Week in pictures: 24-30 July

1 of 11 After six weeks of frenzied preparation, a Balinese royal is cremated in a lavish ceremony.

2 of 11 Demonstrators burn an effigy of Philippine President Gloria Arroyo during a rally in Manila.

3 of 11 The Democratic convention, which endorsed John Kerry's presidential candidacy, opened in Boston amid tight security with extra land, sea and air patrols.

4 of 11 Former US President Jimmy Carter received a standing ovation after saying he believed international goodwill towards the US was won - then lost - after the 11 September 2001 attacks.

5 of 11 Meanwhile John Kerry (left) - who addressed the convention on Thursday - campaigned in Florida on Monday, visiting the space shuttle Discovery.

6 of 11 A polar bear snacks on ice cubes and water melon to cool down at an amusement park in South Korea.

7 of 11 Two Palestinian boys join a demonstration against an Israeli army operation in Gaza.

8 of 11 Firefighters in Portugal and Spain have spent days tackling fires, which left two Spaniards dead on Tuesday.

9 of 11 Young and old joined the efforts to put the devastating blazes out.

10 of 11 In Belgium, more than a dozen people are killed and many injured when a gas pipeline explodes in an industrial park.

11 of 11 In Dhaka, Bangladeshi flood victims clamour to get food - more than 500 people have died.