World News in Pictures

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Cologne, Germany: A newborn golden-bellied capuchin sits on the back of his mother

[Mr Lick]

England v India: day three of the third Test



Shane Warne is out of the pitch before the start of play. He doesn't look especially interested in the wicket, more so in parading himself for the cameras. Thankfully he's got his scary eyebrows covered today - bad tie day also



England's Alastair Cook starts the day on 182 (with England on 456-3) and he's soon up and running



Cook completes his double century off his 378th ball. He's made to sprint for the vital two runs, though, after turning the ball away to long leg



The afternoon session is bizarrely halted for poor light despite the fact that India are bowling with two spinners. This is farcical. The floodlights are on full pelt, the batsmen are more than happy to continue and there is no danger whatsoever ... but just because the light metre says the light is low, everyone is being forced off

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Sense prevails and England return to the crease, allowing Eoin Morgan to rack up the second Test century of his career. He reached 100 off 188 balls, including ten fours, bringing England to the cusp of 600 runs



No sooner does Morgan reach his century than he's caught by Virender Sehwag at cover, ending a 222-run partnership with Cook. Ravi Bopara is next up, but he lasts all of 10 minutes and seven runs before succumbing to Mishra lbw

[Mr Lick]

The wickets are falling in quick succession now, as Matt Prior top edges to Sachin Tendulkar



Cook, meanwhile, is steady as you like



Tim Bresnan comes to the crease with England on 613-6. He happily slogs the ball around the ground, scoring six fours on his way to a half century. He even wallops a six to send England over the 700 mark



With a triple century in sight, Cook finally falters. India, who pushed their fielders to the boundary, had their man caught at backward point. Cook was on 294 ... hence the rueful smile

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India's second innings begins in disastrous fashion as Sehwag nicks to the slips for a king pair! Jimmy Anderson's away-swinger earned that wicket. India are 3-1



Graeme Swann appeals expectantly for the wicket of India's Gautam Gambhir as the visitors struggle to settle



But he's denied by a contentious decision. Nonetheless, England are in total control. They lead by 451 with two days of play and nine India wickets remaining

[Mr Lick]

The week's art shows



As the title suggests, time is the big, loose theme running through the diverse work of Lara Kenworthy and seven other emerging artists in this engaging group show. At Five Years gallery until 28 August 2011



Ha Ha Road, Derby
Including such art-world jokers as Dan Witz, this show explores the use of humour in contemporary art



Ingrid Calame, Edinburgh

The US artist meticulously translates everyday views of freeways, sidewalks and parking lots into abstract drawings and paintings. The result is psychedelic and gloriously disorienting. At the Fruitmarket Gallery until 9 October 2011

[Mr Lick]

Signs of a Struggle, London

Photos by 1980s heavyweights Richard Prince, Cindy Sherman and Jeff Wall are paired with images by recent artists, including Anne Hardy and Clare Strand, whose work (pictured) looks at the photo as document. It makes for a tantalising taster for the V&A's big postmodernism show in September. Signs of a Struggle is on until 27 November 2011



Pursuing the Turquoise Universal, Cambridge

For the past six weeks, a group of artists has been in residence at the ever-adventurous Wysing, probing the history of psychedelica in all its groovy, eye-popping, mind-expanding forms. This exhibition, which features work by Mark Essen (pictured), Kate Owens and Hilary Koob-Sassen, will be at Wysing Arts Centre from Saturday to 28 August 2011



The Paper Cooperative, Exeter

As reading real-life books becomes as old-fashioned as making a fire, artists have been filling the gap with hand-rendered creations. Highlights of this papery show include Georgia Russell's sculptural tomes (pictured), with paper intricately slashed to resemble peacock feathers or shaggy pelts. At Spacex until 3 September 2011

[Mr Lick]

Mr Elderly pageant




Contestants wait backstage during a beauty contest for elderly men in Sao Paulo August 11, 2011.









Pedro Dutra (L), 90, receives a Mr Timidity sash

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Sergio Cardozo (C), 60, holds up his Mr Elderly 2011 plaque during an awards ceremony at a beauty contest for elderly men in Sao Paulo August 11, 2011.

[Mr Lick]

Mayhem in Britain






Police officers lead a man away following a raid on a property in Pimlico, London August 12, 2011. The face of the man was pixelated as requested by the Metropolitan Police.



A woman cries as she look at tributes left at the scene of a fatal motor incident in Birmingham, central England August 12, 2011

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David O'Neill aged 22 attempts to avoid the waiting media as he runs from City of Westminster Magistrates' Court after he was released on bail, on charges relating to the London riots, August 11, 2011.

[Mr Lick]

Family members hold onto a man, crying as the body of his dead brother, a policeman, is brought to the Lady Ready Hospital in Peshawar, Pakistan, August 11, 2011.



Swedish policemen climb into the Libyan embassy through a window as protesters occupy the building, in Stockholm, August 11, 2011.

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Children climb on a row of metal rods that delineates the line along which the Berlin Wall used to run at the Berlin Wall memorial site in Bernauer Strasse in Berlin, August 11, 2011.



Serena WIlliams of the U.S. does the splits as she celebrates a point against Zheng Jie of China during their third round match at the Rogers Cup women's tennis tournament in Toronto, August 11, 2011.

[Mr Lick]

People look at a 1990s Volkswagen Beetle named "Vochol" during an exhibition on Huichol culture at the Museum of Puebla, near Mexico City, August 10, 2011.



Ge Xiaoguang, the reclusive painter of the portrait of China's late chairman Mao Zedong hanging over Beijing's Tiananmen Square, paints a giant portrait of Sun Yat-sen who is widely recognised as the father of modern China, in a studio at the Millennium Monument in Beijing, August 11, 2011.

[Mr Lick]

The new interior of the Crystal Cathedral in Garden Grove, California, August 10, 2011



Members of the French regional farmers union (FDSEA) destroy crates of Spanish-grown fruit which are transported for sale in France at the Lancon de Provence toll plaza, August 11, 2011.

[Mr Lick]

Hostile Environment
A Palestinian protester runs for cover from tear gas fired by Israeli troops in the West Bank village of Kfar Kadum during a demonstration on Friday.



Crisis in the Horn of Africa
Recently arrived refugees from Somalia prepare on Friday to bury the body of 18-month-old Sahro Mohamed, who died of severe malnutrition and dehydration at Ethiopia's Kobe camp.

[Mr Lick]

Many Moments of Reflection
As Muslims continue to observe the holy month of Ramadan around the world, Thai women pray during a special evening prayer at a mosque in southern Thailand on Friday.



Just for You, Mr. President
President Obama receives a jersey from Green Bay Packer quarterback Aaron Rodgers during a White House reception on Friday for the Super Bowl champs.

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Life Amid the Ruins
A gun for hire walks on Friday amid the rubble of what was once called Freedom Square in Mogadishu. Until recently, Islamist extremists used the area to attack nearby troops supporting the Somali transitional government.



Stock Markets Continue to Rise
After a nice rebound on Wall Street yesterday, stocks here in the United States and around the world got a bit of a boost in Friday trading. Here: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.

[Calgary]

But he's denied by a contentious decision. Nonetheless, England are in total control. They lead by 451 with two days of play and nine India wickets remaining

I never realized until my time in Thailand, the vast and unfathomable divide between sports interests of Europeans and North Americans.

Like two different worlds.

Given Thai interests, Europeans are certainly better served.

Being a North American, the moment I hear an English accent associated with a sporting event, I know I'm in the wrong place.

Don't get me wrong. I am not judging Euro-sports vs. North American sports.....just highlighting that it is a chasm so wide that can never be crossed.

The notion that CNN has, to offer a sportscast called "world Sports" just doesn't resonate with me.

At risk of over-simplifying, there is no such thing as "world sports"...Only North American sports and Euro-sports.

[Mr Lick]

Judge: Anthony Must Serve Year of Probation in Orlando
A Florida judge ruled on Friday that Casey Anthony, above, must return to Orlando no later than Aug. 26 to serve out a year of probation for check fraud. Anthony was recently found not guilty of killing her 2-year-old daughter Caylee.



Germany Marks Berlin Wall's 50th Anniversary
German dignitaries commemorated the 50th anniversary of the start of construction on the Berlin Wall today. At least 136 people -- and as many as 700 -- were killed trying to escape. Pictured: A visitor looks over a still-existing section.

[Mr Lick]

Can You Hear Me Now?
Giraffe mother "Jujis" looks after her baby "Thabo" at the zoo in Hanover, Germany, on Friday.



Up, Up and Away
Hot-air balloons begin to rise in the air Friday during the Bristol International Balloon Fiesta at the Ashton Court estate in England.

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Jani Lane, Former Frontman of Warrant, Dead at 47
The hair metal band's on-off singer, who wrote and performed such hits as "Cherry Pie" and "Heaven," was found dead Thursday in a hotel room in Woodland Hills, California. A cause of death has not yet been revealed.

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Broadcaster Robert Robinson dies at 83



Robert Robinson, the veteran broadcaster and presenter, has died at the age of 83.

In a career spanning five decades, he presented a wealth of radio and television programmes for the BBC.

They included Ask the Family, Stop the Week and Call My Bluff. Mr Robinson also had a stint presenting Radio 4's Today programme.

He died in St Mary's Hospital, Paddington, after a long period of ill health.

His daughter, Susie Robinson, said: "He had a very long, productive and successful life and we'll all miss him terribly."

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Men with guns gather at Bentham, North Yorkshire, England on the 'Glorious 12th' signalling the start of the grouse shooting season.

[Mr Lick]

American abducted in Pakistan city of Lahore



Police said about eight kidnappers attacked the house before dawn on Saturday


An American citizen has been abducted by gunmen from his house in the Pakistani city of Lahore, police say.

The US embassy confirmed the abduction and named the man as Warren Weinstein.

Mr Weinstein has been in Pakistan for at least five years and has been working for the firm JE Austin on development in tribal areas. He was to return to the US on 15 August.

The abduction of Pakistanis for ransom is common and a few foreigners have been targeted by militant groups