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Kavadi festival devotees at the Malayi Mandir temple in Delhi, India

A young girl in Delhi, India, watches the Kavadi festival, which has its origins in an ancient Tamil pilgrimage.

Protesters demonstrate in Madrid, Spain

A Victims of Terrorism group protests in Madrid during the trial of a suspected member of the Basque separatist group ETA.

Kashmiri Muslim women in Srinagar, India

Kashmiri Muslim women in Srinagar, India, welcome home former rebel commander, Farooq Ahmed Dar.

Women in pink on the Millennium Bridge over the River Tyne in Newcastle, UK

More than 1,000 women line Newcastle's Millennium Bridge in the UK to support the charity Breast Cancer Awareness.

An Iraqi boy herds his sheep through central Baghdad, Iraq

Sheep have a clear run on the streets of Baghdad, where vehicles are banned on Fridays to try to prevent attacks.

A panda receives a birthday cake at Jinan zoo, China

Taotao - a panda at China's Jinan zoo in Shandong province - receives a bamboo and cream 34th birthday cake.

Monkeys in Ahmadabad, India

Monkeys watch from a stadium gallery as the England cricket team practises in Ahmadabad, India.






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