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Day in pictures

Evangelist church burns, Bistrita, Romania

The steeple of Evangelist church in the city of Bistrita in Romania's Transylvania region burns after fire broke out in the 700-year-old building.

Fan with football-style hair, Klagenfurt, Austria

A football fan gears up for the Croatia v Germany match at Euro 2008 in Klagenfurt, Austria.

Bus driver sleeps during fuel prices strike in Jammu, Indian-administered Kashmir

A bus driver sleeps inside a bus, as transport workers and traders strike for a fourth day over fuel price rises in Jammu, Indian-administered Kashmir.

John Lennon and Yoko Ono photo, Bonhams, London

A previously unseen photograph of musician John Lennon and his wife, Yoko Ono, is displayed at Bonhams auction house in London

An Afghan journalist places flowers in front of a photograph of the late Afghan journalist Abdul Samad Rohani in Kabul

Silent mourning takes place for the late Afghan journalist Abdul Samad Rohani in Kabul, after he was killed earlier this week. He worked for the BBC in Helmand province.

Young boy, Sadr city, Baghdad

A young boy looks through a bullet hole in the window of a school in the Shia area of Sadr city in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad.

Men celebrate election victory, Kilgoris, Kenya

Men ride on top of a Jeep in the Kenyan town of Kilgoris to celebrate the victory of their local candidate for parliament in a by-election.

Former prostitute sleeps in hammock, Phnom Penh, Cambodia

A former prostitute who is HIV positive sleeps in a hammock outside her shelter in a shantytown in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, after beginning a course of anti-retroviral medicine to prolong her life.




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