12 June 2010 Last updated at 15:21

Week in pictures: 5-11 June

Revellers burn flares as they take part in the Patum de Berga in Spain

Revellers in Spain burnt flares during the Patum de Berga - an annual festival to celebrate Corpus Christi, which can be traced to medieval times.

Crowd in Warsaw to beatify Father Jerzy Popieluszko

More than 100,000 people attended an open-air mass in the Polish capital Warsaw to beatify a Roman Catholic priest murdered by the former Communist secret police.

Silver Streak is a work made entirely from coat hangers. The King Kong figure, by artist David Mach, is priced at £265,000.

The Royal Academy's Summer Exhibition is billed as the "world's largest open submission contemporary art exhibition". Established and unknown artists alike submit their work for consideration. This year's show features 1,267 exhibits.

People wave flags during a demonstration in Madrid, 8 June 2010

Public sector workers in Spain went on strike in protest against a 5% pay cut - one of their government's measures to reduce the country's huge budget deficit.

Pakistani trucks drivers stand beside the burning Nato supply trucks

A Nato convoy was attacked near the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, by gunmen who killed at least seven people and set vehicles on fire.

British Prime Minister David Cameron goes for an early morning run with British soldiers at Camp Bastion in Helmand Province during his two-day visit to Afghanistan.

The British prime minister told troops in Afghanistan he wants the British public to "revere and support" them for the "incredible work" they do. David Cameron, who spent the night in Camp Bastion, said they could go home with "heads held high".

Soldiers sit on an armoured vehicle near a crowd on a street in Osh, southern Kyrgyzstan on 11 June, 2010.

More than 50 people were killed and 300 people injured in ethnic clashes in the southern Kyrgyz city of Osh.

Spectator at the World Cup kick-off concert in South Africa on 10/6/2010

The first World Cup to be held on the continent of Africa kicked off in style with a huge televised concert in Johannesburg on the eve of the global sporting event.

The Opening Ceremony ahead of the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa

The 2010 World Cup in South Africa got under way with a spectacular and vibrant opening ceremony at the 94,000-capacity Soccer City in Johannesburg.

Itumeleng Khune of South Africa makes a save from a shot by Guillermo Franco of Mexico

The ceremony was followed by the first game of the tournament between the hosts and Mexico, which ended 1-1.

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