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A wounded Kurdish boy is being carried by two men in Diyarbakir, Turkey

Turkish Kurds carry a wounded boy, following clashes with security forces in the south-eastern city of Diyarbakir.

An Indonesian student kisses the hand of UK Prime Minister Tony Blair

UK Prime Minister Tony Blair is warmly greeted by an Indonesian student on a visit to Jakarta.

Visitors to a Pixar exhibition in London look at a large drawing

An exhibition opens in London featuring hundreds of original drawings, paintings and sculptures created for films by the Pixar animation studio.

A French student blocks the entrance to a secondary school

Students in Lille occupy their secondary school as part of ongoing protests against a new French labour law.

Two Japanese children walk under carp streamers flying in the breeze

Colourful carp streamers fly in the breeze in Oguni, Japan, ahead of celebrations for Children's Day next month.

A man walks across a flooded bridge in Vranov-nad-Duji

A man walks across a flooded bridge in the Czech town of Vranov-nad-Duji. There are fears that the country could be hit by a major flooding due to rain and melting snow.

Buddhist monks in Cambodia chant prayers

Buddhist monks in Cambodia chant prayers at a memorial for victims of a grenade attack that killed 16 anti-government protesters in Phnom Penh nine years ago.

Palestinian protesters clash with Israeli police near Ramallah

Palestinian protesters clash with Israeli police near the West Bank town of Ramallah, at a site where Israel is building its security fence.

A Chinese man, on the roof of his house, lights a home-made bomb

A man lights a home-made bomb during a confrontation with police over the demolition of his home in Changchun, in north-east China. He was slightly injured.





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