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14:55 GMT, Friday, 22 August 2008 15:55 UK

Week in pictures: 16-22 August

A Chinese supporter reacts to the news that the country's gold medal hopeful Liu Xiang has resigned from the Beijing Olympics due to injury

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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.

Russian soldier in a tank in Igoeti, a village on the road from Gori to Tbilisi, on Saturday

Russian soldier in a tank in Igoeti, a village on the road from Gori to Tbilisi, on Saturday

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Russian tanks remain deep inside Georgian territory despite a ceasefire deal. Russian forces are thought to control much of Georgia's main east-west highway.

A Pakistani seller listens the address of country's President Pervez Musharraf at an electronic shop in Islamabad, Pakistan

A Pakistani seller listens the address of country's President Pervez Musharraf at an electronic shop in Islamabad, Pakistan

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Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf announced his decision to resign in a live television address to the nation.

Pakistani lawyers celebrate the resignation of President Pervez Musharraf

Pakistani lawyers celebrate the resignation of President Pervez Musharraf

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His resignation came as the coalition government prepared to launch impeachment proceedings - the first in Pakistan's 61-year history.

People prepare coffins in Wah

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At least 63 people have been killed in twin suicide bombings outside a munitions factory in the town of Wah, near Islamabad, Pakistani officials say.

Fire billlows over Egypt's parliament building, 19 August 2008

Fire billlows over Egypt's parliament building, 19 August 2008

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A fire broke out at Egypt's upper house of parliament. A number of people needed hospital treatment for smoke inhalation.

Tailfin of plane

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More than 150 people have died after a plane veered off the runway during take-off at Madrid's international airport.

Body of plane

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The jet crashed into a ravine alongside the runway and broke up, setting light to the surrounding dry vegetation.

Protest in Bulgaria

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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.

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