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In prayer : A pilgrims pray in a church next to the Bishops home where the late pope John Paul II lived for decades and Benedict XVI will reside, in Krakow.

Happy man : Italy’s Leonardo Piepoli is kissed by the ladies after winning the 17th stage of Giro D’Italia cycling tour from Termeno to Passo di Furcia.

Tower in blue : The Eiffel Tower is illuminated in blue as part of the celebrations of the Europe Day, in Paris.

Through the field : The pack in action behind a field of flowers during the third stage of the Giro d’Italia (Tour of Italy) cycling race, between Perwez and Namur. German Stefan Schumacher of Gerolsteiner won the stage and also took the overall lead.

Daughter of faith : A veiled Indian Kashmiri Muslim activist of the Dukhtaran-e-Milat (Daughters of the Faith) organization weeps during a press conference held to urge the government to reveal the names of people caught up in a prostitution scandal in Srinagar.

Drought in Pakistan : A Pakistani man walks over cracks due to the water shortage at Rawal Lake in Islamabad.

All smiles : Performers dressed up in their native custom wait at a public park in Manila, as they prepare to perform in an annual festival showcasing the dances of various regions of the Philippines.

Praying before Basisakhi : Indian Sikh devotees take a holy dip in front of Amritsar Golden Temple, on the eve of the Baisakhi festival, which marks the beginning of the new spring year and the end of the harvest in India.

Ready to deploy : Troops of the 120-member Albanian Army Iraqi brigade are reflected during a ceremony at Zallherr military base, north of the capital Tirana before their departure in the country’s seventh troop rotation in Iraq.