Events In Pictures - Nice

A kite surfer takes to the skies at St

Kilda beach, Melbourne

Carnival revellers participate in a
parade on the streets of Strumica, Macedonia

Newlyweds celebrate after 10,000 couples
from 20 countries wed in a mass ceremony
 in Goyang, near Seou

Ayacinth
Macaw, an endangered species, 
perches on the head of a caretaker inside
the

conditioning flight cage of a breeding
and research centre in Manila, Philippines

Visitors are seen on the Apollo Wheel at the Happy
Valley Park during the Chinese New Year holidays in Beijing

A man holds a painting entitled Orion by actor Sir
Anthony Hopkins on sale at Gallery 27, London

Swiss
skier Dominique Gisin crashes during
 the Olympic downhill event.

A
Cuban employee displays one of the smallest books
 in the world during
the 19th International Book Fair in Havana, Cuba.

Rival
teams, the 'Up'ards and Down'ards', 
battle for the ball in Henmore

Brook
during the annual 'no rules' football
 match in Ashbourne, England.

Members
of the Vila Isabel samba school parade 
during Carnival in Rio de
Janeiro, Brazil.