Snapshots: The world in 24 hours Feb 17

Workers wearing protective suits prepare to dispose of culled chickens after a case of bird flu was confirmed in Kinokawa, western Japan Feb 17, 2011. [Photo/Agencies]

Half-naked university students holding mock-ups of academic qualifications perform during a rally denouncing the country's high youth unemployment problems near the National Assembly in Seoul, Feb 17, 2011. The signs on the performers' bodies read; "Youth unemployment rate is 8.5%" (L) and "The number of youth unemployment is 1.2 million". [Photo/Agencies]