World News in Pictures

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Belarusian Catholics attend a procession during the annual Icon of the Mother of God celebration in Budslav, about 90 miles north of Minsk, on July1.

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A medical worker prepares an emergency medical reception point in an abandoned cafe near a checkpoint in Bir Ayyad on July 1. Libyan rebels, who had advanced to within 50 miles of Muammar Gaddafi's stronghold in the capital, were forced to retreat after coming under a barrage of rocket fire from government forces

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Olga Lidia de Dios Torres, right, watches as her mother, Maria Elena Torres, center, and a neighbor try to get water out of their homes after the Remedios river, which carries sewage water, overflowed on the outskirts of Mexico City on July 1. Continuous rain caused by the remnants of Tropical Storm Arlene, fell in Mexico City and its metropolitan area.

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The Olson House, where Andrew Wyeth painted "Christina's World," is seen Friday, July 1 in Cushing, Maine. The house was one of 14 locations to receive the designation as a national landmark from U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar.



Judith Strimel, reads an introduction to an Andrew Wyeth exhibit at the Farnsworth Art Museum Friday, July 1 in Rockland, Maine. The Olson House, which was featured in over 300 drawings, watercolors, and paintings was one of 14 locations to receive the designation as a national landmark from U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar.

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Three-year-old Trinh Viet Tien, who suffers from cerebral palsy, receives acupuncture treatment at a hospital in Hanoi July 1. Established in 1982, the Acupuncture hospital is first and only in Vietnam to provide acupuncture service for more than 600 patients with 200 children daily, mostly suffering with neuropathy, Dr Duong Van Tam of the pediatric department said

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Britain's Andy Murray adjusts his hat during his men's semifinal match against Spain's Rafael Nadal at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships at Wimbledon, Friday, July 1. Murray is attempting to reach the Wimbledon final for first time, which would make him the first British men's finalist since 1938.


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Fans wear masks featuring Spanish player Rafael Nadal (R) and British player Andy Murray (L) during the men's single semi final at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships at the All England Tennis Club, in southwest London on July 1.



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Tennis spectators watch Andy Murray's semi final match against Rafael Nadal of Spain on Day Eleven of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 1, in London, England. Murray is attempting to reach the Wimbledon final for first time, which would make him the first British men's finalist since 1938.


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Fans of British player Andy Murray watch on a big screen the semi final between Murray and Spanish player Rafael Nadal at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships at the All England Tennis Club, in southwest London on July 1.


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Tennis spectators watch Andy Murray's semi final match against Rafael Nadal of Spain on Day Eleven of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 1 in London, England.

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Buyan, a male Siberian brown bear, is given a shower by a zoo employee in his enclosure at the Royev Ruchey zoo in Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk on July 1. The air temperature in Krasnoyarsk rose to 96 degrees fahrenheit on Friday.



Goyang, a 12-year-old male orangutan, plays with the bubbles placed into a water filled plastic swimming pool placed into its containment area at the Pittsburgh Zoo and Aquarium on Friday, July 1, in Pittsburgh. The zoo staged what they called an orangutan beach party with the pool, plastic chairs, and beach towels to promote family week at the complex.

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Two skydivers sustained injuries after their parachutes tangled during their descent at the Airpower 2011 airshow in Austria, Friday. Both soldiers were hospitalized. Their condition and the nature of their injuries are not known.

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A fire truck drives past trees burned during the Las Conchas fire in Los Alamos, N.M., on Thursday, June 30. Firefighters were confident Thursday they had stopped the advance of the wildfire that headed toward the Los Alamos nuclear lab and the nearby town that now sits empty for the second time in 11 years, even as they battled the blaze that crept into a canyon that descends into the town and parts of the lab.

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Kate and William, Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visit Canada - Day Two



William and Kate, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, arrive at a citizenship ceremony in Gatineau, Quebec

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Wimbledon 2011: Photos from day 11 of the Championships




It just wouldn't be Wimbeldon without a few punnets of strawberries






British Liam Broady plays Australia's Jason Kublar in the boys singles semi-finals and wins through to the final 6-4, 6-3



The wheelchair doubles competition

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The Serb Novak Djokovic is first on centre court playing the Frenchman Tsonga who knocked out Roger Federer in the Q/Finals
















Novak kisses the ground as he beats Tsonga 7-6, 6-2, 6-7, 6-3. fantastic performances from both players, the crowd were well entertained

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Murray requires treatment after just the third game in his semi-final against Nadal






The fans are happy as Murray takes the first set 7-5

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Nadal turns the match on it's head and races through to take the next 2 sets






Nadal finishes the job with a 5-7, 6-2, 6-2,6-4 victory, Murrays third successive Wimbeldon semi-fnal defeat



The fans are in disarray

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Strauss-Kahn Case May Collapse
The prosecution for rape of former IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn is in jeopardy after revelations that the credibility of his accuser, a New York hotel maid from Guinea, is now in question.



Pilgrimage Takes an Environmental Toll
Hindu pilgrims make their pilgrimage to the sacred Amarnath Caves in India, one of the most revered of Hindu shrines. Environmentalists say that the thousands of travellers are endangering the area's ecosystem.



Princess Diana Cover Remains Controversial
Newsweek magazine's cover imagining what the late Princess Diana might have looked like as she turned 50 is inspiring heated debate, with some observers find it intriguing and others calling it offensive.

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NBA Lockout Begins
NBA Commissioner David Stern announced a lockout for the league will go ahead as labor negotiations broke down, with owners and players unable to reach a consensus on issues including salaries and revenue sharing



And Now for the Hard Part ...
The former Charlene Wittstock and Prince Albert II of Monaco pose on the balcony after their civil wedding ceremony at the royal palace in Monaco Friday. The more elaborate religious ceremony will be conducted Saturday.

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Nice to see some British royals looking and acting the part - but what's with the hat?

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Panetta Sworn in as Secretary of Defense
Former CIA Director Leon Panetta (right) is sworn in at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., succeeding Robert Gates.



No Joke
Serbian player Novak Djokovic reacts after beating French player Jo-Wilfried Tsonga during the men's singles semifinal at Wimbledon Friday. Djokovic won 7-6 (7/4), 6-2, 6-7 (9/11), 6-3.



A Tragic Homecoming
Members of a transfer team await the beginning of a transfer ceremony for the remains of three U.S. service members from Afghanistan on the tarmac of Dover Air Force Base in Dover, Delaware.



Facing the Floods
Men stand on a building roof corner as flood waters rush by in Abidjan's PK 18 district in the Ivory Coast. Torrential rains have been particularly damaging to the region's cocoa sector.

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Still Supporting the President
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and First Lady Asma al-Assad meet with regime supporters in Damascus, as violent crackdowns on thousands of demonstrators for democracy continued across the country.



An Old-School Sendoff
Members of the Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps march in a parade in honor of outgoing Secretary of Defense Robert Gates at the Pentagon on Thursday.

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Maria Shriver files for divorce from Arnold Schwarzenegger



The wife of film star and former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has filed for divorce.

Mr Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver, a Kennedy heiress and former journalist, separated in May amid revelations that he had fathered a child out of wedlock.

The divorce papers cite irreconcilable differences as the reason to end their 25-year marriage.

The couple have four children together. Ms Shriver is seeking joint custody of two minor sons, aged 17 and 13.

Mr Schwarzenegger was elected Republican governor of California in 2003. He left office in January, planning to resume his career in Hollywood.

In May, it was revealed he had a child with a member of his household staff more than 10 years ago.

The divorce papers, filed in a Los Angeles court, do not indicate the couple had a pre-nuptial agreement regarding division of their wealth.

Analysts say that indicates they will split evenly Mr Schwarzenegger's earnings as a Hollywood star since 1986.