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A homeless man walks past a flower shop in Los Angeles

One of Los Angeles' estimated 40,000 homeless people walks past a Skid Row flower shop. Under a new deal, the city's destitute can sleep on sidewalks between 2100 and 0600.

Pilgrims at the holy city of Mecca's Grand Mosque, Saudi Arabia

Tens of thousands of Muslims gather to pray at the Saudi Arabian holy city of Mecca's Grand Mosque to mark the end of Ramadan and the start of the three-day festival of Eid al-Fitr.

A monkey rides a dog at a fairground in Arkansas

A woman watches her monkey, named Gilligan, ride George the dog at a fairground in Little Rock, Arkansas.

A boy with a toy gun at a refugee camp near Goma, eastern Congo

A boy with a toy gun at a refugee camp near Goma, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where battles continue to rage between rebels and government forces.

A policeman pushes an old man in San Sebastian, northern Spain

A policeman pushes an old man in San Sebastian, northern Spain, which is on alert after militant Basque separatist group Eta set off a bomb in nearby Bilbao on Tuesday.

Scotland's Paul Lawrie silhouetted in action during his second round at the Madrid Open

Paul Lawrie of Scotland plays his second shot at the 10th hole during the second round of the Madrid Valle Romano Open at the Real Sociedad Hipica Espanola Club de Campo.

A boy in the Philippines takes a look at the world's largest commercial passenger jetliner Airbus A380

A young boy takes a look at the world's largest commercial passenger jetliner Airbus A380, during a stopover in the Philippines. The plane can seat 850 passengers.





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