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IN PICS: News of the world July 29
A man photographs bricks that fell from a building during a 5.4 magnitude earthquake in an alleyway in Pomona, California. The earthquake shook southern California, spooking millions from Los Angeles to San Diego in a juddering reminder of the region’s vulnerability to seismic shocks. No major injuries or damage were reported following the quake, which struck near the town of Chino Hills, 50 kilometres east of Los Angeles at a depth of 12 kilometres, the US Geological Survey said.(Getty Images)
The broadcast tower at Alexanderplatz is visible behind the stripped remains of the former Palace of the Republic (Palast der Republik) in Berlin, Germany. The Palast, which served as the parliament building for the former East Germany, is being demolished to make way for parkland until funding can be secured for a new Berlin City Palace. Many Berliners resent the move, citing the historical importance of the building. (Getty Images)
A combine harvests rye at a field near Mahlow near Berlin, Germany. Hot weather has dried fields and farmers across Germany are harvesting their wheat and rye. (Getty Images)
Rickshaws pass a residential housing complex in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is projected by the United Nations that by 2015 Dhaka will be the world’s second most populated city, next to Tokyo, with an urban growth rate of 3.1 percent per year. This has left the capital city with a scarcity of housing for the millions of working class and poor. Shanty towns and slums are an ever increasing presence on the streets of Dhaka. (Getty Images)
Iraqi Interior Minister Jawad al-Bolani, left, speaks to the media as Iraqi Ambassador to the United States Samir Sumaidaie looks on at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, DC. Al-Bolani paid a visit to wounded American service members at the centre prior to speaking to the press. (Getty Images)
US President George W Bush signs HJ Resolution 93, the Renewal of Import Restrictions on Burma (Myanmar) and HR 3890, the Tom Lantos Block Burmese JADE (Junta’s Anti-Democratic Efforts) Act of 2008 in the Oval Office of the White house as Annette Lantos, wife of the late US Senator Tom Lantos looks on. The laws will ban imports from the military controlled Myanmar and will block the importation of gems from Myanmar by third-party countries. (Getty Images)
A zoo keeper feeds Diego, a three month old howler monkey, who is being hand reared at Edinburgh Zoo in Edinburgh, Scotland. The black howler monkey will gradually be reintroduced to the zoo’s group of howler monkeys with full reintroduction expected to be achieved by the end of the year. (Getty Images)
The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, holds a meeting with young people at Brixton Youth Centre in London, England. Boris Johnson has announced funding for anti-crime youth projects in the capital, to help young people avoid becoming involved in gun and knife crime. (Getty Images)
Student Sarika Watkins-Singh holds up her Kara, a religious Sikh bangle, in front of the High Court in central London, England. The student won a court battle on grounds of discrimination against Aberdare Girls School in South Wales which will allow her to wear the religious bracelet despite the school’s restrictions on pupils wearing jewellery. (Getty Images)
