

A competitor tries to grab a flag as he slips off the "gostra" during the religious feast of St Julian outside Valletta

Children watch a fire day after an explosion at Amuay oil refinery in Punto Fijo in Peninsula of Paraguana

Advertisements for Sharp are seen at an electronics shop in Tokyo

Dellacqua of Australia serves to Li of China during their women's singles match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York

Racing pigeons are released from their racing boxes as they start their flight from Alnwick to their home lofts across Yorkshire and Humberside

Children run for shelter at Bahoruco beach in Barahona

De Puniet of France reacts after he crashed during the qualifying practice session at the Czech Grand Prix in Brno

Policemen gesture to a driver stranded in a car on a flooded road as waves are whipped up by typhoon Bolaven in Qingdao

A demonstrator flips through the air while taking part in a protest march during the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida

Delegates cheer during the opening session of the Republican National Convention in Tampa
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