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Violence and despair

An Israeli army helicopter opens fire after two Israeli soldiers were lynched by an angry mob in Ramallah

An Israeli army helicopter fires on the West Bank town of Ramallah as violence escalates in the Middle East

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Hand of protest

Residents of Granada paint their hands white in protest against ETA violence

A protest against the Basque separatist group ETA after a Spanish prosecutor is shot dead

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Farewell to 'a great man'

Candles surround a framed picture of Mr Dewar at the City Chambers in Edinburgh

Scotland mourns First Minister Donald Dewar who died after suffering a brain haemorrhage

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Stormy weather

Rescue eforrt in Uckfield 52 miles south of London

As floods hit southern England, lifeboats and firemen join the rescue effort in Uckfield, south of London

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Farewell to Reggie

Thousands of people lined the funeral route

A traditional funeral service in London's East End for the notorious gangster Reggie Kray

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Lennon is still cool

Ice sculpture in front of Sydney Opera House

An ice sculpture at the Sydney Opera House in tribute to John Lennon who would have been 60 this week

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Boldly going

Discovery climbs to orbit from Kennedy Space Center
Discovery blasts off from Florida on what was the 100th shuttle mission

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