World News in Pictures

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The AIDA Freediving World Championships



A safety diver checks the line before the competition in Kalamata, Greece



Ed Wardle, from Alone in the Wild fame, takes his last breath before descending

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Run Hallum Sorenson from Denmark, who ranked 8th with 68m – a Danish record



Air in Carlos Coste's mask escapes on his ascent

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Dave Tranfield dives in the CNF category – constant weight no fins



A safety diver keeps a close eye on a competitor as he ascends to the surface

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A happy competitor completes a successful dive to his target depth



A competitor in the constant weight category wearing a mono-fin, dives into the deep

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William Trubridge is an exceptional athlete who has taken the CNF category to previously unheard of depths, swimming 101m breaststroke down and back up without touching the rope



Each diver is given a start time and within 30 seconds of that time they must take one last breath and dive into the deep



The world record of 124m is currently held by Herbert Nitsch of Austria

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Tando Muhammad Khan, Pakistan: A man wades through water following the recent floods, which have left 300,000 people living in shelters



Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Hundreds of brooms have been planted on Copacabana beach by non-governmental organisation Rio de Peace to symbolise the need to 'sweep away' corruption in the Brazilian National Congress

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Phengla, India: Army engineers help a Buddhist monk to descend a landslide following Sunday's 6.9 magnitude earthquake in the Sikkim region



Cuilapa, Guatemala: People take refuge in a makeshift shelter after four earthquakes struck the south-eastern part of the country

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Bazhong, China: A devastated street is seen after flood waters receded in Sichuan province. Floods and landslides caused by heavy rain have left dozens dead

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Libyan rebels fight for last Gaddafi bastions

Fighters for the National Transitional Council battle on to take control of the two remaining strongholds of fugitive dictator Muammar Gaddafi – the coastal city of Sirte and the desert town of Bani Walid

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A Libyan NTC logistics car drives through smoke from a rocket launched by Muammar Gaddafi loyalists on the outskirts of Sirte

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Volunteer medics at a field hospital clean the body of a 21-year-old anti-Gaddafi fighter who was killed by a sniper's bullet on the frontline in Sirte

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A National Transitional Council convoy comes under artillery attack in the city of Bani Walid

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A police officer walks through a road as a motorbike burns in Dhaka, Bangladesh September 19, 2011. Street marches by members of Bangladesh's biggest Islamic party seeking the release of its leaders from jail turned violent across the country on Monday, with at least 70 people wounded in clashes, witnesses said. Activists belonging to the Jamaat-e-Islami party, many carrying sticks and throwing rocks, fought running battles with steel-helmeted riot police in Dhaka and set at least 30 vehicles on fire.



A model presenting a creation from designer Montse Bassons' Spring/Summer 2012 collection is made up backstage before the show during Cibeles Madrid Fashion Week September 19, 2011

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Jewish settlers take part in a general drill to protect their unauthorized outpost of Havat Gilad, south of the West Bank city of Nablus September 19, 2011. General drills take place on a regular basis in Jewish settlements and outposts throughout the West Bank. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas told U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Monday that he would push ahead with plans to seek full U.N. membership for a Palestinian state, a move the United States and Israel say could lead to disaster



The hands of a resident are seen covered with mud as rescuers search for casualties in the ruins of a quake-damaged house at Lokanthali in Bhaktapur, Nepal September 19, 2011. A magnitude 6.8 earthquake hit a remote Himalayan region in northern India on Sunday evening, killing at least four people and seven in neighbouring Nepal as well as damaging buildings and blocking roads, officials said.

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An aerial view shows part of the illuminated Marina Bay street circuit of the Singapore Formula One Grand Prix at dusk September 19, 2011. The Singapore F1 night race will take place on September 25



Police crime scene investigators cover a car with a tarpaulin near a house in the Sparkbrook area of Birmingham September 19, 2011. British police said on Monday they had arrested seven people in a counter-terrorism operation in Birmingham.

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Aerobatic aeroplanes fly in formation during an annual military parade in Santiago, Chile September 19, 2011.



Members of a German military honour guard stand in position before the start of an official state banquet in honour of Turkish President Abdullah Gul hosted by German President Christian Wulff at Bellevue Castle in Berlin, September 19, 2011.

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A woman reacts after an aftershock in Los Esclavos, 65 km (40 miles) from Guatemala City, September 19, 2011. Three earthquakes struck southern Guatemala on Monday within 90 minutes, shaking buildings in the capital and killing three people.



Fatima, 12, sits on a bed in a flooded room with her family belongings in the Badin district of Pakistan's Sindh province September 19, 2011. The latest floods, triggered by monsoon rains, have killed more than 230 people, destroyed or damaged 1.2 million houses and flooded 4.5 million acres (1.8 million hectares) since late last month, officials and Western aid groups say. More than 300,000 people have been moved to shelters. Some 800,000 families hit by last year's floods are still homeless. Aid groups have warned of a growing risk of fatal diseases

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Oktoberfest

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Munich Mayor Christian Ude taps the first barrel of beer during the opening ceremony for the 178th Oktoberfest in Munich September 17, 2011.

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Clemency Rejected for Condemned Inmate
Troy Davis' high-profile efforts to avoid the death penalty were dealt a blow Tuesday when Georgia's pardons board rejected his clemency request. Authorities say the 42-year-old fatally shot an off-duty police officer back in 1989.



More Economic Woes for Europe
Italy's efforts to turn its debt-laden economy around took a hit Tuesday after the Standard & Poor's agency downgraded the country's credit rating one notch. Here: Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi in Milan on Monday.

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Dropping In on the Big Apple
Marine One, which is carrying President Obama, lands in New York City's Lower Manhattan on Monday. The president is set to address the United Nations General Assembly and meet with world leaders during his visit.



Time to Clear Out
Rescuers transport evacuees Tuesday through floodwaters in Nagoya, Japan. Hundreds of thousands of people in the country were warned to leave their homes as an approaching typhoon brought heavy rains and landslide fears.

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Ahead of Fed Meeting, Stock Futures Rise
Jacob Zuma, South Africa's president, visits the New York Stock Exchange on Monday. U.S. stock futures rose on Tuesday before trading on the hopes a key Fed meeting will ultimately produce measures to stimulate the economy.



Doing God's Work
A Nepalese artist paints a statue of the Hindu goddess Durga, the matriarch of power and prosperity, ahead of the Dashain Festival in Katmandu on Tuesday