Palestinian girls stand on the balcony of the ruined house in Rafa, hit during Israel's 22-day offensive against Gaza earlier this year, 2 July 2009
TRH Prince Charles, Prince of Wales and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall arrive to present campaign medals to Naval officers at Clarence House on July 1, 2009 in London, England. The Prince of Wales, Admiral of the Royal Navy and The Duchess of Cornwall presented campaign medals for service in Afghanistan to service men and women of the Commando Helicopter Force.
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A member of the Kud Ljud, a cultural society, performs at the beginning of the Ana Desetnica street theatre festival in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Pilot Zoltan Veres flies near a flock of swans at Lake Balaton during the Grand Aero Challenge in Balatonfured, Hungary.
A tribal vendor displays 'Bhut Jolokia', claimed to be the world hottest chilli, at a local market in Guwahati, the capital city of the northeastern state of Assam on July 1, 2009. Indian soldiers will hurl hand grenades containing red chilli powder to dispel rioters instead of the potentially lethal explosives currently used, an official has said. Scientists of the research wing in the defence ministry say the grenade will be made using a chilli known as Bhut Jolokia, grown in the northeastern state of Nagaland. Pepper spray and tear gas are commonly used as crowd deterrents in India. AFP
An Indian water vendor rolls his cart as monsoon clouds loom overhead in Kolkata. Heavy rains which fell in several areas of northern and eastern India brought respite to the scorching heat in previous days
A worker prepares an iron tool at the site of a conventional furnace in Karachi .
