4 February 2013 Last updated at 07:13 ET

Afghan peace deal 'in six months'David Cameron (C) with Afghan President Hamid Karzai (R) and Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari at Chequers, north of London, 4 Feb

The leaders of Afghanistan and Pakistan, in talks in the UK, agree to work towards a peace deal for Afghanistan in six months.

The first parade of the Mardi Gras seasonNew Orleans and the 'Super Gras'

Photographer Stephen McLaren's explores the streets of New Orleans ahead of the Super Bowl weekend.

Richard III's skullCar park skeleton is Richard III

A skeleton found beneath a Leicester car park is confirmed by archaeologists as that of English king Richard III.

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Eyewitness: Kiss club fire in Brazil "It was chaos, the worst desperation" A survivor is helped by emergency workers near the Kiss club in Santa Maria, Brazil, 27 January

Floods in Queensland Your photos of flooding in Australia Man walking through water. Photo: Harry Buckley

Israel election Israeli voters share their views on the results A Druze woman casts her ballot for the parliamentary election, January 22, 2013

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