Pictures Of The Day: 18th February 2013

Dinosaurs on The Southbank

2013-02-18T11:36:49-05:00

Children react as a carnivorous theropod known as the Australovenator dinosaur walks through crowds along the Southbank, in London, Monday, Feb. 18, 2013. The dinosaur is one of many that can be visited at the Earth's Dinosaur Petting Zoo, visiting from Australia, the creatures can be touched and fed at the Southbank Centre.

Burberry Prorsum Arrivals - London Fashion Week 2013

2013-02-18T11:20:06-05:00

Rita Ora arrives to attend the Burberry Prorsum show during London Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2013 Gabriella Wilde arriving for the Burberry Prorsum Autumn/Winter 2013 Womenswear show at Kensington Gardens, Kensington Gore, London.

Mindy McCready Found Dead

2013-02-18T10:41:53-05:00

Yellow crime-scene tape blocks off the home of Mindy McCready in Heber Springs, Ark., on Monday, Feb. 18th, 2013, the day after the country singer was found dead there Sunday in an apparent suicide. She was 37.

Don't Get Caught Short - Toilet Fashion

2013-02-18T10:28:07-05:00

A model walks the runway at the Louise Gray show during London Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2013/14 at TopShop Show Space, sporting what appears to be a toilet roll on her finger

Alleged Drug Smuggler Faces Press Conference

2013-02-18T10:25:12-05:00

Vincent Roger Petrone of France (C) is escorted by customs security before a press conference at a customs office in Denpasar on Bali island on January 31, 2013. Petrone was arrested at Bali airport on January 29 for allegedly carrying four capsules of hashish, weighing 70 grams, at Bali International Airport in Indonesia, having arrived from Kuala Lumper. If convicted of smuggling the drugs into Indonesia, Petrone could face the death penalty, officials said.

BBC Journalists Strike

2013-02-18T10:18:31-05:00

BBC staff members pickets outside offices in Glasgow during a one-day strike against compulsory redundancies by the corporation. A strike by BBC journalists over jobs disrupted programmes including the flagship Today on Radio 4. TV news was also hit by the 24-hour walkout by members of the National Union of Journalists in protest at compulsory redundancies.

Ed Meets Helle

2013-02-18T10:12:05-05:00

Ed Miliband, (R) leader of the British Labour Party chats with the Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt (L) during a meeting in the Danish Prime Minister's Office on February 18, 2013.

Spanish Actress Candela Pena Experiences Wardrobe Malfunction

2013-02-18T10:09:32-05:00

Spanish actress Candela Pena holds her trophy after winning the Goya award for best supporting actress for her role in the film "Una pistola en cada mano" (A gun in each hand) during the Goya Film Awards ceremony on February in Madrid

Bulagrian Accused Of Beheading

2013-02-18T09:51:42-05:00

Bulgarian Deyan Valentinov attends his trial at a court in Santa Cruz de Tenerife in the Canary Islands, Spain, Monday, Feb. 18, 2013. The trial opened Monday of a Bulgarian man who allegedly beheaded a British woman with a carving knife in a random attack inside a supermarket on the Spanish resort island of Tenerife in the Canary Islands. Prosecutors demand he should be sentenced to 20 years in a mental asylum because he has chronic paranoid schizophrenia.

Tropical Islands Lures Winter Tourists

2013-02-18T09:40:55-05:00

Visitors lounge at the 'South Sea' beach at the Tropical Islands indoor resort on February 15, 2013 in Krausnick, Germany. Located on the site of a former Soviet military air base, the resort occupies a hangar built originally to house airships designed to haul long-distance cargo. Tropical Islands opened to the public in 2004 and offers visitors a tropical getaway complete with exotic flora and fauna, a beach, lagoon, restaurants, water slide, evening shows, sauna, adventure park and overnights stays ranging from rudimentary to luxury. The hangar, which is 360 metres long, 210 metres wide and 107 metres high, is tall enough to enclose the Statue of Liberty.

Inside Poland's Horse Market

2013-02-18T09:24:09-05:00

An owner presents his horses to potential buyers at a horse market in Skaryszew, central Poland on Monday, Feb. 18, 2013. Poland has a vibrant market of farm and breeding horses. It is also a source of horse meet sold to Italy and France.

Model Of The Moment

2013-02-18T09:12:01-05:00

Model Cara Delevingne on the catwalk during the Peter Pilotto Autumn/Winter 2013 London Fashion Week catwalk show, at the Topshop Show Space in London.

Arsenal Train Ahead Of Bayern Clash

2013-02-18T08:14:20-05:00

Jack Wilshere (L) and Theo Walcott (R) of Arsenal jog during a training session ahead of their UEFA Champions League round of 16 first leg match against FC Bayern Muenchen at London Colney on February 18, 2013 in St Albans, England.

Who Are You Looking At?

2013-02-18T08:08:21-05:00

Schika chimpanzee poses behind a glass window in the renovated and reopened chimpanzee enclosure on February 18, 2013 in the Hannover zoo.

Tamara Ecclestone Appears In Court

2013-02-18T07:48:38-05:00

Tamara Ecclestone arrives at Southwark Crown Court on February 18, 2013 in London, England. Derek Rose and Jakir Uddin are accused blackmailing Tamara Ecclestone, daughter of Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone, for £200,000.

Bombing Protest

2013-02-18T07:48:34-05:00

Pakistani Shiite Muslims gather to protest against a devastating bomb attack in Quetta on February 18, 2013. Thousands of women refused Monday to bury victims of a bloody bombing and a strike shut down Pakistan's biggest city Karachi as protesters across the country demanded protection for Shiite Muslims.

Anyone For Cricket?

2013-02-18T07:30:33-05:00

Prime Minister David Cameron plays cricket with Indian boys at the Oval Maidan, a communal cricket pitch in the centre of Mumbai, India.

Taking time out for a quick game of cricket, amid a hectic schedule with the biggest ever UK trade delegation. twitter.com/David_Cameron/…
— David Cameron (@David_Cameron) February 18, 2013

Three Finger's Better Than Five?

2013-02-18T07:06:48-05:00

Munich's goalkeeper Manuel Neuer wears gloves with one finger for the index and ring fingers during the German Bundesliga soccer match between VfL Wolfsburg and Bayern Munich, at the Volkswagen Arena in Wolfsburg, Germany.

Escaped Zoo Animals Seen At Heathrow Airport

2013-02-18T06:40:31-05:00

British Airways flew characters from 'Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted' back and forth from New York's Central Park Zoo to celebrate the DVD & Blu-ray release on UK shores - the intrepid animals were photographed at Heathrow Terminal 5.

Danica Patrick Makes History

2013-02-18T06:25:03-05:00

Danica Patrick displays the flag after winning the pole during qualifying for the NASCAR Daytona 500 Sprint Cup Series auto race at Daytona International Speedway, Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013, in Daytona Beach, Fla. Patrick became the first woman to secure the top spot for any Sprint Cup race.

NBA All-Star Game

2013-02-18T05:57:30-05:00

Recording Artists Jay-Z,Beyoncé Knowles,Swizz Beatz,Alicia Keys all look on during 2013 NBA All-Star Game on February 17, 2013 at Toyota Center in Houston, Texas

Steve Irwin's family launches Goulburn Valley Fresh

2013-02-18T05:48:58-05:00

Bindi Sue Irwin, Terri Irwin and Robert Clarence Irwin promote a fruit based product and launch an initiative to promote the importance of eating two serves of fruit a day. Sydney. Monday, Feb 18, 2013.

Maha Kumbh Festival

2013-02-18T05:46:31-05:00

In this combination of ten photos taken Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013, Hindu holy men are seen before, top, and after , bottom, they had their heads and faces shaved as part of an initiation ritual where they were to become Naga Sadhus, or naked holy men, at the Maha Kumbh Festival at Sangam, the confluence of the holy rivers Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati, in Allahabad, India. The initiation of new Naga Sadhus can only be performed at the Kumbh Mela in Allahabad, which occurs once every twelve years and sees millions of devotees converging on the northern Indian city.

Myleene Klass Visits The Slums In The Philippines

2013-02-18T05:33:10-05:00

UK celebrity Myleene Klass weeps as she thinks of Vilma's difficulties in their one room home in an urban slum in Paranaque City, Metro Manila, The Philippines on 18 January 2013. Vilma had raised her first 3 children on formula and had to cut down on food for her family to afford it. Both John Ashley, 4, and Justin (sleeping), 3, are malnourished and stunted, and after losing one of her children, she now breastfeeds her youngest, Alderico. Myleene Klass visted the Philippines, the homeland of her mother, with Save the Children to learn more about the importance of breastfeeding. In a new report, Superfood for Babies, the charity says that if babies receive Colostrum ‚ the mother‚s first milk ‚ within an hour of birth, it will kick start the child‚s immune system, making them three times more likely to survive. And, if the mother continues feeding for the next six months, then a child growing up in the developing world is up to 15 times less likely to die from killer diseases like pneumonia and diarrhoea.

New Nasa Photos Show Off Mercury In Brilliant 3D Map

2013-02-18T05:24:30-05:00

Brand new pictures taken by Nasa have shown off the planet Mercury in never-before-seen glamour. For the first time, Nasa have been able to create a three-dimensional map of the surface of the planet, the nearest to the sun.

Street Artist Creates Surreal Scenes Of Conflict

2013-02-18T04:56:18-05:00

The trauma of war can have a devastating impact on the smallest people: children. Street Artist Slinkachu has juxtaposed the innocent setting of a playground with children in war-torn scenarios, as part of an O2-commissioned art piece to support the 20 Years of War Child exhibition at the British Music Experience.

Shrinking Boy George

2013-02-18T04:39:55-05:00

Boy George (top) arrives at the Whatsonstage Awards held at the Palace Theatre, London showing off his incredible weight loss and (below) Boy George arrives at the ABBAWORLD Exhibition World Premiere at Earls Court on January 26, 2010.

Slam Dunkin' Bolt

2013-02-18T04:32:55-05:00

Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt slam dunks the ball as Terrence Jenkins, left, looks on in the first quarter of the NBA All-Star celebrity basketball game Friday, in Houston

Mass Yoga

2013-02-18T03:55:26-05:00

Indian school children perform Surya Namaskar or Sun salutation during a function to mark 150th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda, in Ahmadabad, India, Monday, Feb. 18, 2013. Hundreds of school children across India performed Surya Namaskar, a Yoga posture which comprises 12 different bodily postures that ought to be performed in particular sequence. Swami Vivekananda, an Indian Hindu monk, who spread the message of India's spiritual heritage across the world.

Demi Lovato In Pictures

2013-02-18T03:43:29-05:00

Cameron In Mubai

2013-02-18T03:13:12-05:00

Prime Minister David Cameron holds a Q&A session with Unilever employees at their headquarters in Mumbai, India.

Accused Of Being A Witch

2013-02-18T02:53:23-05:00

Bystanders watch as a woman accused of witchcraft is burned alive in the Western Highlands provincial capital of Mount Hagen in Papua New Guinea. The 20-year-old mother of one, Kepari Leniata was stripped naked by several assailants, tortured with a hot iron rod, bound, doused in gasoline, then set alight on a pile of car tires and trash.

Unique Front Row - London Fashion Week 2013

2013-02-17T18:02:10-05:00

Olivia Palermo, Michael Polish, Kate Bosworth, Louis Tomlinson, Eleanor Calder, Pixie Geldof, Daisy Lowe and Demi Lovato grace the front row at Top Shop Unique, during the autumn/ winter 2013 catwalk show as part of London Fashion Week at Tate Modern, London.

Pope Benedict XVI During Angelus Prayer

2013-02-17T17:33:08-05:00

Pope Benedict XVI acknowledges a cheering crowd of faithful and pilgrims during the Angelus prayer from the window of his apartments at the Vatican, Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013. Pope Benedict XVI blessed the faithful from his window overlooking St. Peter's Square for the first time since announcing his resignation, cheered by an emotional crowd of tens of thousands of well-wishers from around the world

Rihanna For River Island

2013-02-17T16:46:00-05:00

Rihanna appears after the Rihanna for River Island Autumn/Winter 2013 catwalk show on day two of London Fashion Week at the Old Sorting Office, London

So Long Gadhafi

2013-02-17T16:26:45-05:00

Libyans release lantern in the air at Nasr Square, during the second anniversary of the uprising that toppled longtime dictator Moammar Gadhafi in Benghazi, Libya, Sunday, Feb, 17, 2013.

London Fashion Week Gets Posh

2013-02-17T16:18:51-05:00

Judges (from left to right) Natalie Massenet, Victoria Beckham, Diane von Furstenberg and Donatella Versace attend the International Woolmark Prize on day two of London Fashion Week at the ME Hotel, London

Stoker Screening

2013-02-17T16:16:32-05:00

Nicole Kidman attends a special screening of 'Stoker' at The Curzon in Mayfair, London

One Wedding Too Many

2013-02-17T16:14:46-05:00

Couples from around the world participate in a mass wedding ceremony at the CheongShim Peace World Center in Gapyeong, South Korea, Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013. Some 3,500 South Korean and foreign couples exchanged or reaffirmed marriage vows in the Unification Church's mass wedding arranged by Hak Ja Han Moon, a wife of the late Rev. Sun Myung Moon, the controversial founder of the Unification Church

Lets Hug It Out

2013-02-17T16:09:19-05:00

Former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson hugs fellow former champion Evander Holyfield during a promotional event for Holyfield's Real Deal barbecue sauce at a Chicago grocery store

Obama Fist Bumps His Way Through The Crowd

2013-02-17T16:03:36-05:00

President Barack Obama acknowledges the crowd as he exchanges fist bumps with the audience after speaking at Hyde Park Academy, in Chicago