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MUST SEE: 10 best images from the last 24 hours

Last updated on: October 17, 2012 10:25 IST

We bring you some of the best photos from around the world in the last 24 hours.

A man jumps from a boat to another by the river Buriganga in Dhaka.

Photograph: Andrew Biraj/Reuters

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A mourner cries as people gather to wait for the arrival of the remains of the late former Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk at the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh.

Sihanouk, once an absolute ruler who freed Cambodia from colonialism before becoming a tragic pawn through decades of turmoil, died on Monday in a Beijing hospital. He was 89.

Photograph: Damir Sagolj/Reuters

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United States Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama speak directly to each other during the second US presidential debate in Hempstead, New York.

Photograph: Mike Segar/Reuters

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Hindu devotees with earthen oil lamps pray inside a temple during the Navratri festival in Chandigarh. The festival, which is held in honour of the Hindu goddess Durga, is celebrated over nine days. In Hindu mythology, Durga symbolises power and the triumph of good over evil.

Photograph: Ajay Verma/Reuters

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An inmate camouflaged with leaves walks after a parade celebrating Peru's Independence Day at Lurigancho's men prison in Lima.

Although Lurigancho prison is one of the most overcrowded, violent, and unruly jails in Latin America, its more than 8,500 prisoners live with so much freedom inside the walled perimeter that they have created their own city which mimics the urban society on the outside.

Photograph: Mariana Bazo/Reuters

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Romande Energie workers install electrical power lines near Nyon October.

Photograph: Denis Balibouse/Reuters

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A Nepalese youth plays on a swing during the first day of Dashain, Hinduism's biggest religious festival, in Kathmandu.

Hindus in Nepal celebrate victory over evil during the festival by sacrificing animals and worshipping the Goddess Durga as part of celebrations held throughout the country.

Photograph: Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters

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A man walks past plastic chairs set up for beach goers along Clifton beach.

Photograph: Akhtar Soomro/Reuters

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South Korean singer Psy performs his hit 'Gangnam Style' during a morning television appearance in central Sydney.

Hundreds of fans came to see Psy's free performance of his chart topping hit which has been watched more than 478 million times on YouTube since July.

Photograph: Tim Wimborne/Reuters

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US army soldier PFC Christopher Alfred of 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment plays with his PlayStation Portable game console inside a transit tent at US military's Combat Outpost Terra Nova, in Kandahar province, southern Afghanistan.  

Photograph: Erik De Castro/Reuters

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