Alaska, US: Ramey Smyth arrives at the Nikolai checkpoint during the Iditarod trail sled dog racePhotograph: Marc Lester/APSan Francisco, California: The Israeli president, Shimon Peres, arrives at Congregation Emanu-El synagoguePhotograph: Beck Diefenbach/ReutersSydney, Australia: A six-month-old golden brushtail possum perches on a treePhotograph: Tim Wimborne/Reuters
Kathmandu, Nepal: Sanukanchi Danuwar, 50, reacts to seeing fire damage at her housePhotograph: Niranjan Shrestha/APTel Aviv, Israel: People participate in a zombie walk during the Jewish holiday of Purim. The holiday is celebrated with parades and costume parties to commemorate the deliverance of the Jewish people from a plot to exterminate them in the ancient Persian empire 2,500 years ago Photograph: Uriel Sinai/Getty ImagesMombasa, Kenya: The Maasai Warriors cricket team warm up on the beachPhotograph: Carl De Souza/AFP/Getty ImagesParis, France: A dress designed by Sarah Burton for the Alexander McQueen autumn/winter ready-to-wear collectionPhotograph: Francois Guillot/AFP/Getty ImagesSaskatchewan, Canada: Pedestrians cross the street in downtown SaskatoonPhotograph: Jonathan Hayward/APSteubenville, Ohio: Workers hang up a flag as they prepare for the Republican presidential contender Rick Santorum's election night party at Steubenville high school Photograph: Eric Gay/APParis, France: A model presents a creation by the rapper Kanye West at fashion weekPhotograph: Alexander Klein/AFP/Getty ImagesSydney, Australia: The Queen Mary 2 berths at Circular Quay where a new anchoring point has been installed to allow larger ships to dock therePhotograph: Getty ImagesTaitung county, Taiwan: Chang Yu-wen, 30, dresses up as the traditional Chinese male deity Zhongkui, who is said to capture evil spirits in temple festivalsPhotograph: Pichi Chuang/ReutersVrindavan, India: Flowers are thrown on Hindu devotees as they celebrate Holi, the festival of colour, at the Banke Bihari templePhotograph: Kevin Frayer/APUttar Pradesh, India: Supporters of the Samajwadi party burst crackers and celebrate election results in LucknowPhotograph: Nirala Tripathi/AP
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