A carnival parade float with a papier-mache doll featuring German Chancellor Angela Merkel stands in Cologne, western Germany. In a traditional carnival parade, the festive committee of Cologne will walk through the city on Carnival on Monday, February 15, 2010. AFP



A carnival parade float, showing the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to US President Barack Obama in Cologne, West Germany.



A carnival fool stands on a parade float, showing a papier-mache doll featuring Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi in Cologne, West Germnay.