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Friday, 28 June, 2002, 15:24 GMT 16:24 UK
The week in pictures: Jun 23 -29
Arizona burns...
Arizona Governor Jane Hull blamed poor forest management for the ferocity of the fire, which began early last week and has become the worst in the state's 90-year history.
Authorities in the American state of Arizona are struggling to contain two huge forest fires

...Minnesota floods

Staff battle though floods during the Marshall Fields Challenge golf tournament
Staff battle though floods during the Marshall Fields Challenge golf tournament in Minnesota

Bush sets his sights on Arafat

Middle East peacemaking is an issue that divides the Bush administration like no other area of policy-making.
Yasser Arafat has brushed off a call by US President George W Bush for the Palestinians to find a new leader

Germany crush Korean dream

An estimated 7m Koreans watched their heroes make their exit and the Korean players can feel proud of having gone so far in what has been a sensational World Cup campaign.
South Korea's World Cup odyssey finally ended as Germany outfought the co-hosts in an absorbing semi-final victory in Seoul.

Girl killed on school trip

The coach was carrying a party from Largs Academy, who were on their way to Barcelona on a school trip.
A 15-year-old schoolgirl has been killed and five other people injured on a school trip to France

Distant protest

The organisers of this year's summit make no bones about the fact the village, which has but two hotels, is hard to get to. In fact, it was chosen precisely for that reason.
Protesters gathered at the G8 summit despite the extensive security that prevents them from getting near the world leaders

Baby bomber

There is some dispute as to the validity of the image and no explanation as to why parts of the print appear to have been blacked out has been offered.
A picture of a young child dressed as a Hamas militant wearing a suicide bomber's harness was found by Israeli soldiers

Billion dollar fraud

The Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee signs subpoenas requiring WorldCom executives appear before his committee.
Worldcom became the latest company to face bankruptcy after being charged with fraud

100,000 fenced in

Gavin Rossdale of band, Bush, plays in the crowd on the first day of the Glastonbury Festival
Thousands of people are descending on Worthy Farm, Pilton, Somerset for the 2002 Glastonbury Festival

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