World News in Pictures

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Former Italian Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi makes a television broadcast in response to Italy's High Court upholding his conviction for tax fraud. In true bullish style Berlusconi called the judges "irresponsible".



Firemen fight a forest fire at Moimenta da Beira, Portugal



An Egyptian boy attends prayers with his father at a protest near Cairo University in Giza, Egypt. Authorities offered safe passage and protection for thousands of supporters of ousted President Morsi if they end their two large sit-ins in Cairo

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Draped in a rainbow flag Israeli youths participate in the annual gay pride parade in Jerusalem



Giving a little helping hand, a young boy helps clean water from his house in a flooded residential area of Shanghai. The local chinese meteorological authority have issued an orange rainstorm alert as torrential rain continues to affect Shanghai



In a still from a video, a huge fireball is shown, hundreds of feet into the air, reportedly created by an explosion at a weapons factory in the Alawite district of Homs. Unconfirmed sources claim at least 22 people were killed and dozens wounded just days after the Syrian government reclaimed the city after months of rebel control.

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Ashes 2013: England v Australia, third Test, day one



The newly refurbished Old Trafford is packed to the rafters

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The Australia openers Shane Watson and Chris Rogers start racking up the runs. Here, Watson slogs the ball and by the 15th over they are 58-0



In the 17th over, Watson edges a straight ball from Tim Bresnan through to slip and England take their first wicket of the day

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In the 20th over, a single by Chris Rogers brings up his 20,000th run in first-class cricket



In a series already full of controversies, one more is added to the list in the 23rd over when Usman Khawaja is caught behind by Matt Prior. The batsman reviews it. Hot Spot isn't picking anything up, and if there is a little noise as the ball passes the bat, it isn't much of one. After ages the TV umpire decides to give him out



Khawaja has a look of disbelief on his face as he leaves the field, and it's totally understandable as the bat clearly hit the pad, which was the noise. Hot Spot didn't show anything, and there seemed to be a palpable gap between the bat and ball. Everyone in the Sky commentary box thinks that Khawaja wasn't out. Shane Warne called the decision 'a shocker, an absolute shocker'

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Graeme Swann finally gets the wicket that England needed most, when he traps Rogers lbw on 84



A better day for Australia skipper Michael Clarke, as he passes 50

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In the 50th over James Anderson roars his delight as Steven Smith looks to edge through to Matt Prior. The umpire shakes his head, Smith stands his ground, and England opt for an immediate review. Hot Spot shows no edge whatsoever so the decision rightly stays with the on-field umpire, much to Anderson's disappointment



At tea Australia are 180-3

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A dispirited looking Alastair Cook watches the ball go to the boundary for another four



The crowd on the open terrace entertain themselves with a giant beer snake



Stuart Broad can't believe his LBW appeal on Steve Smith is turned down by umpire Hill. He can't review it, because England have used up all their DRS opportunities. The ball hit Smith smack in the middle of the pad, and Hawk Eye shows it would have hit the middle of middle stump



Michael Clarke celebrates his century with Steve Smith

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An absorbing day's play comes to and end with Clarke, Smith, and Rogers all batting superbly well. Michael Clarke and Steve Smith congratulate each other on a job well done



Australia finish the day on 302-3 with Clarke on 125 and Smith on 70. So the pressure will be on England to stop Australia running away with it on day two

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Inside Ariel Castro's house



A room in Ariel Castro's house

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A room boarded up with door panels in Ariel Castro's house

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A boarded up wall in Ariel Castro's house.

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Hot air balloons get ready to fly in Chambley-Bussieres, eastern France, before the world record attempt for the biggest line with 391 balloons on August 1, as part of the yearly event "Lorraine Mondial Air Ballons," an international air-balloon meeting.

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Taiwanese MPs fight in parliament

Taiwanese lawmakers exchanged punches and threw water at each other before a vote that would authorise a national referendum on whether to finish building a fourth power plant on the island



Legislators from the opposition Democratic Progressive party (DPP, in green vests) scuffle with legislators from the ruling Nationalist party (KMT, in black vests) at the Legislative Yuan or parliament, in Taipei, Taiwan

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Opposition members (in yellow and green) attempt to remove a chair to barricade the doors of the chamber

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Former paratroopers shove gay rights activist Kirill Kalugin aside to stop his one-man protest in St. Petersburg, Russia. The former servicemen were gathered in central St. Petersburg to celebrate Russian Paratroopers Day, an annual holiday for the Russian airborne troops celebrated since the Soviet era days.



Out at last: Australia captain Michael Clarke is bowled for 187 by England's Stuart Broad on the second day of the third Ashes series cricket match at Old Trafford, Manchester

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A dog cools off in the water of the fountain at the Museumplein in Amsterdam. Today is expected to become the hottest of the year in the Netherlands



Relatives and villagers gather around the coffin of Rahul Singnar, 22. Singar died during violent clashes in Diphu, in the Karbi Anglong hills district of the Indian Assam state. Unrest has recently escalated, with two people being killed by police fire

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Prince Harry keeps the top brass laughing as he visits Royal Marines Tamar, the naval base in Devonport, England. Prince Harry was there to open the new £30m Royal Marines centre of amphibious excellence.



Council staff clean a section of the rarely seen Minton tiled floor of the grand St George's Hall in Liverpool, England. The exquisite floor, which is usually covered for protection, has been competely unveiled to allow the public a glimpse of the 30,000 handmade mosaic tiles

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Protesters attempt to slow down vehicles arriving at the Balcombe fracking site in West Sussex on the ninth day of demonstrations there as the energy company Cuadrilla starts testing equipment before exploratory oil drilling in the English countryside



The Eiffel Tower relocates to China. A farmer carrying a rake walks down a dirt road past a replica of the Eiffel Tower at the Tianducheng development in Hangzhou. Tianducheng began construction in 2007 and was known as a knockoff of Paris with a replica of the Eiffel Tower and Parisian-style houses. Although designed to accommodate at least 10,000 people, Tianducheng remains sparsely populated and is now considered a ghost town

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Indians take refuge on the roofs of their houses as the river Ganges overflowed after heavy monsoon rains and submerged low-lying areas in Allahabad



A girl holds a gun across her lap, as she sits with a Free Syrian Army fighter along a street in Aleppo