The Week In Pictures

Updated / Friday, 24 Aug 2012 16:51
An Israeli Arab jumps to the sea from the walls of the old city in Acre as Muslims celebrated the Eid al-Fitr holiday
An Israeli Arab jumps to the sea from the walls of the old city in Acre as Muslims celebrated the Eid al-Fitr holiday

Some of the most striking photos from around the world this week

Police, firemen and emergency rescue workers stand around the wreckage of a derailed S-Bahn commuter train in Berlin
Police, firemen and emergency rescue workers stand around the wreckage of a derailed S-Bahn commuter train in Berlin
People gather around a statue of the Virgin del Rocio during the El Rocio Romeria pilgrimage in Huelva, Spain
People gather around a statue of the Virgin del Rocio during the El Rocio Romeria pilgrimage in Huelva, Spain
Tourists enjoy the view from the Alpspix viewing platform at the base of Alpspitze peak near Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
Tourists enjoy the view from the Alpspix viewing platform at the base of Alpspitze peak near Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
Boys jump from the diving platform of the lido at the lake Ammersee near the small village of Utting in southern Germany
Boys jump from the diving platform of the lido at the lake Ammersee near the small village of Utting in southern Germany
Kilkenny's Paul Murphy and Tipperary's Patrick Maher clash during the All-Ireland semi-final at Croke Park
Kilkenny's Paul Murphy and Tipperary's Patrick Maher clash during the All-Ireland semi-final at Croke Park
A worker prepares to install a large Egyptian-themed model on Blackpool Promenade as part of the town's illuminations festival
A worker prepares to install a large Egyptian-themed model on Blackpool Promenade as part of the town's illuminations festival
Three people were killed when a road bridge collapsed in the city of Harbin in China
Three people were killed when a road bridge collapsed in the city of Harbin in China
Mothers and their newborns share beds at an overcrowded hospital in Manila
Mothers and their newborns share beds at an overcrowded hospital in Manila
The Agitos symbol of the Parlaympics is suspended from London's Tower Bridge
The Agitos symbol of the Parlaympics is suspended from London's Tower Bridge

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