The week in pictures: 13-19 Feb

Haider barred from Holocaust museum

Protesters against Austrian far-right leader Joerg Haider confront hotel staff in Montreal

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Fireball crash kills air crew

Three crew members died when a cargo plane crashed into a Californian scrapyard

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Gazza and Boro self destruct

Middlesbrough's Paul Gascoigne breaks his arm against an opponent's head

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Lab grows monster crystal

A 318kg crystal grown in just 52 days Picture: Jackie McBride/Bryan Quintard, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

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Sparks fly in Republican debate

John McCain (left) and George W Bush (right) clash ahead of the South Carolina primary

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Iran goes to the polls

The people of Iran voted in parliamentary polls, widely seen as a referendum on President Mohammad Khatami

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Death of a river

Cynaide has wiped out life along the River Tisza through Romania, Hungary and Yugoslavia

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The circus comes to town

Tory leader William Hague, supported by shadow chancellor Michael Portillo, take their anti-euro roadshow round the UK

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South Africa defeat sorry England

England cricket captain Nasser Hussain experiences the familiar feelings of defeat against South Africa

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Tornado terror

Devastation as tornadoes strike Georgia and Florida in the US

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Beautiful Eros sends scientists into orbit

Scientists are stunned by pictures of the asteroid Eros, sent from the orbiting probe, Near

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Talented tortoises on trial

Frank Skinner auditions a tortoise for the West End play Cooking With Elvis

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From kindergarten to campus

Six-year-old Justin Chapman, who finds the work at the University of Rochester easier than opening the doors

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