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Paro, Bhutan: Villagers take part in a game of archery, Bhutan's national sport
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Canberra, Australia: A convoy of lorries drive past Parliament House in protest against the government's proposed carbon tax
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Zhenxing, China: Villagers perform a folk dance for visiting tourists. The villagers believe the dance can ward off evil spirits and bring good fortune
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Amman, Jordan: A red dragonfly sits on a branch
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Lausanne, Switzerland: Triathletes dive into the water at the ITU Team Triathlon World Championships
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Caracas, Venezuela: People have their heads shaved in solidarity with the president, Hugo Chávez, who has been undergoing chemotherapy
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Ulan Bator, Mongolia: Members of an honour guard prepare for the arrival of the US vice-president, Joe Biden, at Chinggis Khaan airport
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A relative mourns during the funeral of sisters Flora Gez and Shula Kralinsky and their husbands Moshe Gez and Dov Kralinsky in the central town of Kfar Saba, Israel, August 21, 2011.
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez takes part in an ecumenic ceremony to pray for his health and cancer treatment at Miraflores Palace in Caracas, August 21, 2011.
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Survivors of the Utoeya shooting massacre leave on a pontoon after a visit to Utoeya island, northwest of Oslo, August 20, 2011.
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A woman sits next to her children as they wait for medical care at Camp Seyidka, a camp for displaced people, in Mogadishu, August 19, 2011
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U.S Army soldiers from Charlie Company 2nd battalion 35th infantry regiment, Task Forces Bronco climb down from the top of the hill which overlooks the river Darya ye Kunar in eastern Afghanistan Chaw Kay district in Kunar province, August 19, 2011.
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A wounded Palestinian is wheeled into al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City after an Israeli air strike in the northern Gaza Strip, August 21, 2011.
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A car drives past a pile of wrecked vehicles, destroyed by the March 11th earthquake and tsunami, at a devastated area in Rikuzentakata, north of Japan, August 14, 2011
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A Palestinian woman collects her belongings from a damaged bedroom after an Israeli air strike in Gaza, August 19, 2011
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Bodies of gunmen are seen at a ranch in the municipality of Agualenguas, some 75 miles from Monterrey, Mexico, August 18, 2011. Ten gunmen were killed, another arrested and one soldier injured during a military operation at a ranch used by hitmen, according to local media and the army. The army also seized guns, ammunition, grenades, a package of marijuana and five vehicles during the incident.
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Prince William and Catherine the Duchess of Cambridge visit the Summerfield Community Centre, in the Winson Green area of Birmingham, August 19, 2011. Prince William and Catherine visited areas affected by last week's violent disturbances in Birmingham
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A family member sits near the body of Abid, 34, who was killed in a suicide bomb blast at a mosque in Jamrud, located in Pakistan's Khyber region August 19, 2011.
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Fans of Santos and Morelia react during the Mexican league championship soccer match after gunshots were heard in the vicinity of the Santos Laguna stadium in Torreon, August 20, 2011. The soccer match in Mexico's first division was abandoned on Saturday after a shoot-out just outside the stadium shocked players and fans alike in the northern city of Torreon. Players ran to the dressing room and fans dived for cover when the shots rang out near the end of the first half of the match.
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Police use water cannons in front of the Rote Flora alternative cultural centre during clashes at the so- called street party "Schanzenfest" in the Schanze district in Hamburg, August 20, 2011.
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Newcastle United's Joey Barton (L) scuffles with Sunderland's Phil Bardsley during their English Premier League match in Sunderland, northern England August 20, 2011
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A Time of Prayer
Buddhist monks pray during the Obon Festival -- an event honoring the spirits of deceased ancestors -- in Fukui, Japan, on Sunday.
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Pain and Sorrow
Relatives mourn the death of Yossi Shooshan, who was killed in a Palestinian rocket attack Saturday, during his funeral in the southern Israeli town of Ofakim on Sunday.
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This Is No Time for a Trim
A bearded man poses ahead of the 26th International Alpine Beard Competition in Chur, Switzerland, on Sunday. Participants from Switzerland, Bavaria and Austria are to be chosen for the most genuine, naturally grown beard.
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Tending to the Wounded
U.S. Army medic Stephan Flynn carries a 10-year-old Afghan girl, who was wounded by shrapnel in both arms, to a Medevac helicopter that's headed for Kandahar hospital on Sunday.
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Anti -corruption supporters stand behind sand sculptures of their hero Anna Hazare.Opposition parties are calling for nationwide rallies this week
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The statue of Martin Luther King is unveiled in Washington. The memorial is the first on the National Mall to honour an African-American and a non President
Twenty people escape fire at Branson's holiday home
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Twenty people have escaped unhurt from a fire that broke out at Sir Richard Branson's luxury home in the Caribbean.
British actress Kate Winslet was among those staying on Necker Island in the British Virgin Islands when a tropical storm broke out and lightning hit the house, said Sir Richard.
The Virgin Group boss, who was staying at a nearby property, said the fire had "completely destroyed" the building.
He said all 20 people in the house managed to escape without injury.
Sir Richard's 90-year-old mother Eve and his 29-year-old daughter Holly were also staying at the property, named the Great House, when the blaze broke out in the early hours of Monday.
"We had a really bad tropical storm with winds up to 90mph," said Sir Richard, who was staying at a nearby property with his wife Joan and son Sam, 25, at the time.
Dunblane survivor Ryan Liddell faces life for rape bid
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A survivor of the Dunblane massacre has been warned he could face a life sentence for carrying out a sex attack on a 76-year-old woman in her home.
Ryan Liddell, 20, was found guilty of assault with intent to rape following a trial in June.
He was five when he was badly wounded in the 1996 massacre at Dunblane Primary School.
A judge told Liddell that a full risk assessment order would be carried out before he passes sentence.
This assessment can lead to the making of an Order for Lifelong Restriction.
Under such a life sentence - reserved for the most serious sex and violence cases short of murder - a judge fixes a minimum term the offender must serve before he can be released.
Dominique Strauss-Kahn's accuser to meet prosecutors
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Prosecutors are to meet the hotel maid accusing former IMF director Dominique Strauss-Kahn of sexual assault, amid reports the case is about to collapse.
Nafissatou Diallo's lawyer has said they expect to learn the case will be dropped when they meet New York prosecutors at 15:00 (20:00 BST).
Mr Strauss-Kahn was arrested in May accused of sexually assaulting the African immigrant.
He also faces a civil lawsuit filed by Ms Diallo this month.
Mr Strauss-Kahn is expected to appear in a Manhattan court on Tuesday, when prosecutors will outline how the case is to proceed.
If the charges are thrown out, he would be free to return to France.
England complete India series whitewash at The Oval
Fourth Test, The Oval (day five):
England 591-6 v India 300 & 283
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Swann was the pick of England's bowlers as India collapsed at The Oval
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Tim Bresnan takes the scalp of Tendulkar
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England celebrating (again :))
Syria unrest: UN says 2,200 killed in protest crackdown
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Navi Pillay said the "ongoing violations" needed the UN Human Rights Council's continued attention
More than 2,200 people have been killed since the Syrian government's crackdown on protesters began in mid-March, the United Nations says.
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay gave the new toll at an emergency session of the UN Human Rights Council.
The UN previously put the number of dead at between 1,900 and 2,000.
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said on Sunday that his government was in no danger of falling.
And he warned that any foreign military intervention would backfire on those who carry it out.
India crash: 41 pilgrims killed when truck overturns
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At least 41 people have been killed after a truck overturned and fell into a roadside ditch in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, police say.
The truck was carrying pilgrims to a temple in the state's Ballia district.
There were more than 60 passengers on board and police said that more than a dozen people were also injured
The ditch was full of water and police said that most of the deaths were due to drowning.
More than 100,000 people die every year in road accidents in India - the highest road death toll in the world.
Most of the accidents are blamed on reckless driving, old vehicles and bad roads.
Jack Layton, Canadian opposition leader, dies aged 61
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Canadian opposition leader Jack Layton has died after a second bout of cancer, aged 61.
Layton passed away at his home in Toronto early on Monday surrounded by his wife and children, his family said in a statement.
His left-leaning New Democratic Party (NDP) surged to become the official opposition for the first time in May's federal elections.
He stepped down only last month as party leader to fight his illness.
"We deeply regret to inform you that the Honourable Jack Layton, leader of the New Democratic Party of Canada, passed away at 04:45 local time [08:45 GMT] today," his family said in a statement.
"He passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by family and loved ones."
Prime Minister Stephen Harper saluted "Jack's contribution to public life, a contribution that will be sorely missed".
Layton announced he had been diagnosed with prostate cancer in February 2010.
North Korea seizes South's Mount Kumgang resort assets
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North Korea says it is seizing assets at a tourist site jointly operated with South Korea.
It has given South Koreans 72 hours to leave the resort at Mount Kumgang, which lies just inside North Korea.
The resort used to be a symbol of co-operation between the two Koreas and a key source of hard currency for Pyongyang.
But joint operations were suspended in 2008 after a South Korean tourist was shot dead by a North Korean soldier.
Since then, ties between the two Koreas have deteriorated.
Tensions remain high over the sinking of a South Korean warship in March 2010 and the shelling by North Korea of a South Korean border island in November.
Thailand's economic growth slows on supply chain woes
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Thailand's economy shrank because of the tsunami and earthquake in Japan
Thailand's economic growth slowed in the second quarter due to supply chain disruptions caused by the earthquake and tsunami in Japan.
Growth was 2.6% in the three months to the end of June, from a year earlier, down from 3.2% in the first quarter.
Compared with the previous three months, the economy shrank by 0.2%.
The destruction in Japan resulted in a shortfall in parts for manufacturers in Thailand, especially for auto makers, which hurt exports.
"The net exports position remained a drag as expected, with the post-quake impact on the manufacturing sector weighing on the economy's performance." said Radhika Rao of Forecast Pte.
Deutsche Bank charged in South Korea over stock rout
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Deutsche Bank's South Korean brokerage and four of its employees have been charged with illegally manipulating Seoul's stock market last year.
Korean prosecutors allege the firm earned more than 45bn won ($41.5m; £25m) in unfair trading on 11 November.
In a statement, Deutsche Bank denied the charges and said it would defend itself in court.
Seoul's benchmark share index fell by 48 points, or 2.7%, in the last 10 minutes of trading on 11 November.
Korea's Financial Services Commission confirmed that about 2.4tn won in sell orders from foreign investors were processed on that day, most of them through Deutsche Bank's local securities unit.
In February this year, financial authorities banned Deutsche Bank's Korean unit from trading shares and derivatives for its own account for six months starting from April.
Deutsche was also fined 1bn won over the alleged manipulation, the largest fine handed down by Korea's stock exchange.
Paris souvenir-sellers in clashes beneath Eiffel Tower
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Clashes have broken out between Paris police and illegal street vendors selling souvenirs of the Eiffel Tower.
Police moved in to evict the salesmen from beneath the monument on Sunday.
Three police were hurt when scuffles erupted and vendors started throwing stones and bottles. About 10 people were arrested.
A senior police official, Jean-Louis Fiamenghi, said: "All street vendors will now be systematically arrested and we will not tolerate these sales."
The vendors had apparently been angered when one of their number was electrocuted on Friday after fleeing across a railway line to escape a police check.
Police said that the man was improving in hospital and was no longer in danger.
Prosecutors ask judge to drop Strauss-Kahn charges | Reuters
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[I]"(Reuters) - New York prosecutors asked a judge to dismiss sexual assault charges against former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn on Monday, a stunning reversal that could revive the political future of a man many had seen as the next president of France.