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A roller-coaster ride
Italian F1 driver Jarno Trulli drives his Toyota during a free practice session of the Japanese Grand Prix at the Suzuka circuit in central Japan on Friday. The Formula One Grand Prix final will be held here on Sunday. -- AFP -
Balinese fishermen bring their boat to land, a week after bomb attacks on the island killed 23 people. -
A Nepalese Hindu devotee "grows" barley on his chest during a ritual fast for world peace. -
UK artist Rachel Whiteread's new installation - comprising 14,000 white polythene boxes - is unveiled at London's Tate Modern art gallery. -
Fans wait await a concert by competitors in China's hugely successful Pop Idol-style TV show Super Girls. -
Matt Lucas and David Walliams of the UK cult comedy series Little Britain unveil their own waxworks at London's Madame Tussaud's museum. -
US forces hand over the Rhein-Main air base in Germany to their hosts in a symbolic ceremony. -
A Tasmanian Devil is released into the wild after checks for Devil Facial Tumour Disease, which is decimating the species in the Australian island state. -
The world has been watching the moon cover the sun during a solar eclipse. -
Israelis are celebrating the Jewish new year holiday of Rosh Hashanah. -
Conservative MP Kenneth Clarke, one of the contenders for the party leadership, leaves his hotel in Blackpool during their annual conference. -
Millions of Muslims around the world mark the start of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. -
In Indonesia's Banda Aceh region, relatives remember those killed in last December's Indian Ocean tsunami. -
Visitors to an electronics exhibition in Makuhari, Japan, watch a robot ride a bicycle without falling off. -
In Beijing, the Shanghai skyline is reproduced in an installation made from eggs. -
AFP - Sat Oct 8, 9:14 PM ET
Lucky charms : A supporter of the DR Congo's team celebrates his team's 2-2 draw against Bafana Banfana (South Africa) in the 2006 World Cup qualifiers in Durban. (AFP/Alexander Joe) -
AFP - Sat Oct 8, 9:32 PM ET
So limber : Anna Bessonova of Ukraine performs during the individual all-around competition final of the 27th Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championship in Baku. (AFP/Mladen Antonov) -
AFP - Sat Oct 8, 9:09 PM ET
Galliano : A model presents a creation by British designer John Galliano during the Spring/Summer 2006 Ready-to-Wear collections in Paris. (AFP/Francois Guillot) -
AFP - Sat Oct 8, 8:26 PM ET
In training : Brazil's striker Ronaldo Nazario controlls the ball during a training session in Teresopolis, 170 Km north of Rio de Janeiro, as Brazil's team prepares to face Bolivia in World Cup qualifying. (AFP/Antonio Scorza) -
AFP - Sat Oct 8, 8:47 PM ET
Aftershock : Indian Kashmiri people weep after experiencing the tremors of a powerful earthquake measuring 7.6 on the Richter scale in Sopore, some 60 kms north of Srinagar. (AFP/Sajjad Hussain) -
AFP - Sat Oct 8, 8:22 PM ET
After the storm : A resident of Ilopango City, some 20 kms east from San Salvador, holds his son to cross a flooded area after Tropical Storm Stan hit El Salvador. (AFP/Yuri Cortez) -
AFP - Sat Oct 8, 9:12 PM ET
End of the day : A Zanzibari boy rests on a bench in front of the Governor's palace on the waterfront of Stone Town, Zanzibar (Tanzania). (AFP/Marco Longari) -
AFP - Sat Oct 8, 8:33 PM ET
On sale : Chickens for sale are displayed at one of the main markets in the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh. (AFP/Tang Chhin Sothy) -
AFP - Sat Oct 8, 9:25 PM ET
Perfect reflection : A view of the Palace of Arts and Sciences(R) and The Hemispheric(L) which was designed by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava, was officially inaugurated by Spanish Queen Sofia in Valencia. (AFP/Jose Jordan) -
AFP/DDP - Sun Oct 9, 7:33 PM ET
Fly a kite : Eleven-year old Tim flies his kite during the kite festival in Berlin. (AFP/DDP/Michael Kappeler)