World in Pictures, February 13, 2013: Snowy Britain, US explosion and Obama’s state of the union address (GALLERY)

Feb 13 2013 By Cheryl Mullin

TODAY’S World in Pictures features photographs of staff at the Hope Sanctuary for horses and ponies near Leeds taking feed out to the fields as heavy snow falls; the aftermath of propane heater explosion in Bath, Maine and President Barack Obama giving his State of the Union address on Capitol Hill in Washington.

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A member of staff at the Hope Sanctuary for horses and ponies near Leeds takes feed out to the fields as heavy snow falls across the area
One person died and four were injured in an explosion at a Bath, Maine, duplex caused by a propane heater
President Barack Obama gives his State of the Union address during a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington
Pope Benedict XVI leads his weekly general audience at the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican
An auctioneer signals the final sale of Gerhard Richter's 'Wolke' during the Sotheby's London Evening Sale of Contemporary Art in London
RHS Chelsea winner, Joseph Massie's floral portrait of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge goes on show in Trafalgar Square in London
A man takes a picture of his daughter posing at a sculpture on display for Valentine's Day at a shopping mall in Beijing
Antonia Keaney puts the finishing touches to a outfit used in Hamlet, which starred Kenneth Branaugh and Kate Winslet, which is part of the exhibition Lights, Camera, Action at Blenheim Palace
Five the elephant plays with a bunch of roses at West Midlands Safari Park, Bewdley