Wednesday was a big day for animals, as London Zoo took stock of its Noah's ark-size range of residents, while koalas needed help cooling down in an Australian heatwave with a cool water spritz, and border control camels in India went on parade.
In the world of politics, Mitt Romney revelled in some early successes in the American presidential nominations.
Further afield, Myanmar looked to Aung San Suu Kyi to bring democracy to their country, while the North Koreans braved the snow to support their authoritarian regime's latest leader, Kim Jong Un.
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From camels to cricket, they are all in our pictures of the day: