Day in pictures

Albanian painter Saimir Strati is attempting to break the Guinness world record for the largest cork mosaic ever made, with his work called The Guitarist which uses some 300,000 corks.

These ducks may look ready for an Olympic swimming competition, but are part of a floating artwork called Peking Ducks 2008 by the Amsterdam Centre for Architecture, in the Dutch capital's harbour.

In Ahmadabad, India, young army hopefuls are put through their paces at a recruitment rally...

...While Jordanian policewomen learn unarmed combat at a training centre in Muwaqqar, east of Amman. A women’s police academy opened in Amman in 1972.

In Tokyo, a car made of rubber is destroyed by strong winds despite efforts to hold it down during the Japanese premiere of the US film Hancock, starring Will Smith.

Bulgarian dairy farmers protesting over a delay in the payment of state subsidies for milk clash with police in the village of Shipka, about 200km (125 miles) east of the capital Sofia.

A Pakistani girl from the Bajaur tribal region carries water at a relief camp near Peshawar. Pakistan says 250,000 civilians have fled fighting between US troops and militants in the region.

Athletes competing in the women's 20km (12.4 miles) walk pass in front of Beijing's National Stadium - more commonly known as the Bird's Nest - as the 2008 Olympic Games continue.

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