Sept 29: day in pics

Updated On Sept 30, 2012 11:18 am IST
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Maharashtra governor K Sankaranarayan is seen with chief minister Prithiviraj Chavan in Mumbai. UNI expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Maharashtra governor K Sankaranarayan is seen with chief minister Prithiviraj Chavan in Mumbai. UNI

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An Ariane 5 rocket carrying two satellites, ASTRA 2F and GSAT-10, blasts off from the European space centre of Kourou, French Guiana. AFP/CNES/CSG/S Martin expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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An Ariane 5 rocket carrying two satellites, ASTRA 2F and GSAT-10, blasts off from the European space centre of Kourou, French Guiana. AFP/CNES/CSG/S Martin

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A Bahraini woman shouts at riot police to stop firing as residents help those who fell during the barrage of tear gas and stun grenades aimed at dispersing villagers gathered in Sadad, Bahrain at the scene where a youth was killed, allegedly by police shotgun fire. AP Photo expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A Bahraini woman shouts at riot police to stop firing as residents help those who fell during the barrage of tear gas and stun grenades aimed at dispersing villagers gathered in Sadad, Bahrain at the scene where a youth was killed, allegedly by police shotgun fire. AP Photo

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Myanmar pro-democracy leader and Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi speaks at the Human Rights Foundation's first San Francisco Freedom Forum in San Francisco, California. Reuters Photo expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Myanmar pro-democracy leader and Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi speaks at the Human Rights Foundation's first San Francisco Freedom Forum in San Francisco, California. Reuters Photo

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Police officer stands guard next to some 320 kg (705 pounds) of cocaine and weapons at the police headquarters in Santa Cruz. Reuters Photo expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Police officer stands guard next to some 320 kg (705 pounds) of cocaine and weapons at the police headquarters in Santa Cruz. Reuters Photo

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St Louis Cardinals' Shane Robinson (R) is congratulated by Allen Craig in the dugout after hitting a two-run home run during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals in St. Louis. AP Photo expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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St Louis Cardinals' Shane Robinson (R) is congratulated by Allen Craig in the dugout after hitting a two-run home run during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals in St. Louis. AP Photo

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Calgary Stampeders Jon Cornish (L) gets past Edmonton Eskimos Almondo Sewell during the first half of their CFL football game in Calgary, Alberta. Reuters Photo expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Calgary Stampeders Jon Cornish (L) gets past Edmonton Eskimos Almondo Sewell during the first half of their CFL football game in Calgary, Alberta. Reuters Photo

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A file photo showing former Chinese commerce minister Bo Xilai listens during a news conference at the annual session of the National People's Congress, China's parliament, in Beijing. Reuters Photo expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A file photo showing former Chinese commerce minister Bo Xilai listens during a news conference at the annual session of the National People's Congress, China's parliament, in Beijing. Reuters Photo

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Cheerleaders dance during a break in action during the first half of their CFL football game against the Edmonton Eskimos in Calgary, Alberta. Reuters Photo expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Cheerleaders dance during a break in action during the first half of their CFL football game against the Edmonton Eskimos in Calgary, Alberta. Reuters Photo

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Incomming Commanding Nato General Jean-Paul Palomeros, French Air Force, salutes during the French national anthem as he attends his Nato Supreme Allied Commander Transformation Change of Command Ceremony in Norfolk, Virginia. AFP Photo expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Incomming Commanding Nato General Jean-Paul Palomeros, French Air Force, salutes during the French national anthem as he attends his Nato Supreme Allied Commander Transformation Change of Command Ceremony in Norfolk, Virginia. AFP Photo

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A pole dancer performs as she competes in the Miss Pole Dance Colombia 2012 contest in Medellin, Colombia. AP Photo expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A pole dancer performs as she competes in the Miss Pole Dance Colombia 2012 contest in Medellin, Colombia. AP Photo

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Entertainer Jay-Z performs on stage at the newly built Barclays Center in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Reuters Photo expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Entertainer Jay-Z performs on stage at the newly built Barclays Center in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Reuters Photo

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A vehicle is overturned on a road in Naha city, Okinawa prefecture. Typhoon Jelawat was moving north-northeast and on course to hit the main part of Okinawa on September 29 before reaching Japan's southern main island of Kyushu. AFP Photo expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A vehicle is overturned on a road in Naha city, Okinawa prefecture. Typhoon Jelawat was moving north-northeast and on course to hit the main part of Okinawa on September 29 before reaching Japan's southern main island of Kyushu. AFP Photo

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Mainland tourists pose for a photograph next to a sculpture by Chinese born artist Yue Minjun during an outdoor exhibition in Hong Kong. Yue Minjun is a contemporary Chinese artist based in Beijing and is best known for oil paintings depicting himself in various settings like "frozen in laughter." AFP Photo expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Mainland tourists pose for a photograph next to a sculpture by Chinese born artist Yue Minjun during an outdoor exhibition in Hong Kong. Yue Minjun is a contemporary Chinese artist based in Beijing and is best known for oil paintings depicting himself in various settings like "frozen in laughter." AFP Photo

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Justice Altamas Kabir thanks President Pranab Mukherjee after swearing in as the new Chief Justice of India at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. UNI Photo expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Justice Altamas Kabir thanks President Pranab Mukherjee after swearing in as the new Chief Justice of India at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. UNI Photo

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Serbia's Janko Tipsarevic returns the ball to France's Gilles Simon during their men's singles semi-final match at the Thailand Open 2012 tennis tournament in Bangkok. Reuters Photo expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Serbia's Janko Tipsarevic returns the ball to France's Gilles Simon during their men's singles semi-final match at the Thailand Open 2012 tennis tournament in Bangkok. Reuters Photo

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France's Gilles Simon returns the ball to Serbia's Janko Tipsarevic during their men's singles semi-final match at the Thailand Open 2012 tennis tournament in Bangkok. Reuters Photo expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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France's Gilles Simon returns the ball to Serbia's Janko Tipsarevic during their men's singles semi-final match at the Thailand Open 2012 tennis tournament in Bangkok. Reuters Photo

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Dalai Lama greets devotees as he leaves after leading a prayer ceremony for Tibetans who have self-immolated since last year, at the Tsuglakhang temple in Dharmsala. AP Photo expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Dalai Lama greets devotees as he leaves after leading a prayer ceremony for Tibetans who have self-immolated since last year, at the Tsuglakhang temple in Dharmsala. AP Photo

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A Chinese rocket takes off with the Venezuelan earth observation satellite Miranda from the remote Gobi desert in Jiuquan, northwest China's Gansu province. The satellite is named after Venezuelan independence hero Francisco de Miranda costs $140 million. AFP Photo expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A Chinese rocket takes off with the Venezuelan earth observation satellite Miranda from the remote Gobi desert in Jiuquan, northwest China's Gansu province. The satellite is named after Venezuelan independence hero Francisco de Miranda costs $140 million. AFP Photo

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Nadia Petrova of Russia holds the champion's trophy during the awarding ceremony after the women's singles final match against Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland at the Pan Pacific Open tennis tournament in Tokyo. AFP Photo expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Nadia Petrova of Russia holds the champion's trophy during the awarding ceremony after the women's singles final match against Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland at the Pan Pacific Open tennis tournament in Tokyo. AFP Photo

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New Zealand's captain Ross Taylor prepares to play a shot during an ICC Twenty20 Cricket World Cup Super Eight match against England, in Pallekele, Sri Lanka. AP/Aijaz Rahi expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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New Zealand's captain Ross Taylor prepares to play a shot during an ICC Twenty20 Cricket World Cup Super Eight match against England, in Pallekele, Sri Lanka. AP/Aijaz Rahi

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