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Agencies Published August 9, 2014
A woman with painted face takes part in the Mermaid festival in city of Braslav, some 270 km from Minsk. AFP
A woman with painted face takes part in the Mermaid festival in city of Braslav, some 270 km from Minsk. AFP
Smoke billows following an Israeli military strike on Gaza City. AFP
Smoke billows following an Israeli military strike on Gaza City. AFP
Palestinians carry an injured man who was shot by Israeli security forces during clashes in the West Bank village of Silwad. AFP
Palestinians carry an injured man who was shot by Israeli security forces during clashes in the West Bank village of Silwad. AFP
Syrian refugee boys have a swim in the Bosphorus at Kabatas in Istanbul. AFP
Syrian refugee boys have a swim in the Bosphorus at Kabatas in Istanbul. AFP
Paris Saint-Germain's Swedish forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Left) celebrates next to his teammate Uruguayan forward Edinson Cavani after scoring during the French L1 football match between Reims and PSG. AFP
Paris Saint-Germain's Swedish forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Left) celebrates next to his teammate Uruguayan forward Edinson Cavani after scoring during the French L1 football match between Reims and PSG. AFP
US Ranie Pearce takes part in the resistance round of the Winter Swimming Festival in front of the Perito Moreno glacier at the Argentino Lake in El Calafate, Santa Cruz province, Argentina. AFP
US Ranie Pearce takes part in the resistance round of the Winter Swimming Festival in front of the Perito Moreno glacier at the Argentino Lake in El Calafate, Santa Cruz province, Argentina. AFP
Pigeons fly around the peace statue during a memorial service for victims of the 1945 atomic bombing, at Nagasaki Peace Park. AFP
Pigeons fly around the peace statue during a memorial service for victims of the 1945 atomic bombing, at Nagasaki Peace Park. AFP
An Afghan child labourer collects cardboard and other materials from a rubbish heap on the outskirts of Jalalabad. AFP
An Afghan child labourer collects cardboard and other materials from a rubbish heap on the outskirts of Jalalabad. AFP
Schoolgirls tie “Rakhis” or traditional Indian sacred threads onto the wrists of Indian police personnel inside a police station on the eve of Raksha Bandhan festival in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad. REUTERS
Schoolgirls tie “Rakhis” or traditional Indian sacred threads onto the wrists of Indian police personnel inside a police station on the eve of Raksha Bandhan festival in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad. REUTERS
People watch a daytime colour-smoke explosive show over the Huangpu River at the Bund, in Shanghai. REUTERS
People watch a daytime colour-smoke explosive show over the Huangpu River at the Bund, in Shanghai. REUTERS
China's Siqi Lyu (5) and Xiudong Zhong (3) vie for the ball with Germany's Lena Petermann (18) during the first half of a U-20 FIFA women's World Cup soccer game, Friday, in Edmonton, Alberta. AP
China's Siqi Lyu (5) and Xiudong Zhong (3) vie for the ball with Germany's Lena Petermann (18) during the first half of a U-20 FIFA women's World Cup soccer game, Friday, in Edmonton, Alberta. AP
Pakistani cricketer Saeed Ajmal, right, bowls as Sri Lankan batsman Kumar Sangakkara stands beside during the fourth day of the first test cricket match between Sri Lanka and Pakistan in Galle, Sri Lanka. AP
Pakistani cricketer Saeed Ajmal, right, bowls as Sri Lankan batsman Kumar Sangakkara stands beside during the fourth day of the first test cricket match between Sri Lanka and Pakistan in Galle, Sri Lanka. AP
Afghan health workers gather expired medicines collected from various hospitals before setting them alight on the outskirts of Jalalabad. AFP
Afghan health workers gather expired medicines collected from various hospitals before setting them alight on the outskirts of Jalalabad. AFP

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Moiz Omar
Aug 10, 2014 12:04pm
Some of these photos are tremendous, some are tragic.
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nasiroski
Aug 10, 2014 06:40pm
Picture of Indian Policemen is identical to that of Pakistani Police (physical appearance) one guy is actually wearing open toe sandals
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Samra
Aug 11, 2014 09:17am
Good Collection
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WellSaid
Aug 11, 2014 05:32pm
In the Rakhi photograph, the girls seem to more terrified with the prospect of tying Rakhis to policemen. With the kind of reputation police have in our two countries, can you blame these poor kids?
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salman
Aug 14, 2014 04:46pm
Dawn I absolutely love these photos you share . These are the best photo galleries and I always appreciate them.
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salman
Aug 14, 2014 04:46pm
Dawn I absolutely love these photos you share . These are the best photo galleries and I always appreciate them.
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