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Saturday, 23 February 2008, 00:08 GMT

Week in pictures: 16-22 February

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Palestinians walk through the Hawara checkpoint near the West Bank city of Nablus. Last week, a group of former Israeli generals called for many checkpoints to be demolished.

A rescued tiger leaps from a boat on the river Sundarikati, India (19/02/2008)

A rescued tiger leaps from a boat on the river Sundarikati, India (19/02/2008)

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A pregnant tigress is released from a boat into the river Sundarikati, India. It had been badly beaten by villagers in the Sunderbans forest before being rescued by forest workers.

President Bush poses with dancers in Rwanda

President Bush poses with dancers in Rwanda

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President George W Bush poses with dancers while on a visit to the Rwandan capital Kigali, on the third leg of his five-country tour of Africa.

Pakistani voters in Rawalpindi

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People in Pakistan voted in an election marred by political violence. The result saw the Pakistan People's Party of slain former PM Benazir Bhutto emerge as the largest party.

Two swans brave the frost in North Yorkshire, England

Two swans brave the frost in North Yorkshire, England

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Two swans brave the frost on the River Wharfe at Tadcaster, North Yorkshire, England.

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Amy Winehouse makes her first public appearance since going into rehab at the Brit Awards 2008.

Eclipse

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Spectators at the Griffith Park Observatory in Los Angeles, California during the lunar eclipse.

Serbian protesters set fire to the US embassy in Belgrade, Serbia

Serbian protesters set fire to the US embassy in Belgrade, Serbia

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The US and other embassies in Serbia's capital are attacked by hundreds of protesters angry at the declaration of independence by Kosovo's ethnic Albanian leaders.

Bruce Forsyth poses at his 80th birthday press conference with Miss Puerto Rico (L) and Miss Great Britain (R) at the Dorchester Hotel, London

Bruce Forsyth poses at his 80th birthday press conference with Miss Puerto Rico (L) and Miss Great Britain (R) at the Dorchester Hotel, London

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British entertainer Bruce Forsyth celebrates his 80th birthday.

Indian lunch-box deliverymen attend laughter therapy session, Mumbai

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Indian lunch-box deliverymen - who deliver tiffin tins to workplaces around Mumbai each day - attend a laughter therapy session to beat stress in the Indian city.

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