Picture News
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Hot air balloons take off from an English castle, ahead of a ballooning and classic car festival later this month. -
In Cambodia, rising petrol prices are limiting the use of boats for fishing among the country's poorest people. -
AFP - Sun Sep 4, 7:35 PM ET
Tour of Britain : Cyclists compete in the final leg of The Tour of Britain, the popular road cycling event which made its return in 2004 after a five-year hiatus, in London. (AFP/Geoff Caddick) -
AFP - Sun Sep 4, 7:31 PM ET
Hounds on the run : Greyhounds run during a heat of the European Greyhound Championships in Mont-de-Marsan, south western France. Ten countries and 260 from 11 different breedings take part in the Championships. (AFP/Patrick Bernard) -
Reuters - Mon Sep 5,12:44 PM ET
The British Royal Air Force Red Arrows squadron flies over Athens near Elefsis military airport September 5, 2005. The Red Arrows' nine Hawk T-1 jets arrived in Athens for a single air display performance over the capital's Saronic Gulf on Tuesday. REUTERS/Yannis Behrakis -
WIND-SWEPT: Typhoon Nabi hits southern Japan on Tuesday with winds of up to 126kmh as it moves north-east towards South Korea. -- AFP -
Stomping sounds
Members of Stomp give a preview of their show in Hong Kong on Tuesday. The group performs energetic dance to the beat of percussion from household items such as bins as well as pots and pans. -- AFP -
Anti-terrorism dry run
A 'terrorist' tackles police officers during an anti-terrorism drill in Seoul on Tuesday. The exercise takes place ahead of the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting, to be held in South Korea's second largest city of Busan from Nov 18 to 19. -- AP -
Looking for tell-tale signs
An Indonesian police forensics officer surveys the wreckage of a crashed jetliner in Medan, north Sumatra, on Tuesday. Investigators are hunting for clues to the crash which killed at least 149 people. -- AFP -
Under water
This flooded street in Kagoshima, Japan, was sealed off on Tuesday. A powerful typhoon pounded the country, leaving some 23 people injured and 16 missing, and prompting officials to order tens of thousands of people to evacuate amid growing risks of landslides. -- AFP -
Cable car down
Helpers remove a body at the scene of a cable car accident in Soelden, central Austria, on Monday. A helicopter accidentally dropped part of its load of concrete on a cable car at an Austrian ski resort, sending it crashing to the ground. At least nine tourists died. -- AP -
Moscow turns 858
Fireworks explode over the top the Moscow State University, marking City Day in the Russian capital on Sunday. Moscow celebrated its 858th birthday on Sunday and set aside Saturday to commemorate those who perished in the Beslan school hostage taking on Sept 3, 2004. -- AP -
Islamic knowledge being tested
Pakistani students of an Islamic seminary sit on a tiled floor as they take an annual examination in Karachi on Sunday. Hundreds of thousands of religious students, including some 1,400 foreigners admitted with these schools, are taking annual examinations throughout the country. -- AFP -
A plea for help
A plea for help appeared on the roof of a home flooded in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, Louisiana, on Sunday. New Orleans began counting its dead as US troops turned to the gruesome task of harvesting bloated corpses from the city's flooded streets and homes. -- AFP -
RESURRECTED: A 7.5m replica of the historic Dragon's Tooth Gate was unvieled at Labrador Park on Tuesday. -- STEPHANIE YEOW -
AFP - Sun Sep 4, 7:18 PM ET
Bridge celebrations : Bratislava residents inaugurate the bridge Apollo in Slovakia. . (AFP/Jakob Sukup) -
Reuters - Thu Sep 1, 4:38 AM ET
A worker makes the finishing touches on the Cinema Palace at the Venice Film Festival in Venice, August 30, 2005. The 62nd Venice Film Festival opens on Wednesday, bringing 11 days of showbiz parties and glamour to the lagoon city. For the first time, security has also been at the forefront for organisers, as the festival, in the wake of the London bombings, obliges its visitors to go through security checks for the first time. (Alessia Pierdomenico/Reuters) -
AFP - Tue Sep 6, 4:52 PM ET
Street message : A huge 'Help' sign is painted on an empty street in New Orleans, Louisiana, eight days after the hurricane ripped through the city. (AFP/Hector Mata) -
AFP - Sun Sep 4, 7:52 PM ET
Overcome with emotions : Donald Thomas (R) is overcome by emotion after Tony Groden of Atlanta (L) delivered water outside Thomas' house that was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina in Biloxi, Mississippi. (AFP/Stan Honda) -
AFP - Mon Sep 5, 8:32 PM ET
A British soldier takes position at the site of a roadside bomb : A British soldier takes position at the site of a roadside bomb where two soldiers were killed near the southern Iraq city of Basra. Two British soldiers and at least 16 Iraqis were killed in attacks across Iraq while US-led forces backed by fighter jets battled insurgents in a restive northern corner of the country.(AFP/Essam al-Sudani) -
AFP - Mon Sep 5, 8:32 PM ET
Iraqi youths gather in front of British troops at the scene of a roadside bomb : Iraqi youths gather in front of British troops at the scene of a roadside bomb which killed two soldiers near the southern Iraq city of Basra. Two British soldiers and at least 16 Iraqis were killed in attacks across Iraq while US-led forces backed by fighter jets battled insurgents in a restive northern corner of the country.(AFP/Essam al-Sudani) -
AFP - Mon Sep 5, 8:32 PM ET
Staff Sergeant Charlie Fragozo shouts at his gunner position on an armored Humvee : Staff Sergeant Charlie Fragozo from Arleta, California of Alpha Company, Task Force 4-64 Armor shouts at his gunner position on an armored Humvee as he attempts to stop civilian cars (not in picture) along a street during a patrol in Baghdad. Two British soldiers and at least 16 Iraqis were killed in attacks across Iraq while US-led forces backed by fighter jets battled insurgents in a restive northern corner of the country.(AFP/Liu Jin) -
AFP - Sun Sep 4, 7:42 PM ET
Pakistani paratroopers : Pakistani army paratroopers take part in a full dress rehearsal ahead of celebrations for the country's Defence Day in Lahore. (AFP/Arif Ali) -
AFP - Sun Sep 4, 7:59 PM ET
Smoke break : Private First Class Joshua Ortiz from Hawaii of Bravo Company, Task Force 4-64 Armor takes a puff as he lies on the hatch of Bradley Fighting Vehicle after a patrol mission in Baghdad. (AFP/Liu Jin) -
AFP - Mon Sep 5, 8:32 PM ET
Reflected in a mirror, First Lieutenant Brown Deon (L) and his Iraqi interpreter (R) are seen in a store during a patrol : Reflected in a mirror, First Lieutenant Brown Deon (L) from Walterboro, South Carolina of Alpha Company, Task Force 4-64 Armor and his Iraqi interpreter (R) are seen in a store during a patrol in Baghdad. Two British soldiers and at least 16 Iraqis were killed in attacks across Iraq while US-led forces backed by fighter jets battled insurgents in a restive northern corner of the country.(AFP/Liu Jin)