Picture News
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Clothes are hung to dry at the Dhobi Ghat, or washerman's area, on the riverbanks of Lucknow, India. -
Firefighters in China's Sichuan Province practise handling emergencies by tackling a simulated chemical explosion. -
Israeli troops carry out a controlled explosion on their liaison offices in Gaza as they prepare to pull out of the territory. -
Bavarian herdsmen in traditional dress drive cattle near the small town of Oberstaufen. -
The unseen Gaza
Schoolgirls walk home hand in hand in Deir al-Balah Gaza. -
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A lone cyclist rides in the sands along the Gaza City beachfront. -
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Gaza's elegant Hotel al-Deira. -
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A Palestinian couple enjoys a Friday afternoon in Gaza's immaculately kept British cemetery. British soldiers who died in three World War I battles fought in Gaza are buried here. -
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Boys in the waters of Gaza's fishing harbour holding fish traps. -
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Friday prayers at the CaliphÂ’s Mosque in the Jabaliya refugee camp, one of the centres of political power for the Hamas militant group. -
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Students at Gaza's Islamic University on graduation day. -
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The afternoon commute in Gaza City. -
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Young men from the Deir al-Balah refugee camp dance along the beach during Israel's withdrawal from the Gaza Strip. -
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In the waters off Gaza City, a boy rides the prow of his brother's “haski” or skiff bringing in the afternoon catch. -
AFP - Thu Sep 8, 1:16 PM ET
One and Two-day-old newborn babies listen to music with headphones at the 1st Private Hospital in Kosice-Saca. The experimental program that started approximetly two years ago, is based on using musical therapy in improving the quality of carring for the newborns shortly after birth.(AFP/Joe Klamar) -
AP - Tue Sep 6, 1:30 PM ET
A heart is drawn in the sky by Britain's Red Arrows aerobatic team as Athenians watch during an airshow at the Paleo Faliro coast near Athens on Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2005. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris) -
AFP - Fri Sep 9, 4:42 PM ET
Jenson : English BAR-Honda driver Jenson Button steers his car on the Spa-Francorchamps racetrack during the first free practice session two days before the Belgian Grand Prix Francorchamps, Belgium. (AFP/Loic Venance) -
AFP - Fri Sep 9, 4:50 PM ET
Supporting Churian : Indian schoolchildren hold placards as they take part in a protest march to demand the release of Indian prisoner Sarabjit Singh in Fategarh Churian. (AFP/Narinder Nanu) -
AFP - Fri Sep 9, 5:25 PM ET
Up and up : Swedish Kajsa Bergqvist competes in the high-jump event at the IAAF World Athletics Final in Monaco. (AFP/Boris Horvat) -
AFP - Fri Sep 9, 5:05 PM ET
Hit to be square : A girl looks up the staircase of the 'Hundertwasserhaus' in Vienna, which has become the fourth Austrian most visited building with more than a million visitors. (AFP/Dieter Nagl) -
AFP - Fri Sep 9, 5:22 PM ET
Incoming : Walter Davis is airborne as he competes in the long-jump event at the IAAF World Athletics Final at the Louis II stadium in Monaco. (AFP/Boris Horvat) -
AFP - Fri Sep 9, 4:02 PM ET
Boy looking : A Korean boy is seen amid Korean and Mexican flags during the welcoming ceremony of President Roh Moo-hyun at the National Palace in Mexico City. (AFP/Alfredo Estrella) -
AFP - Fri Sep 9, 5:15 PM ET
At the Levee : A woman looks over a dry section of the 17th Street Levee in New Orleans. (AFP/Hector Mata) -
AFP - Sat Sep 10, 7:12 PM ET
At sun set : Egyptian boys play as the sun sets at the border between the Rafah refugee camp in southern Gaza Strip and Egypt. (AFP/Mohammed Abed) -
AFP - Sat Sep 10, 7:30 PM ET
Through the fire : A Palestinian militant of the Islamic Jihad Al-Quds Brigades shows his skills during a military training in Gaza City. (AFP/Thomas Coex)