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Prince Harry walks down the steps of a Royal Air Force A-330 transport aircraft, as he arrives home at RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire, at the completion of his 20 week tour of duty in Afghanistan as an Apache Helicopter Pilot/Gunner with 662 Squadron of the Army Air Corps
Antoine Lewis of the Los Angeles Clippers Dunk Squad goes up for a dunk during a timeout in the Los Angeles Clippers NBA basketball game against the Oklahoma City Thunder in Los Angeles.
The Saturdays (left - right) Mollie King, Una Healy, Rochelle Humes, Frankie Sandford and Vanessa White as they launch their new TV programme Chasing The Saturdays at the Soho Hotel, London.
Are you a big fan of iconic devices like the Atari ST and Commodore C64? Would you like to see them in the hands of attractive girls? The 2013 Nerd Dreams Calendar recently went on sale in Germany.
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on the September 11, 2012 attack on the US mission in Benghazi, Libya, during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on January 23, 2013. Secy. Clinton warned of the challenges posed by rising militancy after the Arab Spring as she appeared before US lawmakers Wednesday to be grilled about a deadly attack. 'Benghazi didn't happen in a vacuum,' Clinton said at the start of a Senate hearing into the September 11 assault on a US mission in eastern Libya.
A view of the foyer of the new annexe of Liverpool Central Library on January 23, 2013 in Liverpool, England. After ten years of planning and over two years of restoration Liverpool’s Central Library is near completion for it's official opening in May. Over four millions items including documents and books are now to be rehoused in the library which has cost GBP 55 million.
Women's team captains Fiona Coughlan of Ireland, left, Marie Alice Yahe of France, second left, Sarah Hunter of England, third left, Rachel Taylor of Wales, third right, Susie Brown of Scotland, second right, and Silvia Gaudino of Italy, right, pose with the trophy during the launch of the 2013 Six Nations Rugby Championship in London, Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013.
The Duchess of Cornwall with Chris Angela, dressed as a king, as she visits a reading scheme at St Mary's RC Primary School, in Battersea, where she met children benefiting from the project, run by the Beanstalk literacy charity whose reading volunteers are funded the Evening Standard's Get London Reading Campaign
Sun Primer: Why NASA scientists observe the Sun in different wavelengths, This collage of solar images from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) shows how observations of the sun in different wavelengths helps highlight different aspects of the sun's surface and atmosphere. (The collage also includes images from other SDO instruments that display magnetic and Doppler information
Sumatran tiger Daseep couldn't resist playing snowball with keepers at Dudley Zoological Gardens. DZG Head of Media and Communications, Jill HItchman, said despite the species originating from the tropical rainforests of an Indonesian island, the two year-old tigress adored the recent snowfalls. She said: "This is the first heavy snow Daseep has seen and keepers thought she would stay cosy in her heated den, but she couldn't wait to explore. "Keepers built her a snowman which she demolished in minutes then spent yesterday afternoon throwing snowballs which she absolutely loved catching with her paws."
A men wearing the mask walks under the trees during severe pollution on January 23, 2013 in Beijing, China. The air quality in Beijing on Wednesday hit serious levels again, as smog blanketed the city.
A new image from the Atacama Pathfinder Experiment (APEX) telescope in Chile shows a beautiful view of clouds of cosmic dust in the region of Orion. While these dense interstellar clouds seem dark and obscured in visible-light observations, APEX’s LABOCA camera can detect the heat glow of the dust and reveal the hiding places where new stars are being formed. But one of these dark clouds is not what it seems
These adorable kittens almost found themselves with that sinking feeling after their over protective mum tried to hide them in a storm drain. The mother cat attempted to hide her kittens in the unlikely spot after they were discovered by Tom Pugh and partner Jessica Mithen in their camper trailer in Darwin, Australia. Quick-thinking Tom was able to use a makeshift contraption created from a flexible piece of roofing and a black plastic plant pot to scoop up the kittens. The family are now being cared for at a foster home until the kittens are old enough to find their own homes
A woman talks on her mobile as she travels on a flooded road using an improvised raft in Jakarta as some areas of the capital remains submerge by flood water. A spokesman for Indonesian National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) said more than 30,000 people were still living as evacuees, while 20 people were killed during the widespread flooding that hit Jakarta that has been going on for a week
An photograph of night-shining clouds taken with a Nikon D3S digital camera using a 400 millimeter lens by an astronaut aboard the ISS on January 5, 2013.
A pony gives a warm kiss to his friend as they huddle in the snow in Ottawa, Canada
Little penguins enjoy some relief from the heat in their pool with Wild Action Zoo owner, Chris Humfrey
Prime Minister David Cameron makes a speech on Europe, in central London, where he promised an in/out referendum on the UK's membership of the European Union by the end of 2017, if the Conservatives win the next general election.
The IWC booth during the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH) 2013 at Palexpo in Geneva, Switzerland.
Women browse a stall selling wigs and hair extensions at the Divisoria market in Manila, the Philippines, on Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013. Philippine government bonds advanced on speculation the central bank will hold its benchmark interest rate at a record low at a meeting tomorrow, supporting demand for the nation's debt.
An Asian elephant calf, born last night, at Chester Zoo to mother Sithami.
Indian school children reenact a scene from the 1971 India- Pakistan Liberation war during a parade for the 115th birth anniversary of freedom fighter Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose in Agartala. Bose was a prominent Indian nationalist leader who attempted to gain India's independence from British rule by force during the waning years of World War II.
The frozen ice covered pair of gloves belonging to a Chicago firefighter stand on a railing behind him in single digit temperatures during a five-alarm blaze in a warehouse on the city's South Side, Bridgeport neighborhood rages Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013, in Chicago.
Amanda Seyfried from the film "Lovelace" poses for a portrait during the 2013 Sundance Film Festival at the Fender Music Lodge, on Tuesday Jan. 22, 2013 in Park City, Utah.
Lucy Shuker of Great Britain plays a shot against Daniela Di Toro of Australia during the 2013 Australian Open Wheelchair Championships at Melbourne Park on January 23, 2013 in Melbourne, Australia.
Jaimie Alexander arrives at the UK premiere of new film The Last Stand at the Savoy Hotel in London.
Indian soldiers march down Rajpath during the final full dress rehearsal for the Indian Republic Day parade in New Delhi on January 23, 2013. India will celebrate the 64th Republic Day on January 26 with a large military parade.
Britain's Andy Murray celebrates after victory in his men's singles match against France's Jeremy Chardy on the tenth day of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on January 23, 2013.
A photograph of Dame Vivienne Westwood on display at the private view of Jeurgen Teller's 'Woo' at ICA in London, England
Mary King, Tina Cook, Laura Bechtolsheimer, Zara Phillips, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, Tina Fletcher, Natasha Baker, Sophie Christiansen, William Fox-Pitt, Deb Criddle, Sophie Wellls, Peter Charles and Nicola Wilson pose for a photo during a reception hosted by the Duchess of Cornwall for the British Equestrian Teams from the London 2012 Olympics And Paralympics at Clarence House in London, England
Shakira is admitted to the hospital to give birth to her first child with Gerard Pique in Barcelona, Spain
Fire fighters at the scene of car fire on a hill on the B3212 Dartmoor, Devon, after its driver Matthew Shipton, 21, from Callington, was driving home from his workplace at Bovey Castle after they let him finish four hours early due to the bad weather conditions.
An Indian child dressed as Hindu god Shiva to seek alms reacts to camera at Sangam, the confluence of the rivers Ganges and Yamuna during the Maha Kumbh festival in Allahabad, India. Millions of Hindu pilgrims are expected to attend the Maha Kumbh festival, which is one of the world's largest religious gatherings that lasts 55 days and falls every 12 years. During the festival pilgrims bathe in the holy Ganges River in a ritual they believe can wash away their sins.
US President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, Dr. Jill Biden and Vice President Biden applaud the choir as they attend a prayer service at Washington National Cathedral in Washington, DC.
Snow has been falling all over the UK: it's been impossible to avoid it. Not only has it been blocking our drives and pavements, but also blanketing news sites and clogging up social media feeds. However with the curse of the cold stuff has come a new current, with not merely snow men but ambitious snow creatures appearing in gardens and parks around the country.One of Huff Post UK's readers sent in this amazing picture of a snow shark, setting a precedent for snow sculptures we've seen so far.
A woman on a trade stand blows bubbles during the 2013 London Toy Fair at Olympia Exhibition Centre on January 22, 2013 in London, England. The annual fair which is organised by the British Toy and Hobby Association, brings together toy manufacturers and retailers from around the world.
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Posted: 22/01/13 GMT | Updated: 23/01/13 GMT