Aug 14: World in pics

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Updated On Aug 15, 2011 03:53 pm IST

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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.

Updated on Aug 15, 2011 03:53 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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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.

Updated on Aug 15, 2011 03:53 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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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.

Updated on Aug 15, 2011 03:53 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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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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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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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.

Updated on Aug 15, 2011 03:53 pm IST

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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A Somali malnourished boy lies on his mothers hands at the Banadir hospital in Mogadishu

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A Somali malnourished boy lies on his mothers hands at the Banadir hospital in Mogadishu

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In this combo photograph, a Libyan rebel (L) removes and hurls the green Libyan national flag from the top of a mosque minaret, and then holds up the old Libyan flag (pre 1969 coup).

Updated on Aug 15, 2011 03:53 pm IST

In this combo photograph, a Libyan rebel (L) removes and hurls the green Libyan national flag from the top of a mosque minaret, and then holds up the old Libyan flag (pre 1969 coup).

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A girl is surrounded by small South Korean national flags set up to celebrate the Aug. 15 Korean Liberation Day from Japanese colonial rule in 1945, in Seoul, South Korea.

Updated on Aug 15, 2011 03:53 pm IST

A girl is surrounded by small South Korean national flags set up to celebrate the Aug. 15 Korean Liberation Day from Japanese colonial rule in 1945, in Seoul, South Korea.

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A man, with his face painted depicting the colours of the Pakistan national flag, attends a ceremony to mark the country's Independence Day at the Wagah border crossing with India on the outskirts of Lahore .

Updated on Aug 15, 2011 03:53 pm IST

A man, with his face painted depicting the colours of the Pakistan national flag, attends a ceremony to mark the country's Independence Day at the Wagah border crossing with India on the outskirts of Lahore .

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