Actress Deborah Kerr, famous for roles in films such as The King and I and From Here to Eternity, died aged 86.

England

A statue of English rugby player Jonny Wilkinson was unveiled in London's Trafalgar Square, ahead of England's World Cup final against South Africa.

Portugal

French President Nicolas Sarkozy announced he and his wife Cecilia were divorcing after an 11-year marriage. He wore his wedding ring, however, to EU reform treaty talks in Lisbon.

The Sex Pistols - the most infamous band in Britain's summer of punk in 1976 - in one of their most iconic photographs. From left: Steve Jones, Glen Matlock (back), Johnny Rotten (John Lydon) and Paul Cook.

China

Yang Yang, a 4-year-old Chinese boy, swims with a 5-year-old beluga whale named Xiao Qiang at an aquarium in Qingdao, in China's eastern Shandong Province, Sunday, Oct. 14, 2007. Yang Yang, who has been swimming since he was one years old, will perform with the white beluga again in 2008 to welcome visitors who come to watch sailing events at the 2008 Olympic Games.

Violent Life in Congo

After years of unrest, farmers in parts of eastern DR Congo only go to their fields in large groups. Some 100,000 people have fled their homes recently, with horrific tales of abuse.

These fishermen are on Lake Kivu, between eastern Congo and Rwanda, which has twice sent its troops across the border. Foreign troops have been attracted by Congo's vast reserves of gold, silver, diamonds, uranium and other precious minerals.

Despite a long-standing peace deal, successful recent elections and the presence of the world's largest peacekeeping operation, the situation remains precarious in the east.

A group of Hutu rebels from neighbouring Rwanda, the Interahamwe, were the biggest threat to civilian lives. But people say that even they are surpassed by the now notorious Bravo Brigade – a Congolese militia who refuse to be integrated into the national army.

They wear the uniforms of regular government soldiers but remain loyal to their own leader, Laurent Nkunda. He says his men are protecting Congo's Tutsi population against the Hutu rebels but they are accused of numerous atrocities.

They rape us, they loot and they shoot. There is no safety and we suffer so much," says a woman [not pictured]. Heal Africa is a clinic in Goma [pictured] for survivors of sexual attacks. Over 4,000 women have been treated here after brutal assaults, often by gangs.

Such violent rape can cause vaginal fistula – debilitating incontinence and severe pain because the walls between the vagina, the bladder and anus are torn. Sufferers are often shunned, so having the operation to heal their internal wounds is cause for celebration

The United Nations mandate in DR Congo is expected to be renewed until at least the end of the year but officials admit that nothing is guaranteed after that.

Minneapolis bridge

A day after the I-35W highway bridge collapsed in the US city of Minneapolis, Minnesota, rescue operations shifted to focus on recovery.

Cars were still perched precariously on various sections of the bridge as police said the recovery effort would be a long, slow process.

Cars were thrown on top of each other by the force of the bridge collapse. Investigators are treating the area as a crime scene until they determine a cause for the collapse.

Valued Exposure

Washing lines blowing in the wind at Butlin's Holiday camp at Skegness in Lincolnshire, 1955. Original Publication: Picture Post - 7941 - Butlin's Holiday Camp.

France - Bastille Day

Jets of the Patrouille de France fly over the Arc de Triomphe in Paris as part of France's annual Bastille Day celebrations.

Nicolas Sarkozy was overseeing his first Champs Elysees parade as the new French president.

Mr Sarkozy broke with tradition by inviting foreign military contingents, including from all 27 countries of the European Union.

But there were some stalwarts - notably these Pioneers of the 1st Foreign Regiment.

Flag bearers of the EU nations parade down the Champs Elysees. Mr Sarkozy said: "I wanted the national holiday to be a people's holiday."

There were some casualties along the way - this French soldier fainted during the parade.

Along the route families stopped for some snapshots. On Saturday night there will be a mass, free, open-air concert headlined by French star Michel Polnareff.

Officials fear the week-long Red Mosque siege, which led to more than 100 deaths, is sparking militant reprisals.

ITALY - Versace tribute

As well as the ballet, Versace's outfits are to be displayed on Milan's streets and a scholarship will be set up in his honour.

About 1,500 guests attended a ballet performance at La Scala in Milan, remembering fashion designer Gianni Versace.

ENGLAND -Valued Exposure

Flocks of seagulls seek refuge from the rough weather at sea, and circle round Blackpool Tower in search of food, February 1937.

JAPAN - Earthquake rocks

National highway is cut off following a powerful quake in Nagaoka, northwestern Japan, Monday, July 16, 2007. A 6.7-magnitude earthquake rocked Japan's northwest coast on Monday, and media reports said at least five people were killed and more than 500 injured. The area was plagued by a series of aftershocks, the strongest of which was magnitude 5.8.

A man walks past a collapsed house in Kashiwazaki, northern Japan, July 16, 2007

A train at Kashiwazaki station gets derailed before its departure due to an earthquake in Kashiwazaki

A man walks over cracks in the road caused by an earthquake in Kashiwazaki

Electric Power's nuclear plant at Kashiwazaki city, north of Tokyo. Water containing some radioactive materials leaked from a nuclear power plant in Japan after a strong earthquake

CHINA

The world's tallest man, Bao Xishun, weds Xia Shujuan in a traditional Mongolian ceremony in Inner Mongolia, China. They were officially married earlier this year.

AUSTRALIA

Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri's Warlugulong 1977, which is being auctioned in Sydney, Australia, and is set to break the record for the most expensive Aboriginal art work sold at auction.

JAPAN - Campaigning

The poll is being seen as a key test for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who has seen his popularity plummet during his 10 months in power. Japanese lawmakers have begun campaigning for the 29 July upper house elections, with about half the seats up for grabs.

Ichiro Ozawa, leader of the opposition Democratic Party of Japan, urged people to vote for change and a new government.

The small New People's Party, meanwhile, campaigned on behalf of former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori, who is contesting a seat from house arrest in Chile.

CHINA

A man collects dead fish in Donghu lake in central China's Hubei province. Officials said the fish had died in the lake due to a combination of pollution and hot weather.

Valued exposure

A teacher at a boys school in London keeps a record of his pupils' height and weight. The school for ailing boys is running an experiment to prove that boys who have gained in weight and height perform better in the classroom, 1936.

FRANCE

The fourth stage of the Tour de France cycling race takes place in the French countryside.

Boeing Dreamliner unveiled

Boeing has so far received 677 orders for its Dreamliner, the latest chapter in the rivalry between Boeing and Europe's Airbus to dominate the commercial jet market.

There was little on the outside of the aircraft that visitors could not touch - although the inside has yet to be completed.

Huge crowds gathered at Boeing's assembly plant in Everett in Washington state, to see the first production model of the 787 Dreamliner make its public debut.

Argentina snowfall

Proving that the age of gallantry is not past, a man carries a woman across a flooded street in Nanjing, Jiangsu province.

China - Flooding

Proving that the age of gallantry is not past, a man carries a woman across a flooded street in Nanjing, Jiangsu province.

Residents survey the damage to houses that collapsed during the flooding in Guangan.

People negotiate the floods by boat in Quxian County, Sichuan province.

And still the rain keeps falling in Nanjing, as a man paddles a rubber dingy up a submerged street.

And elsewhere in the city, a businessman counts the cost of flood damage to his shop.