Week in pictures: 12-18 July

1 of 9 As temperatures soar, the summer festivals continue in the UK with the Goodwood Festival of Speed

2 of 9 In the US Hurricane Claudette gathered strength in the Gulf of Mexico before heading for the coast of Texas

3 of 9 In France Bastille Day brings the country out on to the streets to celebrate

4 of 9 US troops are on high alert in Baghdad as another US soldier is killed by a car bomb

5 of 9 Satria, a seven-year-old male tiger, has a broken tooth capped with a gold alloy replacement at the Singapore Zoo

6 of 9 A 12-year-old UK schoolgirl who vanished with an ex-US marine she met on the web arrives home safe

7 of 9 Tiger Woods suffers a dreadful start at the Open with a first-round 73

8 of 9 The UK prime minister tells the US Congress the invasion of Iraq was right, even if no weapons of mass destruction are found

9 of 9 Nelson Mandela salutes the South African Military Health Service Band as he celebrates his 85th birthday