A man dressed as a 'Momotxorro' a natural entity made of bones and sheep skin walks to take part in a Carnival in the Basque village of Zubieta, Monday, Jan. 28, 2013.In one of the most ancient carnivals in Europa, dating from before the Roman empire, companies of Joaldunak (cowbells) and Momotxorros parade between the villages of Zubieta and Ituren.(AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza)
Around the world in photos
Published: 1/28/2013 5:24 PM
Last Modified: 1/28/2013 5:24 PM
Photographs sent to the Associated Press wire come in from all over the world. The images make an eclectic collection of pictures from news events, daily life, sports, entertainment and feature stories.
Here are a few images pulled from the wire over the last few days.
An Egyptian protester throws a tear gas canister back at riot police, not seen, during clashes near Tahrir Square, Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013. Clashes continued for the fourth successive day between protesters and police near Cairo's central Tahrir square, birthplace of the 2011 uprising. Police used tear gas, while the protesters pelted them with rocks. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
Burkina Faso's soccer fan during their African Cup of Nations Group C soccer match against Ethiopia at Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit, South Africa, Friday Jan. 25, 2013. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe) 
A couple sit by the Tagus river bank at sunset in Lisbon, Monday, Jan. 28, 2013. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
Agnes Zawadzki competes in the senior ladies short program at the U.S. figure skating championships in Omaha, Neb., Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)
President Barack Obama stands with a signed basketball from Miami Heat forward LeBron James, second from right, forward Dwyane Wade, third from right in gray, and coach Erik Spoelstra as he welcomes the NBA basketball champion Miami Heat, to the East Room of the White House, Monday, Jan. 28, 2013, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Eduardo Rasberge, 48, known as Suitcase Woman wears a decorative suitcase on his head while posing for a photo during the Banda de Ipanema block parade, a pre-Carnival event, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013. Rasberge said inspired by singer Carmen Miranda, the Suitcase Woman has been a Carnival regular for the past 30 years. According to Rio's tourism office, Rio's street Carnival this year will consist of 492 block parties, attended by an estimated five million Carnival enthusiasts. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo) 
An elderly man walks holding an umbrella, during a snowfall, back dropped by a large poster in Bucharest, Romania, Monday, Jan. 28, 2013. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda) 
A Hindu devotee takes a holy dip at "Sangam," the meeting point of Indian holy rivers of Ganges, Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati, on occasion of "Paush Purnima," considered to be very auspicious according to Hindu calendars, during the Maha Kumbh festival in Allahabad, India, Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013. Hundreds of thousands of Hindu pilgrims are expected to take a ritual dip at Sangam on Sunday. Millions of Hindu pilgrims are likely to attend the Maha Kumbh festival, which is one of the world's largest religious gatherings that lasts 55 days and falls every 12 years. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das) 
A woman cries over the coffin of a victim at a gymnasium where bodies were brought for identification in Santa Maria city, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013. Flames raced through a crowded nightclub in southern Brazil early Sunday, killing more than 230 people as panicked partygoers gasped for breath in the smoke-filled air, stampeding toward a single exit partially blocked by those already dead. (AP Photo/Nabor Goulart)
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John Clanton
Multimedia Producer
