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The baby's facial expression says it all. A baby being baptised during a mass baptism ceremony in Tbilisi. More than 12 thousand children were baptised by the Georgian Orthodox church at 23 mass baptism ceremonies at the country's main cathedral Holy Trinity since 2008 Photograph: David Mdzinarishvili/Reuters

A video grab allegedly shows bodies of men who were killed in a reported massacre in the village of Treimsa, near Hama. Syrian government troops using tanks and helicopters massacred more than 150 people, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said, while a rebel leader put the toll at more than 200 Photograph: AFP/Getty Images

A splash of colour as office workers walk amongst illuminated paper lanterns as they visit Yasukuni Shrine on the eve of the three-day Mitama-Matsuri, a summer festival to comfort souls of the war dead, in Tokyo. About 300,000 people visit the shrine during the festival Photograph: Kimimasa Mayama/EPA

Pakistani children enjoy cool water from a waterfall after a monsoon rains brings relief from the hot weather in Islamabad, Pakistan, Photograph: B.K. Bangash/AP

John Terry at court for the last day of his trial. The former England captain was cleared of racially abusing the Queens Park Rangers defender Anton Ferdinand during a match Photograph: Bethany Clarke/Getty Images

The French do have some fun during the Tour de France. Spectators in fancy dress wait for the riders to pass during the 12th stage, starting in Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne and finishing in Annonay Photograph: Laurent Cipriani/AP

A spectator waves his dog in the direction of the yellow jersey holder Bradley Wiggins as he passes Granier pass. Wiggins is in first place with team-mate Chris Froome in second Photograph: Christophe Ena/AP

Residents inspect the destruction in Bab-Todmor in Homs, which has been at the forefront of the recent conflict. Meanwhile more than 200 Syrians, mainly civilians, have been killed in Hama after bombardment by helicopter gunships, one of the worst single incidents of violence during the conflict Photograph: Reuters

Seven-month-old Usman has his cheeks squeezed as he receives a polio vaccination while his mother holds him at a clinic for Internally Displaced Persons in Jalozai, Pakistan. The remote tribal regions of Pakistan have been off-limits for polio outreach vaccination teams because of security risks from militants
Photograph: Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images

The house always wins. The Hippodrome near Leicester Square in London has been transformed into a casino, with five floors and 90,000 sq ft of slot machines, blackjack and roulette tables Photograph: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images

Buyan, a male Siberian brown bear, is cooled down under a stream of water by an employee during hot weather at the Royev Ruchey zoo in Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk Photograph: Ilya Naymushin/Reuters

A Japan Ground Self-Defence Force helicopter rescues residents after they were cut off by the flooding of the Shirakawa river. Nineteen people have been confirmed dead and seven others are missing in Kumamoto and Oita prefectures after torrential rain triggered landslides and caused rivers to flood
Photograph: Asahi Shimbun/Getty Images

A riot officer rests at the Thai constitution court in Bangkok. The court dismissed petitions against the government's proposed constitutional changes Photograph: Sukree Sukplang/Reuters

A fisherman tosses his line in the Kern river as a wildfire burns in California. Two-hundred firefighters, seven water-dropping helicopters and seven air tankers have been battling the 800-hectare (2,000-acre) blaze Photograph: Casey Chrisitie/AP

The Venezuelan president, Hugo Chávez, greets supporters during an election rally in Barcelona, Anzoategui state Photograph: Carlos Garcia Rawlins/Reuters

It's an unusual look for a day out a the beach, but then it's an unusual beach. A father and daughter walk on an algae-covered beach in Qingdao, China. Around 8,800 sq km (2.2m acres) of offshore waters have been affected by algal-blooms Photograph: Huang Jiexian/Xinhua Press/Corbis

An Indian rail worker covers his face as he approaches a blaze in carriage near the Jodhpur railway station Photograph: AFP/Getty Images

This man has managed to step right into harm's way during the running of the bulls at the San Fermín festival in Pamplona, Spain Photograph: Joseba Etxaburu/Reuters

The dog days are over for these dachshunds as they and other canines wait for the start of the most expensive pet wedding in New York. Dee Dee and her cousin Clifford are attending a black tie fundraiser, where two dogs were married as part of a benefit event for the Humane Society of New York Photograph: Tina Fineberg/AP