Picture News
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AFP - Wed Aug 10, 8:47 PM ET
Vault form : Czech Roman Sebrle competes during the men's pole vault decathlon at the 10th IAAF World Athletics Championships in Helsinki. (AFP/Adrian Dennis) -
AFP - Wed Aug 10, 8:59 PM ET
Sparkly belly : Slovenia's Alenka Bikar's belly button is pictured during the women's 200m qualification round at the 10th IAAF World Athletics Championships in Helsinki. (AFP/Jeff Haynes) -
AFP - Wed Aug 10, 8:41 PM ET
Gaza sunset : Five days prior to Israel's upcoming disengagement plan is set to begin, an Israeli army watchtower looms in the distance as the sun sets on the southern Gaza Strip Gush Katif outpost settlement of Kerem Atzmona. (AFP/David Furst) -
AFP - Wed Aug 10, 8:39 PM ET
Shiny shoes : The shoes of US Jerermy Wariner are pictured as rain falls during the 400m semi-finals at the 10th IAAF World Athletics Championships in Helsinki. (AFP/Jeff Haynes) -
As a thick haze caused by fires continues to affect daily life in Malaysia, people in the capital, Kuala Lumpur, wear protective face masks. -
Hot air balloons fill the sky on the second day of an international balloon fiesta in Bristol, UK. -
Across Russia, ceremonies have been held to mark the fifth anniversary of the accident that sank the Kursk nuclear submarine, killing 118 sailors. -
A seal in its enclosure at the Hellabrunn zoo in Munich, Germany. The seal was born on 16 July but still has no name. -
In Delhi, widows and relatives of Sikhs killed in riots in 1984 demonstrate at India's parliament. The government is under pressure to prosecute those linked to the killings. -
Days before the deadline for Israeli settlers to leave Gaza, Israeli army tanks look down over the settlement of Rafiah Yam, in southern Gaza. -
Ex-employees of Gate Gourmet, the catering firm in the centre of an employment dispute that has grounded British Airways flights, prepare to meet union representatives in west London. -
Carly Payne: "Rain makes child's play more fun. A young girl in Midigo, Uganda, enjoys a sudden torrential rain storm." -
Michelle Danielson: "This is a picture of my vacation on the east side of Ellesmere Island in Banff National Park, an area rich in archaeological sites." -
Stephen Doobay: "A butterfly extracts nectar from a zinnia flower during the rainy season in Trinidad & Tobago." -
Ramesh: "This is me in front of the biggest goose in Canada in a small town called Wawa, Ontario. It was taken during a solo three-month drive across Canada. What makes the journey special is that because of thalidomide I have no upper and lower limbs." -
Ciara McGrath: "This picture was taken at Floors Castle in Scotland where there were thousands of bees." -
Tim Johns: "Enjoying the last of the day's sun in Rock, north Cornwall. Who needs to go anywhere else?" -
Pat Quinlan: "High fuel costs drive commuters to downsize their transport!" -
Patrick Sawers sent us this picture of the view from the summit of Mount Olympus. -
World War II in the Pacific
After Japan entered the war in 1941 its troops won easy victories over the Allies, seizing territory from Burma all the way to the Philippines. -
World War II in the Pacific
Japan's military success was often accompanied by brutal treatment of civilians, especially in China, where the two vast armies ground to a stalemate. -
World War II in the Pacific
After a year of victories, the Japanese advance was finally halted in 1942, and the Allies began to counter-attack. (Photo shows US flag being raised in 1945) -
World War II in the Pacific
For more than a year Japan was forced back, until the key battle of Iwo Jima brought the Allies within reach of Tokyo. -
World War II in the Pacific
But the conflict was still far from over. A battle on the Japanese island of Okinawa in spring 1945 was one of the bloodiest of the war, with an estimated 200,000 lives lost. -
World War II in the Pacific
The Japanese became increasingly desperate, even deploying kamikaze pilots to fly planes directly into Allied warships.