Aug 24: Day in pics

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England's Ian Bell (R) walks off talking to South Africa's Greame Smith (C) and AB de Villiers after rain stops play during their first one day international cricket match at Swalec Stadium in Cardiff, Wales. AFP/Olly Greenwood

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Updated on Aug 25, 2012 12:28 pm IST

The body of a man lies on the sidewalk near the Empire State Building following a shooting in New York. Reuters/James Bolden

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FC Barcelona's Gerard Pique, top, celebrates Andres Iniesta's, goal with team mates during a Spanish Supercup first leg soccer match against Real Madrid at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain. (AP Photo)

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US Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney disembarks from his campaign plane at St. Paul International Airport in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (AFP Photo)

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Jamaica's Yohan Blake, Jamaica's Usain Bolt and France's Renaud Lavillenie, from left, celebrate at the Athletissima IAAF Diamond League athletics meeting in the Stade Olympique de la Pontaise in Lausanne, Switzerland. (AP Photo)

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A striking public worker shouts slogans during a protest outside Planalto presidential palace in Brasilia, Brazil. According to the federal workers union, workers held a nationwide strike to demand salary increases. (AP Photo)

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Ramon Ballina #10 of team Mexico walks off the field after losing to team Panama during the Little League World Series game against Panama in South Willamsport, Pennsylvania. (AFP Photo)

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US citizenship candidates take the oath of citizenship at a naturalization ceremony at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, California. Nearly 7,800 candidates became citizens representing more than 100 countries. (AFP Photo)

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Martine, a nine-year-old female bear, enjoys a fruit ice cream during the heat wave at the Zoo in Servion, near Lausanne. (Reuters)

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A file photo finance minister P Chidambaram. The SC rejected two petitons filed against Chidambaram seeking to make him an accused in the 2G case. (PTI)

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Lance Armstrong has given up fighting charges from the United States Anti-Doping Agency that he used performance-enhancing drugs during his unprecedented cycling career, a decision that could put his string of seven Tour de France titles in jeopardy. (AP Photo)

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The new Microsoft logo is seen reflected in windows at a company store in Seattle. AP/Elaine Thompson

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Finance minister P Chidambaram speaks as coal minister Sriprakash Jaiswal and law minister Salman Khurshid look on during a joint press conference in New Delhi. Chidambaram appealed to the opposition to "allow parliament to function" and break the deadlock. AFP/Raveendran

Aug 24: Day in pics

England's Ian Bell (R) walks off talking to South Africa's Greame Smith (C) and AB de Villiers after rain stops play during their first one day international cricket match at Swalec Stadium in Cardiff, Wales. AFP/Olly Greenwood

The body of a man lies on the sidewalk near the Empire State Building following a shooting in New York. Reuters/James Bolden

FC Barcelona's Gerard Pique, top, celebrates Andres Iniesta's, goal with team mates during a Spanish Supercup first leg soccer match against Real Madrid at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain. (AP Photo)

US Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney disembarks from his campaign plane at St. Paul International Airport in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (AFP Photo)

Jamaica's Yohan Blake, Jamaica's Usain Bolt and France's Renaud Lavillenie, from left, celebrate at the Athletissima IAAF Diamond League athletics meeting in the Stade Olympique de la Pontaise in Lausanne, Switzerland. (AP Photo)

A striking public worker shouts slogans during a protest outside Planalto presidential palace in Brasilia, Brazil. According to the federal workers union, workers held a nationwide strike to demand salary increases. (AP Photo)

Ramon Ballina #10 of team Mexico walks off the field after losing to team Panama during the Little League World Series game against Panama in South Willamsport, Pennsylvania. (AFP Photo)

US citizenship candidates take the oath of citizenship at a naturalization ceremony at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, California. Nearly 7,800 candidates became citizens representing more than 100 countries. (AFP Photo)

Martine, a nine-year-old female bear, enjoys a fruit ice cream during the heat wave at the Zoo in Servion, near Lausanne. (Reuters)

A file photo finance minister P Chidambaram. The SC rejected two petitons filed against Chidambaram seeking to make him an accused in the 2G case. (PTI)

Lance Armstrong has given up fighting charges from the United States Anti-Doping Agency that he used performance-enhancing drugs during his unprecedented cycling career, a decision that could put his string of seven Tour de France titles in jeopardy. (AP Photo)

The new Microsoft logo is seen reflected in windows at a company store in Seattle. AP/Elaine Thompson

Finance minister P Chidambaram speaks as coal minister Sriprakash Jaiswal and law minister Salman Khurshid look on during a joint press conference in New Delhi. Chidambaram appealed to the opposition to "allow parliament to function" and break the deadlock. AFP/Raveendran

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