Week in pictures: 7-12 January 2006

Pakistani earthquake survivors pray in front of the ruins of a mosque ahead of the Muslim feast of Eid al-Adha.

A cyclist pays his respects to four riders from a Welsh cycling club who were killed after a car skidded and spun into them.

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger showed evidence of injuries he picked up in a motorcycle accident.

Indonesians wait for meat donated to the poor as part of the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha.

Protesters clash with Thai police during US-Thai trade talks in Chiang Mai province.

A dog licks his lips as he surveys the pastries in a Paris bakery devoted to serving up delicacies for dogs.

As Turkey is hit by bird flu, agriculture ministry employees chase ducks as they gather poultry for a cull which has already seen more than 300,000 birds destroyed.

Northern parts of India are in the grip of a bitter cold snap which has claimed more than 160 lives and particularly threatens the poor and the homeless.

Security forces and medics at the site of a stampede at the Hajj in Mina, Saudi Arabia.

An Indonesian boy joins a protest demanding the government relocate people living near a power plant.

A poodle with dyed fur comes to terms with its new coiffure at a pet beautician school in Beijing.

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