poon cho tang SG Hot air balloons fill the sky on the second day of an international balloon fiesta in Bristol, UK.
poon cho tang SG Across Russia, ceremonies have been held to mark the fifth anniversary of the accident that sank the Kursk nuclear submarine, killing 118 sailors.
poon cho tang SG A seal in its enclosure at the Hellabrunn zoo in Munich, Germany. The seal was born on 16 July but still has no name.
poon cho tang SG In Delhi, widows and relatives of Sikhs killed in riots in 1984 demonstrate at India's parliament. The government is under pressure to prosecute those linked to the killings.
poon cho tang SG Days before the deadline for Israeli settlers to leave Gaza, Israeli army tanks look down over the settlement of Rafiah Yam, in southern Gaza.
poon cho tang SG Ex-employees of Gate Gourmet, the catering firm in the centre of an employment dispute that has grounded British Airways flights, prepare to meet union representatives in west London.
poon cho tang SG Carly Payne: "Rain makes child's play more fun. A young girl in Midigo, Uganda, enjoys a sudden torrential rain storm."
poon cho tang SG Michelle Danielson: "This is a picture of my vacation on the east side of Ellesmere Island in Banff National Park, an area rich in archaeological sites."
poon cho tang SG Stephen Doobay: "A butterfly extracts nectar from a zinnia flower during the rainy season in Trinidad & Tobago."
poon cho tang SG Ramesh: "This is me in front of the biggest goose in Canada in a small town called Wawa, Ontario. It was taken during a solo three-month drive across Canada. What makes the journey special is that because of thalidomide I have no upper and lower limbs."
poon cho tang SG Ciara McGrath: "This picture was taken at Floors Castle in Scotland where there were thousands of bees."
poon cho tang SG Tim Johns: "Enjoying the last of the day's sun in Rock, north Cornwall. Who needs to go anywhere else?"
poon cho tang SG World War II in the Pacific After Japan entered the war in 1941 its troops won easy victories over the Allies, seizing territory from Burma all the way to the Philippines.
poon cho tang SG World War II in the Pacific Japan's military success was often accompanied by brutal treatment of civilians, especially in China, where the two vast armies ground to a stalemate.
poon cho tang SG World War II in the Pacific After a year of victories, the Japanese advance was finally halted in 1942, and the Allies began to counter-attack. (Photo shows US flag being raised in 1945)
poon cho tang SG World War II in the Pacific For more than a year Japan was forced back, until the key battle of Iwo Jima brought the Allies within reach of Tokyo.
poon cho tang SG World War II in the Pacific But the conflict was still far from over. A battle on the Japanese island of Okinawa in spring 1945 was one of the bloodiest of the war, with an estimated 200,000 lives lost.
poon cho tang SG World War II in the Pacific The Japanese became increasingly desperate, even deploying kamikaze pilots to fly planes directly into Allied warships.
