Three coordinated bombings tore through the heart of Mumbai during rush hour on Wednesday, killing 21 people in the worst terror attack in the country since the 2008 Mumbai siege.
Children play in the mud pit during the annual mud day at nankin mills recreation complex in westland, michigan, US, 12 july 2011.
US Admiral Mike Mullen (left), chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and General Ma Xiaotian, deputy chief of the General Staff of the People's Liberation Army (PLA), visit the PLA Air Force base in Jining, East China's Shandong province, July 12, 2011. Mullen is in China for a four-day visit wrapping up on Wednesday when he will leave for the Republic of Korea and Japan.
Policewomen on horseback make their debut in Baotou city, North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region, July 12, 2011. The squad, consisting of 10 members with an average age of 23, was formed and trained in April. Their main job would be to maintain traffic order and act as assistants to the police.
Environmental protection authorities in Zigui county sent a dozen trash skimmers on a mission to remove floating trash from the Three Gorges Reservoir, in a bid to improve water quality as well as ensure the safety of ship transportation in flood season.
President Hu Jintao greets a Taiwan performer dressed as a popular folk figure in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Tuesday during a cross-Straits cultural exchange activity for young people.
Work ships use an oil-absorbing cable to clean up the oil spill near Platform C at Penglai 19-3 oil field in Bohai Bay, July 12, 2011. Oil continues to spill from Platform C and five cleaning ships have been sent to clean the oil.
Police dogs attack a "target" during training at a police dog training base in Beijing, July 11, 2011. The base was open to a media visit on Monday.
New York's Lincoln Center was crowded Monday with hundreds of fans who managed to grab a chance to view the premiere of the final Harry Potter movie, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part Two."
A stump-tailed monkey "smiles" at the camera at Huangshan Mountain scenic spot in East China's Anhui province, July 10, 2011. The monkey is a species unique to the Huangshan area.
Chengdu special policemen kicked off its hardest training schedule of the year in Longquan Mountain in Chengdu, in an attempt to enhance their abilities to conduct various missions.
Vehicles drive through a flooded street in Hefei, capital of East China's Anhui province, after a torrential rain hit the city on Monday afternoon.