Riot police fire tear gas as Molotov cocktails land at their feet during clashes with anti-government protesters in Bahrain, Klaus Kroell of Austria takes the Overall Downhill World Cup globe during the Alpine Ski World Cup in Austria and Manchester City's Italian forward Mario Balotelli speaks with Ivory Coast footballer Kolo Toure during a team training session in Manchester.
Palestinian fire fighters extinguish a fire at a building, a pair of Caribbean flamingos extend their necks during courtship at the Saitama Children's Zoo in Tokyo and Red Bull formula one driver Sebastian Vettel of Germany plays cricket with teammate Mark Webber of Australia.
Finally, a white Bengal tiger yawns at the Dusit Zoo in Bangkok, Thailand.
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