PICTURES

Big Lake hosts 38 teams competing to be first to cross 2,000-mile course through Alaska's winter wastes to Fairbanks.

The best designers in the industry showcased their collections on the third day of London Fashion week.

The Quebec Winter Carnival is billed the world's largest winter celebration of the pre-Lent period

Rihanna debuts her fashion collection during River Island's show at the London Fashion Week

Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, Sunni extremist group, claims responsibility for attack killing 79 and injuring at least 180 people.

Singers Selena Gomez and Justin Beiber no longer feature in Billboard Music's Most Powerful couples.

Winners of 2012 World Press Photo Awards announced in Amsterdam.

Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo's powerful header against Manchester United has become an internet sensation

Photographs of the impact of the Russian meteorite.

Aaradhya Bachchan spotted with family as they arrived in Madhya Pradesh, for the shooting of Amitabh Bachchan's latest film.

Julia Pastrana, tagged as the "ugliest woman in the world" has been buried in her native Mexico, after more than 150 years.

Banana Joe, an Affenpinscher, was named Best In Show at the 137th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show held at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Ahead of Valentine's Day, the contest for breaking the record for the world's longest kiss started in Pattaya, Thailand.

Photographs of the final day of the Rio Carnival 2013, in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro

Its carnival time in Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil and enticingly beautiful Samba dancers, fantasy floats, steel drums are a common sight in the city.

Celebrities have also flocked in, to be part of the world's biggest party.

Dazzling and craziest costumes at the Rio Carnival

Worst dressed celebrities at the the 66th annual BAFTA Film Awards.

Death toll likely to rise as dozens of pilgrims injured at Allahabad train station in critical condition.

American Idol winner Kelly Clarkson performed at the Endymion Extravaganza for the Mardi Gras 2013 celebrations

The Chinese have bid adieu to the Year of the Dragon and gracefully welcomed the Year of the Snake

Chinese communities everywhere welcome Year of Water Snake with fireworks displays

Clad in bikinis, feathers and not much else, the Samba dancers are the showstoppers of the euphoric Rio Carnival celebrations.

Topless members of the Ukrainian feminist group Femen staged a protest against sexual tourism at Rio de Janeiro's international airport.

The Chinese New Year begins on Sunday (10 February) and this is the Year of the Snake

Take a look at Grammy fashion through the years...

Emergency declared in New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island.

London's Chinatown Association organises cultural extravaganza for Chinese New Year.

The Mercedes-Benz New York Fashion Week starts at Manhattan's Lincoln Centre with designers presenting Fall 2013 collections