Harry Potter fans queue outside a bookshop in central London, 19 July 2007, as they await the release of the seventh and final book by JK Rowling entitled "Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows" which goes on sale in Britain and worldwide from midnight Friday. The fans have come from as far afield as the Netherlands, Belgium and Finland and a batch of devotees from the United States are expected soon. By Leon Neal/AFP/Getty.
George Galloway speaks to the press outside Westminster, after being suspended from the House of Commons for 18 sitting days on July 17 2007 in London. The suspension is the result of allegations that Galloway broke Parliamentary rules by taking money from Saddam Hussein’s regime. (Photo by Cate Gillon/Getty Images)
A young Mexican man swims in the Rio Grande close to the United States side of the border with Mexico June 30, 2007 in El Paso, Texas. The young man and fellow pleasure swimmers did not attempt to go further into the United States and therefore were not stopped by the Border Patrol from using the good diving point. Life on the river continues despite the U.S. Senate failing to pass a comprehensive immigration reform bill this week in Washington. By Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images.
Crowds gather for the first time, at the event marking the Sydney arrival of The World Youth Day Cross and Icon, at Tumbalong Park, Darling Harbour on July 1, 2007 in Sydney, Australia. By Gaye Gerard/Getty Images.
Adrea Castillo stands with her father Army SGT Guillermo Castillo during the singing of the Army Song during a Purple Heart ceremony June 29, 2007 in Washington, DC. SGT Castillo was wounded by an IED blast in Iraq. Twenty members of the US armed forces were awarded the Purple Heart for being wounded while serving in the war on terror. By Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images.
Supporters of the ruling party, Fretilin, shout slogans during a campaign rally in Dili, 27 June 2007. East Timor’s nearly 530,000 voters are to cast ballots to elect 65 parliamentary representatives after successful presidential polls last month that saw Nobel peace laureate Jose Ramos-Horta sweep into office. The 30th June polls are likely to be a close contest between a new party created by former president and independence hero Xanana Gusmao and the ruling Fretilin party, which lost some of its lustre after violence rocked the nation last April and May, leaving at least 37 people dead and many homeless. By Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty.
A Pakistani man looks for shelter during a heavy rain shower in Islamabad, 25 June 2007. Trucks carrying aid rolled into Karachi on 25 June after the death toll from violent storms and flooding along Pakistan’s Arabian Sea coast rose to at least 235 people, officials said. Authorities have launched a major relief operation in affected areas of the sprawling port city of 12 million people following devastating rain and strong winds, Karachi mayor Mustafa Kamal said. By Farooq Naeem/AFP/Getty.
A participant of the Christopher Street Day (CSD) gay and lesbian pride parade painted his face with rainbow colours on June 23, 2007 in the streets of Berlin, Germany. Organizers expected around 450,000 visitors for the parade. By Miguel Villagran/Getty Images.
An officer from the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds holds a sea eagle chick, one of 15 delivered by the Norwegian Air Force to RAF Kinloss, June 22, 2007 in Kinloss, Scotland. The eagles are being re-introduced to the East of Scotland following a successful RSPB programme that began in the West of Scotland in the mid 70’s.The Eagles became extinct in the UK during the early part of the 20th century. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)
A member of the Iraqi military police is seen during patrol June 17, 2007 in the tense Dora neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq. The Iraqi MPs were on a joint patrol with the US Army’s 1st Squad, 4th Cavalry Regiment as part of the "surge" in troops that is now attempting to pacify Baghdad and move the city’s warring factions toward political compromise. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images)
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