Picture News
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AFP - Wed Aug 31, 5:17 PM ET
Delicate balance : A dragonfly perched on a flower is pictured in Kyrenia, the Turkish part of Cyprus. (AFP/Stringer ) -
AFP - Wed Aug 31, 5:15 PM ET
Tomatina festival : Young people throw tomatoes during the 'Tomatina' Festival in Bunol, near Valencia, southeastern Spain. (AFP/Jose Jordan) -
AFP - Wed Aug 31, 6:50 PM ET
The way to Cuenca : The pack rides during the fifth stage of the tour of Spain from Alcazar de San Juan to Cuenca. Norwegian Thor Hoshovd of Credit Agricole won the stage (AFP/Jaime Reina) -
AFP - Wed Aug 31, 5:04 PM ET
Tomatina kiss : Young people kiss during the 'Tomatina' Festival taking place in Bunol, in Valencia Region southeastern Spain. (AFP/Jose Jordan) -
AFP - Wed Aug 31, 6:43 PM ET
Katrina's wake : A statue of the Virgin Mary sits on the porch of home destroyed by hurricane Katrina in Gulfport, Mississippi. (AFP/Robert Sullivan) -
AFP - Tue Aug 30, 5:02 PM ET
Beach volley : The shadows of players are seen on the sand while French Giaui and Berrera play against Latvia's Minusa and Jursone during their qualifying match for the Beach Volleyball FIVB World Tour 2005 at the Olympic beachvolleyball stadium in Athens. (AFP/Louisa Gouliamaki) -
Reuters - Fri Aug 26,12:09 AM ET
Chinese acrobats perform during the opening ceremony for the 2005 Inline Speed Skating World Championships in Suzhou, east China's Jiangsu province, August 25, 2005. The game is organised by the International Roller Sports Federation (FIRS) and runs till September 2. Picture taken on August 25, 2005. CHINA OUT REUTERS/China Newsphoto -
AFP - Thu Sep 1, 6:37 PM ET
Leaping in Gaza : A Palestinian boy leaps in the air over a burning tire during a demonstration by militants from the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades in Gaza City. (AFP/Roberto Schmidt) -
AFP - Thu Sep 1, 6:41 PM ET
Funeral reflections : An image reflected on a window shows Israeli mourners carrying caskets draped in Israeli flags of 15 Israelis exhumed under Israel's historic Gaza pullout from the Jewish cemetery in Gush Katif to be reburied in Jerusalem's Mount of Olive cemetery, during a mass funeral in the center of Jerusalem. (AFP/Gali Tibbon) -
AFP - Thu Sep 1, 7:05 PM ET
Wading through the water : People wade in floodwater before burning buildings in New Orleans, Louisiana, in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. New Orleans made a 'desperate SOS' for help as authorities struggled to stem a descent into anarchy and evacuate survivors of Hurricane Katrine which is now believed to have killed thousands. (AFP/James Nielsen) -
AFP - Thu Sep 1, 6:45 PM ET
Lighting the candles : Indian sikh boy Simaran lights candles at the illuminated Golden Temple in Amritsar, in India's northwestern state of Punjab. (AFP/Narinder Nanu) -
AFP - Thu Sep 1, 6:51 PM ET
Olympic celebration : Two acrobats perform on Nelsons Column in Trafalgar Square in London, as London Mayor Ken Livingstone officially marks the city's historic 2012 Olympic victory by hosting a short spectacle. (AFP/Alessandro Abbonizio) -
AFP - Thu Sep 1, 6:54 PM ET
Petra : 'Petra', a Yellow-footed Rock Wallaby joey, is held by keeper Kim Carlaw at Sydney's Taronga Zoo. (AFP/Greg Wood) -
AFP - Thu Sep 1, 6:38 PM ET Remembering Beslan : A woman passes pictures on the wall of the sports hall destroyed during the school attack last year in Beslan. (AFP/Yuri Kadobnov) -
AFP - Thu Sep 1, 6:42 PM ET
Devotees at the Temple : Sikh devotees gather on the premises of the illuminated Golden Temple in Amritsar, in India's northwestern state of Punjab. (AFP/Narinder Nanu) -
AFP - Thu Sep 1, 7:02 PM ET
At the memorial : A woman views a memorial in the sports hall destroyed during the school attack last year in Beslan. (AFP/Yuri Kadobnov) -
AFP - Thu Sep 1, 6:32 PM ET
Checking his strings : US tennis veteran Andre Agassi, 35, checks the strings on his racket in between games during his US Open second-round match vs Ivo Karlovic of Croatia in Flushing Meadows, NY. Agassi won 7-6 (7/4), 7-6 (7/5), 7-6 (7/4). (AFP/Timothy Clary) -
AFP - Thu Sep 1, 6:34 PM ET
Madrid catwalk : A model displays an outfit by Uruguyan designer Carlos Silveiro during the first Latin American fashion show in Madrid. (AFP/Philippe Desmazes) -
AFP - Thu Sep 1, 6:31 PM ET
Katrina aftermath : The body of a victim of Hurricane Katrina floats in floodwaters in New Orleans. Thousands of troops struggled to counter armed looters and help tens of thousands of refugees flee New Orleans where chaos reigned three days after the murderous Hurricane Katrina. (AFP/James Nielsen) -
A man carries shrouds to bury the victims of Baghdad's stampede. Many are still searching for missing loved ones. -
Chinese workers sort shoes in Beijing. European manufacturers worry markets will be flooded with cheap Chinese footwear. -
Lights for the dead - a boy in Moscow remembers the children, teachers and parents who died during the Beslan school siege a year ago. -
In Beslan itself, the grief is felt even more keenly as relatives lay wreaths in the gym where the hostages were held. -
The coffins of 14 Jewish settlers, removed from cemeteries in the Gaza Strip, are ceremoniously reburied in central Jerusalem. -
Golfer Henrik Stenson, of Sweden, takes his second shot during a competition at a mountain golf-course in Switzerland.