Baghdad market bombing
The Baghdad market bombing was the detonation of a large truck bomb in a busy market in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad on 3rd February 2007. The attack killed at least 121 people and injured a further 226 others. The bomb brought down at least 10 buildings and coffee shops and obliterated market stalls in a largely Shiite enclave less than a half mile from the Tigris River. The attacker was driving a truck carrying food when he detonated his explosives, destroying stores and stalls that had been set up in the busy outdoor Sadriyah market

White tiger triplets born at Argentina zoo
Three 45 days-old Bengal white tigers cubs are seen at their cage at the Buenos Aires Zoo Thursday, 8th February 2007. Bety, a captive Bengal white tiger gave birth to two females and one male on Dec. 23, boosting these animals' endangered population. There are only 240 white tigers in the world.

Snow Stopping Lyneham
Despite heavy overnight snowfall across the country, much of Britain was disrupted by the predicted snow. Over 8cm fell in Lyneham and the scenes around Lyneham were changed to some of the most pleasant wintery scenes. Lyneham normally escapes the heavy falls and it made a change to see, but even these heavt downfalls Lyneham continued with normal business and the schools stayed open. There is a full image gallery online, capturing some of the other scenes around Lyneham during this snowfall on the 8th February 2007. See the images here

Europe Battered by Storms
World Champion paraglider pilot Ewa Wisnierska of Germany recovering after she survived being elevated to a record height of 9946 metres during a thunderstorm prior to the World Paragliding Championships near the eastern Australian town of Manilla, 16th February 2007. The 35-year-old German cheated death when she was accidentally sucked up to the cruising altitude of jumbo jets during a training run in her paraglider, floated unconscious in freezing conditions for about an hour, and managed to land safely.

Queen of the Harbour
Tens of thousands of people packed Sydney Harbour's foreshore to witness a historic reunion of two queens of the sea. The Queen Elizabeth 2 and the Queen Mary 2 greeted each other with the sound of their whistles as the QE2 sailed past her sister ship docked at the Garden Island navy base, 20th February 2007.

The Queen Mary 2, the world's largest passenger cruise liner, majestically sailed through the harbour shortly before dawn, followed by a flotilla of boats and watched by thousands onshore. Too tall, at 23 storeys high, to sail under the Harbour Bridge and too long to berth at the International Terminal at Circular Quay, the grand lady of the sea, on her maiden visit to Sydney, docked at the naval base.

Also, her sister ship, the QE2, was also welcomed by large crowds as she sailed through the harbour to dock at Circular Quay.

Dame Helen crowned Queen
The 61-year-old actress beamed with joy as she picked up the prestigious Best Actress Oscar for her fantastic performance in The Queen. However she was the only Briton to win an award 26th February 2007. As she picked up her award, Dame Helen raised a laugh as she paid tribute to Queen Elizabeth. “For 50 years and more, Elizabeth Windsor has maintained her dignity, her sense of duty - and her hairstyle. She has had her feet planted firmly on the ground, her hat on her head and her handbag on her arm. “She has weathered many, many storms. And I salute her courage and her consistency and I thank her because if it wasn’t for her I most certainly would not be here.” She ended her speech by holding up the Oscar statuette and saying: “Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the Queen.”