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A campaigner from the group Animal Liberation Victoria mounts a protest outside the Japanese consulate in Melbourne, Australia

A protester graphically denounces whaling by Japanese vessels at a picket in Melbourne, Australia.

An underwater show at an aquarium in Tokyo, Japan

A kimono-clad diver and a ray perform for visitors to a Tokyo aquarium.

A Sikh warrior breathes fire during a procession on the anniversary of the birth of Guru Gobind Singh, 10th Guru of the Sikhs, in Jammu, Kashmir

A Sikh warrior puts on a fire-breathing show during a Sikh festival in Jammu, Indian-administered Kashmir.

Indian farmers walk through mustard fields on the outskirts of Amritsar

Two Indian farmers walk to work through a mustard field near Amritsar.

A driver cleans a car in Sofia, Bulgaria

In parts of Bulgaria, heavy snowfall prompted authorities to declare a state of emergency...

Skaters on Hou hai Lake in Beijing

...while in China, the weather brought more welcome wintry scenes.

Pakistani lawyers protest in Lahore

In Lahore, Pakistan, lawyers protest against last week's assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.





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