PICTURES Day in pictures: January 08, 2013
Gulf News picture editors select a pick of best images from around the world within the past 24 hours.
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People stand in front of a designed house in Dresden, eastern Germany. The houses are a famous destination for tourists. Image Credit: AFP -
Afghan children warm-up themselves around fire on a cold day in Kabul. Despite Afghanistan receiving billions of dollars of aid since 2001, more than 100 children died last year during the harshest winter in two decades, and the UN refugee agency UNHCR has co-ordinated efforts to reduce repeat fatalities. Image Credit: AFP -
A Pakistani resident walks with his dog during a cold and foggy morning in Islamabad. Ongoing foggy weather in Punjab and other parts of the country has badly affected flight and rail schedules. Image Credit: AFP -
Sydneysiders cool off at Manly beach in Sydney. Authorities warned New South Wales state faced one of the highest-risk fire days in its history, and temperatures rapidly climbed above 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit). Image Credit: AFP -
A ferret peaks through a basket handle opening in its cage, in La Mesa, Calif. Pet ferrets abound despite being illegal to own in California. Thousands of people call them pets. Image Credit: AP -
Chrissy Bedrossian, rear, laughs as she spots her 5-year-old Pomeranian-Corgi mix, Tucker, flying after her while she sledded with granddaughter Madison Taylor, 3, foreground, and neighbor Angely Camilo, 7, all of Manchester Conn., at Center Park in Manchester, taking advantage of the snow cover that is predicted to melt away due warmer weather this week. Image Credit: AP -
TM rider Alessandro Zanotti of Italy, right, and Gas Gas rider Marc Guasch of Spain, left, race during the 3nd stage of the 2013 Dakar Rally from Pisco to Nazca, Peru. Image Credit: AP -
A lone Canadian geese spreads his wings amongst hundreds of sea gulls huddled up to stay warm on the shores of Lake Erie in Cleveland. Image Credit: AP