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Day in pictures

Ahmad Rofik Ridho

Ahmad Rofik Ridho, convicted of terrorism charges in Indonesia, looks stunned as he answers questions from his jail cell after being sentenced to seven years in jail.

A battered flag sits at the top of the ramp into the World Trade Center site in New York

The construction of the Freedom Tower, the symbolic skyscraper designed to replace the destroyed World Trade Center, begins in New York.

A man injured in a mortar attack blamed on Tamil Tigers receives medical treatment in a hospital in Trincomalee city

A man in Sri Lanka injured in a mortar attack blamed on Tamil Tigers receives medical treatment as a 2002 truce between rebels and government is under threat.

Designers in Hong Kong

Designers in Hong Kong decorate a booth ahead of an international trade fair.

Belarus's main opposition leader, Alexander Milinkevich shows the V-sign from a cell in a court house in Minsk

The main opposition leader in Belarus, Alexander Milinkevich, is jailed for 15 days after being convicted of attending an unsanctioned rally.

A young Lebanese boy carries a mock Katyusha rocket

In Lebanon, Hezbollah holds a parade to mark 10 years since more than 100 civilians died at Qana under Israeli fire.

Rodney Monk's coffin

Members of the Bandidos biker gang from across Australia and around the world gathered for the funeral of gang leader Rodney Monk, gunned down in Sydney.

Nepalis on the streets of Kathmandu

Pro-democracy protesters in Kathmandu, Nepal, celebrate King Gyanendra's decision to reconvene parliament.

Nelson's Column

Nelson's Column in London's Trafalgar Square is carrying advertising for the first time, during refurbishment work.





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