Sunday, 29 January 2012

Pictures of the Week 23rd - 29th Jan

A woman holds her Selkirk Rex cat during an international cat exhibition held in Fleurus
A woman holds her Selkirk Rex cat during an international cat exhibition held in Fleurus, southern Belgium January 28, 2012. REUTERS/Yves Herman 
A horse falls after being gored by a bull during a bullfight festival at Macarena bullring in Medellin
A horse falls after being gored by a bull during a bullfight festival at Macarena bullring in Medellin January 28, 2012. REUTERS/Albeiro Lopera
Germany's Freitag soars through the air during a trial round at the FIS World Cup Ski Jumping competition in Sapporo
Germany's Richard Freitag soars through the air during a trial round at the FIS World Cup Ski Jumping competition in Sapporo, northern Japan January 29, 2012. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
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A Sikh policeman holds his turban as a helicopter carrying Rahul Gandhi, a lawmaker and son of Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi, prepares to land during a campaign rally ahead of state assembly elections at Sirhind in Punjab January 27, 2012
Auctioneer Odenback calls out bids on one of the largest emeralds in the world at the Western Star Auction House in Kelowna
Auctioneer Mike Odenbach (R) calls out the bids as one of the largest cut emerald's in the world is put up for sale at the Western Star Auction House in Kelowna, British Columbia January 28, 2012. The 57,500 carat gem called Teodora was mined in Brazil and cut in India. The emerald received no bids as it opened at $500,000-CAD. REUTERS/Andy Clark
A woman walks beside a mural with the image of rebel revolutionary leader Che Guevara in Havana
A woman walks beside a mural with the image of rebel revolutionary leader Che Guevara in Havana January 28, 2012. Cuba's Communist Party will consider reforms this weekend that could impose term limits on its leaders in what would be a striking change on an island that Fidel Castro ruled for 49 years and was succeeded by his brother. President Raul Castro said in an April Communist Party congress that this conference, which starts on Saturday 
Spanish bullfighter de Mendoza performs on a horse during a bullfight at La Macarena bullring in Medellin
Spanish bullfighter Pablo Hermoso de Mendoza performs on a horse during a bullfight at La Macarena bullring in Medellin January 28, 2012. Hermoso de Mendoza cut off two ears from the bull. REUTERS/ Albeiro Lopera
Instructor Tiefenthaler demonstrates a pose during her Yogaqua class, which combines yoga and paddleboarding, in Marina Del Rey
Instructor Sarah Tiefenthaler (front) demonstrates a pose during her Yogaqua class, which combines yoga and paddleboarding, in Marina Del Rey, Los Angeles January 28, 2012. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson
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Participants attend Queer Azaadi (freedom) parade, an event promoting gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender rights in Mumbai January 28, 2012. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui
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Rupee notes are stapled to form a garland at a shop in Jammu December 2, 2011.REUTERS/Mukesh Gupta
A pedestrian walks past a firecrackers formation in front of a newly opened store in Wuhan
A pedestrian walks past a firecrackers formation in front of a newly opened store in Wuhan, Hubei province January 29, 2012. Many stores lit firecrackers for good luck on the seventh day of Chinese Lunar New Year. The Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival, begins on January 23 and marks the start of the Year of the Dragon, according to the Chinese zodiac. REUTERS/China Daily (CHINA - Tags: ANNIVERSARY SOCIETY) CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL .
A supporter of India's ruling Congress party hold a billboard of India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh after an election campaign rally ahead of state assembly elections at Moga, in the northern India
A supporter of India's ruling Congress party hold a billboard of India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh after an election campaign rally ahead of state assembly elections at Moga, in the northern Indian state of Punjab January 19, 2012. REUTERS/Ajay Verma
A ball boy rolls a ball as the roof on Rod Laver Arena is being closed due to the rain at Australian Open in Melbourne
A ball boy rolls a ball to another ball boy as the roof on Rod Laver Arena is being closed due to the rain during the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne January 29, 2012. Picture taken with a fish-eye lens. REUTERS/Tim Wimborne