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Day in pictures

Chinese boy in Beijing

A boy runs through mist from a water feature close to the National Stadium in Beijing, three days before the start of the Olympic Games.

Indian policeman fires teargas in Srinagar, Kashmir

An Indian policeman fires tear gas shells towards Kashmiri Muslim protesters during a strike in Srinagar, as demonstrations continue over government plans to transfer land to a Hindu shrine.

Edinburgh Military Tattoo parade

Performers from the annual Edinburgh Military Tattoo parade through the streets of Glasgow in Scotland.

Barack Obama in Ohio

US Democratic presidential hopeful Senator Barack Obama boards his campaign bus in Youngstown, Ohio.

Indian school children in Amritsar

Indian school children see the funny side as they make their way through a waterlogged street after a heavy downpour flooded parts of Amritsar in Punjab state.

Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima

On the eve of the Hiroshima attack's 63rd anniversary, the Atomic Bomb Dome, one of the few buildings that survived in the vicinity of the blast, is silhouetted against the sky in the western Japanese city.

Protesters wear masks of George W Bush and Lee Myung-bak in Seoul

Protesters against the resumption of US beef imports wear masks of South Korean President Lee Myung-bak and George W Bush (L), as the US president begins a visit to the South Korean capital, Seoul.

Alexander Solzhenitsyn lies in state in Moscow

A military honour guard stands next to Russian author and dissident Alexander Solzhenitsyn's open casket in Moscow, where thousands of mourners have been paying their respects to the Nobel laureate.

Siberian tiger cub at Berlin Zoo

Six-week-old Siberian tiger cub Antares takes his first steps into the limelight during a presentation to the media at Berlin Zoo in Germany.

Philippine elite police members in a truck outside Manila

Philippine elite police members in a truck outside Manila, as they head to southern Mindanao island to help anti-insurgency operations.




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