World News in Pictures

**Mr Lick** · 12-09-2011, 10:41 PM

A plane dumps water near buildings in Marbella where a forest fire is burning out of control

Workers prepare the Mercedes-Benz stand at the Frankfurt Motor Show

**Mr Lick** · 13-09-2011, 08:52 AM

Hurricane Katia's strong winds batter Britain

Tail end of storm sweeps across the Atlantic to the UK, bringing windy weather and disruption to northern England and Wales

One of the statues that make up Antony Gormley's Another Place stands amid crashing waves on Crosby beach in Merseyside

A train makes its way through high waves crashing over the railway line in Saltcoats, North Ayrshire

**Mr Lick** · 13-09-2011, 08:55 AM

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**Mr Lick** · 13-09-2011, 09:04 AM

St Louis, USA: Three thousand flags rise out of the mist at dawn in Forest Park before the start of ceremonies commemorating the 10-year anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the US

Santiago, Chile: A demonstrator is hit by a jet of water from a riot police vehicle during a protest marking the 1973 military coup

Mumbai, India: Devotees sing and dance as they carry an idol of the Hindu elephant-headed god Ganesh in a procession before immersing it in the Arabian Sea at the end of a 10-day festival

Kathmandu, Nepal: Locals watch the Indra Jatra festival from a traditional window. Indra Jatra marks the end of the monsoon season and is also celebrated in honour of the god of rain, Indra

Frankfurt, Germany: An employee of German car manufacturer Audi is reflected in a facade at the International Motor Show, which starts on 13 September and runs until 25 September

Bangkok, Thailand: Tuk, a squirrel kept as a pet by a driver of a Thai three-wheeler known as a tuk-tuk, sits in the back seat. The squirrel is a favourite pet among Thais

New York City, USA: The Tribute in Light rises over the Brooklyn bridge and lower Manhattan

**Mr Lick** · 13-09-2011, 09:07 AM

David Walliams swims the Thames

David Walliams has been swimming the length of the Thames for Sport Relief – covering 140 miles from Gloucestershire to London

David Walliams begins as close to the Thames source as possible in Lechlade, Gloucestershire

**Mr Lick** · 13-09-2011, 09:08 AM

Walliams is met by Miranda Hart as he exits the Thames for his mid morning break at Cookham bridge

**Mr Lick** · 13-09-2011, 09:10 AM

Michael Parkinson shows his support

Walliams steps out into the water after lunch at Henley Bridge

Walliams talks to Noel Gallagher live on Radio 2 on Saturday

**Mr Lick** · 13-09-2011, 09:13 AM

Last Night of the Proms and Proms in the Park

The Proms season came to a typically rousing finale at the Royal Albert Hall in London at the weekend, while Rolf Harris and co played Proms in the Park

**Mr Lick** · 13-09-2011, 09:14 AM

Katherine Jenkins performs at the Proms in the Park

**Mr Lick** · 13-09-2011, 09:17 AM

Russell Watson

and Rolf Harris

As well as Westlife and Sir Terry Wogan

**Mr Lick** · 13-09-2011, 09:23 AM

Moon festival

A worker sits in front of a dragon shaped lantern decoration which set up for the upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival at Longtan park in Beijing September, 2011

**Mr Lick** · 13-09-2011, 09:24 AM

**Mr Lick** · 13-09-2011, 09:27 AM

Frankfurt auto show

A worker for Italian car manufacturer Lamborghini works on a Lamborghini Aventador during preparation work for the International Motor Show (IAA) in Frankfurt, September 12, 2011.

**Mr Lick** · 13-09-2011, 09:28 AM

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**Mr Lick** · 13-09-2011, 10:04 AM

Vying to be Miss Universe

Miss Universe Thailand 2011 Chanyasorn Sakornchan walks down the catwalk during a fashion show at The Week night club in Sao Paulo.

Miss Universe Canada 2011, Chelsae Durocher; Miss Universe Mexico 2011, Karin Ontiveros; and Miss USA 2011, Alyssa Campanella; pose in her Catalina Brasil swimwear at the Hilton Sao Paulo Morumbi pool.

**Mr Lick** · 13-09-2011, 10:07 AM

Rebel Libya

An anti-Gaddafi fighter walks at a checkpoint near the town of Abu Grein, some 160 km west of Sirte, one of Muammar Gaddafi's last remaining strongholds September 12, 2011

**Mr Lick** · 13-09-2011, 10:11 AM

An anti-Gaddafi fighter stands in a room where anti-tank and anti-personnel mines that have been defused by anti-Gaddafi forces have been collected and arranged to form the message: "Free Libya, February 17", in Brega September 11, 2011.

National Transitional Council (NTC) head Mustafa Abdul Jalil (R) arrives at Mitiga airport in Tripoli September 10, 2011

**Mr Lick** · 13-09-2011, 10:13 AM

**Mr Lick** · 13-09-2011, 10:37 AM

Never Forgotten
On Sunday, the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks, roses are left on the bronze plaques that bear the names of that day's victims at the 9/11 Memorial Pool during commemoration ceremonies in New York City.

**Mr Lick** · 13-09-2011, 10:44 AM

US Open 2011: men's final

Novak's girlfriend Jelena

**Mr Lick** · 13-09-2011, 10:46 AM

Nadal's girlfriend Maria (C)

Nadal takes a 2-0 lead in the first set

Novak strikes back in style to take the set 6-2

**Mr Lick** · 13-09-2011, 11:01 AM

Can you spot the stars?

Jay-Z and Bonce

Novak calls for a quick massage between games

Novak wins his 3rd Grand Slam of 2011 with a 6-2, 6-4, 6-7 (3-7) 6-1 victory. Only the 6th man in the Open era to do so

Still No 1

**Mr Lick** · 13-09-2011, 11:06 AM

NASA's Opportunity rover produced this mosaic view of its own tribute to the victims and the survivors of the 9/11 terror attacks on Sept. 11, 2011. The component bearing the image of the flag was fashioned out of aluminum salvaged from the World Trade Center towers and serves as the cable guard of a tool on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity. Two separate cameras on Opportunity recorded exposures that were combined into this view

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