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Friday, 22 November, 2002, 12:37 GMT
The week in pictures: Nov 17 - 23
Un back in Iraq
Two Iraqi women in Baghdad.
Life goes on as normal in Baghdad as Saddam Hussein promised full co-operation with the UN arms inspectors.

Near miss

Schlans after the mudslide.
The residents of Schlans in Switzerland had a lucky escape as a mudslide missed most of the houses.

Tanker disaster

A bird covered with oil on the seafront in Malpica, north-western Spain.
The north-western coast of Spain faces the threat of ecological disaster as a stricken oil tanker sinks.

Bond is back

Madonna (right) waits in line to meet the Queen.
Madonna waits to meet the Queen at the première of the new Bond film, Die Another Day.

Jackson holds on

Michael Jackson dangles his son over the balcony of his hotel.
Michael Jackson hit the headlines as he dangled a baby over a hotel balcony in front of his fans.

Royal conviction

Princess Anne has been fined £500 and ordered to pay £250 compensation after pleading guilty to a charge that one of her dogs attacked two children.
Princess Anne became the first member of the Royal Family to be convicted of a criminal offence.

Lagos airport blaze

Lagos airport.
An explosion believed to have been caused by a chemical spill has created a huge fire at the cargo terminal of Lagos airport.

Jerusalem bus bomb

Relatives and friends of 13 year old Israeli, Hodaya Asaraf, gather around her grave shortly after her burial in Givat Shaul cemetery in Jerusalem.
A suicide bomber has killed at least 11 people and injured more than 40 in an attack on an Israeli bus in west Jerusalem.
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