A woman admires a work of art entitled 'Isopropamide Iodide' painted in 2006 by British artist Damien Hirst, during a photocall at Christies auction house in central London. (Carl de Souza, AFP)
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Commuter trains run past Battersea Power Station as snow falls in central London. (John D McHugh, AFP)
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Rugby sevens fans dressed as aliens pose in the stands during day two of the third round of the IRB International Sevens at Westpac Stadium in Wellngton. (Dean Treml, AFP)
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A young girl writes a spring couplet with the help of her grandfather during a calligraphy event in Taipei. (Patrick Lin, AFP)
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A Philippine marine makes a mobile call from a makeshift call centre for mobile phones on a spot on a road block in Patikul. (Therence Koh, AFP)
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Visitors walk before the tiger's snow sculpture at the Odori park in central Sapporo. (Toshifumo Kitamura, AFP)
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A Chinese man warms up before taking a dip in the lake, in Beijing. Skating has been banned on the melting ice of Beijing's lakes, trees are blossoming early and people are shedding their heavy clothes as China experiences its warmest winter on record. (AFP)
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Zhou Yu Kun holds up a feather on which he has written Chinese characters. His work can sell for over 10,000 Hong Kong dollars. (Mike Clarke, AFP)
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French figure skating star Surya Bonaly skates as she holds a banner for PETA. (Thomas Coex, AFP)
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People visit the 220 thousand square metre new commercial complex in the centre of Warsaw. (Janek Skarzynski, AFP)
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A model displays an outift from the Heatherette Fall 2007 collection during Fashion Week at Bryant Park in New York City. (Timothy A Clary, AFP)
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