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Reuters - Sat Sep 24, 5:57 PM ET
A large rally of anti-war demonstrators gathers on the Ellipse near the White House (Top) as seen from the top of the Washington Monument in Washington D.C. September 24, 2005. Tens of thousands of protesters gathered in the nation's capital in support of anti-war protestor Cindy Sheehan, who lost a son serving in the U.S. armed forces in Iraq, and demonstrated for the withdrawal of U.S. troops and an end to the war in Iraq. REUTERS/Jim Bourg -
AP - Sat Sep 24,11:51 AM ET
In this photo provided by Imperial Point Animal Hospital, veterinarian John-Paul Carew poses with 'Elsie' a six-month-old Saint Bernard at the hospital, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Thursday, Sept. 22, 2005, a day after the dog underwent surgery to remove a 13-inch knife from its stomach. (AP Photo/Courtesy Imperial Point Animal Hospital, Karen Brocato) -
AP - Mon Sep 26, 8:31 PM ET
Cousins Nikki Lebouef, 14, left, and Paige Bourge, 16, use boat oars to move dead chickens away from their homes in Montegut, La. Monday Sept. 26, 2005. Bourge's family lost about 20 of the 30 chickens they own when ther home flooded in Hurricane Rita's storm surge. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) -
AP - Mon Sep 26, 9:03 PM ET
Search and rescue personnel walk through floodwaters in the aftermath of Hurricane Rita Monday, Sept. 26, 2005 in Cameron, La. An estimated 80 percent of the buildings in the town of Cameron, population 1,900, were leveled. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) -
AP - Sat Sep 24,11:33 AM ET
This photo of an X-Ray provided by Imperial Point Animal Hospital in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Saturday, Sept. 24, 2005, shows a 13-inch serrated knife that somehow was swallowed by 'Elsie' a 6-month-old Saint Bernard puppy. The dog had the blade between her esophagus and stomach for about four days before it was removed earlier this week in a 2-hour operation. The puppy has an 8-inch scar, but is fine and back with her family. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Imperial Point Animal Hospital) -
Reuters - Tue Sep 27, 7:42 AM ET
A model presents a creation as part of Blugirl's Spring/Summer 2006 women's collection during Milan fashion Week September 27, 2005. REUTERS/Daniele La Monaca -
Reuters - Mon Sep 26,11:04 AM ET
Miss International winner Precious Lara Quigaman from the Philippines waves after winning at the Miss International beauty pageant in Tokyo September 26, 2005. Quigaman was chosen as Miss International among the 52 contestants who participated. In the background first runner-up Miss Dominican Republic Yadira Geara is seen. REUTERS/Toru Hanai -
AFP/File - Mon Sep 26,12:41 PM ET
A Siberian tiger stares at visitors to the Harbin nature reserve in China's northeastern Heilongjiang province. Zimbabwe is to provide a home to four endangered Siberian tigers from China which will be bred in captivity as part of a wildlife exchange programme.(AFP/File/Goh Chai Hin) -
Born free
Activists from the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals campaigned for wild animals to be freed outside the Barcelona zoo in Spain, saying the animals in captivity are being deprived of a natural envirioment. -- AP -
Israel offensive
Israel launched air strikes in Gaza City on Sunday as part of a broader offensive against Palestinian militants who fired nearly 40 rockets at southern Israel over the weekend. A leader of the radical group Islamic Jihad and a fellow militant were killed in the strike. -- AFP -
Displaced
A cow displaced by Hurricane Rita walks along a flooded highway in Louisiana on Sunday. The storm pounded the Gulf Coast of the United States, leaving widespread damage and more than one million people without power. -- AFP -
Way off course
Nascar driver Stanton Barrett crashes his vehicle during the MBNA 400 race at the Dover Speedway in Delaware on Sunday. He escaped unscathed while Jimmie Johnson won the race. -- AP -
Going home
Locals help a green turtle, found trapped in fishing nets, back into the ocean in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The green turtle, which can grow to 200kg, was once common in the warm oceans of the world but has become endangered because of commercial exploitation. -- AP -
No common fare
Guests admire a car at the Millionaire Fair in Moscow, Russia, on Saturday. The five-day event is one of the world's most prestigious shows where companies unveil their newest products and services targetting the rich and famous. -- AFP -
Table game
A giant table football set titled 'Athletic Club No. 4 Project' is on display at the International Triennale of Contemporary Art exhibition in Yokohama, Japan, on Tuesday. The set includes an 8.5m by 4.5m pitch and 90cm-tall plastic figurines. -- AFP -
Braving the storm
Vietnamese fight high winds and rain during the onslaught of Typhoon Damrey in a village in northern Vietnam on Tuesday. Vietnam's coastline was slammed by the storm on Tuesday morning, packing winds of up to 133kmh and downing trees and electrical and phone lines in its path. -- AP -
Anti-war protest
Police arrest Cindy Sheehan, a Californian woman who had used her son's death in Iraq to spur an anti-war movement, during a demonstration outside the White House in Washington D.C on Monday. -- AP -
Old gold
This 3,500-year-old solid gold drinking cup made in the late 15th century BC is now on display at the Immigration Museum in Melbourne, Australia. It is among the world-famous finds from the tombs of the Mycenaean civilisation of ancient Greece. -- AFP -
A painful past
Cambodian children look at exhibits at the Toul Sleng Genocide Museum in Phnom Penh on Tuesday. The museum is celebrating the annual Pchum Ben festival, or festival of death, in rememberance of the 1.7 million people killed in the Khmer Rouge regime of 1975-79. -- AFP -
Standing tall
American wildcard entry Dane Reynolds holds his fort during the World Surfing Championship's Quiksilver Pro France competition in south-western France on Monday. Hawaiian Andy Irons is the defending champion of the event, which features the top 45 surfers in the world. -- AFP -
South Korea's Air Force aerobatic team - the Black Eagles - performs over an airfield near the capital, Seoul. -
Dutch driver Job van de Kieft (centre) and the rest of his team celebrate in Adelaide after winning a four-day solar-powered car race across central Australia. -
Iraqi special forces demonstrate their skills in the city of Karbala, central Iraq. -
An Indonesian student jumps over burning tyres during a rally against plans by the government to hike fuel prices. -
Indians mark the birth anniversary of Bhagad Singh in Amritsar, who fought against the British rule. Singh was born in 1907 and hanged in 1931.