Week in pictures: 14-20 January 2006

Protesters give a hostile reception to UK far-right leader Nick Griffin as he arrives for trial on race hate charges in Leeds.

Costumed children in a Hong Kong shopping mall prepare for the Chinese New Year, the Year of the Dog.

The Moskva River in Moscow is frozen, as arctic temperatures grip Russia.

Protesters gathered outside the French embassy in Ivory Coast after international mediators called for the dissolution of parliament - one of President Gbagbo's last powerbases.

EU lawmakers vote to reject the plans to free up Europe's port services at the Strasbourg parliament.

A Russian Orthodox believer takes a ritually purifying bath in the icy Moskva river during the Epiphany holiday.

The Constant Gardener, which leads the Bafta film awards with 10 nominations, throws the spotlight on the international pharmaceutical industry.

Hindu holy men protest against the construction of a dam which is affecting the flow of the River Ganges.

An Italian performer in China marks the start of a year-long cultural festival promoting ties between the two countries.

A northern bottle-nosed whale swims in the River Thames, past the Houses of Parliament in London.

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