Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh: People travel to safe shelters as cyclone Sidr approaches the coastPhotograph: Abir Abdullah/EPABogota, Columbia: Cadets during the 88th anniversary of Colombia's air forcePhotograph: Fernando Vergara/APKarachi, Pakistan: Smoke rises up from teargas shells fired by police at supporters of Benazir BhuttoPhotograph: Rizwan Tabassum/AFP
Kaixian County, China: Residents walk among ruins after 13 buildings were demolished as part of the Three Gorges project. The old urban area of Kaixian County, dating back 1,800 years, will be submerged by the Three Gorges reservoir in October 2008Photograph: China Photos/GettyIstanbul, Turkey: The flag-wrapped coffin of Lieutenant Gokhan Yavuz is saluted by army officers during a funeral ceremonyPhotograph: Murad Sezer/APSirnak, Turkey: Kurdi woman harvest cotton near the Turkish-Iraqi borderPhotograph: Jean-Philippe Ksiazek/AFPRotterdam, Netherlands: Fifty elephants by artists such as Rodrigo Otazu and Jurriaan van Hall on display before being auctioned. The money raised by the auction of the elephants will be used to build an elephant hospital in ThailandPhotograph: Ed Oudenaarden/EPALeeuwarden, Netherlands: A participant places the last pieces in preparation for Domino D DayPhotograph: Hoge Noorden/AFPBuenos Aires, Argentina: Boca Juniors fans cheer their team before the start of the 14th round match of the Argentinean closing tournament against River PlatePhotograph: Daniel Garcia/AFPManagua, Nicaragua: Doctors perform heart surgery on Allison Molina, 7Photograph: Esteban Felix/APMumbai, India: A dabbawalla sorts a crate of tiffin boxes. Using the commuter rail network, lunchbox carriers pick up hot food from homes and deliver it to about 200,000 office workers in time for lunchPhotograph: Sajjad Hussain/AFPNairobi, Kenya: Orange Democratic Movement's presidential candidate Raila Odinga before speaking at a campaign meetingPhotograph: Simon Maina/AFPSan Antonio de Areco, Argentina: Gauchos wait to start a parade during a Tradition Day celebrationPhotograph: Daniel Garcia/AFPDubai, United Arab Emirates: The Red Arrows perform a flying display during the 10th Dubai air showPhotograph: Nousha Salimi/APManagua, Nicaragua: A butterfly rests on a flower at the national zooPhotograph: Mario Lopez/EPA
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