Israel's President Shimon Peres (right) and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton (left) share a laugh during a meeting at the President's residence in Jerusalem. Ms. Clinton made her final visit to Israel as secretary of state, bringing a message of solidarity to the Jewish state after three-and-a-half years of only stunted progress toward a Palestinian peace deal. Photo: AP
Indian policemen detain a Kashmiri teacher during a protest in Srinagar. Police in Indian-controlled Kashmir detained dozens of government teachers who took out a protest demanding hike in salary and regularization of their jobs. Photo: AP
Elephants being fed at an annual `anayoottu' (feeding of elephants) ceremony held as part of the Ashta Dravya Maha Ganapathy Homam at Sree Vadakkunnathan Temple in Thrissur. Photo: K. K. Najeeb
Fire Fighting officials explaining to the Don Bosco School students, during a mock drill in Hyderabad in memory of 88 children when a major fire raged through their school in Kumbakonam in Tamil Nadu. Photo: K. Ramesh Babu
Residents of Muthiahpuram J.S Nagar staging demonstration with empty pots at Tuticorin Collectorate against poor drinking water supply. Photo: N. Rajesh