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A precarious river crossing in southern Sri Lanka, where floods cost more than 250 lives and destroyed thousands of homes

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Now and then: Sir Edmund Hillary arrives in Nepal to celebrate the 50th anniversary of his conquest of Mount Everest

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Star Indian actress Aishwarya Rai poses for photographs as the Cannes Film Festival gets under way in France

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Habib Miyan has been celebrating what he says is his 132nd birthday - he has been drawing a pension for the past 65 years

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A watermelon seller takes a break in Bhopal as temperatures soar close to 50C

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Hardline Hindu Shiv Sena supporters vent their anger in Delhi at what they see as vulgar TV and film programmes

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Indians held for up to two years in Pakistani jails for immigration crimes return home after being freed in a goodwill gesture

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Refugees make their way back to their native Afghanistan from Chaman in Pakistan, following the end of Taleban rule

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An Afghan girl shows her terror as US soldiers carry out an operation north of Kandahar