Thursday, 6 March 2008, 19:19 GMT

Day in pictures

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An 80-year-old man prays in the middle of the street where Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto was killed.


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Ultra-Orthodox Jews joined a "mass prayer" in Jerusalem to pray for deliverance from Palestinian militants' rockets.


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The Venezuelan army is checking cars crossing the border with Colombia as tensions between the countries remain high.


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A maintenance worker checks the UK's Jodrell Bank Lovell radio telescope, which faces closure due to lack of funding.


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In Birmingham, UK, dog owners add the final touches before going into the parade ring at the Crufts 2008 dog show.


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Boys in Bali, Indonesia, carry giant 'ogoh-ogoh' effigies - dolls that represent evil spirits - in preparation for Silence Day on Friday when Balinese Hindus welcome in the New Year.


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This 65-million-year-old triceratops skeleton is up for auction at Christie's in Paris next month.


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The world speed skating single distance championships begin in Nagano, Japan.


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The remains of a cargo plane that caught fire after landing in the Indonesian province of Papua last month - no-one was hurt.


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Algerian policewomen graduate from the academy in Ain Benian in Algiers.

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