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Updated On Aug 15, 2011 04:07 PM IST
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The body of victim, killed in a bomb blast, lies near the site of the attack in Dara Allah Yar, located in the Jaffarabad district of Balochistan province. A bomb ripped through a two-story hotel building in Pakistan's restive southwest, killing at least 11 people and wounding nearly 20, police said. expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Aug 15, 2011 04:07 PM IST

The body of victim, killed in a bomb blast, lies near the site of the attack in Dara Allah Yar, located in the Jaffarabad district of Balochistan province. A bomb ripped through a two-story hotel building in Pakistan's restive southwest, killing at least 11 people and wounding nearly 20, police said.

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A melting iceberg floats along a fjord leading away from the edge of the Greenland ice sheet, near Nuuk, Greenland. expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A melting iceberg floats along a fjord leading away from the edge of the Greenland ice sheet, near Nuuk, Greenland.

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Severely malnourished children look on at the Al Adala internally displaced peoples settlement in Mogadishu, Somalia. A food shortage caused by the worst drought in 60 years has people streaming into Mogadishu looking for food. In response, UNHCR is airlifting supplies into Mogadishu for the first time in five years. expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Aug 15, 2011 04:07 PM IST

Severely malnourished children look on at the Al Adala internally displaced peoples settlement in Mogadishu, Somalia. A food shortage caused by the worst drought in 60 years has people streaming into Mogadishu looking for food. In response, UNHCR is airlifting supplies into Mogadishu for the first time in five years.

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A man dressed as Lord Garuda participates in a parade during the Gaijatra festival, also known as "cow festival," in Bhaktapur. Hindus in Nepal celebrate the festival to ask for salvation and peace for their departed loved ones. expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A man dressed as Lord Garuda participates in a parade during the Gaijatra festival, also known as "cow festival," in Bhaktapur. Hindus in Nepal celebrate the festival to ask for salvation and peace for their departed loved ones.

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Iranian hardline students hold masks of Briton Mark Duggan, whose shooting by police sparked London's riots, during a demonstration outside the British embassy in Tehran to protest against what students called the "savage" crackdown by British police on rioters. expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Iranian hardline students hold masks of Briton Mark Duggan, whose shooting by police sparked London's riots, during a demonstration outside the British embassy in Tehran to protest against what students called the "savage" crackdown by British police on rioters.

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The fleet tack out of the western Solent at the start of the 44th Fastnet Race on The Solent, near Cowes, off southern England. A record 320 yachts have entered the biennial event in which they race 608 nautical mile to Plymouth via the Fastnet Rock, south west of Ireland. expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Aug 15, 2011 04:07 PM IST

The fleet tack out of the western Solent at the start of the 44th Fastnet Race on The Solent, near Cowes, off southern England. A record 320 yachts have entered the biennial event in which they race 608 nautical mile to Plymouth via the Fastnet Rock, south west of Ireland.

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UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon reacts as he fails to play a Korean traditional pipe Taepyeongso after receiving it as a present from Lee Si-jong (R), governor of North Chungcheong province, during their luncheon meeting at a hotel in Chungju, southeast of Seoul. Ban is visiting his homeland South Korea for a six-day trip after he was re-elected as UN chief. expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon reacts as he fails to play a Korean traditional pipe Taepyeongso after receiving it as a present from Lee Si-jong (R), governor of North Chungcheong province, during their luncheon meeting at a hotel in Chungju, southeast of Seoul. Ban is visiting his homeland South Korea for a six-day trip after he was re-elected as UN chief.

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Pakistan's Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani (C) is escorted by soldiers as he arrives to raise the national flag to mark the country's Independence Day during a ceremony at the Jinnah Convention Centre in Islamabad. Pakistan gained independence from British rule in 1947. expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Pakistan's Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani (C) is escorted by soldiers as he arrives to raise the national flag to mark the country's Independence Day during a ceremony at the Jinnah Convention Centre in Islamabad. Pakistan gained independence from British rule in 1947.

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Vietnamese protesters shout anti-China slogans during a rally in the centre of Hanoi. About one hundred people took to Hanoi's streets to protest against Beijing's territorial ambitions in the South China Sea -- the 10th and latest in a string of anti-China rallies starting in June 2011. Both countries claim the potentially oil-rich Paracel and Spratly archipelagos in a long running dispute. expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Aug 15, 2011 04:07 PM IST

Vietnamese protesters shout anti-China slogans during a rally in the centre of Hanoi. About one hundred people took to Hanoi's streets to protest against Beijing's territorial ambitions in the South China Sea -- the 10th and latest in a string of anti-China rallies starting in June 2011. Both countries claim the potentially oil-rich Paracel and Spratly archipelagos in a long running dispute.

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Five-time Australian world cross country champion Liam Adams (L) from Victoria and the fastest woman Jessica Trengove (R) from South Australia display their trophies after winning the 41st City2Surf race from Sydney to Bondi Beach. Liam beat 85,000 other competitors to win the 14 kilometre race -- the world's largest -- in 41 minutes and 11 seconds. expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Aug 15, 2011 04:07 PM IST

Five-time Australian world cross country champion Liam Adams (L) from Victoria and the fastest woman Jessica Trengove (R) from South Australia display their trophies after winning the 41st City2Surf race from Sydney to Bondi Beach. Liam beat 85,000 other competitors to win the 14 kilometre race -- the world's largest -- in 41 minutes and 11 seconds.

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This May 18, 2010 file photo shows veteran Indian Bollywood actor Shammi Kapoor gesturing during a launch ceremony for a DVD in Mumbai. Bollywood heartthrob Shammi Kapoor died aged 79. expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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This May 18, 2010 file photo shows veteran Indian Bollywood actor Shammi Kapoor gesturing during a launch ceremony for a DVD in Mumbai. Bollywood heartthrob Shammi Kapoor died aged 79.

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Pakistan rangers director General Mian Muhammad Hilal Hussain (L) offers sweets to Indian Border Security Force (BSF) Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Sanjeev Bhanot (R) during a ceremony to celebrate Pakistan's Independence Day at the India-Pakistan Wagah border post. Pakistan celebrated its 64th anniversary of independence with prayers and a national minute of silence, low-key festivities for a country in the grip of political and religious turmoil. expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Aug 15, 2011 04:07 PM IST

Pakistan rangers director General Mian Muhammad Hilal Hussain (L) offers sweets to Indian Border Security Force (BSF) Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Sanjeev Bhanot (R) during a ceremony to celebrate Pakistan's Independence Day at the India-Pakistan Wagah border post. Pakistan celebrated its 64th anniversary of independence with prayers and a national minute of silence, low-key festivities for a country in the grip of political and religious turmoil.

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A boy dresses up as a holy man during the Gaijatra festival, also known as "cow festival," in Kathmandu. Hindus in Kathmandu celebrate the festival to ask for salvation and peace for their departed loved ones. Gaijatra is also known as "cow festival," as the cow is regarded as a holy animal that helps departed souls reach heaven. expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Aug 15, 2011 04:07 PM IST

A boy dresses up as a holy man during the Gaijatra festival, also known as "cow festival," in Kathmandu. Hindus in Kathmandu celebrate the festival to ask for salvation and peace for their departed loved ones. Gaijatra is also known as "cow festival," as the cow is regarded as a holy animal that helps departed souls reach heaven.

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