Cairo, Egypt: a woman runs away after being caught between riot police and stone-throwers during clashes near the interior ministryPhotograph: Muhammed Muheisen/APDamascus, Syria: the Russian foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, is surrounded by cheering Syrians as his motorcade drives to the presidential palacePhotograph: Youssef Badawi/EPAMale, Maldives: mutinying police confront the militaryPhotograph: Ibrahim Faid/AFP/Getty Images
Bastelica, Corsica: snow-covered treesPhotograph: Pascal Pochard-Casabianca/AFP/Getty ImagesAhmedabad, India: a large flock of birdsPhotograph: Divyakant Solanki/EPADenver, US: the Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum speaks at the Cable CentrePhotograph: Chris Carlson/APBeijing, China: visitors view ice sculptures at the Yanqing ice festivalPhotograph: Lintao Zhang/Getty ImagesNew Delhi, India: a boy prepares to board a train with his family at the Nizamuddin rail stationPhotograph: Daniel Berehulak/Getty ImagesLondon, UK: schoolchildren watch the King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery leave St John's barracks, in St John's WoodPhotograph: Stefan Wermuth/ReutersSingapore: a Hindu man has his body pierced with hooks before taking part in the Thaipusam procession at Sri Srinivasa Perumal TemplePhotograph: Chris McGrath/Getty ImagesBarakaldo, the Spanish Basque Country: volunteers from the pressure group Berri-Otxoak walk towards the town hall during a Via Crucis (Way of the Cross) protest against unemployment and cuts to social services cuts and housing benefitPhotograph: Vincent West/ReutersNew Delhi, India: a boy waits for a free meal at the Hindu Hanuman Mandir, or Monkey God TemplePhotograph: Kevin Frayer/AP
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