Paramilitary police officers march in Urumqi, in western China’s Xinjiang Province. The capital of China’s western Xinjiang region was tense amid tight security today, a day after police fatally shot two Uighur men and wounded a third, more than a week after deadly ethnic rioting. (Eugene Hoshiko / Associated Press)
An ethnic Uighur girl holds a toddler in a Uighur neighborhood in Urumqi, Xinjiang Province, in China. More than a week after the violent unrest of July 5, the streets in Urumqi are slowly coming back to life. Security forces still patrol some areas of the city. (Diego Azubel / EPA)
Participants run with Nunez del Cuvillo fighting bulls on the last San Fermin Festival bull run in Pamplona. The festival is a symbol of Spanish culture, despite heavy condemnation from animal rights groups. (A. Arrizurieta / AFP/Getty Images)
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Alvaro Quiros of Spain, right, and Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano of Spain, left, playfully wrap Martin Kaymer of Germany in a net on the 15th tee during practice for the British Open at Turnberry in Scotland. (Peter Morrison / Associated Press)
Iraqi officers celebrate their graduation from Kalachwalan military college in Sulaimaniyah. More than 200 officers from all over Iraq graduated after a one-year course. (Yahya Ahmed / Associated Press)
French President Nicolas Sarkozy, center, congratulates two of the parachutists who landed on the Place de la Concorde at the end of the military parade for Bastille Day in Paris. (Yoan Valat / EPA)
A supporter of Afghan presidential candidate Mirwais Yasini listens to a campaign speech in Kabul. Afghans are gearing up for presidential and provincial council elections next month. (S. Sabawoon / EPA)
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Children play in a fountain on the South Bank. After last week’s record temperatures, the weather remains unsettled with a mixture of rain and sun. (Dan Kitwood / Getty Images)
