poon cho tang SG AFP - Fri Oct 7, 4:09 PM ET Unusual fishy : A child looks at a robotic fish at the London Aquarium. (AFP/Adrian Dennis)
poon cho tang SG AFP - Fri Oct 7, 3:31 PM ET Temporary housing : An African immigrant temporarily housed in a special area of the Spanish enclave of Mellilla, holds on the surrounding fence. (AFP/Samuel Aranda)
BabyLover SG Scene of carnage Australian and Indonesian police officers carry out forensic work at the scene of a bomb blast on Jimbaran Beach, Bali, on Monday. The blast killed at least 26 people and injured more than 100 others on the popular resort island on Saturday evening. -- AP
BabyLover SG Circus act Mstislav Zapashny Junior, who comes from a well-known circus dynasty and heads the Russian Circus Company, performs with his tigers in Moscow on Sunday. -- AFP
BabyLover SG Balloon bridge Colourful balloons strew the Bosphorous Bridge ahead of the 27th Istanbul Marathon where participants run from the Asian to the European side of Istanbul, Turkey. -- AFP
BabyLover SG Fleeing for safety Two youths run away from the flames of a wildfire approaching their village in Lapa do Lobo, 300 km north of Lisbon, on Monday. Forest fires flared in central and northern Portugal for the second consecutive day on Monday, forcing the evacuation of a campsite and threatening residential areas. -- AFP
BabyLover SG Under terrorist 'attack' Rome staged its first anti-terror drill with a simulated suicide bombing at the Colosseum on Monday. The drill was aimed at testing coordination between law enforcement officials and emergency workers in the event of a terror attack. -- AFP
BabyLover SG Poetry in motion Speedskater Apolo Anton Ohno (left) of the United States trains with his teammates at a training session in Seoul on Tuesday. Ohno has tried to soothe ruffled feathers after his disputed Olympic gold medal win over a South Korean rival in 2002 by praising South Korea's devotion to speedskating and pointing to the capricious nature of the sport. -- AP
BabyLover SG Hands-on project Assorted wax hands and arms lie on the table in the workshop of Madame Tussauds in New York. A dancer in the Radio City Rockettes troupe was on Tuesday measured for a sculpture at the renowned wax museum. -- AFP
BabyLover SG young one A male panda cub born on July 9 undergoes a routine health examination at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington D.C. on Tuesday. The cub is the offspring of female panda Mei Xiang and her mate Tian Tian. -- AFP
BabyLover SG Colourful cosmos Shoppers enjoy a colourful display of cosmos at the entrance of a shop along Tokyo's fashion district, Ginza, on Thursday. The shop is decorated with some 30,000 red, white and pink cosmos, which heralds the coming of autumn. -- AFP
BabyLover SG Lantern time Palestinian children with plastic lanterns roamed the streets of the border town of Rafah in southern Gaza after breaking their Ramadan fast at sunset on Wednesday. Egyptian and Palestinian officials agreed on Thursday to temporarily use the Israeli-controlled Kerem Shalom crossing point instead of the Rafah terminal for the transit of goods to the Gaza Strip. -- AFP
BabyLover SG Oily business Oil derricks are seen in the Azerbaijani capital of Baku with the Bibi Heybat Mosque in the foreground. The predominantly Muslim nation is the starting point for the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline that will ship oil and gas from Azerbaijan's huge offshore reserves to a Turkish Mediterranean port. -- AP
BabyLover SG Pig up speed Piglets swim in a pool during a piggy sports contest on Wednesday. The event is held annually in the Yaohai Park in Anhui, China. -- AP
BabyLover SG Divine devotion An Indian Hindu devotee dressed as Hindu God Hanuman takes part in a procession during the Navrathri festival in Amritsar, India, on Thursday. The festival commemorates the victory of Hindu Goddess Durga over the demon, Mahishasura. -- AFP
BabyLover SG Numero uno sumo Sumo wrestlers demonstrate their techniques at the Mandalay Bay Centre in Las Vegas, a preview of the upcoming Grand Sumo Tournament that begins on Friday at the strip. The boxing ring at the Mandalay Bay Centre was replaced with the Dohyo, the traditional sumo ring covered with a mixture of clay and sand. -- AFP
BabyLover SG Meaty issue Animal rights activists from the group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals pack themselves up like fresh meat to protest against the way animals are killed for food. -- AFP
BabyLover SG Ongoing investigations Israeli containership Zim Asia, which collided with a Japanese fishing boat last week and killed seven of its crew, arrives in Hong Kong on Friday for investigations by Japanese and Israeli transport officials. The ship's captain is believed to be responsible for the accident. -- AP
BabyLover SG History in flames Fire gutted a California mansion where many movies and television shows were filmed on Thursday. The mansion served as the home of Bruce Wayne in the 1960s Batman television series and was also used in such movies as Dead Again. -- AP
