World News in Pictures

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A diver performs from a sculpted number "10" diving platform display at a charity dinner event at Kensington Palace in London June 9, 2011. Other attendees of the 10th annual ARK (Absolute Return for Kids) Gala Dinner included Britain's Prince William, The Duke of Cambridge and his wife Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge.



Pilgrims stand in the Quema River as they make their way to the shrine of El Rocio in the province of Seville, southern Spain June 9, 2011. Every spring hundreds of thousands of devotees converge at the shrine to pay homage to the Virgin del Rocio during an annual pilgrimage which combines religious fervor and festive colour.

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A disabled, homeless man smokes in the yard of the Boracea shelter, which is haven to around 1,100 people, in Sao Paulo, Brazil May 27, 2011. Sao Paulo, South America's largest city, has an estimated 15,000 homeless people, 12 percent more than a year ago, with room for around 9,000 in existing shelters, according to a local government source



A technician examines a mobile phone in a test room at the Market Surveilance Laboratories of the Information and Communication Technologies Authority of Turkey, in Ankara June 9, 2011. Founded in 2007 with funds from the European Union, the facility, comprising of five different labs, tests mobile telephones and other communication devices to determine their Specific Absorbition Rate (SAR) value. SAR is a measurement of how much electromagnetic radiation is absorbed by body tissue whilst using a mobile phone.

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Yellow police tape indicating that the residents have evacuated due to the Wallow Wildfire hangs in front of a trailer home in Springerville, Arizona June 9, 2011. Authorities said the massive Arizona wildfire that displaced as many as 11,000 people was no longer growing on Thursday and they hoped weaker winds and lower temperatures would help them begin to contain the blaze



A truck transports an armored bulldozer modified by Libyan volunteers near Misrata's western front line June 9, 2011. Libya's cash-starved rebels on Thursday won more than $1.1 billion of aid at a conference of Western and Arab powers that focused on the end-game for Muammar Gaddafi and the country's civil war.

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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton gives Turkey's Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu a high five at the start of their bilateral meeting at the Emirates Palace Hotel in Abu Dhabi June 9, 2011.



Cardboard figures are seen next to a plaque in memory of activist Marisela Escobedo outside the Government palace in downtown Chihuahua June 9, 2011. Hundreds of Mexicans began a week-long procession through Mexico on Saturday to protest the country's bloody drug war, led by Mexican poet Javier Sicilia, a crusading poet whose son was murdered by suspected cartel hitmen. Human rights activists and families of victims of violence formed a peace caravan and piled into 13 buses and more than two dozen cars to set out on a 12-state tour that will end in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico's most violent drug war city on the U.S. border. Marisela Escobedo was gunned down on December 16, 2010 by a unknown assailant while she staged a vigil in front of the governor's office in the state capital demanding progress in the case where her teenage daughter Rubi's body was found mutilated in a garbage bin last year.

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Protestors demonstrate as CIA Director Leon Panetta testifies at his Senate confirmation hearings to become U.S. Secretary of Defense on Capitol Hill, Washington, June 9, 2011.



Rebel fighters take a rest at the Bir Ayyad gate near the city of Zintan in the Western Mountains, some 120 km (75 miles) southwest of the capital Tripoli, June 9, 2011. Libya's cash-starved rebels on Thursday won more than $1.1 billion of aid at a conference of Western and Arab powers that focused on the end-game for Muammar Gaddafi and the country's civil war.

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Atalanta team supporters hold flares during a protest against their team being named in a fixing scandal in Bergamo, northern Italy June 9, 2011. Atalanta, have been named by police as one of several soccer clubs whose matches in the Italian second tier last season are being probed over illegal betting and potential score manipulation.



Melissa Lamb carries her two-year-old daughter Rosie as she touches the hearse carrying the coffin, of her killed husband Rifleman Martin Lamb, draped in a union flag at Wootton Bassett in Wiltshire, southern England June 9, 2011. Three soldiers recently killed in Afghanistan were repatriated today and their cortege driven through the town of Wootton Bassett.

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France's Finance Minister Christine Lagarde reacts during a news conference at the French ambassador's residence in Beijing June 9, 2011. Lagarde, the top candidate to run the International Monetary Fund, said she backed a bigger say for China at the Fund while making clear that the euro zone crisis would be a priority if she wins the job.

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A follower of the Indian Guru, Swami Ramdev, joins him in his fast protest against government corruption




Workers mow grass at a hero's cemetary in Manila, Philippines. Toture victims were angered at a proposal to bury the former dictator Fedinand Marcos remains with full military honours

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Iraqi workers collect used plastic bottles to be sold and recycled for export outside a factory in Baghdad



Olympic gold medallist Paul Goodison in action in his laser dinghy during day 2 of the Skandia sail for gold regatta in Dorset, England



Damp conditions in Madrid where anti-government protests continue

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In Yemen, more than 200 people died in fighting between government forces and supporters of Sheikh Sadeq Al-Ahmar





The Duke of Edinburgh turns 90 and reduces his workload to a senior member of royalty

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US Airways flight 1549 makes its final approach along Interstate 85 towards the Carolinas Aviation Museum, Friday June 10 at Charlotte/Douglas International Airport, in Charlotte, N.C.

The US Airways jet that made an incredible splash landing on the Hudson River makes its final arrival at the Carolinas Aviation Museum.




In this combo of two photos, a ship swept away by tsunami lies among other debris March 12, left, while a man on a bicycle pedals past a pedestrian on the same road June 4 in Miyako, Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan. Japan marks three month since the March 11 earthquake and tsunami Saturday, June 11.















March 19, 2011: Vehicles park on the ground of a junior high school serving a refugee center in Rikuzentakata, Iwata prefecture, northeastern Japan.

June 3, 2011: The same area with temporary houses set up for survivors.



March 13, 2011: A group of firefighters head for a rescue operation in Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan.

June 6, 2011: A truck goes by the same road lined with electric poles.



March 16, 2011: Buildings are surrounded by debris in Onagawa, Miyagi prefecture, northeastern Japan.

June 3, 2011: The debris is almost cleared.

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March 13, 2011: A tsunami-beached ship lies among debris in Kesennuma, Miyagi prefecture.

June 3, 2011: The ship remained there with little cleaned around it.

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March 24, 2011: Ships swept away by tsunami are piled up each other on the ground in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture.

June 3, 2011: The ships stay in the same position in the area almost unchanged.

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'Allure of the Automobile' celebrates classic car design



Sharon Deming, of Vancouver, Wash., photographes a 1959 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray at the Allure of the Automobile exhibit Friday, June, 10 at the Portland Art Museum, in Portland, Ore. The Allure of the Automobile examines the golden age of automotive design by celebrating some of the world's finest cars from the 1930s to the early 1960s. During this era of brilliantly designed automobiles, engineering combined with artistry and craftsmanship to produce objects of unparalleled beauty.




A 1937 Dubonnet Hispano-Suiza H-6C "Xenia" is shown at the Allure of the Automobile exhibit Friday, June, 10 at the Portland Art Museum, in Portland, Ore. The Allure of the Automobile examines the golden age of automotive design by celebrating some of the world's finest cars from the 1930s to the early 1960s. During this era of brilliantly designed automobiles, engineering combined with artistry and craftsmanship to produce objects of unparalleled beauty.

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For tsunami survivors, some of the basic comforts in life are still hard to come by three months later. Where can your children play that's safe of dust and debris left by the wave? If your home is gone or damaged, where can you go to relax? Msnbc.com's reporting team in Japan met a woman who is trying to help give some emotional healing to survivors of the March quake and resulting tsunami. Miko Onodera, 41, who runs a nonprofit focused on helping the disabled, is now the maître d of a newly opened café.



Two-year-old Yua Ogata plays in the front room of the Cha No Ki Cafe (Tea Tree Cafe) in Kesennuma City, Japan, June 8, 2011.

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A man drives his vehicle through mud during the Off Road Festival in Somogybabod, 165 km (102 miles) southwest of Budapest June 10, 2011.






A Hungarian youth covered in mud attends the Off Road Festival in Somogybabod

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Yemeni soldiers who joined sides with anti-regime protesters wave their rifles and chant slogans during a demonstration demanding the resignation of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, in Sanaa, Yemen, on Friday, June 10, as pro- and anti-regime activists held rallies with loyalists celebrating news that Yemen's president was out of intensive care in Riyadh after treatment for bomb blast wounds

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Elaine Davidson, who holds the Guinness record for being the World's Most Pierced Woman with 6,925 piercings, outside Edinburgh Registry Office following her wedding on Wednesday June 8, 2011.



The happy couple

The world's most pierced woman got married in Britain on Wednesday, to a balding retired civil servant who has no metal attached to his body

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The coolest cars ever



Aston Martin DB5 Convertible

One of the most famous Astons, the DB5 was a hand-built thoroughbred in the best British tradition. It was nippy, too, with a 145mph top speed powered by 4.0l engine. A specially equipped DB5 served as James Bond’s gadget-laden car in the
film Goldfinger



Cadillac Deville Convertible

If we could cruise around this summer in a vintage drop-top Cadillac, then we’d be pretty sure our life would be complete. Hear the rumble of the V8 engine, gaze out across that vast expanse of bonnet and sit back in the soft leather seats. This is a treasure from the golden era of US car building.




Ferrari Daytona 365

Produced from 1968 to 1973, this grand tourer caught the imagination on release because its sharp-edged styling gave it more the look of a Lamborghini than a typical Pininfarina-designed Ferrari. If it seems familiar, that’s because a black version was used in the 80s series Miami Vice. Super cool and super rare.




Jaguar E-Type

Fifty years after its launch, the car is still held up as the perfect marriage of beauty, power, driving pleasure and design. Oh, and Steve McQueen drove one, which is just about as cool as it gets.




Porsche 550 Spyder

This model has been immortalised by James Dean, as it’s the car he was driving when he crashed, resulting in his death at the age of 24. Grisly details aside, it’s a beautiful car and a genuine racer, whose low-slung looks still see replica car makers today building near-exact copies.

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Bruce Forsyth gets long-awaited knighthood - didn't he do well?



A collective sigh of relief will be heard across Britain, quickly followed by a suitably awful pun: "Knight to see you, to see you knight."
At 83 the evergreen entertainer Bruce Forsyth has finally got his long-predicted knighthood.
The nod comes in the Queen's 2011 birthday honours list – one of 965 people whose diverse services to society, including David Cameron's "big society", are recognised on Saturday.
But after years of speculation, gossip and tabloid outrage against the tardiness of Whitehall and Buckingham Palace, Forsyth's gong is the eye-catcher. The entertainer, who is enjoying a renaissance as host of BBC1's Strictly Come Dancing, started his career at 14 and fronted countless game shows, perhaps most memorably The Generation Game. He admitted that he feared the day might never come but said the elation upon finding out was not just restricted to the impact on him: "I did feel as happy for my wife as I did for me and I can't wait to call her my lady."
Paying tribute BBC1's controller, Danny Cohen, said: "Bruce Forsyth is a TV legend and a true gentleman. He is an incredible entertainer and this is a wonderful recognition of his 70 years in show business."

Among the famous, there were CBEs for the Oscar-winning actor Colin Firth and the singer Bryan Ferry, OBEs for England's Ashes-winning captain, Andrew Strauss, and team director, Andrew Flower, plus an MBE for Alastair Cook, the youngest England player to make 5,000 Test runs. There was also an OBE for the British basketball star John Amaechi, who became the first openly gay NBA player after coming out in 2007.

In politics the former Conservative leader, Lord (Michael) Howard, mentor to the prime minister, becomes a Companion of Honour, a rare gesture, while Chris Woodhead, controversial educational reformer, gets a knighthood. So does another cultural hero of the right, Brian Souter, the Stagecoach pioneer of deregulated buses, who led an unsuccessful campaign against plans to scrap section 28 legislation which banned councils from allowing the promotion of homosexuality in schools.

The gesture is balanced by a damehood for Jenni Murray, the archetypal BBC leftie for some Tory listeners to Women's Hour. Elish Angiolini QC, the first woman to be lord advocate in Scotland, also becomes a dame, as do the veteran actor, Janet Suzman; Helen Alexander, president of the CBI; and the archaeologist, Prof Rosemary Cramp.

The golfer Lee Westwood is among the OBEs, as is the actor and comedian Bernard Cribbens. Tim Brooke-Taylor and Graeme Garden, former members of the Goodies, are made OBEs, following Bill Oddie, also an ornithologist, who was given the award for services to wildlife conservation in 2003. The artist Sam Taylor-Wood also becomes an OBE.

Prof Mervyn King, governor of the Bank of England during the protracted global financial crisis since 2007, will now face City critics as Sir Mervyn which may help steady the markets. Frank Chapman, chief executive of BG Group is knighted, as is David Higgins who won plaudits as chief executive of the Olympic Delivery Authority for handing over the huge east London site well on time.

There is even a small "business as usual" gesture towards the banking community, conspicuously absent during the bust-and-bonus years. John Peace, chairman of the venerable Standard Chartered Bank (John Major was once a junior employee), also becomes Sir John.

Brooke Kinsella, the EastEnders actor who campaigns against knife crime after the murder of her brother, also gets an MBE.

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Police and forensic workers stand near the bodies of five dead men after they were left next to a highway on the outskirts of Morelia June 8, 2011. The bodies of 21 men, showing bullet wounds and signs of torture, were found in three different places with messages saying that the men had been killed for being thieves and rapists, according to local media.



A young ballerina shows off her muscles during a ballet class at the Croatian National Theatre in the Adriatic port of Split, June 8, 2011.

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Ahmed El-Belasy, 31, who was shot in the right eye during the revolution in January, takes part in a demonstration against police brutality in front of the Ministry of Interior building in Cairo, marking the first anniversary of the death of Egyptian activist Khaled Said, June 6, 2011. Said, 28, was beaten to death by the police in Alexandria in June 2010 with his body barely recognisable after he posted a video showing police officers sharing the spoils of a drugs bust, according to his family. The act of brutality galvanised further protests, in particular, the anti-torture Facebook page "We are Khaled Said". The page helped crystallize Egypt's political movement which eventually toppled the regime of President Hosni Mubarak. Words on his eye patch reads "January 28", referring to the date of El-Belasy's injury and Egypt's revolution



Tourists ride camels on the Mingsha Sand Dunes during a visit to Crescent Moon Spring on the outskirts of Dunhuang, Gansu province, China, June 9, 2011.

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A disabled, homeless woman is carried to bed by a social worker at the Boracea shelter, which is haven to around 1,100 people, in Sao Paulo, May 27, 2011. Sao Paulo, South America's largest city, has an estimated 15,000 homeless people, 12 percent more than a year ago, with room for around 9,000 in existing shelters, according to a local government source.



U.S. Army First Lieutenant Jonathan Austin from Charlie Company 4th Platoon,1st Brigade 3-21 Infantry checks inside a barn during a patrol in the village of Sarah, in the Panjwai district of Kandahar province, southern Afghanistan June 10, 2011.

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Highest-paid celebrities under 30



1: Lady Gaga is the highest-paid celebrity under the age of 30, according to the latest ranking from Forbes. The 25-year-old took home $90 million this past year.



2: Justin Bieber (age 17) earned $53 million



3: Miami Heat's LeBron James (age 26) earned $48 million.

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4: Tennis star Roger Federer (age 29) earned $47 million.



5: Singer Taylor Swift (age 21) earned $45 million.



6: Katy Perry (age 26) earned $44 million



7: Real Madrid soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo (age 26) earned $38 million