poon cho tang SG An anti-globalisation protestor listens to speeches outside a conference of business leaders in Sydney, Australia.
poon cho tang SG German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder (front right) sings along with a coal miners' choir at the end of Wednesday's Social Democrat convention in Berlin.
poon cho tang SG Footballer Michael Owen, holding his daughter, is welcomed to his new club Newcastle United after a £17m ($30.4m) transfer deal.
poon cho tang SG Good clean fun as a young reveller takes aim with a ripe tomato during an annual festival in Spain.
poon cho tang SG A man carries shrouds to bury the victims of Wednesday's stampede in Baghdad. Many are still searching for loved ones.
poon cho tang SG Powerful Hurricane Katrina swept through the US Gulf coast on Monday, killing dozens of people and flooding many areas.
poon cho tang SG Urged to leave, hundreds of thousands fled New Orleans, Louisiana, before Katrina arrived. The storm, however, spared the city a direct hit.
poon cho tang SG Miles away from the eye of the storm, wind and rain pushed flood waters towards hundreds of towns and cities, including Gulf Shores, Alabama.
poon cho tang SG Hurricane Katrina formed in the Bahamas and began its trail of destruction in southern Florida last Thursday, dumping several inches of rain on Miami.
poon cho tang SG This young performer took part in a parade at London's Notting Hill Carnival. It is one of the biggest street parties in Europe.
poon cho tang SG Survivors in New Orleans wait on a root top to be rescued after the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina.
poon cho tang SG To recognise the 8th year anniversary of Princess Diana's death, Harrod's owner Dodi Al Fayed unveiled a gold statue in his store.
poon cho tang SG Relatives revisited the sports hall of Beslan's school number one, to remember the many people who died.
poon cho tang SG These friends had a ball at the annual tomatino fiesta in Spain. Around 36,000 people took part in the tomato fight - imagine all that red sauce!
poon cho tang SG AFP - Sun Sep 4, 7:28 PM ET Seagulls in the storm : A seagull flies in a sand storm on a beach at sunset at the Black Sea coastal city of Constanta. (AFP/Daniel Mihailescu)
poon cho tang SG An Indian artist finishes work on idols of the Hindu god Lord Ganesha, on the eve of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival.
poon cho tang SG Protesters dance round burning pictures of Philippines President Gloria Arroyo, amid calls for her impeachment.
poon cho tang SG Married Hindu women across Nepal mark the Teej festival by fasting for a day and praying for a long and happy marriage.
poon cho tang SG In Indonesia, Mandala Airlines crew carry the caskets of colleagues killed in an air crash in Medan a day earlier.
