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August 12: Day in pics
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Traffic passes through a waterlogged road after a heavy rainfall in New Delhi.
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People from Tamil Nandu and activists from the MDMK party hold placards and a toy tiger during a protest against Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa in New Delhi.
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Schoolgirls perform the traditional gidda dance as they attend an Independence Day parade rehearsal at the Gandhi Ground in Amritsar.
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China CNR Corp Ltd, the nation's No.2 train maker, will recall 54 bullet trains used on the new Beijing-Shanghai high-speed rail line for safety reasons, the firm said.
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An investor watches market indices monitors on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) in Sydney. Australian stocks rose 1.3% at the opening following strong rallies in Europe and the United States.
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Tour de France winner Cadel Evans of Australia is congratulated by fans as he rides through the streets of Melbourne during an official homecoming ceremony. Yellow-clad fans in their thousands thronged Melbourne's city centre to hail Evans as Australia's first Tour de France champion took a ceremonial ride into town after returning from Europe.
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Followers of the Taiwan Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation pray for the world at the Taipei Arena to mark the annual Ghost Month Buddhist festival. More then 15,000 Tzu Chi members are to take part in a three-day Buddhist ritual to pray for the world.
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World Bank president Robert Zoellick of the US (L) sits next to Australian Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan (R) at the 19th Australian American Leadership Dialogue in Perth. The Australian American Leadership Dialogue is a private bipartisan diplomatic initiative that brings together Australian and American leaders to help review and refine the parameters of the relationship between the two countries.
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5A rebel fighter mans a weapon outside Al-Galah hospital in Benghazi.
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UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (R) shakes hands with South Korea's Foreign Minister Kim Sung-hwan (L) before meeting in Seoul. Ban is on a six-day trip to South Korea after being elected to a second five-year term as UN chief in June.
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Serbia's Novak Djokovic returns to Marin Cilic of Croatia at the Rogers Cup men's tennis tournament in Montreal.
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