Aug 11: Day in Pics

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Updated On Aug 12, 2011 11:02 am IST

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An employee of Japanese jeweller Tanaka Kikinzoku poses with 1-kilogram gold bars at the company's main shop in Tokyo. Gold prices surged past $1,800 an ounce as investors bought up the safe haven as markets around the world slump due to ongoing fears about the global economy.

Updated on Aug 12, 2011 11:02 am IST

An employee of Japanese jeweller Tanaka Kikinzoku poses with 1-kilogram gold bars at the company's main shop in Tokyo. Gold prices surged past $1,800 an ounce as investors bought up the safe haven as markets around the world slump due to ongoing fears about the global economy.

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Indonesia's National Police spokesman Anton Bachrul Alam (C) talks to journalists in Jakarta. An alleged mastermind of the 2002 Bali bombings was extradited from Pakistan to Indonesia, after his arrest in the town where Osama bin Laden was killed, a security official said.

Updated on Aug 12, 2011 11:02 am IST

Indonesia's National Police spokesman Anton Bachrul Alam (C) talks to journalists in Jakarta. An alleged mastermind of the 2002 Bali bombings was extradited from Pakistan to Indonesia, after his arrest in the town where Osama bin Laden was killed, a security official said.

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A Pakistani policeman inspects the wreckage of a police van following a bomb explosion in Peshawar. Bombers killed up to six people in the Pakistani city of Peshawar, where a woman suicide attacker blew herself up and roadside explosives struck a police vehicle, officials said.

Updated on Aug 12, 2011 11:02 am IST

A Pakistani policeman inspects the wreckage of a police van following a bomb explosion in Peshawar. Bombers killed up to six people in the Pakistani city of Peshawar, where a woman suicide attacker blew herself up and roadside explosives struck a police vehicle, officials said.

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Two Tiger Airways planes sit on the tarmac at Melbourne's Tullamarine Airport, as the airline prepares to resume flying tomorrow after aviation authorities lifted a costly six-week ban imposed over safety concerns.The Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) said the airline, a subsidiary of Singapore's Tiger Airways, could take to the air again whenever it wanted after it imposed new conditions on the carrier, including extra pilot training. "We had concerns with the training Tiger was giving their pilots," CASA's director of aviation safety John McCormick said.

Updated on Aug 12, 2011 11:02 am IST

Two Tiger Airways planes sit on the tarmac at Melbourne's Tullamarine Airport, as the airline prepares to resume flying tomorrow after aviation authorities lifted a costly six-week ban imposed over safety concerns.The Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) said the airline, a subsidiary of Singapore's Tiger Airways, could take to the air again whenever it wanted after it imposed new conditions on the carrier, including extra pilot training. "We had concerns with the training Tiger was giving their pilots," CASA's director of aviation safety John McCormick said.

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A lava dome in the Cleveland Volcano, a 5,676-foot (1,730 meters) peak located about 940 miles (1,500 km) southwest of Anchorag.

Updated on Aug 12, 2011 11:02 am IST

A lava dome in the Cleveland Volcano, a 5,676-foot (1,730 meters) peak located about 940 miles (1,500 km) southwest of Anchorag.

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Residents stand by flowers laid at the crime scene where Haroon Jahan and two other Asian men were hit by a car and killed in the early hours Wednesday in Birmingham, central England.

Updated on Aug 12, 2011 11:02 am IST

Residents stand by flowers laid at the crime scene where Haroon Jahan and two other Asian men were hit by a car and killed in the early hours Wednesday in Birmingham, central England.

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Supporters of the Jordanian opposition and Syrians living in Jordan perform prayers during the holy month of Ramadan before protesting in front of the Syrian Embassy in Amman.

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Supporters of the Jordanian opposition and Syrians living in Jordan perform prayers during the holy month of Ramadan before protesting in front of the Syrian Embassy in Amman.

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Rebel fighters operate rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) launchers during training in Geminis.

Updated on Aug 12, 2011 11:02 am IST

Rebel fighters operate rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) launchers during training in Geminis.

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High school marching bands help lead off the Iowa State Fair Parade in front of the state capitol building in Des Moines, Iowa.

Updated on Aug 12, 2011 11:02 am IST

High school marching bands help lead off the Iowa State Fair Parade in front of the state capitol building in Des Moines, Iowa.

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Rafael Nadal, from Spain, reacts during his match against Ivan Dodig, from Croatia, during the Rogers Cup men's tennis tournament in Montreal.

Updated on Aug 12, 2011 11:02 am IST

Rafael Nadal, from Spain, reacts during his match against Ivan Dodig, from Croatia, during the Rogers Cup men's tennis tournament in Montreal.

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Brazil's Dudu celebrates after scoring his team's third goal against Saudi Arabia during their U-20 World Cup second round soccer match in Barranquilla.

Updated on Aug 12, 2011 11:02 am IST

Brazil's Dudu celebrates after scoring his team's third goal against Saudi Arabia during their U-20 World Cup second round soccer match in Barranquilla.

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A statue of Moses carrying the tablets on the grounds of the Crystal Cathedral in Garden Grove, California is pictured.

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A statue of Moses carrying the tablets on the grounds of the Crystal Cathedral in Garden Grove, California is pictured.

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Rafael Nadal of Spain congratulates Ivan Dodig of Croatia after their match during the Rogers Cup at Uniprix Stadium in Montreal, Canada.

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Rafael Nadal of Spain congratulates Ivan Dodig of Croatia after their match during the Rogers Cup at Uniprix Stadium in Montreal, Canada.

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Thailand's first female prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra arrives for the first cabinet meeting at the Government House in Bangkok.

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Thailand's first female prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra arrives for the first cabinet meeting at the Government House in Bangkok.

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Stephanie Dubois, of Canada, hits a return to Victoria Azarenka, of Belarus, at the Rogers Cup tennis tournament in Toronto.

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Stephanie Dubois, of Canada, hits a return to Victoria Azarenka, of Belarus, at the Rogers Cup tennis tournament in Toronto.

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A pedestrian walks past a share prices board in Tokyo. Japanese share prices fell 116.42 points to close at 8,922.32 points at the morning session of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, trailing a sharp plunge on Wall Street amid deepening worries over the global economy and eurozone debt crisis.

Updated on Aug 12, 2011 11:02 am IST

A pedestrian walks past a share prices board in Tokyo. Japanese share prices fell 116.42 points to close at 8,922.32 points at the morning session of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, trailing a sharp plunge on Wall Street amid deepening worries over the global economy and eurozone debt crisis.

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Rafael Nadal of Spain, reacts during his match against Ivan Dodig from Croatia, during the second round of the Rogers Cup tennis tournament in Montreal.

Updated on Aug 12, 2011 11:02 am IST

Rafael Nadal of Spain, reacts during his match against Ivan Dodig from Croatia, during the second round of the Rogers Cup tennis tournament in Montreal.

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(TV grab) Police in action against farmers agitating on the Pune-Mumbai expressway at Mawal near Pune.

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(TV grab) Police in action against farmers agitating on the Pune-Mumbai expressway at Mawal near Pune.

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Raf personnel march in Itwara in Bhopal following a clash between two communities.

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Raf personnel march in Itwara in Bhopal following a clash between two communities.

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India's Praveen Kumar, third right, is congratulated by teammates after taking the wicket of England's Ian Bell, not pictured, on the second day of the third Test match at the Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham, England.

Updated on Aug 12, 2011 11:02 am IST

India's Praveen Kumar, third right, is congratulated by teammates after taking the wicket of England's Ian Bell, not pictured, on the second day of the third Test match at the Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham, England.

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Estonian police officers gesture to women outside the building of the defence ministry in Tallinn.

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Estonian police officers gesture to women outside the building of the defence ministry in Tallinn.

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Disruption of traffic on the Pune-Mumbai expressway during an agitation by farmers of Mawal near Pune.

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Disruption of traffic on the Pune-Mumbai expressway during an agitation by farmers of Mawal near Pune.

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(TV grab) Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee speaks in the Rajya Sabha in New Delhi.

Updated on Aug 12, 2011 11:02 am IST

(TV grab) Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee speaks in the Rajya Sabha in New Delhi.

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England's Alastair Cook celebrates his century during the second day of the third Test against India at the Edgbaston cricket ground in Birmingham, central England.

Updated on Aug 12, 2011 11:02 am IST

England's Alastair Cook celebrates his century during the second day of the third Test against India at the Edgbaston cricket ground in Birmingham, central England.

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Protesters holding pictures of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, gather over the recent Nato air strike in Majar, in front of the Hungarian embassy in Tripoli.

Updated on Aug 12, 2011 11:02 am IST

Protesters holding pictures of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, gather over the recent Nato air strike in Majar, in front of the Hungarian embassy in Tripoli.

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Supporters of President Bashar al-Assad wave national flags during a pro-government demonstration in Damascus.

Updated on Aug 12, 2011 11:02 am IST

Supporters of President Bashar al-Assad wave national flags during a pro-government demonstration in Damascus.

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