Karachi, Pakistan: A supporter of Benazir Bhutto's Pakistan People's party throws back a teargas shell towards policePhotograph: Asif Hassan/AFPMugunga, Democratic Republic of the Congo: People carry their belongings down a road. Many have fled refugee camps on the outskirts of the provincial capital as fighting broke out between rebel soldiers and government troopsPhotograph: Lionel Healing/AFPLas Vegas, US: Part of the New Frontier Hotel & Casino is demolished. The 984-room property, in operation since 1942, closed its doors in JulyPhotograph: ELAD IDB/Getty
Beit Hanoun, northern Gaza Strip: Relatives of Ibrahim Ahmed, 13, during his funeralPhotograph: Khalil Hamra/APSan Francisco, US: An oil-soaked bird feather lays on the beach at Crissy FieldPhotograph: Justin Sullivan/GettyNandigraml, India: Amina Bibi, a displaced villager, recalls her experiences after taking shelter following alleged attacks by the Communist party activistsPhotograph: Deshakalyan Chowdhury/AFPHesse, Germany: Snow clings to tree trunks on the 'Hoher Meissner' summitPhotograph: Huwe Zucchi/EPABeijing, China: A man is photographed wearing traditional clothing in the Forbidden CityPhotograph: Oded Balilty/APSidon, Lebanon: Men stand on top of a mountain of garbage. The city is facing a potential environmental crisis with tons of garabage thrown into its dumps from surrounding villages as well as the Mieh Mieh and Ain al-Hilweh Palestinian refugee campsPhotograph: Mahmoud Zayat/AFPHarbin, China: Xue Shen and Hongbo Zhao perform during the exhibition gala at the Cup of China figure skating competitionPhotograph: Feng Li/GettyLondon, UK: A statuette of the king wearing the tall crown from upper Egypt, on show at the exhibition Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the PharaohsPhotograph: Geoff Caddick/PAA new 45-nanometer dualcore computer chip built using an entirely new transistor formula for 16-server and high-end PC processors that alleviates the wasteful electricity leaks that threaten the pace of future computer innovationPhotograph: Intel Corporation/EPASeoul, South Korea: Yakult company workers make Kimchi, a traditional Korean side-dish. The annual event is held to help needy neighboursPhotograph: Jeon Heon-Kyun/EPABaghdad, Iraq: Hussein Abdul Muttalib hangs a painting on a wall in his art galleryPhotograph: Hadi Mizban/AP
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