Oct 23 in pics

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Updated on Oct 25, 2011 10:36 am IST

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, sitting at center, and her husband the Duke of Edinburgh, second right, Governor-General Quentin Bryce, second left, with guests who were invited to a lunch hosted by Bryce at Government House in Canberra, Australia, pose for a group photo.

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Updated on Oct 25, 2011 10:36 am IST

Afghan workers warm their feet on a roadside in Kabul, Afghanistan.

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Updated on Oct 25, 2011 10:36 am IST

Caroline Zhang of the US performs during the Ladies Short Programme at the Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario in southern California, during the 2011 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating competition.

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Updated on Oct 25, 2011 10:36 am IST

Jennifer Lopez performs at Mohegan Sun during its 15th anniversary celebration in Uncasville.

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Updated on Oct 25, 2011 10:36 am IST

Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber take in the Winnipeg Jets victory over the Carolina Huricannes' during NHL hockey action in Winnipeg.

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Updated on Oct 25, 2011 10:36 am IST

Police and locals gather near the scene of a bridge that collapsed the night before in the village of Bijonbari in West Bengal's Darjeeling district. At least 30 people were killed and 80 injured when bridge, which had been weakened by the September 18 earthquake, gave way when a large number of people gathered on it for a Gorkha Janmukti Morcha meeting.

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Updated on Oct 25, 2011 10:36 am IST

Protesters gather at night in Grant Park during an Occupy Chicago march and protes in Chicago. Protesters led a slow march from Chicago's financial district Saturday, taking more than 45 minutes to reach the park. Along the way, police on horses blocked marchers from walking on the street on Michigan Avenue, leaving them with just the sidewalks to occupy.

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Updated on Oct 25, 2011 10:36 am IST

A Thai Buddhist monk smokes a cigarette as he wades along the flooded Weeru Wanaram temple at Don Muang District, in Bangkok, Thailand. Thailand's catastrophic floods may take up to six weeks to recede, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said.

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Updated on Oct 25, 2011 10:36 am IST

A man looks out from a window of his hilltop home in the early morning in Lalitpur.

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Updated on Oct 25, 2011 10:36 am IST

Sydneysiders flock to seaside for the inaugural Breakfast On The Beach at Sydney's Bondi Beach. The event, which attracted thousands of picnickers, was part of the Crave Sydney International Food Festival.

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Updated on Oct 25, 2011 10:36 am IST

Zhang Dan and Zhang Hao of China perform during the pairs short program at the Skate America ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating in Ontario, California.

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Updated on Oct 25, 2011 10:36 am IST

Levante's midfielder Juan Luis Gomez Lopez (R) celebrates scoring a goal with teammate Vicente Iborra de la Fuente during the Spanish league football match against Villarreal at the Madrigal stadium. (AFP)

Oct 23 in pics

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, sitting at center, and her husband the Duke of Edinburgh, second right, Governor-General Quentin Bryce, second left, with guests who were invited to a lunch hosted by Bryce at Government House in Canberra, Australia, pose for a group photo.

Afghan workers warm their feet on a roadside in Kabul, Afghanistan.

Caroline Zhang of the US performs during the Ladies Short Programme at the Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario in southern California, during the 2011 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating competition.

Jennifer Lopez performs at Mohegan Sun during its 15th anniversary celebration in Uncasville.

Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber take in the Winnipeg Jets victory over the Carolina Huricannes' during NHL hockey action in Winnipeg.

A Thai Buddhist monk smokes a cigarette as he wades along the flooded Weeru Wanaram temple at Don Muang District, in Bangkok, Thailand. Thailand's catastrophic floods may take up to six weeks to recede, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said.

A man looks out from a window of his hilltop home in the early morning in Lalitpur.

Sydneysiders flock to seaside for the inaugural Breakfast On The Beach at Sydney's Bondi Beach. The event, which attracted thousands of picnickers, was part of the Crave Sydney International Food Festival.

Zhang Dan and Zhang Hao of China perform during the pairs short program at the Skate America ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating in Ontario, California.

Levante's midfielder Juan Luis Gomez Lopez (R) celebrates scoring a goal with teammate Vicente Iborra de la Fuente during the Spanish league football match against Villarreal at the Madrigal stadium. (AFP)

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