, in The Whitsundays, Australia. Some 3,500 relay runners will carry the baton across Australia in the final 50 days of its epic 180,000-kilometer (112,000-mile) journey from Buckingham Palace, London, to the opening ceremony of the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games.
In Sheep's Clothing
A group of "Zanpantzar," people dressed in sheep fur with cowbells tied to their back, and the "Artza," on the right, march across Ituren village during an ancient traditional carnival Jan. 30, 2006, in Ituren, Spain. Zanpantzars march through the farmhouses and streets of Ituren, sounding their cowbells to wake up the earth for a good farming year.