Today in photos (Jan. 19)
View a gallery of photos from around the world for Jan. 19.
Section:Gallery
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A group of students from the Royal College of Art pose for photographs wearing Kate Middleton style engagement outfits they made themselves and engagement rings outside Buckingham Palace in London, Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2011. The group carried out the stunt for fun ahead of the wedding of Britain's Prince William and Kate Middleton in 100 days time on April 29, 2011.
Matt Dunham Associated Press
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The full moon rises over ancient Parthenon temple in central Athens, Wednesday, Jan.19, 2011.
Petros Giannakouris Associated Press
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An Orthodox priest conducts a service at an ice hole in a pond as part of Epiphany celebrations in Kiev, Ukraine, Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2011. Orthodox believers celebrate the holiday of the Epiphany on Jan. 19, and traditionally bathe in holes cut through thick ice on rivers and ponds to cleanse themselves with water deemed holy for the day.
Sergei Chuzavkov Associated Press
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A Russian crosses himself as he emerges from an ice hole made in the shape of a cross in a traditional Epiphany celebration in Moscow on Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2011. Thousands of Russian Orthodox Church followers plunged into icy rivers and ponds across the country to mark the Epiphany, cleansing themselves with water deemed holy for the day. Water that is blessed by a cleric on Epiphany is considered holy and pure until next year's celebration, and is believed to have special powers of protection and healing. The Russian Orthodox Church follows the old Julian calendar, according to which Epiphany falls on Jan. 19. Moscow temperatures on Wednesday morning dropped to -13 C ( 9 F).
Alexander Jr Associated Press
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The lips of a model are sealed for the presentation of the autumn/winter collection of German fashion designer Patrick Mohr at the Berlin Fashion Week 2011 in Berlin on Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2011.
Markus Schreiber Associated Press
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Male tiger 'Coto' watches his reflection in the water, at the zoo in Zurich, Switzerland,Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2011. 'Coto' recently got the company of the female tiger 'Elena' from Munich, Germany
Steffen Schmidt Keystone
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Benedita da Silva Raimunda, 63, is helped by her daughter Vanderleia after being injured in a landslide that destroyed her home in the Alto Floresta neighborhood of Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil, Wednesday Jan. 19, 2011. Mudslides have destroyed entire communities, killed at least 700 people since Jan. 11 and left nearly 14,000 homeless.
Felipe Dana Associated Press
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Reynold Georges, a lawyer representing Haiti's former dictator Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier, talks to journalists through a gate at the Karibe hotel in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Wednesday Jan. 19, 2011. Duvalier returned Sunday to Haiti after nearly 25 years in exile, a surprising move that comes as his country struggles with a political crisis and the stalled effort to recover from last year's devastating earthquake. A judge will decide whether Duvalier will be tried on charges that include corruption and embezzlement for allegedly pilfering the treasury before his 1986 ouster, according to his lawyer.
Ramon Espinosa Associated Press
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Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, looks on during the swearing in ceremony of ministers in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2011. India's embattled prime minister shuffled his government Wednesday, juggling portfolios and replacing the sports minister after a corruption scandal involving last year's Commonwealth Games.
Manish Swarup Associated Press
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Protestors shout slogans during a demonstration in the center of Tunis, Wednesday, Jan. 19. 2011. Protesters sang nationalist songs and held up signs with "RCD Out!", referring to Ben Ali's former ruling party, as they rallied on central Avenue Bourguiba. Banner reads "Constituent Assembly ".
Christophe Ena Associated Press
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Arizona Cardinals running back Jason Wright, center, talks to the media on Capitol Hill in Washington Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2011, as NFL football players are on Capitol Hill to lobby members of Congress.
Alex Brandon Associated Press
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A Pakistani girl held by her mother looks on as they follow a man in an alley of a slum on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2011.
Muhammed Muheisen Associated Press
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Restorers clean the painting 'The Sistine Madonna' by Raffael around 1523 in the Gemaeldegalerie Alte Meister (Old Masters Picture Gallery) in Dresden, Germany, Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2011. Due to periodical yearly cleanings the Old Masters Painting gallery houses in the Zwinger building are closed for the public till Jan. 21, 2011.
Jens Meyer Associated Press
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A Vatican Swiss guard looks on during Pope Benedict XVI's weekly general audience at the Vatican, Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2011.
Andrew Medichini Associated Press