Cairo — The battle raged into the night with pro Mubarak forces, left, setting a car on fire and advancing with corrugated tin shields against the anti-regime protesters, right.

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Cairo — A pro-Mubarak supporter is set upon by those favoring regime change.

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Cairo — An injured anti-Mubarak protester receives first aid Wednesday at a makeshift clinic in a mosque near Tahrir Square.

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Cairo — A woman weeps at the chaos surrounding her in Tahrir Square.

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Cairo — Anti-Mubarak protesters throw rocks at loyalists from behind a barricade in Cairo on Wednesday.

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Cairo — A camel-riding supporter of President Hosni Mubarak fights with anti-Mubarak protesters in Cairo.

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Cairo — Pro-government demonstrators, below, and anti-government demonstrators, above, clash in Tahrir Square, the center of anti-government demonstrations in Cairo.

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Cairo — Opponents and supporters of Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak fought in Cairo with fists, stones and clubs -- and even chairs.

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New York, NY — A woman makes her way along an icy sidewalk in New York City.

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Punxsutawney, Pa. — Punxsutawney Phil, the weather- predicting groundhog, stands on the shoulder of handler John Griffiths after the Groundhog Club claimed that Phil did not see his shadow. Translation: There will be an early spring, according to the superstition.

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Bangkok, Thailand — At a Chinese temple in Bangkok, Thailand, on the eve of the Lunar New Year, a man places a candle in a water basin. The reflection of a Buddha statue can be seen in the water. The Year of the Rabbit begins on Feb. 3.

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Dharamshala, India — Tibetan Buddhist monks hold up portraits of the Karmapa during a gathering at the Gyuto Monastery, the temporary residence of the Karmapa, in Dharamshala. One of Tibet's top monks appeared before thousands of followers in India to reassure them about a police investigation into nearly $1 million in cash found at his monastery.

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Miyazaki, Japan — An aerial view shows Shinmoedake peak erupting between Miyazaki and Kagoshima prefectures. More than 1,000 people in southern Japan have been urged to evacuate their homes near a volcano that has been spewing ash and rocks into the air.

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Stavropol, Russia — A schoolchild wearing a gas mask and a protective suit participates in a civil defense competition between local schools in Russia's southern city of Stavropol.

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Bangalore, India — Members of the Regional Tibetan Youth congress stage a peaceful protest in Bangalore, India, in support of 17th Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje. The Buddhist guru is under house arrest after police allegedly found a huge amount of foreign currency at his home during a raid.

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Allahabad, India — Hindu devotees gather on the banks of the River Ganges in India to take a holy dip on the occasion of Mauni Amavasya in Allahabad.

PHOTOGRAPH BY: Rajesh Kumar Singh / Associated Press

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