World News in Pictures

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Tahir ul-Qadri, Sufi cleric and opposition leader of political party Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT), raises a cricket bat while addressing supporters in front of Parliament House during the Revolution March in Islamabad September 5, 2014. Weeks of mounting anti-government protests in Pakistan had been enough to convince five of the powerful army's 11 Corps Commanders that it was time for them to step in and force embattled Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to resign.



Fans walk alongside the hearse carrying the remains of Argentine musician Gustavo Cerati, who died yesterday at the age of 55, in Buenos Aires September 5, 2014. Cerati was a flamboyant showman who brought stadium rock to Latin America with his band Soda Stereo. Grammy-winning Cerati had been in a coma since suffering a stroke in May 2010, after a show in Venezuela.

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Naoya Inoue (R) of Japan punches Samartlek Kokietgym of Thailand during their WBC light flyweight boxing title match in Tokyo September 5, 2014.



Ukrainian servicemen ride on an armoured vehicle in the southern coastal town of Mariupol September 5, 2014. Ukraine and pro-Russian rebels agreed a ceasefire on Friday, the first step towards ending fighting in eastern Ukraine that has caused the worst standoff between Moscow and the West since the Cold War ended.

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Umhlanga reed dance

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A view of US actor-director James Franco's shaved head with a tattoo of actors Montgomery Clift and Elizabeth Taylor as he arrives for the premiere of 'The Sound and the Fury' during the 71st annual Venice International Film Festival, in Venice, Italy, September 5, 2014. The movie is presented out of competition at the festival running from August 27 to September 6.



Bruno Soares of Brazil and Sania Mirza of India kiss their trophy after defeating Santiago Gonzalez of Mexico and Abigail Spears of the U.S. in the mixed doubles final match at the 2014 U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York, September 5, 2014.

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A Palestinian protester uses a sling shot to throw stones towards Israeli troops during clashes following a protest against the nearby Jewish settlement of Qadomem, seen in the background, in the West Bank village of Kofr Qadom near Nablus September 5, 2014.



People stand near their submerged houses on the flooded banks of river Tawi after heavy rains in Jammu September 5, 2014. Sixty-five people were killed after heavy rains caused flash floods in Indian-administered Kashmir, including a wedding party on a bus that was swept away, officials said on Thursday. Authorities declared a disaster alert in the northern region after two days of heavy rain hit villages across the Kashmir valley, causing the worst flooding in two decades

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Syria launches airstrikes on Islamic State stronghold

Syria launched a series of airstrikes targeting a stronghold of the Islamic State extremist group on Saturday, killing at least 25 people, most of whom died when one of the missiles slammed into a crowded bakery, activists said.

The eight airstrikes smashed parts of buildings, set cars alight and crushed people under rubble in the northeastern city of Raqqa, which is ruled by the extremist group, according to video of the aftermath uploaded to social media networks.

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Telegraph photographer Geoff Pugh records migrants' bid to enter UK
















“Our country is a military dictatorship,” explained the stowaway, who gave his name as Filmon. “If I go back, I will be killed. I want to study in England.”

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Gilles Debove, the Calais area delegate for the French police union, says there are not enough officers to guard all the places where migrants try to hide

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Scientists study remains of massive Dreadnoughtus dinosaur



Researchers studying the remains of an enormous dinosaur - a creature that was bigger than seven bull elephants - have given it an equally colossal name: Dreadnoughtus, or "fearing nothing." Scientists hope its unusually well-preserved bones will help reveal secrets about some of the largest animals ever to walk the Earth



Kenneth Lacovara of Drexel University in Philadelphia, who found the specimen in Argentina's southern Patagonia in 2005, said he can't claim it was the most massive dinosaur known, because the remains of comparably sized beasts are too fragmentary to allow a direct comparison

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At least 175 people died after heavy rains sent rivers over their banks, flooding homes, military bases and hospitals




People look at a bridge across the Tawi River that was damaged in the floods at Mandal village on the outskirts of Jammu, India, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2014. The flooding, the worst in 50 years, has killed more than a hundred people across the Himalayan region

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A temple stands amid the waters of the overflowing river Tawi during heavy rains in Jammu, on Sept. 6

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Bagpipers march from the funeral service for comedian Joan Rivers at Temple Emanu-El in New York on Sunday. Rivers died Thursday at 81.











Comedian Whoopi Goldberg arrives to attend the funeral.







Geraldo Rivera arrives to attend the funeral

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Ukrainian soldiers inspect damaged tank on the outskirts of the southern coastal town of Mariupol, September 6, 2014. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko agreed on Saturday in a

telephone call

that a ceasefire in eastern Ukraine was generally holding but said further steps were needed to make it more durable



A protester argues with a police officer during a rally against austerity measures in the city of Thessaloniki September 6, 2014. Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras on Saturday announced cuts to unpopular taxes introduced at the height of the country's debt crisis, in a bid to show the nation that over four years of austerity are finally nearing an end.

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Ekaterina Makarova (in white shirt) and Elena Vesnina, both from Russia, celebrate after defeating Martina Hingis of Switzerland (rear, R) and Flavia Pennetta of Italy in the women's doubles final match at the 2014 U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York, September 6, 2014.



Participants climb over a wall at the "Tough Mudder" endurance event series in Arnsberg September 6, 2014. Competitors who took part in the endurance event saw themselves having to overcome various military style obstacles

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Braemar: Andy Deutchle throws the weight at the annual Braemar Highland Gathering in Scotland



German Oliver Struempfl competes to set a new world record in carrying one liter beer mugs over a distance of 40 m (131 ft 3 in) in Abensberg September 7, 2014. Struempfl carried 27 mugs over 40 meters to set a new record for the Guinness book of records

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The Esquadrilha da Fuma'a, popularly known as the Smoke Squadron, performs during a civic-military parade to commemorate Brazil's Independence Day in Brasilia September 7, 2014



Crew members row the The Queen's Barge Gloriana at the head of a flotilla, near the 02 Arena in London September 7, 2014

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Shi'ite Houthis help a fellow protester suffering from tear gas inhalation during clashes with riot police along the main road leading to the airport in Sanaa September 7, 2014. Protesters from the Shi'ite Muslim group the Houthis cut off the road between the capital and Yemen's main airport while warplanes bombed Houthi rebel positions in the north on Sunday in a sharp escalation of weeks of tensions with the government



Buffalo Bills quarterback EJ Manuel (3) celebrates a touchdown during the first half of an NFL football game against the Chicago Bears onSunday, Sept. 7, 2014, in Chicago

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Radical Muslim cleric Abu Qatada speaks to the media after his hearing at the State Security Court in Amman September 7, 2014. A judge at Jordan's state security court on Sunday postponed Abu Qatada?s trial verdict of charges related to a plot to attack tourists during Jordan's New Year celebrations in 2000 to September 24, according to local media



History enthusiasts stand near a vintage "Taxi de la Marne" during a parade, as part of activities to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the First Battle of the Marne, near the Invalides in Paris September 7, 2014

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Protesters against the Washington Redskins mascot name hold signs outside NRG Stadium before an NFL football game between the Washington Redskins and Houston Texans, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2014, in Houston



A local man puts out the fire at his burning house after shelling in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2014. Strong explosions were heard early Sunday on the outskirts of the main rebel-held city in eastern Ukraine near the airport, raising new fears that a cease-fire signed two days ago is on the verge of collapse. Blasts powerful enough to be heard in downtown Donetsk came from the area near the airport, which has been under the control of government troops since May and has come under unremitting attacks from pro-Russia separatist rebels since then.

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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas waves to photographers as he arrives to attend an Arab foreign minister meeting at the Arab League headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2014. Abbas threatened to dissolve a new unity government if the Hamas militant group does not yield power in the Gaza Strip



The RAF Red Arrows display team of Hawk jets fly in formation over Windermere in the Lake District, Cumbria, England, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2014.

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Four-year-old African lion mother Tajiri licks one of her cubs during their debut at the Philadelphia Zoo in Philadelphia. The four cubs were born in late June at the zoo.



A white stork feasts on a cricket it caught on the pitch, during the cricket One Day International final between South Africa and Australia in Harare, Zimbabwe, Saturday, Sept. 6, 2014

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A competitor tosses the caber at the annual Braemar Highland Gathering in Braemar, Scotland September 6, 2014.



The Royal audience

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Actress Alba Rohrwacher holds the Volpi Cup prize for best actress for her role in the movie "Hungry Hearts" during the awards ceremony at the 71st Venice Film Festival September 6, 2014.



Visitors look at a Soviet-era Pobeda car on display in the GUM state department store in Moscow, Saturday, Sept. 6, 2014. An exhibition of Soviet-made automobiles produced in the 1930-70s has opened in the shopping mall in Red Square.

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A dramatic Formula One Grand Prix at Monza in Italy, saw Lewis Hamilton, in spite of a poor start from pole position, close the gap on team-mate Nico Rosberg after he made a costly mistake on Lap 28








Lewis Hamilton holds the line as his teammate Nico Rosberg brakes too late into the chicane ...





… and Hamilton takes the lead as Rosberg has to take the escape road on Lap 28.













Hamilton’s victory reduces his points deficit in the title race to 22 points behind team-mate Rosberg.