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Striking pictures from around the world this week.

Striking pictures from around the world this week.

A key witness at the commission set up to examine the last years of Sri Lanka's civil war complains his testimony was not properly interpreted.

Formula One's governing body says "a lot of work remains to be completed" before the Yeongam venue is ready for the inaugural Korean Grand Prix.

An Australian head teacher is under fire after removing the word gay from the famous song Kookaburra Sits in the Old Gum Tree.

More than 10,000 vehicles are stuck in a 120km (75-mile) traffic jam on China's Beijing to Tibet motorway.

Japanese prosecutors charge an alleged member of the Pink Panther gang of international jewel thieves with stealing a tiara and other jewellery worth £2.2m in Tokyo in 2007.

A suicide bomber has driven a car packed with explosives into police offices in Khujand, Tajikistan, injuring 25 people.

Communist supporters in India's West Bengal have taken control of a key village that they were driven out of by Maoist rebels a year ago.

Maoist rebels in the Indian state of Bihar say they have killed one of four policemen they had been holding hostage.

The first visit of Chinese warships to Burma ends as top Burmese leader Than Shwe prepares to visit Beijing, highlighting the two country's close ties.

Four Indian wrestlers from the Commonwealth Games team face suspension after failing dope tests barely a month before the beginning of the event.

Japan imposes new sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme but maintains its oil import schedule.

Anger at preparations for India Commonwealth Games

Why tensions are rising in the South China Sea

Ten election campaign workers have been killed in an air strike by Nato-led forces in Afghanistan, Afghan officials say.

Home village of Pakistani cricket star shocked at fixing allegations

Three Pakistan cricketers accused of corruption may have been set up, according to the country's high commissioner to the UK.

US authorities indict 11 German and Chinese executives for conspiring to illegally import $40m worth of honey from China.

More than 10,000 vehicles are stuck in a 120km (75-mile) traffic jam on China's Beijing to Tibet motorway.