Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:30:01 +0100 (Reuters) - A technician services skates during the 200 km (124 miles) speed skating race in Techendorf in Austria's southern Carinthia province, January 27, 2012. Techendorf hosts the Alternatieve Elfstedentocht Weissensee (Alternative Eleven City Races Weissensee), a traditional Dutch series of speed skating events for both professionals and amateurs with some 6.000 participants from January 23 to February 4. REUTERS/Heinz-Peter Bader (AUSTRIA - Tags: SPORT SPEED SKATING SOCIETY)
A group out of some 1100 athletes competes in the 200 km (124 ...
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:20:01 +0100 (Reuters) - A group out of some 1100 athletes competes in the 200 km (124 miles) speed skating race early in the morning in Techendorf in Austria's southern Carinthia province, January 27, 2012. Techendorf hosts the Alternatieve Elfstedentocht Weissensee (Alternative Eleven City Races Weissensee), a traditional Dutch series of speed skating events for both professionals and amateurs with some 6000 participants from January 23 to February 4. REUTERS/Heinz-Peter Bader (AUSTRIA - Tags: SPORT SPEED SKATING SOCIETY)
Demonstrators walk past an out of duty public bus during a 24 ...
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:40:01 +0100 (AP) - Demonstrators walk past an out of duty public bus during a 24 hours transportation strike staged by labor unions to protest against Italian Government's austerity measures, in Rome, Friday, Jan. 27, 2012. Italy has easily raised euro 11 billion in a pair of bond auctions that saw its borrowing rates decrease for the second day in a row. Demand Friday exceeded analyst expectations in another indication that confidence was returning to Italy's finances thanks to austerity and growth measures imposed by Mario Monti's government. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
FILE - In this Jan. 24, 2012 file photo from right: Israeli ...
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 08:00:02 +0100 (AP) - FILE - In this Jan. 24, 2012 file photo from right: Israeli film director Joseph Cedar, actor Shlomo Bar Aba, and producer Moshe Edry stand together during a press conference after the film 'Footnote', a mordant tale of rivalry between father-son Talmudic scholars was nominated in the Academy Awards' best foreign-language film category, in Tel Aviv, Israel.The budgets are bare-bones and the talent pool is limited, but little Israel has emerged as a surprising powerhouse in the foreign film industry. The Israeli film 'Footnote,' up for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film this year, is Israel's fourth such nomination in the past five years — crowning Israel in that five-year period with more nominations than any other country.(AP Photo/Dan Balilty, Files)
FILE - In this Saturday, Dec. 24, 2011 file photo, Yemen's President ...
Sun, 22 Jan 2012 15:40:02 +0100 (AP) - FILE - In this Saturday, Dec. 24, 2011 file photo, Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh speaks to reporters during a press conference at the Presidential Palace in Sanaa, Yemen. Outgoing Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh is getting ready to leave the country after delivering a farewell speech on Sunday, apologizing for mistakes and saying it is time to hand over power, Yemeni officials said.(AP Photo/Mohammed Hamoud, File)
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