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US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and British Foreign Secretary William Hague (L) speak to reporters during a news conference at the State Department in Washington, DC. - AFP
Algerian men inspect a damaged clinic building following an earthquake in Beni Yellman village, 260 km east of Algiers. - AFP
Space Shuttle Atlantis lifts off for its final scheduled mission at Kennedy Space Centre in Cape Canaveral. - AFP
Australian cricketer Mike Hussey plays the winning shot as Pakistani cricketer Kamran Akmal looks on during the ICC World Twenty20 second semi-final match at the Beausejour Cricket Ground in Gros Islet, St Lucia. - AFP
Indonesia's Nova Widianto (L) returns a shot as his teammate Alvent Yulianto Chandra looks on against Japan's pair Noriyasu Hirata and Hiroyuki Endo during their doubles semi-final in the Thomas Cup badminton championships in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. - AFP
Australia's Matthew Lloyd crosses the finish line of the sixth stage of the 93rd Giro d'Italia from Fidenza to Marina di Carrara in Marina di Carrara, Italy. - AFP
Protesters carry a man who was shot in clashes between demonstrators and security forces in Bangkok. Thailand extends state of emergency to more provinces, reflecting fears that unrest in the capital could spread. - AFP
Thai men move the body of a man killed in clashes between demonstrators and security forces in Bangkok on May 15. Thailand's army is imposing a curfew on parts of Bangkok after two days of intense clashes left at least 24 dead. - AFP
Red shirt anti-government protesters carry a civilian after he was allegedly shot by a Thai army sniper near Ragprarop intersection during ongoing clashes in Bangkok. - AFP
A demonstrator pushes a burning tyre during clashes with security forces in Bangkok. - AFP
Smoke rises from tyres set on fire by Thai anti-government protesters during ongoing clashes in Bangkok. Thailand's army is imposing a curfew on parts of Bangkok after two days of intense clashes left at least 24 dead. - AFP
Thai authorities said they would send the Red Cross to a Bangkok protest site to help evacuate the area of women, children and the elderly who want to leave, as protesters and troops clash on the outskirts in Bangkok. - AP
Shanghai unveiled a new landmark on its Bund waterfront over the weekend, a bronze bull sculpture inspired by Wall Street's "Charging Bull" representing China's rising financial ambitions. - AFP
From front right, Wong Yuk-man, right front row, Tanya Chan, center, Alan Leong, left front row, and Leung Kwok-hung, second right back row, four of the five Hong Kong opposition legislators who resigned in January, perform Chinese drum during an election campaign in Hong Kong. - AFP
Chelsea captain John Terry (3rd L) and team-mate Frank Lampard lift the FA Cup as they celebrate beating Portsmouth 1-0 during the FA Cup Final. - AFP
Bayern Munich's French midfielder Franck Ribery celebrateS with the trophy after the DFB German Cup final football. Bayern Munich won 4-0 to keep their treble dreams alive. - AFP
Red Bull's Australian driver Mark Webber exits the tunnel at the Monaco street circuit. The Australian driver grabbed his second consecutive pole during qualifying session. - AFP
from left : British actress Lucy Punch, From left: British-born Australian actress Naomi Watts, US director Woody Allen arrive for the screening of "You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger" presented out of competition at the 63rd Cannes Film Festival. - AFP
The body of pro-Red Shirt Major-General Khattiya Sawasdipol is brought into a temple for his funeral in Bangkok on Monday. - AFP
A woman who fainted is carried away as guests make their way through the basement of the Dusit Thani hotel as they are evacuated after an explosion and gunfire were heard around the hotel in Bangkok. - AFP
Red Shirt anti government protesters crouch on the ground after several gun shots rang out and stuck two men, as hundreds of protesters gathered under the highway bridge on Rama 4. - AFP
Thai Buddhist monks gather at Victory Monument in Bangkok, Thailand to chant prayers for peace. - AFP
Resigned pro-democracy lawmaker "Long Hair" Leung Kwok-hung (L) of the League of Social Democrats, the radical faction in the pro-democracy camp, shouts slogans during a protest outside the residence of Chief Executive Donald Tsang in Hong Kong. - AFP
People stage a 13 kilometre long human chain around the US Marine Corps Futenma Air Station in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture. - AFP
A local resident carries a fish, just caught on a flooded street, in the village of Felsohamor, Hungary. - AP
Singapore's PM Lee Hsien Loong (L) shares a joke with Indonesia's President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (R) during a meeting with ministers at Singapore Botanic Gardens on Monday. Mr Yudhoyono is on a one-day official visit to Singapore. - AFP
FC Barcelona's coach Josep Guardiola (L) celebrates with FC Barcelona's Thierry Henry after his team retain the title by defeating Valladolid 4-0 at the Camp Nou. - AP
FC Inter's president Massimo Moratti is celebrated by his team after Inter Milan secured a fifth straight Serie A title after Diego Milito scored the only goal in a 1-0 win. - AFP
Spain's Rafael Nadal falls during the final match of the Madrid Masters against Swiss Roger Federer at the Caja Magic sports complex in Madrid. - AFP
English batsman Eoin Morgan plays a shot past Australian wicketkeeper Brad Haddin during the Men's ICC World Twenty20 final match between Australia and England at the Kensington Oval Cricket Ground in Bridgetown. - AFP
A Thai woman cries during the funeral of Major-General Khattiya Sawasdipol, known as Seh Daeng, in Bangkok. The renegade general was shot on May 13 during anti-government protests. - AFP
Thai "Red Shirt" anti-government protesters carry their children during a demonstration in Bangkok. - AFP
Thai soldiers stand guard in front of a portrait of Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej near the Red Shirt anti-government protest site in downtown Bangkok. - AFP
Local residents try to salvage their car in the flood water of Vadasz stream near Alsovadasz village, as heavy rainfall and floods hit Hungary over the weekend. - AFP
Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni (L) and Japan's Emperor Akihito (R) attend a welcoming ceremony at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo. - AFP
Passengers wait at Belfast City Airport in Northern Ireland as new ash clouds from Iceland's Eyjafjoell volcano bring chaos to thousands of air travellers. - AFP
Veterinarians clean an oil-covered brown pelican at the Fort Jackson Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre in Buras, Louisiana. - AFP
The Governor-General of New Zealand Sir Anand Satyanand(second right) tours the Information Fusion Centre, during a visit to the Republic of Singapore Navy's (RSN) Changi Command and Control Centre accompanied by MCYS Minister Dr Balakrishnan and Chief of Defence Force Major-General Neo Kian Hong. -
Japan's Nissan Motor Electric Vehicle 'LEAF' is displayed at the company's global headquarters in Yokohama. - AFP
Menno Goedhart (R), the head of the Netherlands Trade and Investment Office in Taipei, and Hu Hao-teh, the chieftan of a Lukai tribe in Taiwan, share a cup of rice wine in a move symbolising brotherhood in the tribe in the island's southeastern Taitung county. - AFP
Vehicles drive along a flooded road in Colombo. Several days of heavy rain coupled with strong winds and lightnings mark the beginning of the southwest monsoon season. - AFP
Australian Matthew Goss crosses the finish line of the ninth stage of the 93rd Giro d'Italia going from Frosinone to Cava de' Tirreni, Italy. - AFP
Thai Red Shirt anti-government protest leaders Nattawut Saikuar (2L) and Wiphuthalang (3R, blue cap) are arrested by police officers after they announced to the crowd their surrender - AFP
Thai "Red Shirt" anti-government hardline protesters attack a commercial building after the leaders of their movement announced the surrender to the supporters gathered inside their camp in downtown Bangkok - AFP
Smoke billows from Thai Stock Exchange building which was attacked by unhappy Red Shirt protesters after they were told to disband - AFP
Protests in South Korea against Thai government action against protesters - AFP
Prefectural health officers sterilise a farm in Kawaminami town in Miyazaki prefecture after an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease. - AFP
Ibon Areso (L), Deputy Mayor of Bilbao City hall, and Spanish ambassador to Singapore, Antonio Sanchez Jara (R), at a press conference awarding Bilbao the inaugural Lee Kuan Yew World City Prize. - AFP
Greenpeace Campaigner walks through a patch of oil on Mississippi River breakwater washed from the Gulf of Mexico from a ruptured oil pipe. - AFP
A shrimp boat arrives to unload its catch in Port Sulfur, Louisiana. Due to the BP oil spill, authorities start shrimping season two weeks early in the area. - AFP
Controversy breww for Miss USA 2010 Rima Fakih, a Lebanese immigrant who settled in Dearborn, Michigan after photos surfaced of her winning a pole-dancing contest - AFP
Australia was "economically stupid" for leaving thousands of Aboriginal people outside the workforce, says anti-poverty campaigner Bob Geldof - AFP
Steve Nash (No 13) of the Phoenix Suns looks to shoot the ball as Kobe Bryant (No 24) of the LA Lakers defends in Game One of the Western Conference Finals during the 2010 NBA Playoffs at Staples Centre in Los Angeles, California. - AFP
US Tyler Farrar (R) celebrates on the podium after winning the 10th stage of the 93rd Giro d'Italia from Avellino to Bitonto, Italy. - AFP
