Gallery: The Week In Pictures

Updated: 17:29, Friday, 23 September 2011

Some of the best photos from around the world this week

  • Spectators are swept away by huge waves while watching the tides of Qiantang River in Zhejiang Province, China
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    Spectators are swept away by huge waves while watching the tides of Qiantang River in Zhejiang Province, China

  • Workers adjust beams of the Tribute in Lights ahead of the tenth anniversary of the 11 September terrorist attacks in New York City
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    Workers adjust beams of the Tribute in Lights ahead of the tenth anniversary of the 11 September terrorist attacks in New York City

  • Runners canter before racing during the Laytown race meeting run on the beach in Ireland
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    Runners canter before racing during the Laytown race meeting run on the beach in Ireland

  • Arizona Cardinals players stretch before the preseason NFL game against the Denver Broncos in Glendale, United States
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    Arizona Cardinals players stretch before the preseason NFL game against the Denver Broncos in Glendale, United States

  • A rower is seen against a glistening lake in Slovenia
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    A rower is seen against a glistening lake in Slovenia

  • Fireworks explode over Auckland city and harbour during the IRB 2011 Rugby World Cup Opening Ceremony in Auckland, New Zealand
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    Fireworks explode over Auckland city and harbour during the IRB 2011 Rugby World Cup Opening Ceremony in Auckland, New Zealand

  • A scene from Achill Island sent in by Marie Murphy
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    A scene from Achill Island sent in by Marie Murphy

  • US soldiers from the 2-27th Infantry Regiment work out at Observation Post Mustang in Kunar Province, Afghanistan
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    US soldiers from the 2-27th Infantry Regiment work out at Observation Post Mustang in Kunar Province, Afghanistan

  • Rogerio Dutra Da Silva serves at the US Open at Flushing Meadows, New York
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    Rogerio Dutra Da Silva serves at the US Open at Flushing Meadows, New York

  • Alan Kelly congratulates Richard Dunne on a great performance after Ireland earned an unlikely draw in Moscow
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    Alan Kelly congratulates Richard Dunne on a great performance after Ireland earned an unlikely draw in Moscow

  • A high performance glider flies over the Yorkshire Gliding Club in England
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    A high performance glider flies over the Yorkshire Gliding Club in England

  • The sun sets over the Rose Bowl during a match between England and India in Southampton, England
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    The sun sets over the Rose Bowl during a match between England and India in Southampton, England

  • Elephants take a well earned break to eat fruit and discuss the game at the annual King's Cup elephant polo tournament in Thailand
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    Elephants take a well earned break to eat fruit and discuss the game at the annual King's Cup elephant polo tournament in Thailand