poon cho tang SG N Korea anniversary North Korean leader Kim Jong-il (centre) made a rare public appearance to watch the performance.
poon cho tang SG N Korea anniversary The annual 'Arirang' mass gymnastics show is one of several events marking the anniversary.
poon cho tang SG N Korea anniversary The anniversary is especially significant this year, as there are rumours Mr Kim may name a successor.
poon cho tang SG AFP - Mon Oct 10, 8:37 PM ET Waiting for the wheel : Young Shanghai students wait for a ride on a ferris wheel, during a school outing at a carnival in Shanghai. (AFP/Mark Ralston)
poon cho tang SG AFP - Mon Oct 10, 8:43 PM ET Birds with the flu : Two eagles that show being infected by the H5N1 virus sit on a branch in a quarantine cage at the Ragunan zoo in Jakarta. (AFP/Bay Ismoyo)
poon cho tang SG AFP - Mon Oct 10, 8:48 PM ET Lamp for Durga : Indian Hindu's take blessings from a lamp lit during prayers offered to the Hindu Goddess Durga at a makeshift temple in New Delhi. (AFP/Manpreet Romana)
poon cho tang SG AFP - Mon Oct 10, 8:24 PM ET Quake survivor : An injured Pakistani survivor waits for medical aid following the earth-quake in the town of Balakot in the North Western Frontier Province. (AFP/Saeed Khan)
poon cho tang SG AFP - Mon Oct 10, 8:15 PM ET No to the death penalty : Members of the South India Cell for Human Rights Education and Monitoring (SICHREM) hold placards and candles during a demonstration in Bangalore. (AFP/Dibyangshu Sarkar)
poon cho tang SG AFP - Mon Oct 10, 8:23 PM ET Waiting for aid : An injured Pakistani survivor waits for aid following the earth-quake in the town of Balakot in the North Western Frontier Province. (AFP/Saeed Khan)
poon cho tang SG AFP - Mon Oct 10, 8:51 PM ET Grand Sumo : Yokozuna Asashoryu from Mongolia performs a ritual at the Dohyo during the third day of the US Grand Sumo Championship at the Mandalay Bay Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. (AFP/Hector Mata)
poon cho tang SG AFP - Mon Oct 10, 8:27 PM ET Birds on a wire : Two birds are seen on electric wires in the Kiziksa province of Balikesir, western Turkey, in Balikesir. (AFP/Mustafa Ozer)
poon cho tang SG AFP - Mon Oct 10, 8:54 PM ET Basra patrol : British troops patrol their base at Shaibah Logistics Base southern Iraq, as part of increased security measures ahead of the constitutional referendum 15 October. (AFP/John D McHugh)
BabyLover SG LIFT OFF: China launched its second manned space mission on Wednesday. The flight of Shenzhou VI with two astronauts is expected to last up to five days. -- AP
poon cho tang SG Spanish legionaries march with their mascot, a goat, at annual National Day celebrations.
poon cho tang SG A partially-collapsed hotel is seen amid the devastation in Balakot, one of the towns in Pakistan worst hit by the quake.
poon cho tang SG The successful launch of China's second manned space craft into orbit grabs people's attention across the country.
poon cho tang SG A poultry trader in Vietnam, one of the countries affected by bird flu, transports live ducks to market
poon cho tang SG This group from Senegal head for Oujda in Morocco, from where many illegal immigrants have agreed to be repatriated.
poon cho tang SG Iraqis protest outside the British consulate in Basra at the detention of several Iraqis by British troops in the country.
