Picture News
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Flatscreen monitors are a common feature of this year's IFA consumer electronics fair in Berlin. -
English cricketer Ashley Giles trains at the Oval ahead of the final test of the Ashes series against Australia. -
Afghan police prepare to be deployed across the country ahead of parliamentary elections scheduled for 10 days' time. -
French Foreign Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy visits the Hall of Names at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum in Jerusalem. -
Demonstrators take to the streets of Manila to call for the resignation of Philippines President Gloria Arroyo. -
Thai Muslims gather in protest at ongoing violence in Thailand's southern provinces. -
Basque police protect women after a local dispute about their involvement in the traditionally-male military Alarde parade. -
A builder watches the final Ashes cricket test between England and Australia from a nearby rooftop. -
AFP - Wed Sep 7, 4:28 PM ET
Dhaka demo : An activist from a local group 'Aat Songothon' holds a red flag during a protest rally in Dhaka, against the hike in fuel prices. (AFP/Farjana K. Godhuly) -
AFP/DDP - Wed Sep 7, 9:16 PM ET
Waiting for the Barbarians : Actors of the Erfurt Theatre rehearse a scene of the opera 'Waiting for the Barbarians' by American minimalist composer Philip Glass on stage in Erfurt, eastern Germany. (AFP/DDP/Steffi Loos) -
AFP - Wed Sep 7, 9:11 PM ET
Piercing serve : Mary Pierce of France serves to compatriot Amelie Mauresmo during their quarter-final match at the 2005 US Open Tennis Championships at the USTA National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, New York. (AFP/Timothy A. Clary) -
AFP - Wed Sep 7, 8:57 PM ET
Into the Sea : A boy dives from a pier into the Mediterranean Sea as the sun sets over the Turkish riviera in Konakli summer resort near the city of Alanya. (AFP/Joe Klamar) -
AFP - Wed Sep 7, 9:07 PM ET
Sliding return : Number four seeded Kim Clijsters of Belgium slides for a return to number ten seeded Venus Williams of the US at the US Open in Flushing Meadows, NY. (AFP/Don Emmert) -
AFP - Wed Sep 7, 9:14 PM ET
Armed march : An armed militant from the Fatah movement runs with his weapon as he and hundreds of others march in the southern Gaza Strip town of Rafah. (AFP/Roberto Schmidt) -
AFP/DDP - Wed Sep 7, 5:05 PM ET
Salter on stage : Actor of the Erfurt Theatre Richard Salter in the role of Magistrate rehearses a scene of the opera 'Waiting for the Barbarians' by American minimalist composer Philip Glass on stage in Erfurt, eastern Germany. (AFP/DDP/Steffi Loos) -
AFP - Wed Sep 7, 4:33 PM ET
Shades and stripes : A model presents a creation by Spanish designer Andres Sarda, part of Madrid Fashion week (Pasarela Cibeles) in Madrid. (AFP/Philippe Desmazes) -
AFP - Wed Sep 7, 9:21 PM ET
Henry celebration : French Thierry Henry celebrates after scoring a goal against Ireland during the WC 2006 qualifying football match France vs Ireland, in Dublin. France won 1-0. (AFP/Franck Fife) -
AFP - Wed Sep 7, 8:56 PM ET
At the playground : Three boys take a break in the play yard at Northwestern Elementary School in Zachary, Louisiana, where 75 children were accepted for the Fall 2005 school year after being displaced by Hurricane Katrina. (AFP/Paul J. Richards) -
AFP - Wed Sep 7, 4:34 PM ET
Orleans warning : A sign is scrawled beneath a statue of Jesus Christ as a warning to looters in New Orleans. (AFP/Hector Mata) -
Paying respects
British PM Tony Blair on Wednesday pays respects after laying a wreath at a marble memorial to Indian independence leader Mohandas Gandhi, in New Dehli ahead of the EU-India Summit. -- AFP -
Malaysia to withdraw ringgit coin
Malaysia's central bank said it is withdrawing the copper-coloured one ringgit coin from circulation by December, citing a lack of popularity. -- AFP -
Ready, jet-set, go!
A formation of jet planes by Britain's Red Arrows aerobatic team paints the sky red and blue at the Paleo Faliro coast near Athens, Greece, during an airshow . -- AP -
Just for kids
A handmade sign marks the area where lost children are cared for at a relief centre in Houson, Texas, where evacuees of Hurricane Katrina are temporarily housed. -- AFP -
Join the carat club
An exquisite necklace, designed by French artist Xavier Veilhan, is displayed at a press preview of Chanel's 'Celestial Elements' fine jewellery collection at its headquarters in Tokyo, Japan. This beauty will set you back by a cool S$930,564. -- AFP -
Reuters - Sun Sep 4,12:15 PM ET
Performers dance during the opening ceremony of the Chinatown Mid-Autumn Festival 2005 in Singapore September 4, 2005. The event began as a harvest moon celebration in ancient China, and during the festive season children make paper lanterns. The event also marks the overthrow of the ethnic Mongols and their Yuan Dynasty in China. REUTERS/Luis Enrique Ascui