Feb 2: Day in pics

Updated On Feb 03, 2012 11:41 am IST
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Union minister of communications and information technology and human resources development Kapil Sibal addresses a press conference in New Delhi after the Supreme Court's verdict on 2G spectrum allocation case. HT photo/Arvind Yadav expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Union minister of communications and information technology and human resources development Kapil Sibal addresses a press conference in New Delhi after the Supreme Court's verdict on 2G spectrum allocation case. HT photo/Arvind Yadav

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A member of a dissident indigenous group, wearing a T-shirt with an image of Argentinean born Cuban revolution leader Ernesto "Che" Guevara, waits for the arrival of Bolivia's President Evo Morales before a meeting in La Paz, Bolivia. The Indians, who stay in La Paz after a 41-day trek from their villages, are demanding the construction of a highway through the nature preserve, Territorio Indigena Parque Nacional Isiboro Secure or TIPNIS, to allow easier access to health and education facilities. They are also asking that the government abolish the law that prohibits any roads or highways to be built in this Amazon area. AP Photo/Juan Karita expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Feb 03, 2012 11:41 am IST

A member of a dissident indigenous group, wearing a T-shirt with an image of Argentinean born Cuban revolution leader Ernesto "Che" Guevara, waits for the arrival of Bolivia's President Evo Morales before a meeting in La Paz, Bolivia. The Indians, who stay in La Paz after a 41-day trek from their villages, are demanding the construction of a highway through the nature preserve, Territorio Indigena Parque Nacional Isiboro Secure or TIPNIS, to allow easier access to health and education facilities. They are also asking that the government abolish the law that prohibits any roads or highways to be built in this Amazon area. AP Photo/Juan Karita

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A local resident walks as the Popocatepetl volcano belches a column of steam in the Xalitzintla municipality in Puebla, located 125 km (78 miles) east of Mexico City. Civil protection officials from the Puebla government are giving evacuation training to residents of this village located 12 km (7 miles) from the Popocatepetl volcano, ahead of a possible eruption, after an increase of volcanic activity and ash eruptions have been registered recently. Reuters/Henry Romero expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Feb 03, 2012 11:41 am IST

A local resident walks as the Popocatepetl volcano belches a column of steam in the Xalitzintla municipality in Puebla, located 125 km (78 miles) east of Mexico City. Civil protection officials from the Puebla government are giving evacuation training to residents of this village located 12 km (7 miles) from the Popocatepetl volcano, ahead of a possible eruption, after an increase of volcanic activity and ash eruptions have been registered recently. Reuters/Henry Romero

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Flames rise from Cairo Stadium during the first half of a match between Zamalek and Ismaili clubs in Cairo. (AFP Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Flames rise from Cairo Stadium during the first half of a match between Zamalek and Ismaili clubs in Cairo. (AFP Photo)

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A file photo of Janata Party chief Subramanian Swamy and home minister P Chidambaram. expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A file photo of Janata Party chief Subramanian Swamy and home minister P Chidambaram.

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Maya Angelou speaks after receiving the Literary Arts Award during the BET Honors at the Warner Theatre in Washington. Angelou hopes for a time when Black History Month will no longer be needed to explain the contributions of African-Americans in America. "We want to reach a time when there won’t be Black History Month, when black history will be so integrated into American history that we study it along with every other history," she said in an interview from her home in Winston-Salem, N.C.. AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Maya Angelou speaks after receiving the Literary Arts Award during the BET Honors at the Warner Theatre in Washington. Angelou hopes for a time when Black History Month will no longer be needed to explain the contributions of African-Americans in America. "We want to reach a time when there won’t be Black History Month, when black history will be so integrated into American history that we study it along with every other history," she said in an interview from her home in Winston-Salem, N.C.. AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana

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Julian Assange, the 40-year-old WikiLeaks founder, arrives at the Supreme Court in London. Assange's legal team is making a final effort at Britain's Supreme Court to avoid his extradition to Sweden. Assange is wanted by Swedish authorities over sex crimes allegations stemming from a visit to the country in 2010. He denies any wrongdoing. AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Feb 03, 2012 11:41 am IST

Julian Assange, the 40-year-old WikiLeaks founder, arrives at the Supreme Court in London. Assange's legal team is making a final effort at Britain's Supreme Court to avoid his extradition to Sweden. Assange is wanted by Swedish authorities over sex crimes allegations stemming from a visit to the country in 2010. He denies any wrongdoing. AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth

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Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates listens while his wife Melinda Gates speaks to the media at an advance tour of the newly constructed $15 million visitor center of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation $500 million campus in Seattle. The 900,000 square foot construction, which occupies more than 12 acres in downtown Seattle, is scheduled to open to the public on February 4, 2012. Reuters/Anthony Bolante expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates listens while his wife Melinda Gates speaks to the media at an advance tour of the newly constructed $15 million visitor center of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation $500 million campus in Seattle. The 900,000 square foot construction, which occupies more than 12 acres in downtown Seattle, is scheduled to open to the public on February 4, 2012. Reuters/Anthony Bolante

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Peru's first lady Nadine Heredia (L) gives a t-shirt with Peru's country logo to British singer Elton John (C) before his concert in Lima. Elton John performed for the first time in Peru as part of his Latin America tour. Reuters/Peru Presidential Palace Press Office/Handout expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Feb 03, 2012 11:41 am IST

Peru's first lady Nadine Heredia (L) gives a t-shirt with Peru's country logo to British singer Elton John (C) before his concert in Lima. Elton John performed for the first time in Peru as part of his Latin America tour. Reuters/Peru Presidential Palace Press Office/Handout

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