Aug 11: Day in pics

Updated On Aug 12, 2012 11:00 am IST
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State police evacuate residents after the Jamapa River overflowed in the town of Jamapa, Mexico. Ernesto weakened to a tropical depression as it moved inland Friday, killing seven people and dumping rains in the mountains of Mexico's flood-prone southern Gulf region. AP Photo/Felix Marquez expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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State police evacuate residents after the Jamapa River overflowed in the town of Jamapa, Mexico. Ernesto weakened to a tropical depression as it moved inland Friday, killing seven people and dumping rains in the mountains of Mexico's flood-prone southern Gulf region. AP Photo/Felix Marquez

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A meteor (top, R) streaks past stars in the night sky above Lake Geneva and the Mont-Blancl, at the Mont-Tendre near Montricher in the Jura, north of Geneva. The Perseid meteor shower is sparked every August when the Earth passes through a stream of space debris left by Comet Swift-Tuttle. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A meteor (top, R) streaks past stars in the night sky above Lake Geneva and the Mont-Blancl, at the Mont-Tendre near Montricher in the Jura, north of Geneva. The Perseid meteor shower is sparked every August when the Earth passes through a stream of space debris left by Comet Swift-Tuttle. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

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South Korean supporters watch on a giant screen the London 2012 Olympic Games men's bronze medal football match between South Korea and Japan at Seoul. South Korea beat Japan 2-0 to claim the bronze medal. AFP PHOTO / KIM JAE-HWAN expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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South Korean supporters watch on a giant screen the London 2012 Olympic Games men's bronze medal football match between South Korea and Japan at Seoul. South Korea beat Japan 2-0 to claim the bronze medal. AFP PHOTO / KIM JAE-HWAN

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A firefighter tries to extinguish a fire burning in a house in the village of Millarouso, close to Barco de Valdeorras in northwestern Spain. AFP PHOTO / MIGUEL RIOPA expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A firefighter tries to extinguish a fire burning in a house in the village of Millarouso, close to Barco de Valdeorras in northwestern Spain. AFP PHOTO / MIGUEL RIOPA

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US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton right, attends the funeral of Ghana's late President John Atta Mills, in Accra, Ghana. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton right, attends the funeral of Ghana's late President John Atta Mills, in Accra, Ghana. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)

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National Police lift a child, clutching a flower, out of the crowd to help him get some air during a procession in honor of the city's patron saint, Santo Domingo de Guzman, festivities in Managua, Nicaragua. The first 10 days of August are reserved for the carnival-like celebration to honor the patron saint with processions, bullfights, parties and church services. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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National Police lift a child, clutching a flower, out of the crowd to help him get some air during a procession in honor of the city's patron saint, Santo Domingo de Guzman, festivities in Managua, Nicaragua. The first 10 days of August are reserved for the carnival-like celebration to honor the patron saint with processions, bullfights, parties and church services. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)

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Taiwanese women Fish Huang (L) and her partner You Ya-ting smile during their same-sex Buddhist wedding ceremony in Taoyuan. The two women tied the knot on August 11 in Taiwan's first same-sex Buddhist wedding, a move rights groups hope will help make the island the first society in Asia to legalise gay marriage. AFP PHOTO / Sam YEH expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Taiwanese women Fish Huang (L) and her partner You Ya-ting smile during their same-sex Buddhist wedding ceremony in Taoyuan. The two women tied the knot on August 11 in Taiwan's first same-sex Buddhist wedding, a move rights groups hope will help make the island the first society in Asia to legalise gay marriage. AFP PHOTO / Sam YEH

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President Pranab Mukherjee and Vice President Mohmmed Hamid Ansari waiting for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for a group photograph after the swearing in ceremony of Ansari for a second term, at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. Agencies expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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President Pranab Mukherjee and Vice President Mohmmed Hamid Ansari waiting for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for a group photograph after the swearing in ceremony of Ansari for a second term, at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. Agencies

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An Iranian woman stands next to her injured child lying on a bed outside a hospital in the town of Ahar, some 60km east of Tabriz, after a strong earthquake hit northwestern Iran. AFP/Kamel Rouhi expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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An Iranian woman stands next to her injured child lying on a bed outside a hospital in the town of Ahar, some 60km east of Tabriz, after a strong earthquake hit northwestern Iran. AFP/Kamel Rouhi

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Residents of the city of Varzaqan sit at the side of a street after an earthquake in northwestern Iran. AP/Kazem Yousefi expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Residents of the city of Varzaqan sit at the side of a street after an earthquake in northwestern Iran. AP/Kazem Yousefi

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Ruins of houses are seen after an earthquake in the city of Varzaqan in northwestern Iran. AP/Hamed Nazari expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Ruins of houses are seen after an earthquake in the city of Varzaqan in northwestern Iran. AP/Hamed Nazari

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