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View a gallery of photos from around the world on Friday, Aug. 3, 2012.
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Internally displaced Congolese have set un impromptu camp on the outskirts of Goma, eastern Congo, Friday, Aug. 3rd, 2012. The first case of cholera has emerged among thousands of people in an impromptu refugee camp in eastern Congo who fled fighting between a new rebel group and government forces backed by U.N. peacekeepers, Doctors Without Borders reported.Congo's army now controls only the city of Goma and the village of Kibumba, 10 kilometers (six miles) outside Goma. Now the rebels hold all towns going north as far as Rutshuru and are threatening to besiege Goma. The U.N. Security Council on Thursday demanded that the M23 rebel group halt any advances toward Goma.
Jerome Delay Associated Press
A internally displaced Congolese child walks amidst school benches on the outskirts of Goma, eastern Congo, Friday, Aug. 3rd, 2012. The first case of cholera has emerged among thousands of people in an impromptu refugee camp in eastern Congo who fled fighting between a new rebel group and government forces backed by U.N. peacekeepers, Doctors Without Borders reported.Congo's army now controls only the city of Goma and the village of Kibumba, 10 kilometers (six miles) outside Goma. Now the rebels hold all towns going north as far as Rutshuru and are threatening to besiege Goma. The U.N. Security Council on Thursday demanded that the M23 rebel group halt any advances toward Goma.
A two-month-old Barbary ape baby relaxes on its mother's back during warm temperatures in the Erfurt zoo, central Germany, Friday, Aug. 3, 2012.
Jens Meyer Associated Press
Gold medallist China's Dong Dong, right, and teammate bronze medallist Lu Chunlong hug during the medal ceremony of the men's trampoline finals at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, Aug. 3, 2012, in London. ORG XMIT: OGYM174
Gregory Bull Associated Press
Protestors chant slogans during a demonstration to demand the removal of former president Ali Abdullah Saleh's relatives and allies from key military and security positions they still hold. in Sanaa, Yemen, Friday, Aug. 3, 2012.
Hani Mohammed Associated Press
Rail workers protest against the government's privatization plans at Sants railway station in Barcelona, Spain, Friday, Aug. 3, 2012. The strike, which started at midnight yesterday and coincides with the departure of many for the summer holidays, is organized by employees of Renfe and Adif, the two public railway companies. Banner reads: Railroad
Manu Fernandez Associated Press
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