Spain vs Colombia Spanish football players

Iker Casillas, Sergio Ramos, Raul Albiol, Gerard Pique, Xabi Alonso, Sergio Busquets and Joan Capdevilla,  Pedro Ledesma, David Villa, Andres Iniesta and Xavi Hernandez pose prior to the friendly football match Spain vs Colombia 

Shadowland Dance Performance by Pilobolus

Dancers of US company Pilobolus perform their show, Shadowland, during press rehearsals at the Julio Mario Santodomingo theatre

A tigress lays beside a cub she gave birth to in captivity

A tigress lays beside a cub she gave birth to in captivity, at the Villa Lorena animal refuge center in Cali

Edward Nino Hernández,the world's shortest man by the Guinness World Records

Edward Nino Hernández,the world's shortest man by the Guinness World Records

A bull is covered with foam during a 'Corraleja'

A bull is covered with foam during a 'Corraleja' - traditional Colombian festivity in which several bulls are fought at the same time 

Colombia's team performs during the combination finals of Synchronized Swimming

Colombia's team performs during the combination finals of Synchronized Swimming at the Central American and Caribbean Games 

Alvaro Uribe, su esposa Lina Moreno,El presidente electo de Colombia Juan Manuel Santos y su esposa María Clemencia de Santos

 Alvaro Uribe, his wife Lina Moreno, Colombia's president elect Juan Manuel Santos and his wife Maria Clemence de Santos

Bicentenario de la Independencia de Colombia: Kfir combat airplanes fly

Kfir combat airplanes fly during the country's bicentennial celebrations in Bogota 

La celebración del Bicentenario de la Independencia de Colombia

The celebrations for the Bicentenary of the Independence of Colombia.
 Fireworks thwron over the Bolivar square in Bogota

A boy with his face painted in Colombia's flag colours

A boy with his face painted in Colombia's flag colours 

Juan Manuel Santos poses with Shakira

 

Juan Manuel Santos  poses with  Shakira 

A peacock is seen at the Santa Fe Zoo

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A peacock is seen at the Santa Fe Zoo, in Medellin, Colombia

Camilo Villegas of Colombia warms up before his second round at the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship

Camilo Villegas of Colombia warms up before his second round at the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship

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Best of the week( Reuters)

A Chilean rose tarantula walks over the face of Zhao Jing on a street in Wuhan, Hubei province, July 30, 2009. Zhao, 26, a zoo feeder, keeps tarantulas, scorpions and pythons as pets.

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The crew of The Armada de la Republica de Colombia (ARC) Gloria, a brig type sail-training ship of the Republic of Colombia, stand on the masts to greet officials of the Philippine Navy during their arrival at the south harbour port area in Manila July 30, 2009. ARC Gloria, is now on its 63rd cruise to showcase Colombian history to the foreign dignitaries who step onboard and to forge international ties with other countries. The ship arrived in the capital on Thursday and will stay until August 2, 2009.

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Laszlo Cseh of Hungary competes in the men's 200m individual medley swimming semi-finals at the World Championships in Rome July 29, 2009.

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Zhao Jing poses with his pet lizard on a street in Wuhan, Hubei province July 29, 2009.

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The grounds crew cleans up a puddle on the 18th fairway during rain delays in the third round of the Canadian Open golf tournament at Glen Abbey Golf Club in Oakville, Ontario July 26, 2009.

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Michael Phelps competes in the men's 200m butterfly swimming heats at the World Championships in Rome July 28, 2009.

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Pitcher Andy Pettitte of the New York Yankees throw a pitch in the fourth inning against the Chicago White Sox during their MLB American League game in Chicago, Illinois July 30, 2009.

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Ireland's Ben Reid jumps as he cycles during the men's UCI Mountain Bike World Cup downhill competition at Mount Ste-Anne in Beaupre, July 25, 2009.

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