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REWIND: The best PHOTOS of the week gone by

We bring you a presentation of some of the best photos from around the world in the last week.

A Gypsy maiden holds a candle during a ritual on 'Sanziene' night at a lake shore on the outskirts of Bucharest. According to ancient Romanian beliefs, a gate to the ghosts' world opens and the future can be foreseen during Sanziene night, when wishes of unmarried girls to get married can be fulfilled if good witchcraft is performed.

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REWIND: The best PHOTOS of the week gone by

A protester gestures during a violent demonstration in Senegal's capital Dakar

REWIND: The best PHOTOS of the week gone by

A boy flashes a victory sign as he mourns for his relative, a Libyan rebel fighter, who was killed during clashes with forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi during his funeral in the west Libyan city of Misrata

REWIND: The best PHOTOS of the week gone by

A firefighter goes through the debris in the aftermath of a fire which destroyed hundreds of dwellings at the Tondiapet slum in Chennai

REWIND: The best PHOTOS of the week gone by

Students in graduation robes stand on a stone bridge submerged underwater at the flooded Donghu Lake in Wuhan, Hubei province

REWIND: The best PHOTOS of the week gone by

A New York City Fire Department engine recovered from the World Trade Centre disaster site sits inside Hangar 17 at New York's John F Kennedy International Airport

REWIND: The best PHOTOS of the week gone by

A relative of an inmate from the prison of 'El Rodeo' carry rocks and bottles while rioting with national guards near the prison in Guatire outside Caracas

REWIND: The best PHOTOS of the week gone by

A relative of inmates from the El Rodeo prison throws a tear gas canister back during a riot, near the prison in Guatire, outside Caracas

REWIND: The best PHOTOS of the week gone by

Two spectators on Centre Court speak to each other during the match between Serena Williams and Aravane Rezai at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London

REWIND: The best PHOTOS of the week gone by

A rider rears up on his horse surrounded by a crowd in downtown Ciutadella, in the Spanish Balearic Island of Menorca, during traditional Fiesta of San Joan (Saint John)

REWIND: The best PHOTOS of the week gone by

A motocross rider participates in the 'Rocket Ride' race during Erzberg Rodeo near the village of Eisenerz in the Austrian province of Styria

REWIND: The best PHOTOS of the week gone by

US first lady Michelle Obama does push-ups with Archbishop Desmond Tutu as they participate in youth activities raising awareness for HIV prevention, at Cape Town Stadium in Cape Town, South Africa

REWIND: The best PHOTOS of the week gone by

Pakistan Navy personnel keep guard near the Navy ship PNS Zulfiqar after it returned to Karachi

REWIND: The best PHOTOS of the week gone by

Lleyton Hewitt of Australia takes a tumble during his match against Robin Soderling of Sweden at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London

REWIND: The best PHOTOS of the week gone by

Pope Benedict XVI takes part in a candle-lit Corpus Domini procession in downtown Rome

REWIND: The best PHOTOS of the week gone by

The feet of child is seen as she is being balanced on a wooden prong planted into a chariot, during a procession to celebrate 'Trishul Jatra' or Tridents Festival, at Jayabageshwari in Kathmandu

REWIND: The best PHOTOS of the week gone by

A driver wades through floodwater after his bus was stranded in a flooded tunnel in Wuhan, Hubei province

REWIND: The best PHOTOS of the week gone by

A F16 fighter jet takes part in a flying display during the 49th Paris Air Show at the Le Bourget airport near Paris

REWIND: The best PHOTOS of the week gone by

A pickup truck belonging to rebel fighters drives past as workers repair electricity lines on the road from the Libyan rebel-held city of Misrata to the western frontline, where rebels trying to advance on the capital Tripoli are fighting forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi

REWIND: The best PHOTOS of the week gone by

A man takes cover from rain under an umbrella in front of a food stall during sudden downpour in Kochi