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Saimaiti Aijiang balances on a cable at a perilous 40 degree angle  without a safety harness. The thrill-seeker attempted to cross a huge canyon in Tianmengshan, China, on a thin wire hundreds of feet above the ground...
 

Saimaiti Aijiang balances on a cable at a perilous 40 degree angle without a safety harness. The thrill-seeker attempted to cross a huge canyon in Tianmengshan, China, on a thin wire hundreds of feet above the ground

 

 

...But two-thirds of the way across, Aijiang slipped and managed to grab onto the cable. A climber rushed out to rescue him, securing him to the wire with a harness and then using ropes to lower him to safety
 

...But two-thirds of the way across, Aijiang slipped and managed to grab onto the cable. A climber rushed out to rescue him, securing him to the wire with a harness and then using ropes to lower him to safety

 

 

A pair of young kingfishers fight over food at the RSPB reserve Strumpshaw, Norfolk
 

A pair of young kingfishers fight over food at the RSPB reserve Strumpshaw, Norfolk

 

 

This heron was caught fishing by wildlife photographer Graham Hiscock at a pond in Bushy Park near Hampton Court Palace
 

This heron was caught fishing by wildlife photographer Graham Hiscock at a pond in Bushy Park near Hampton Court Palace

 

 

An explosives sniffer dog smells the gravestone of a dead dog, at a military base in Bello,  Colombia
 

An explosives sniffer dog smells the gravestone of a dead dog, at a military base in Bello, Colombia

 

 

A dog runs in a field covered in the season's first frost in east London
 

A dog runs in a field covered in the season's first frost in east London

 

 

City-based sheepdog Alfred had never seen real sheep until a few months ago, but his natural instincts are coming back after a few days on a farm.  The Old English sheepdog are is to being pampered at his home in a suburb of Melbourne, but owner Margaret
 

City-based sheepdog Alfred had never seen real sheep until a few months ago, but his natural instincts are coming back after a few days on a farm. The Old English sheepdog are is to being pampered at his home in a suburb of Melbourne, but owner Margaret Duke is now training him for a 'city slickers' competition at the Victoria Herding Association championships

 

 

Over 50 cats have gone missing without trace in a small area in Birmingham over the past five years.  This aerial map shows the locations where the cats have disappeared
 

Over 50 cats have gone missing without trace in a small area in Birmingham over the past five years. This aerial map shows the locations where the cats have disappeared

 

 

A one-month-old panda cub undergoes a veterinary examination at Zoo Atlanta
 

A one-month-old panda cub undergoes a veterinary examination at Zoo Atlanta

 

 

Dolls are displayed for sale at a store in Changzhi,
 

Dolls are displayed for sale at a store in Changzhi, China

 

 

Russian deputy finance minister Sergei Storchak speaks to reporters after his release from prison in Moscow, pending his trial for embezzlement
 

Russian deputy finance minister Sergei Storchak speaks to reporters after his release from prison in Moscow, pending his trial for embezzlement

 

 

Sunni Muslim women gesture during a protest in Beirut, Lebanon. Women supporters of Islamist groups demanded the release of prisoners suspected of plotting or carrying out militant attacks
 

Sunni Muslim women gesture during a protest in Beirut, Lebanon. Women supporters of Islamist groups demanded the release of prisoners suspected of plotting or carrying out militant attacks

 

 

Saudis pray for rain in Riyadh
 

Saudis pray for rain in Riyadh

 

 

A Toshiba fuel-cell-powered mobile phone and its methanol refill cartridge. Panasonic has announced that it will market fuel-cell-powered mobiles by the end of 2009
 

A Toshiba fuel-cell-powered mobile phone and its methanol refill cartridge. Panasonic has announced that it will market fuel-cell-powered mobiles by the end of 2009

 

 

Peter Mandelson, Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise, and Regulatory Reform, leaves his home in London
 

Peter Mandelson, Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise, and Regulatory Reform, leaves his home in London

 

 

Soldiers use string to check their positioning before the official welcoming ceremony for Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing
 

Soldiers use string to check their positioning before the official welcoming ceremony for Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing

 

 

Some of the 92 graduating New York State Police officers line up before a ceremony at the Empire State Plaza Convention Centre in Albany, NY
 

Some of the 92 graduating New York State Police officers line up before a ceremony at the Empire State Plaza Convention Centre in Albany, NY

 

 

 

A guard of honour lines up during a welcoming ceremony for returning soldiers at Almaty airport. Kazakhstan pulled its soldiers out of Iraq following a five-year stint designed to highlight the ex-Soviet nation's support for the United States
 

A guard of honour lines up during a welcoming ceremony for returning soldiers at Almaty airport. Kazakhstan pulled its soldiers out of Iraq following a five-year stint designed to highlight the ex-Soviet nation's support for the US

 

 

Eddy Ratno Haji Abu Bakar and Mohd Khairul Bahri of Brunei  perform in the Double Mens Final of the Beach Pencak Silat on day five of the 2008 Asian Beach Games in Bali
 

Eddy Ratno Haji Abu Bakar and Mohd Khairul Bahri of Brunei perform in the Double Mens Final of the Beach Pencak Silat on day five of the 2008 Asian Beach Games in Bali

 

 

Tourists visit the waterfront in the city of Acre, northern Israel
 

Tourists visit the waterfront in the city of Acre, northern Israel

 

 

Two men work on a dinosaur model to be presented during a festival in Hamburg, Germany
 

Two men work on a dinosaur model to be presented during a festival in Hamburg, Germany

 

 

 

The memorial of former Brazilian President Juscelino Kubistchek is lit up in pink in support of a national campaign against breast cancer in Brasilia
 

The memorial of former Brazilian President Juscelino Kubistchek is lit up in pink, in support of a national campaign against breast cancer, in Brasilia

 

 

A worker stands on a crane at a construction site in Kawasaki, south of Tokyo
 

A worker stands on a crane at a construction site in Kawasaki, south of Tokyo

 

 

Wind turbines situated on Royd Moor, South Yorkshire
 

Wind turbines situated on Royd Moor, South Yorkshire