Week in pictures: 5-11 July

Revellers are chased by Jandilla ranch fighting bulls on the fifth day of the running of the bulls during the San Fermin festival in Pamplona, northern Spain

Protesters called on G8 leaders to make a greater commitment to tackle climate change and poverty and to take actions against rising food prices, at the opening of the summit in Japan.

Riot police arrest a teacher during a protest in Santiago, Chile, over proposals for a new education law.

A suicide bomber struck Islamabad on the day thousands of Pakistanis marked the first anniversary of the storming of the Red Mosque.

Noah Baekelandt, aged nine, is crowned Mr Mud 2008 at Mud Day, a publicly-funded opportunity for children in Westland, Michigan to splash about in mud for as long as they like.

This image, taken from video footage, shows the immediate aftermath of a suicide bomb attack in the centre of the Afghan capital, Kabul.

A couple in Belarus jump over a fire during an ancient night-long celebration to mark the summer solstice.

The European space rocket Ariane 5 blasts off from the space centre at Kourou, French Guiana.

A Thai man wears a mask depicting the former prime minister, Thaksin Shinawatra, during anti-government protests in Bangkok.

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