Afghan kids skateboard near their homes in Kabul, where expert skateboarder Oliver Percovich of Australia is attempting to open the country’s first skateboarding school in the spring. (Paula Bronstein / Getty Images)
Men examine car doors ready to be painted in a street of Havana. (Rodrigo Arangua / AFP/Getty Images)
Heavy snowfall doesn’t dissuade this woman from striking a happy pose in London. The snow affected large parts of Britain, disrupting travel and closing thousands of schools as forecasters warn of more to come. (Frantzesco Kangaris / EPA)
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The U.S. has its Groundhog Day, but elsewhere, it’s bears, like these brown bears at the Budapest Zoo in Hungary. According to a traditional folk belief, if a hibernating bear comes out of its den and sees its shadow on the Christian holiday of Candlemas, Feb. 2, it will return to sleep because winter will last long. But if the sun does not shine, the bear remains awake because spring arrives soon. (Peter Kollanyi / EPA)
A policeman in snow-encrusted gear is on hand as employees protest at Lindsey oil refinery near Immingham, England. Police were on guard at the refinery after workers walked off the job a week ago in protest over the company’s use of foreign workers. According to CNN, the striking workers were sitting down to talks with management on Monday. (Jon Super / Associated Press)
Models wears creations by Italian fashion designer Lorenzo Riva during a runway show of his spring-summer 2009 collection in Rome. (Alessandra Tarantino / Associated Press)
In Madagascar, supporters cheer as Antananarivo Mayor Andry Rajoelina takes the stage at a rally in the capital city. Rajoelina said he would petition the constitutional court to have President Marc Ravalomanana removed. About 3,000 people joined the anti-government rally Monday, called by the capital’s mayor after a week of violence in Madagascar. (Jerome Delay / Associated Press)
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A Palestinian climbs from one of the tunnels targeted in recent Israeli missile strikes on the Gaza Strip that Palestinians have been repairing since a tentative truce took hold. (Eyad Baba / Associated Press)
New Real Madrid player, French winger Julien Faubert , controls a ball during his official presentation at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid, on February 02, 2009. Faubert received his new jersey, No. 18, from Real legend Alfredo di Stefano. (Pedro Armestre / AFP / Getty Images)
A huge snow sculpture entitled “Northern Animal Family” is among works at the 60th Sapporo Snow Festival in Sapporo, Japan. The festival will be held Feb. 5 to 11. (Kazuhiro Kogi / AFP / Getty Images)
Hindu devotees cast a silhouette on a sari as they pray early in the morning on the Hindu holiday Magh Saptami at Konark Beach, abour 40 miles from Bhubaneswar, India. (Biswaranjan Rout / Associated Press)
