Today in photos (Jan. 21)

View a gallery of photos from around the world for Jan. 21.

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Fri., Jan. 21, 2011

Demonstrators watch from a nearby building, as cars burn in Albania's capital Tirana, Friday Jan. 21 2011, during a protest calling for the resignation of the government and new elections.

Hektor Pustina Associated Press
An opposition supporter clashes with police during a protest in Tirana, Albania, Friday, Jan. 21, 2011. Protesters clashed with riot police outside Albania's main government building Friday as more than 20,000 people joined an opposition rally to demand the conservative government call an early general election.

Visar Kryeziu Associated Press
An Afghan immigrant mother with her child takes part in a protest in front of a riot police cordon, in central Athens, Friday, Jan. 21, 2011. Immigrants from Palestine, Afghanistan and Iran protested outside the Greek Parliament to pressure the Greek government into granting them refugee status. Six Afghan immigrants that took part in the demonstration have been on hunger strike for the past 23 days.

Petros Giannakouris Associated Press
Newly wedded couple Sergiy, left, and Irina kiss as they cross the Bridge of Love in Kiev, Ukraine, Friday, Feb. 21, 2011. Loving couples express their feelings by putting padlocks and ribbons on the railings, as well as painting their names and hearts everywhere.

Efrem Lukatsky Associated Press
People fish together as they take part in the Jonbeel festival in Jagiroad, about 75 kilometers (46 miles) east of Gauhati, India, Friday, Jan. 21, 2011. The festival of the Tiwa tribal community is held annually.

Anupam Nath Associated Press
Men grieve after a bombing in Karbala, 80 kilometers (50 miles) south of Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Jan. 20, 2011. A pair of bombs blasted through security checkpoints ringing the Iraqi holy city of Karbala Thursday and killed scores, most of whom were Shiite pilgrims headed to observe yearly religious rituals. Authorities estimated scores more people were injured in the afternoon's near-simultaneous blasts, at least one of which appeared to be caused by a car bomb.

Ahmed Al-Husseini Associated Press
Pakistani children walk on a hill on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, Friday, Jan. 21, 2011.

Muhammed Muheisen Associated Press
A general view of Rome's Colosseum, Friday, Jan. 21, 2011. The founder of Tod's luxury leather and footwear will foot the euro 25 million ($34 million) bill to restore the ancient monument which is blackened by pollution and rocked by vibrations from a nearby subway line. Work will begin at the end of the year, and will take between two and two and a half years. The monument will remain open to tourists during the restoration

Gregorio Borgia Associated Press
The National Western Stock Show Grand Champion steer "Ricky Bobby" stares out from it's holding pen at the Brown Palace Hotel in Denver on Friday, Jan. 21, 2011. Brock May, 17, of Mineral Point, Wisc., who raised the steer, is pictured at right. The Grand Champion and Reserve Grand Champion were on display at the hotel for two hours. They are both to be auctioned off Friday night.

Ed Andrieski Associated Press
Afghan horsemen compete for a headless goat carcass during a traditional game of Buzkashi in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, Jan. 21, 2011.

Ahmad Massoud Associated Press