World Lens: Week of February 4, 2008

Samba! - Brazilian partiers, from the Grande Rio samba school, dance during a parade put on by the best samba groups in Rio de Janeiro’s Sambadrome. REUTERS/Rickey Rogers (BRAZIL)

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Samba! - Brazilian partiers, from the Grande Rio samba school, dance during a parade put on by the best samba groups in Rio de Janeiro’s Sambadrome. REUTERS/Rickey Rogers (BRAZIL)

Guinea Pride - A fan of Guinea dons his country’s red, yellow and green to support the West African country in an African Nations Cup quarter-final soccer match against the Ivory Coast. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko (GHANA)

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Guinea Pride - A fan of Guinea dons his country’s red, yellow and green to support the West African country in an African Nations Cup quarter-final soccer match against the Ivory Coast. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko (GHANA)

Inspection - An officer from the Indian Army inspects the mouth of a young recruit during a recruitment drive in Allahabad. REUTERS/Jitendra Prakash (INDIA)

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Inspection - An officer from the Indian Army inspects the mouth of a young recruit during a recruitment drive in Allahabad. REUTERS/Jitendra Prakash (INDIA)

Damage - A Rwandan woman looks at damage to her house caused by an earthquake that recently struck the country (as well as neighboring Congo), killing at least 44 people injuring hundreds more. REUTERS/Lauren Vopni (RWANDA)

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Damage - A Rwandan woman looks at damage to her house caused by an earthquake that recently struck the country (as well as neighboring Congo), killing at least 44 people injuring hundreds more. REUTERS/Lauren Vopni (RWANDA)

Mortuary - Kenyan mortuary workers prepare the deceased victims of the country’s recent post-election violence to be identified by relatives at a Naivasha hospital. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra (KENYA)

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Mortuary - Kenyan mortuary workers prepare the deceased victims of the country’s recent post-election violence to be identified by relatives at a Naivasha hospital. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra (KENYA)

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Charge! - Paraguayan bull fighter, Ariel Ibarra, takes part in a bull fight at the Festival of the Missionary Tradition in Santiago. Cultural traditions from both Paraguay and Argentina are celebrated during this annual festival. REUTERS/Jorge

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Charge! - Paraguayan bull fighter, Ariel Ibarra, takes part in a bull fight at the Festival of the Missionary Tradition in Santiago. Cultural traditions from both Paraguay and Argentina are celebrated during this annual festival. REUTERS/Jorge

Bread for Sale - An Egyptian boy carries a tray of bread outside of a Cairo bakery. The country is currently suffering from rising bread prices and shortages due to the Egyptian government’s new subsidy system. REUTERS/Nasser Nuri (EGYPT)

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Bread for Sale - An Egyptian boy carries a tray of bread outside of a Cairo bakery. The country is currently suffering from rising bread prices and shortages due to the Egyptian government’s new subsidy system. REUTERS/Nasser Nuri (EGYPT)

Ash - In the Philippines, a Roman Catholic nun puts ash on the forehead of a young girl during an observance of Ash Wednesday. On this day, the start of Lent, many Catholics will fast and abstain from meat, alcohol and sweets. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco (PHILIPPINES)

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Ash - In the Philippines, a Roman Catholic nun puts ash on the forehead of a young girl during an observance of Ash Wednesday. On this day, the start of Lent, many Catholics will fast and abstain from meat, alcohol and sweets. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco (PHILIPPINES)