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Juxtaposition of Irish fans drinking beer and an elderly Polish lady sitting on a bench before the Euro 2012 match between Ireland and Spain in Gdansk, Poland Photograph: Peter Morrison/AP

Norwegian rightwing extremist Anders Behring Breivik sits in the courtroom in Oslo. Foresenic psychiatrists said when Breivik was aged four, he was seen as being 'challenging, clinging, hyperactive and aggressive', adding that social workers considered removing him from his mother Photograph: Stian Lysberg/AFP/Getty Images

US soldiers comfort each other after their comrade was wounded on patrol by an improvised explosive device in southern Afghanistan Photograph: STAFF/Reuters

This surreal and vaguely disturbing image shows fans riding in the paddock during the Day of Champions – Riders for a health charity auction, during the MotoGp at Silverstone circuit Photograph: Mirco Lazzari/Getty Images

Police try to detain a protesting garment worker who is demanding an increase in monthly wages in Dhaka, Bangladesh Photograph: Khan Palash/SIPA/Rex Features

A man shouts atop a barricade in front of soldiers outside the supreme constitutional court in Cairo in protest against former Mubarak prime minister Ahmed Shafiq being allowed to run for president Photograph: Suhaib Salem/Reuters

Whizzing along the river at Eton Dorney are Liam Heath and Jonathan Schofield of Great Britain who are training during the Team GB canoe sprint athletes announcement for the Olympic Games Photograph: Tom Shaw/Getty Images

The indefatigable Queen points at a newborn baby as she visits a new maternity ward at the Lister Hospital in Stevenage, all part of her ongoing (read seemingly endless) diamond jubilee tour. You think she'd take a break after all the festivities Photograph: Chris Jackson/PA

A moment of motherly love here as a newborn calf is groomed by its mother Shahni at the zoo in Hanover. The young Rothschild giraffe was born earlier in June and now stands a paltry two metres tall Photograph: Jochen Luebke/AFP/Getty Images

Injured Indonesian punk Arif, 16, is treated at hospital in Banda Aceh after villagers attacked a group of 15 punks gathered nearby. In December, more than 60 young punk fans were detained at a concert and forced to undergo a 10-day moral rehabilitation camp run by police Photograph: Chaideer Mahyuddin/AFP/Getty Images

Horses and riders trot through Brewster Ranch outside Bellvue, Colorado, after it was scorched by the High Park fire. Thousands of people have been evacuated from their homes in what is thought to be the third-largest wildfire in Colorado's history Photograph: Aaron Ontiveroz/AP

Fixed expression in place as David Cameron arrives to give evidence at the Leveson inquiry at the high court. Cameron said the relationship between the press and politicians needed to 'get on a better footing' Photograph: Carl Court/AFP/Getty Images

These protesters looked more bored than likely to cause trouble as they sit next to police officers. Greek municipal workers were protesting against austerity measures in front of the finance ministry in central Athens. Follow events of the eurozone crisis in our blog Photograph: Andreas Solaro/AFP/Getty Images

The situation in Greece is desperate for many, including these homeless people sleeping at the edge of a car park in the Port of Athens. Greece faces another general election this weekend following the previous one where no combination of political parties was able to form a coalition government Photograph: Oli Scarff/Getty Images

Undeterred by the dye, an Indian government employee wears a plastic bag over his head to shield himself from a police water cannon during a protest in Srinagar. The dye helps police to identify protesters later Photograph: Fayaz Kabli/Reuters

Aung San Suu Kyi waves as she arrives in Geneva, Switzerland. She is beginning a 17-day tour of five European countries including the UK. It is the first time she has visited Europe in 24 years, having spent a lot of that time under house arrest Photograph: Martial Trezzini/AP

A Brazilian Terena Indian cries as he remembers the dead during the Kari-Oca opening ceremony on the sidelines of the Rio+20 environmental summit in Brazil. The conference launches a new debate on the future of the planet, its resources and people, 20 years after the first Earth summit Photograph: Antonio Scorza/AFP/Getty Images

This smart soldier attempts to take shelter from the rain by hiding inside a flag before an inauguration ceremony to launch three new active army brigades at Tolemaida Air Base, Colombia Photograph: Fredy Builes/Reuters