AGAINST THE RULES: Olympic protestors rally in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia before marching to BC Place, the site of the opening ceremony for the 2010 winter Olympics. Photo: AP
WHEN THE GAME TURNS DEADLY: Nodar Kumaritashvili of Georgia is seen being given CPR after crashing during a training run for the men's singles luge at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics. Kumaritashvili died from injuries. Photo: AP
A NATION MOURNS: People gather on the day of mourning outside the earthquake damaged National Palace in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Photo: AP
A STORM LOOMS ABOVE: A teenager walks around with his umbrella during a drizzle as Tropical Cyclone Rene approaches American Samoa. Photo: AP
SMOKING THEM OUT: This handout photo shows Operation Moshtarak under way. British troops were today engaged in fierce fighting with the Taliban in southern Afghanistan. Photo: AP
OVER THE EDGE: Amy Bishop is detained by Huntsville, Alabama police, after she opened fire during a biology faculty meeting at the University of Alabama's Huntsville campus, killing three people and injuring three others. Photo: AP
QUEEN OF CARNIVALS: A dancer performs during the parade of Academicos do Tucuruvi samba school at the Brazilian Carnival. Photo: AP
MEIN NAME IST KHAN: Shah Rukh Khan at the premiere of the film 'My name is Khan' at the International Film Festival Berlinale in Berlin, Germany. Photo: AP
PAST WASHED AWAY: A man offers prayers as he takes a holy dip in the Ganges during the Kumbh Mela in Haridwar. Photo: AP
HIMACHAL STRIKES A POSE: A view of the frozen Kamrunag lake near Mandi in Himanchal Pradesh. Photo: PTI
CELESTIAL WEDDING: A view of the Kalyanotsavam festivities in Srisailam, Kurnool. Photo: U. Subramanyam
NOT RESIGNED TO WAIT: TRS legislators at the Assembly premises in Hyderabad after they decided to postpone their resignations. Photo: P.V. Sivakumar