Pyongyang, North Korea: The body of Kim Jong-il lies in state during his funeralPhotograph: KCNA/ReutersIslamabad, Pakistan: a girl stands between women waiting to receive rations of ricePhotograph: Muhammed Muheisen/APChangsha, China: People queue for train tickets at railway stationPhotograph: ChinaFotoPress/Getty Images
Bethlehem, West Bank: A Greek Orthodox monk cleans the Church of the NativityPhotograph: Bernat Armangue/APChitwan, Nepal: Mahouts at Sauraha, a three-day long elephant festivalPhotograph: Prakash Mathema/AFP/Getty ImagesMalaga, Spain: Competitors at the Verdiales flamenco contestPhotograph: David Ramos/Getty ImagesUludere, Turkey: Locals gather in front of a truck carrying the bodies of people killed in an air strike by the Turkish militaryPhotograph: ENN/AFP/Getty ImagesRangoon, Burma: Fire fighters continue to extinguish a blaze after an explosion in a warehousePhotograph: Soe Than Win/AFP/Getty ImagesBlackpool, UK: Waves whipped up by high winds crash against the North PierPhotograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty ImagesIbi, Spain: Revelers take part in the annual festival of Els Enfarinats. For 200 years Ibi's citizens annually celebrate with a battle using flour, eggs and firecrackers outside the city town hallPhotograph: Jaime Reina/AFP/Getty ImagesRome, Italy: A seagull settles on a pillar of the unknown soldier monumentPhotograph: Alberto Pizzoli/AFP/Getty ImagesRotterdam, Netherlands: A child eats a oliebol (Dutch donut)Photograph: Robin Utrecht/EPA
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