Day in pictures

An Indian worker applies the finishing touches to a tabla, a traditional percussion instrument ahead of a festival in Mumbai.

Some 100,000 cosmos are flowering in the green spaces of Shiodome, Tokyo's newly-developed business and commercial district.

Clutching a photograph, a Palestinian woman protests outside the International Red Cross in Gaza City on behalf of prisoners held in Israeli jails.

Supporters of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz party share a sweet moment to celebrate President Pervez Musharraf's resignation.

An Indian federal policeman stands guard in Srinagar city in Indian-administered Kashmir, as thousands prepare to march for their right to self-determination.

A Chinese supporter in the Bird's Nest Stadium reflects the nation's sadness as their poster boy hurdler Liu Xiang limps out of the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

From Beijing to London, where the Olympics will be heading in 2012. There used to be more than 50 open air pools in the capital but only about 15 remain.

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