Snapshots: the world in 24 hours, July 3

Belarussian servicemen take part in a military parade during celebrations marking Independence Day in Minsk July 3, 2011. [Photo/Agencies]

A man pulls his motorcycle rickshaw transporting commuters through flooded streets during heavy monsoon rain in Lahore July 3, 2011. [Photo/Agencies]

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