SPLASH AND DASH: Jung Seul Ki of South Korea swims during one of the heats of the women's 200m breaststroke in the East Asian Games in Hong Kong. Photo: AP
HALF A WORLD AWAY: A student is detained by the police during a protest against Brasilia's state Governor Jose Roberto Arruda outside Brasilia's city legislature in Brasilia. Arruda is under investigation for corruption by Brasilia's city legislature. Photo: AP
ANGUISH: Major Leslie Portillo (bottom center), reacts next to the body of her husband top anti-drug official Julian Aristides Gonzales, in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Gunmen on motorcycles ambushed and killed Gonzales just two months before he planned to retire and move to Canada. Photo: AP
VIRTUAL OFFERINGS: A woman celebrates the 63rd birthday of All India Congress Committee (AICC) president, Sonia Gandhi by sharing a piece of cake with the latter's photograph in Patna on Wednesday. Photo: PTI
NOWHERE TO RUN: A dog that was chained to a railing in a house damaged by a bomb blast near the new Finance Ministry in Baghdad. Photo: AP
HOLY VISIT: President Prathiba Patil visits the Konark temple.
DIVIDED OVER THE STATE: Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) students who tried to storm the AP Assembly in a scuffle with the police in Hyderabad on Wednesday . They are part of the agitation demanding a seperate state in Andhra Pradesh. Photo: P.V. Sivakumar
PUBLIC HERO: Hollywood actor Johnny Depp greets people during a press conference to promote his latest film "Public Enemies" in Tokyo. Photo: AP
PRICY ART: Rembrandt's 'Portrait of a man with arms akimbo' is put in place to be sold during the 'Old Masters and 19th Century Art' auction held at the Christie's auction house in London. Photo: AP
COLOURS OF JOY: A view of the U.S. Capitol and the Capitol Christmas tree in Washington. Photo: AP