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Feb 5, 2010

News in pictures on Friday



Muslim Shiite pilgrims visit the Imam Abbas shrine in the Iraqi holy city of Karbala, to mark the Shiite mourning day of Arbaeen. Arbaeen marks 40 days after the Ashura anniversary commemorating the slaying of one of Shiite Islam's most revered figures, Imam Hussein, by the armies of the Sunni caliph Yazid in 680 AD. -- PHOTO: AFP



Parliament Buildings seen in Belfast as Northern Ireland's struggle to save its Catholic-Protestant administration hit another hurdle. The major British Protestant party, the Democratic Unionists, unexpectedly held back from accepting a compromise deal on the table. -- PHOTO: AP



Mei Xiang, mother of four-year-old panda Tai Shan, rolls herself down a snowy hill on Tai Shan's last day at the National Zoo in Washington. Tai Shan, who was born at the zoo in 2005, will be sent to China to become part of a breeding program. Under the Smithsonian's panda loan agreement, any cub born at the zoo must be returned to China for breeding. -- PHOTO: AP

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US Marines land on a beach while training with members of the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF) during an amphibious landing exercise as part of a three-week bilateral training event between the US Marine Corps and JGSDF at Camp Pendleton, California. -- PHOTO: REUTERS



2010 Toyota Prius cars are lined-up in a dealership lot in Seattle. Toyota said on Thursday it had redesigned the anti-lock braking system (ABS) for the new Prius and would soon announce safety measures for those already on the road. -- PHOTO: AP



Miami Heat's Dwyane Wade (number 3) looks to put up a shot between Cleveland Cavaliers' defenders Shaquille O'Neal (number 33) and J.J. Hickson (right) during the third quarter of the Heats NBA basketball game in Cleveland. -- PHOTO: REUTERS

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Canadian Inuit dogs pull a sled using traditional harnesses in Iqaluit, Canada. Iqaluit, population 7,000, may seem an unlikely venue for a G-7 bull session about the global economy, but the host nation chose it in part to underscore a message about sovereignty over its part of the Arctic. -- PHOTO: AP



Indonesian protesters dress as Jakarta's traditional effigy 'Ondel-ondel' at a protest against the Indonesian government in Jakarta. Hundreds of people staged the protest against the government to step up its fight against crippling corruption. -- PHOTO: AFP