World News in Pictures

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Mickelson, and some of his fans, celebrate as he holes another 25 footer for an eagle on the 7th






That's the second eagle that Clarke's had on the 7th of the tournament. He's now 2 shots ahead of Mickelson



On the 9th, Clarke has a large stroke of luck when after mishitting the ball, instead of hitting the bank and resting in the bunker, it hits a small incline and sails over the sand trap and rests on the green. The tournament leader then sinks it to par the hole to stay 2 shots ahead of Mickelson

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Clarke acknowledges the applause of the crowd as he walks onto the 18th green. Barring a choke of monumental proportions, the title is his



Clarke rolls his second shot to the front lip and then taps the ball home. He's the 2011 Open Champion






Tom Lewis steps forward to get the Silver Medal as leading amateur. He was followed by Mickelson and Johnson who received their prizes for finishing joint-second



Clarke starts to get emotional in his winner's speech as he dedicates his first major title to his children and his late wife, Heather

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Sendai city, Japan: Hanagasa Matsuri's dancers from Yamagata prefecture perform at the Tohoku Rokkon Festival



Shanghai, China: Shi Tingmao of China dives during the Women's 1m springboard event at the Fina Swimming World Championships

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Sudan: New recruits for the Sudan People's Liberation Army train in a secret camp in the Nuba mountains of South Kordofan in preparation for what they call a long war against Khartoum



Srinagar, Kashmir: A man who sells vegetables from his boat in the day, sits in his boat in Nageen Lake

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New Delhi, India: A rescue operation under way after a building which was under construction collapsed in the Shalimar Garden area



Zintan, Libya: A clerk listens to a customer at the only open bank in the western Libyan rebel stronghold

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Los Angeles, US: A worker cuts weeds growing along Interstate 405 during the freeway closure



Dalian, China: Firefighters try to control a blaze at a refinery facility at the PetroChina Dalian Petrochemical Company

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Saut-d' Eau, Haiti: A voodoo believer wears a necklace bearing the image of the Virgin Mary during a pilgrimage



Ghalehsar, Iran: Iranian grooms pose for photographs with their brides before the grooms change into formal wedding clothes

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Carmageddon

A 10-mile stretch of LA's busiest freeway – the 405 – has been closed in both directions since Friday for the partial demolition of the Mulholland bridge. But fears of a Carmageddon did not transpire as people left their cars at home

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A photographer lies down on the 405 freeway

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Casey Anthony Released From Jail
Anthony, acquitted on July 5 of murder in the death of her 2-year-old daughter Caylee, was freed from the Orange County Jail in Orlando, Fla., early Sunday morning. Above: Anthony with her attorney, Jose Baez.



Japan Beats USA, Wins World Cup
Japan celebrates after beating the United States on penalty kicks in the women's World Cup final on Sunday in Germany. Japan came back to tie the game twice, and won the penalty shootout, 3-1.

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Two prisoners escape from jail van in Manchester



Two prisoners have escaped from a jail van after it was ambushed by armed men on the outskirts of Manchester city centre.

A number of men attacked the van in Trinity Way at about 0830 BST, Greater Manchester Police said.

They fled in a Saab, which was later found abandoned in Barrow Street in the Islington area of Salford.

A security guard has been taken to hospital but his injuries are not believed to be life threatening.

Det Sgt Paul Copplestone urged anyone with information to contact Greater Manchester Police.

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David Cameron faces questions as Met commissioner quits



Prime Minister David Cameron is facing renewed questions over the phone-hacking scandal after the head of the Metropolitan Police resigned.

Sir Paul Stephenson was criticised for hiring ex-News of the World executive Neil Wallis as an adviser.

Sir Paul said his integrity was intact, but referred to the PM's former aide Andy Coulson. The ex-NoW editor and Mr Wallis have been questioned by police.

The PM said the Met Police's inquiry must go "wherever the evidence leads".

He made the comments at a press conference in South Africa, where he is currently on a trade visit aimed at boosting dealings with emerging African economies.

The prime minister has cut the trip from five days to two amid the continuing phone-hacking scandal.

Mr Cameron thanked Sir Paul for "the great work he has done in policing over many, many years".

And, referring to the continued fall-out from the phone-hacking inquiry, he said:

"The Metropolitan Police Service inquiry must go wherever the evidence leads.

They should investigate without fear or favour.

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Thai-Cambodian troops 'must leave Preah Vihear temple'



The UN's highest court has ordered Thailand and Cambodia to withdraw troops from a disputed border region near an ancient temple complex.

Cambodia had asked the International Court of Justice for a ruling after fighting broke out around the Preah Vihear temple earlier this year.

The temple belongs to Cambodia but much of the surrounding area is in Thailand.

The judgement is part of a long-running case in which the ICJ is attempting to clarify earlier border rulings.

The BBC's Rachel Harvey in Bangkok says Monday's ruling is just the first round in what promises to be a lengthy and complex judicial process.

Cambodia brought the case asking for a clarification on an ICJ decision from 1962 that awarded it the temple, but left other issues vague.

Thailand wants the case dropped, but has said it will respect the court's ruling.
The ICJ rejected Thailand's attempts to have the case thrown out.

The court's said in a statement that "both parties should immediately withdraw all their military personnel present in the demilitarised zone and refrain from any military presence in that zone".

The court said UN observers would be sent to the area to oversee the ceasefire.

Tension had been increasing between Cambodia and Thailand since Unesco awarded Preah Vihear World Heritage status in 2008.

Clashes broke out around the temple in February and 10 people were killed.

In April, another 18 people died in fighting along the border, around another set of temples to the west.

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South Africa celebrates Nelson Mandela's 93rd birthday



South Africans are celebrating former President Nelson Mandela's 93rd birthday.

His foundation has urged people to do 67 minutes of voluntary work on the day - to represent the 67 years he devoted to South Africa's political struggle.

The anti-apartheid icon is expected to spend the day with family in his home village of Qunu in the Eastern Cape.

Millions of school children have simultaneously sung him a special birthday song.

It is not clear whether the target of 12.4m was reached to set a new world record.

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Silverado, USA: Participant in a luchador mask battles through the mud during the Irvine Lake Mud Run



Ajdabiya, Libya: A wounded Libyan rebel is rushed into the emergency room at the general hospital

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Hong Kong: A baby rhesus macaque monkey looks out from the arms of its mother



Alberta, Canada: Tuf Cooper flips a steer to win the tie-down roping championships during the Calgary Stampede rodeo finals

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Guatemala City, Guatemala: Supporters of presidential candidate Sandra Torres after a campaign rally




Santiago Nonualco, El Salvador: Members of Los Historiantes dance group at a traditional festival

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Wuhan, China: Swimmers prepare to cross the Yangtze river in the River Crossing Festival



Prague, Czech Republic: A girl inside the Luminarium inflatable installation by British designer Alan Parkinson

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Tour de France 2011: Stage 15



A former winner?

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Voeckler rides past the castle of Carcassonne






Mark Cavendish outsprints American Tyler Farrar to claim his fourth stage win of this year's Tour - and his 19th overall



Cavendish on the podium after retaining the green jersey

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Phone-hacking: resignations and arrests in the wake of the scandal




Sir Paul Stephenson, the Metropolitan police commissioner, announced his shock resignation on 17 July 2011



Former News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks resigned on 15 July 2011 and was arrested and bailed as part of Operation Weeting, the police inquiry into phone hacking, on 17 July

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Les Hinton, chief executive officer of Dow Jones & Co, at the Dow Jones New York offices, before his resignation on 15 July 2011



Tom Crone, former legal manager of News International, left the company on 13 July 2011

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Colin Myler, editor of the News of the World, addressing staff after the 168-year-old paper was put to bed for the last time on 9 July 2011



Ian Edmondson, former News of the World assistant editor (news), was arrested and bailed as part of Operation Weeting on 5 April 2011

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Neville Thurlbeck, the News of the World's chief reporter, was arrested and bailed as part of Operation Weeting on 5 April 2011



James Weatherup, the News of the World's assistant news editor, was arrested and bailed as part of Operation Weeting on 14 April 2011