Gallery: The Week In Pictures

Updated: 10:10, Saturday, 13 August 2011

Some of the best images from around the world this week

  • Ned Lanigan from Kilkenny in confident mood ahead of the All-Ireland hurling semi-final with Waterford in Dublin
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    Ned Lanigan from Kilkenny in confident mood ahead of the All-Ireland hurling semi-final with Waterford in Dublin

  • Free-skier Ted Davenport of the US falls heavily after launching off a drop at the World Heli Challenge Extreme Day in New Zealand
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    Free-skier Ted Davenport of the US falls heavily after launching off a drop at the World Heli Challenge Extreme Day in New Zealand

  • Two retirees - Endeavour and Discovery - pass other while being moved between shuttle processing facilities at Cape Canaveral in Florida
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    Two retirees - Endeavour and Discovery - pass other while being moved between shuttle processing facilities at Cape Canaveral in Florida

  • Smoke clogs the streets of London near Clapham Junction amid scenes of violence and looting across the British capital
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    Smoke clogs the streets of London near Clapham Junction amid scenes of violence and looting across the British capital

  • The House of Reeves furniture shop in Croydon, which survived the WWII blitz, was burned to the ground by rioters
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    The House of Reeves furniture shop in Croydon, which survived the WWII blitz, was burned to the ground by rioters

  • Jose Constanza of the Atlanta Braves is forced out at second base by Ian Desmond of the Nationals in Washington DC
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    Jose Constanza of the Atlanta Braves is forced out at second base by Ian Desmond of the Nationals in Washington DC

  • The US military lost contact with this unmanned hypersonic experimental plane during a test flight on Friday
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    The US military lost contact with this unmanned hypersonic experimental plane during a test flight on Friday

  • A rainbow is seen above competitors at a NASCAR event in Colorado in the US
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    A rainbow is seen above competitors at a NASCAR event in Colorado in the US

  • An audience watches Cyrano De Bergerac at the Minack Theatre on the cliffs above the sea in Porthcurno, England
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    An audience watches Cyrano De Bergerac at the Minack Theatre on the cliffs above the sea in Porthcurno, England

  • Attendees stand with arms raised at a prayer event in Houston Texas
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    Attendees stand with arms raised at a prayer event in Houston Texas

  • A view across the courts during day one of the BWF World Badminton Championships in England
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    A view across the courts during day one of the BWF World Badminton Championships in England

  • Vladimir Turbaevskiy of Russia and William Clarke of Great Britain exit the water during day two of a triathlon series in London
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    Vladimir Turbaevskiy of Russia and William Clarke of Great Britain exit the water during day two of a triathlon series in London

  • A man breaks his fast after the first day of Ramadan in Islamabad, Pakistan
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    A man breaks his fast after the first day of Ramadan in Islamabad, Pakistan