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22:00 GMT, Friday, 15 May 2009 23:00 UK

Day in pictures

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Victor Reyes waits for tourists in Revolucion street Tijuana, Mexico, despite recent violence in which four US citizens were found stabbed and strangled in the town.

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This Chevrolet dealership in San Jose, California, shows signs of the credit crunch, on the day General Motors announced plans to close up to 1,100 of its outlets in the US.

Men at prayers in Sadr City in Baghdad, Iraq

Men at prayers in Sadr City in Baghdad, Iraq

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Iraqi Shia Muslims protect themselves from the heat of the sun during Friday prayers in the Sadr City area of the capital, Baghdad.

People dance in a square in Sarajevo, Bosnia

People dance in a square in Sarajevo, Bosnia

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High school graduates in Sarajevo, Bosnia, join more than 31,000 other students from 60 cities in eight countries in trying to break the world record for synchronised Quadrille dancing.

Singers from the Norwegian entry to the Eurovision Song Contest celebrate their qualification for the main competition

Singers from the Norwegian entry to the Eurovision Song Contest celebrate their qualification for the main competition

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The singers of the Norwegian entry to the Eurovision Song Contest celebrate their qualification in the semi-finals for the big competition on Saturday night. They are now the favourites to win the competition.

Fans with posters of Madhuri Dixit

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Bollywood fans in Amritsar, India, offer cake and good wishes to posters of the actress Madhuri Dixit on her 42nd birthday. Bollywood actors are revered across the country.

Nepalese protestor

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A supporter of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal chants slogans against the Nepalese President, Ram Baran Yadav, in Kathmandu.

Martial arts performers

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Members of a group preserving South Korean martial arts traditions show off their skills for the tourists.

Baby elephant in Berlin zoo

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Ko Raya, a baby elephant, tucks into a meal of grass in a zoo enclosure in the German capital Berlin.

Wet cricket fans

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Braving the English weather - long-suffering cricket fans wait for play to start in the England v West Indies test match. Two English batsmen scored centuries yesterday.

Protestors in Malaysia

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Malaysian Indian protesters of Tamil origin protest against the Sri Lankan government outside the Sri Lankan High Commission in Kuala Lumpur.

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