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REWIND: The best PHOTOS in the last 48 hours

Last updated on: February 5, 2011 19:57 IST

We bring you some of the best photos from around the world in the last 24 hours.

A woman opposition supporter takes shelter while providing water during rioting with pro-Mubarak demonstrators near Tahrir Square in Cairo. Anti-government protesters and supporters of Mubarak clashed on Thursday near a central Cairo square in a re-run of overnight violence that killed six and wounded more than 800 people.

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REWIND: The best PHOTOS in the last 48 hours

Last updated on: February 5, 2011 19:57 IST
Italian lawmaker Rosy Bindi (L), president of the opposition Democratic Party, reacts during a session in Parliament in Rome. The Italian parliament voted on Thursday not to allow the offices of Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's accountant to be searched over suspected connections with the prostitution scandal that has hit Berlusconi.

REWIND: The best PHOTOS in the last 48 hours

Last updated on: February 5, 2011 19:57 IST
A set of rugby goal posts stand twisted by Cyclone Yasi in the northern Australian town of Tully. Australians voiced relief and surprise after one of the world's most powerful cyclones spared the nation's northeast coast from expected devastation on Thursday, with no reported deaths despite winds tearing off roofs and toppling trees.

REWIND: The best PHOTOS in the last 48 hours

Last updated on: February 5, 2011 19:57 IST
A trader closes his flooded shop in the village of Panchor, 200 km (124 miles) south of Kuala Lumpur. Heavy rains triggered the worst floods in four years in the Southeast Asian country, killing five people, driving 41,000 people from their homes and cutting off several towns in the southern state of Johor, media reported.

REWIND: The best PHOTOS in the last 48 hours

Last updated on: February 5, 2011 19:57 IST
An Opposition supporter with pieces of bread taped onto his head shouts slogans during an anti-government protest in Sanaa. Tens of thousands of Yemenis squared off in street protests for and against the government on Thursday during an opposition-led "Day of Rage", a day after President Ali Abdullah Saleh offered to step down in 2013.

REWIND: The best PHOTOS in the last 48 hours

Last updated on: February 5, 2011 19:57 IST
An anti-Mubarak supporter takes cover from stone-throwing government demonstrators near Tahrir Square in Cairo. Anti-government protesters and supporters of President Hosni Mubarak clashed on Thursday near a central Cairo square in a re-run of overnight violence that killed six and wounded more than 800 people.

REWIND: The best PHOTOS in the last 48 hours

Last updated on: February 5, 2011 19:57 IST
Dylan Ferguson of the US jumps during Men's Aerials Qualification at the FIS Freestyle World Championships in Park City, Utah.

REWIND: The best PHOTOS in the last 48 hours

Last updated on: February 5, 2011 19:57 IST
An opposition supporter waves Yemen's national flags while on sitting on a lamppost during an anti-government protest in Sanaa. Tens of thousands of Yemenis squared off in street protests for and against the government on Thursday during an opposition-led "Day of Rage", a day after President Ali Abdullah Saleh offered to step down in 2013.

REWIND: The best PHOTOS in the last 48 hours

Last updated on: February 5, 2011 19:57 IST
A boy poses with a bucket in Vridi beach area, a neighbourhood in Abidjan.

REWIND: The best PHOTOS in the last 48 hours

Last updated on: February 5, 2011 19:57 IST
People look at creations by Pilar Vera during the International Flamenco Fashion Show SIMOF in the Andalusian capital of Seville. The show will run until February 6.

REWIND: The best PHOTOS in the last 48 hours

Last updated on: February 5, 2011 19:57 IST
An Afghan National Army (Non-Commissioned Officer) recruit marches during a graduation parade after an oath ceremony at Ghazi military training centre in Kabul.

REWIND: The best PHOTOS in the last 48 hours

Last updated on: February 5, 2011 19:57 IST

Visitors wearing rabbit ear headbands watch a night parade held to celebrate Chinese New Year in Hong Kong. The Lunar New Year began on February 3 and marks the start of the Year of the Rabbit, according to the Chinese zodiac.