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George W Bush shares an intimate moment with his wife, Laura, at one of the many balls the couple attended after he was sworn in for his second term as president.

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The president's parents, George HW Bush and Barbara, are captured in light-hearted mood at the Commander-in-Chief ball in Washington DC.

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Mr Bush took the oath of office earlier in the day. In his inaugural speech, he said the US would pursue "the expansion of freedom in all the world".

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Speech over, the president leans back and relaxes, watched by daughters Barbara (left) and Jenna.

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Vice-President Dick Cheney was sworn in for a second term minutes before President Bush.

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The west side of the US Capitol was filled with guests, wrapped up against the winter chill.

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Those present included prominent US figures: Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan (L), CIA director Porter Goss (C), FBI director Robert Mueller (R)...

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...Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, and incoming and outgoing Secretaries of State Condoleezza Rice and Colin Powell.

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Former presidents were also in attendance - Bill Clinton and his wife, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton.

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But in downtown Washington, protesters made their feelings about another four years of a Bush presidency clear.

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Thousands of security personnel were on the ground, and anti-aircraft guns and river patrols were deployed.

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Protesters made their point across the US. Here, a Seattle rock band depicts the president as a puppet of the devil.

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There were also protests in other parts of the world, including Tokyo, South Korea and the Philippines.