Gallery: The Week In Pictures

Updated: 17:33, Friday, 23 September 2011

Some of the best photos from around the world this week

  • Waves crash over the harbour wall in Porthcawl in Wales
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    Waves crash over the harbour wall in Porthcawl in Wales

  • Celebrations as Ireland claim victory against Australia at the Rugby World Cup in Auckland, New Zealand
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    Celebrations as Ireland claim victory against Australia at the Rugby World Cup in Auckland, New Zealand

  • British Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg delivers his keynote speech at the Liberal Democrat Conference in Birmingham, England
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    British Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg delivers his keynote speech at the Liberal Democrat Conference in Birmingham, England

  • 1,000 naked Israelis pose for American art photographer Spencer Tunick's first Middle East shoot in the Dead Sea
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    1,000 naked Israelis pose for American art photographer Spencer Tunick's first Middle East shoot in the Dead Sea

  • The Statue of Liberty is seen through fog prior to the start of its 125th anniversary ceremony in New York, United States
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    The Statue of Liberty is seen through fog prior to the start of its 125th anniversary ceremony in New York, United States

  • Pope Benedict XVI is reflected in protective glass as he gives a historic speech at the Bundestag in Berlin, Germany
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    Pope Benedict XVI is reflected in protective glass as he gives a historic speech at the Bundestag in Berlin, Germany

  • The scene inside a tent at the Munich Oktoberfest beer festival in Germany
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    The scene inside a tent at the Munich Oktoberfest beer festival in Germany

  • Maisie the Highland cow gets a wash ahead of the International Highland Cattle Show in Glasgow, Scotland
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    Maisie the Highland cow gets a wash ahead of the International Highland Cattle Show in Glasgow, Scotland

  • Volunteers struggle with a 35 metre tall inflatable tree in high winds during a promotional event in Berlin, Germany
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    Volunteers struggle with a 35 metre tall inflatable tree in high winds during a promotional event in Berlin, Germany

  • Athletes take part in the swimming leg during the Challenge Henley-on-Thames Triathlon in England
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    Athletes take part in the swimming leg during the Challenge Henley-on-Thames Triathlon in England

  • Hill 16 celebrates as Dublin win the All Ireland football title for the first time since 1995
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    Hill 16 celebrates as Dublin win the All Ireland football title for the first time since 1995