Gallery: The Week In Pictures

Updated: 17:58, Friday, 21 October 2011

Some of the best photos from around the world this week

  • Two Red Deer stags rut in the early morning mist in Richmond Park in London, England.
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    Two Red Deer stags rut in the early morning mist in Richmond Park in London, England.

  • A little girl walks amid fallen autumn leaves in a park in Minsk, Belarus.
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    A little girl walks amid fallen autumn leaves in a park in Minsk, Belarus.

  • A 21 year-old polar bear 'Tania' plays in the pool at Budapest Zoo in Hungary.
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    A 21 year-old polar bear 'Tania' plays in the pool at Budapest Zoo in Hungary.

  • Beatriz Recari of Spain in action during day two of the Sime Darby LPGA in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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    Beatriz Recari of Spain in action during day two of the Sime Darby LPGA in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

  • A runner makes its way to the start at Lingfield racecourse in England.
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    A runner makes its way to the start at Lingfield racecourse in England.

  • Children play cricket in India Gate Park in Delhi, India.
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    Children play cricket in India Gate Park in Delhi, India.

  • Flying pigeons and stormy sky are reflected in a puddle on a seafront in the city of Sochi, Russia.
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    Flying pigeons and stormy sky are reflected in a puddle on a seafront in the city of Sochi, Russia.

  • Efforts continue to pump fuel from the stranded cargo vessel Rena in Tauranga, New Zealand.
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    Efforts continue to pump fuel from the stranded cargo vessel Rena in Tauranga, New Zealand.

  • Swimmer Michelle McKeehan whirls her hair in the bathing pool before the start Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico.
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    Swimmer Michelle McKeehan whirls her hair in the bathing pool before the start Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico.

  • Sand from Montrose Beach whips past a man as he walks along the lakefront in Chicago, Illinois.
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    Sand from Montrose Beach whips past a man as he walks along the lakefront in Chicago, Illinois.

  • Demonstrators clashes with police at a protest against austerity measures in Athens, Greece.
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    Demonstrators clashes with police at a protest against austerity measures in Athens, Greece.

  • Two girls sit in the water while eating as floods cause havoc in Ayutthaya, Thailand.
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    Two girls sit in the water while eating as floods cause havoc in Ayutthaya, Thailand.

  • British driver Dan Wheldon dies following a 14-vehicle 200mph crash in Las Vegas, United States.
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    British driver Dan Wheldon dies following a 14-vehicle 200mph crash in Las Vegas, United States.

  • Police move in to evict residents of Dale Farm Travellers' site in England
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    Police move in to evict residents of Dale Farm Travellers' site in England

  • The city of Sirte in Libya saw fierce fighting in the days leading up to the killing of Muammar Gaddafi
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    The city of Sirte in Libya saw fierce fighting in the days leading up to the killing of Muammar Gaddafi