Photos of February 13, 2011

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1. Incense smoke surrounds Pope Benedict XVI as he attends a ceremony in which he ordains five new bishops at the Vatican February 5, 2011.

 

2. folk artist pauses while waiting for to perform at a temple fair celebrating the Chinese Lunar New Year at Dongyue Temple in Beijing, February 7, 2011. The Lunar New Year began on February 3 and marks the start of the Year of the Rabbit, according to the Chinese zodiac.

 

3. People perform yoga as part of prayers for world peace during a ceremony at Noida, in the northern Indian city of Uttar Pradesh February 6, 2011.

 

4. Opposition supporters gesture on the front line near Tahrir Square in Cairo February 5, 2011.

 

5. Maxim Gustik of Belarus lands a jump during the men's aerials final at the FIS Freestyle World Championships in Park City, Utah February 4, 2011.

 

6. Volcanic ashes from Shinmoedake peak, located between Miyazaki and Kagoshima prefectures, is seen in southern Japan, in this NASA satellite image taken and released February 3, 2011.

 

7. Residents in a boat pass a submerged car as they evacuate their flooded home at the village of Kampong Jawa, 200 km (124 miles) south of Kuala Lumpur, February 4, 2011.

 

8. Green Bay Packers wide receiver Jordy Nelson (R) drops a pass as he is chased by Pittsburgh Steelers safety Ryan Clark (25) in the fourth quarter during the NFL's Super Bowl XLV football game in Arlington, Texas, February 6, 2011.

 

9. Benfica's Oscar Cardozo (R) fights for the ball with Setubal's Valdomiro during their Portuguese Premier League soccer match at Bonfim stadium in Setubal February 6, 2011.

 

10. South Korea's Kim Jae-bum reacts after defeating the Netherlands' Guillaume Elmont in their under 81 kg final at the Paris International grand slam judo tournament, February 6, 2011. REUTER/Regis Duvignau

 

11. Rescue workers carry Formula One driver Robert Kubica of Poland following an accident in a rally car during a minor rally near Genoa February 6, 2011.

 

12. A German police officer is reflected in a mirror which is used to check under vehicles, before the start of the 47th Conference on Security Policy in Munich February 4, 2011.

 

13. Boys get blessings from Swami Nitya Gopal Ji Mahar (R), a Hindu holyman, after wearing a "janeyu" or sacred thread during a ritual in the northern Indian city of Allahabad February 6, 2011.

 

14. Two men in carnival costume soar through the air with their sledge as they take a jump during the 'Schnablerrennen', a traditional Bavarian sledge race in the southern Bavarian village of Gaissach, near Bad Toelz February 6, 2011.

 

15. Anti-government supporters rest by an Egyptian army tank in Tahrir Square in Cairo February 6, 2011.

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