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AFP/File - Sun Sep 4, 9:12 AM ET
A car moves along a cracked road after an earthquake struck northern Japan in 2003. The Japan Meteorological Agency confirmed that an earthquake measuring 4.5 on the Richter scale hit western Japan, but there were no reports of casualties or damage.(AFP/File/Toshifumi Kitamura) -
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Four children were among seven people killed as the latest fire in Paris engulfed a dilapidated building used to house African immigrants on Monday night. -
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People in Beslan, Russia, have been marking the first anniversary of the school massacre, in which more than 330 died. -
An anti-globalisation protestor listens to speeches outside a conference of business leaders in Sydney, Australia. -
German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder (front right) sings along with a coal miners' choir at the end of Wednesday's Social Democrat convention in Berlin. -
Footballer Michael Owen, holding his daughter, is welcomed to his new club Newcastle United after a £17m ($30.4m) transfer deal. -
Good clean fun as a young reveller takes aim with a ripe tomato during an annual festival in Spain. -
Teamwork in practice at the World Rowing Championships in Gifu, central Japan. -
A man carries shrouds to bury the victims of Wednesday's stampede in Baghdad. Many are still searching for loved ones. -
Powerful Hurricane Katrina swept through the US Gulf coast on Monday, killing dozens of people and flooding many areas. -
Urged to leave, hundreds of thousands fled New Orleans, Louisiana, before Katrina arrived. The storm, however, spared the city a direct hit. -
Miles away from the eye of the storm, wind and rain pushed flood waters towards hundreds of towns and cities, including Gulf Shores, Alabama. -
Hurricane Katrina formed in the Bahamas and began its trail of destruction in southern Florida last Thursday, dumping several inches of rain on Miami. -
This young performer took part in a parade at London's Notting Hill Carnival. It is one of the biggest street parties in Europe. -
Survivors in New Orleans wait on a root top to be rescued after the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina. -
To recognise the 8th year anniversary of Princess Diana's death, Harrod's owner Dodi Al Fayed unveiled a gold statue in his store. -
Relatives revisited the sports hall of Beslan's school number one, to remember the many people who died. -
These friends had a ball at the annual tomatino fiesta in Spain. Around 36,000 people took part in the tomato fight - imagine all that red sauce! -
AFP - Sun Sep 4, 7:28 PM ET
Seagulls in the storm : A seagull flies in a sand storm on a beach at sunset at the Black Sea coastal city of Constanta. (AFP/Daniel Mihailescu) -
An Indian artist finishes work on idols of the Hindu god Lord Ganesha, on the eve of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival. -
Protesters dance round burning pictures of Philippines President Gloria Arroyo, amid calls for her impeachment. -
Married Hindu women across Nepal mark the Teej festival by fasting for a day and praying for a long and happy marriage. -
In Indonesia, Mandala Airlines crew carry the caskets of colleagues killed in an air crash in Medan a day earlier.