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Saturday, February 13, 2010

Workers of French oil giant, Total, demonstrated in front of the company's headquarters in La Defense, France

Workers of French oil giant, Total, demonstrated in front of the company's headquarters in La Defense, France

Umm Hussam prayed during her son's funeral before his burial in the holy Shiite city of Najaf, Iraq

Umm Hussam prayed during her son's funeral before his burial in the holy Shiite city of Najaf, Iraq
 

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood testified during a hearing on his department's budget request for President Obama's FY2011 budget on Capitol Hill

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood testified during a hearing on his department's budget request for President Obama's FY2011 budget on Capitol Hill

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood testified during a hearing on his department's budget request for President Obama's FY2011 budget on Capitol Hill

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood testified during a hearing on his department's budget request for President Obama's FY2011 budget on Capitol Hill

Toyota Service and Parts Director Kirk Korenko watched as a technician repaired a Toyota Camry in Daly City, Calif

Toyota Service and Parts Director Kirk Korenko watched as a technician repaired a Toyota Camry in Daly City, Calif

Shoppers waited their turn to look in a mirror Filene's Basement during a "Running of the Brides" event in New York City

Shoppers waited their turn to look in a mirror Filene's Basement during a "Running of the Brides" event in New York City

Selita de Elois carried her injured four -year-old daughter, Louise, while seeking food at an aid distribution point in Port-au-Prince, Haiti

Selita de Elois carried her injured four -year-old daughter, Louise, while seeking food at an aid distribution point in Port-au-Prince, Haiti

Protesters held signs behind U.S. Secretary of Treasury Timothy Geithner moments before he testified on "The President's FY2011 Budget" at the Senate Finance Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington

Protesters held signs behind U.S. Secretary of Treasury Timothy Geithner moments before he testified on "The President's FY2011 Budget" at the Senate Finance Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington

Pradel Casses sat next to a cross during a memorial ceremony at a mass grave in Titanyn

Pradel Casses sat next to a cross during a memorial ceremony at a mass grave in Titanyn
 

Pradel Casses sat next to a cross during a memorial ceremony at a mass grave in Titanyn

Pradel Casses sat next to a cross during a memorial ceremony at a mass grave in Titanyn
 

Mourners watched hearses carrying the bodies of Cpl. Liam Riley and Lance Cpl. Graham Shaw, in Wootton Bassett, England

Mourners watched hearses carrying the bodies of Cpl. Liam Riley and Lance Cpl. Graham Shaw, in Wootton Bassett, England
 

Moses, right, a gay Ugandan man seeking asylum in the United States, hid his face with a makeshift hood as he attended a press conference in Washington D.C

Moses, right, a gay Ugandan man seeking asylum in the United States, hid his face with a makeshift hood as he attended a press conference in Washington D.C

Matthew Byrne, who finished third in the men's division of the 33rd Annual Empire State Building Run-Up, rested after finishing the race in New York

Matthew Byrne, who finished third in the men's division of the 33rd Annual Empire State Building Run-Up, rested after finishing the race in New York

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, left, and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, left, and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas

Economic Recovery Advisory Board Chairman and former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker testified before the Senate Banking Committee on risk taking in the financial industry

Economic Recovery Advisory Board Chairman and former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker testified before the Senate Banking Committee on risk taking in the financial industry

Carl and Holly Baldwin of New Mexico, who recently won the lottery, kiss while in a giant container of plastic balls during a promotion for the new agreement between Powerball and Mega Millions

Carl and Holly Baldwin of New Mexico, who recently won the lottery, kiss while in a giant container of plastic balls during a promotion for the new agreement between Powerball and Mega Millions

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva participated at the opening of the Brazilian justice year in Brasilia, Brazil

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva participated at the opening of the Brazilian justice year in Brasilia, Brazil

An Alcoa Industry worker shouted slogans near a bonfire during a demonstration in downtown Rome

An Alcoa Industry worker shouted slogans near a bonfire during a demonstration in downtown Rome

A worker arrived with boxes of President Barack Obama's 2011 Budget for distribution to Senate staff on Capitol Hill in Washington

A worker arrived with boxes of President Barack Obama's 2011 Budget for distribution to Senate staff on Capitol Hill in Washington

People watched a rescue operation at the site of a building collapse in Hyderabad

People watched a rescue operation at the site of a building collapse in Hyderabad

A woman tried on a pair of angel wings in the warehouse of Angels Costumiers ahead of Saturday's Retro Sale on Wednesday in London

A woman tried on a pair of angel wings in the warehouse of Angels Costumiers ahead of Saturday's Retro Sale on Wednesday in London

A school girl cried in her first day of classes in a school in Managua, Nicaragua

A school girl cried in her first day of classes in a school in Managua, Nicaragua

A policeman directed traffic in a flooded street during rains in Mexico City

A policeman directed traffic in a flooded street during rains in Mexico City

A Palestinian demonstrator held a used tear-gas canister near a burning tire at a protest Friday over water supplies for Nabi Saleh, West Bank

A Palestinian demonstrator held a used tear-gas canister near a burning tire at a protest Friday over water supplies for Nabi Saleh, West Bank

A Pakistani Muslim boy lined up for donated food inside the Data Darbar during the three-day annual "Urs" religious festival in Lahore

A Pakistani Muslim boy lined up for donated food inside the Data Darbar during the three-day annual "Urs" religious festival in Lahore

A man gathered plastic sheets, used in factories, in Ahmedabad, India

A man gathered plastic sheets, used in factories, in Ahmedabad, India

A Lebanese boy threw flowers towards the sea in memory of the victims of the Ethiopian Airlines plane

A Lebanese boy threw flowers towards the sea in memory of the victims of the Ethiopian Airlines plane
 

A Kashmiri woman kissed the forehead of Zahid Farooq Shah, 17

A Kashmiri woman kissed the forehead of Zahid Farooq Shah, 17

A Kashmiri Muslim man negotiated curfew imposed on streets in Srinagar, Kashmir

A Kashmiri Muslim man negotiated curfew imposed on streets in Srinagar, Kashmir

A fisherman sat on the ice during snowfall at the Neva River in central St. Petersburg, Russia

A fisherman sat on the ice during snowfall at the Neva River in central St. Petersburg, Russia

A cycle- rickshaw driver moved the wreckage of a car to a scrap yard in the eastern Indian city of Siliguri

A cycle- rickshaw driver moved the wreckage of a car to a scrap yard in the eastern Indian city of Siliguri
 

A cycle- rickshaw driver moved the wreckage of a car to a scrap yard in the eastern Indian city of Siliguri

A cycle- rickshaw driver moved the wreckage of a car to a scrap yard in the eastern Indian city of Siliguri