Robin Tyler (L) and Diane Olson (R), the first two women to be legally married in Southern California, renew their wedding vows on the steps of the Beverly Hills Courthouse, where they were married last June, on Valentines Day eve, February 13, 2009 in Beverly Hills, California. By David McNew/Getty.
Rohingya boat people wait at a refugee camp in a district of the town of Idi Rayeuk on February 12, 2009 in Aceh province on Sumatra island, Indonesia. Approximately 200 Rohingya Muslim refugees continue to receive treatment after being rescued from boats drifting at sea for up to three weeks. Reports indicate that approximately 1,200 people from Burma may have tried to gain entry to Thailand. The Indonesian Navy continues to search for any possible survivors, though it is not clear how many people are missing. By Ulet Ifansasti/Getty.
A Country Fire Authority (CFA) volunteers takes a break close to Labertouche, some 125 kilometres west of Melbourne, on February 7, 2009. More than 40 blazes raged across two states as a once-in-a-century heatwave pushed the mercury as high as 46 degrees Celsius (115 Fahrenheit) with fire bans in place across much of the south-east, with conditions said to be the worst since the Ash Wednesday wildfires of 1983, which killed 75 people and razed 2,500 homes. By William West/AFP/Getty Images.
A job-seeker reads the guide for a job fair on February 7, 2009 in Beijing, China. After the Chinese New Year holiday, thousands of migrants have returned to the city earlier than usual in an attempt to find jobs. Around 20 million migrant workers are believed to have have lost their jobs because of the economic downturn. By Feng Li/Getty Images.
Israeli Foreign Minister and leader of the Kadima party Tzipi Livni attends a campaign rally in Kfar Saba, near Tel Aviv, on February 4, 2009. Hawkish former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu appears well placed to head next Israel’s government but the surge of a far right-wing party has stirred unease within his conservative Likud. An opinion poll out on February 4 showed Likud winning 27 of the 120 mandates in the Knesset, four more than Kadima, the ruling party of Netanyahu’s main rival Livni. By Yoav Lemmer/AFP/Getty Images.
A white dog runs through the snow in Hyde Park, London on February 2, 2009. Much of the south of England has been blanketed in snow bringing chaos to the transport system. By Carl de Souza/AFP/Getty.
Josef Steve Norbar, 5, waits while his mother Randa Amanel (background) votes January 31, 2009 in the Karradah neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq. Karradah has a significant number of Christian Arab families, like this one, and Josef’s mother dressed him up in his formal wear ‘to celebrate this wonderful day,’ his mother said. By Chris Hondros/Getty.
A boy jumps off the pier at St Kilda beach as a heatwave hits Melbourne on January 27, 2009 in Melbourne, Australia. The temperature today is estimated to hit 100 degrees fahrenheit, with today being the coolest day forecast until next week. Melbourne hasn’t had four consecutive days above 104 degrees fahrenheit since 1908. By Scott Barbour/Getty Images.
Italian chief Alessandro Dalmasso celebrates after winning with his team the second place of the World Cup of pastries final, on January 26, 2009 during the catering and food international show in the French central town of Chassieu, near Lyon. By Fred Dufour/AFP/Getty Images.
Pfc. Toby Barnes, a medic attached to the 2nd Brigade of the 4th Infantry Division, sits in the back of an armored vehicle while returning to base after a mission to scope out Iraqi polling sites on January 25, 2009 in Babil Province, Iraq. Though violence has eased in the formerly war-torn Babil province, soldiers continue to diligently patrol, fearing a dismantling of the fragile peace and fault line between area Sunni and Shia Muslim communities. Leaders wait anxiously and hope for violence to not erupt, as the country prepares with help from the US military in assisting Iraqi forces in providing security for their upcoming provincial elections. The Iraqis will vote to choose over 400 seats for members of ruling councils in 14 of the 18 provinces on January 31, 2009 in Iraq. By Chris Hondros/Getty Images.
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