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China visit
The Chinese president appeared to enjoy a warm relationship with his host, the Queen. -
China visit
The president had the opportunity to met Tony Blair, as well as Foreign Secretary Jack Straw and Home Secretary Charles Clarke. He will meet Mr Blair for talks on Wednesday. -
China visit
The Chinese president was given the opportunity to inspect a guard of honour in Horseguards Parade as part of the royal welcome extended to him. -
China visit
The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh presented their guests with gifts, including framed photographs of the royals and a jewellery box. -
Azerbaijan protest
In Baku, Azerbaijan, thousands have taken to the streets to protest at what they believe was systematic vote rigging in the country's parliamentary elections, held last weekend. -
Azerbaijan protest
Popular discontent with the result has been mounting since the polls, which were won by President Ilham Aliyev's New Azerbaijan Party. -
Azerbaijan protest
Although he backs the result, Mr Aliyev vows to punish those guilty of fraud. Opposition leaders Isa Gambar (left) and Ali Keremli joined a march into central Baku. -
Azerbaijan protest
An estimated 15,000 people filled Gelebe Square to hear opposition leaders call for the ruling government to resign. -
Azerbaijan protest
Many came clad in the orange, a nod to the peaceful protests in Ukraine in 2004 which swept Viktor Yushchenko to power, and became known as the orange revolution. -
Azerbaijan protest
The three-hour demonstration was officially sanctioned by the authorities, but there was a heavy police presence. -
Azerbaijan protest
Although police and protesters were squeezed close together, the atmosphere was largely peaceful and there were few signs of trouble. -
An Indian Sikh family wave as they leave Amritsar for Pakistan to celebrate the birthday of Shri Guru Nanak Dev, the founder of Sikhism. -
Greenpeace activist Jens Loewe lies injured after being beaten up during a protest in the Philippines against global warming. -
Relatives console Kiran Saluja, the widow of Lal Chand Saluja, during a ritual prayer to mark the 13th day since his death in the recent Delhi bombings. -
A flypast marks the inauguration of the Southern African Large Telescope (Salt) in the Karoo region of South Africa. -
An artist shows off his portrait of US President George W Bush on a street in Beijing, ahead of his visit to China next week. -
A baby jaguar is fed by an attendant at Delhi Zoo. -
Reuters - Wed Nov 9, 6:13 AM ET
A Chinese flag is seen through a Tibet flag during demonstrations as Chinese President Hu Jintao arrives at the Houses of Parliament in London November 9, 2005. Hu is due to meet Britain's Prime Minister Tony Blair on Wednesday on the second day of a state visit after delivering the message that China want a 'world of lasting peace'. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez -
AP - Thu Nov 10, 1:31 PM ET
Two people conduct an interview behind 'The CAN-Cobra: Scaling Back Hunger,' a cobra snake made entirely of cans, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2005, at 'Canstruction,' the 13th annual NYC Design and Build competition in New York. Architects and engineers compete to see whose team can build the most spectacular structure using little more than cans of food. After the competition and exhibit, which is open to the public, the cans are donated to pantries, soup kitchens, day care and elderly centers to help fight hunger. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens) -
AP - Thu Nov 10, 7:10 PM ET
Francesca Erica Tan, 3 years, admires flower made of white chocolate and spray-painted yellow with liquid chocolate during a demonstration of how to make a chocolate sculpture by Stef Aerts of Brussels, Belgium, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2005, at the Chocolate Show in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens) -
AFP - Thu Nov 10, 3:22 PM ET
Roof clearing : US Marines clear the roof of an abandoned building during a foot patrol through the streets of the restive Iraqi city of Fallujah. (AFP/David Furst) -
AFP - Thu Nov 10, 3:25 PM ET
Attention : US Marines stand at attention during a ceremony to commemorate the 230th Marine Corp birthday, at their forward operating base located in the center of the restive Iraqi city of Fallujah. (AFP/David Furst) -
AFP - Thu Nov 10, 3:30 PM ET
A miss : Suda Chaleephay of Tailand let the weights drop behind her after failing in her lift attempt at the World Weightlifting Championships in Doha, Qatar. (AFP/Karim Jaafar) -
AFP - Thu Nov 10, 3:36 PM ET
Ricky for Victoria : Singer Ricky Martin is surrounded by models as he performs during the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in New York. (AFP/Tim Clary) -
AFP - Thu Nov 10, 3:40 PM ET
Grieving : An Iraqi man mourns the death of a relative, victim of a car bomb, outside the morgue of a Baghdad hospital. (AFP/Ahmad al-Rubaye)