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On Tuesday 17 July, the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay – presented by Coca-Cola, Lloyds TSB and Samsung – will travel 108.86 miles through 13 communities on its journey from Brighton and Hove to Hastings.

Today the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) confirmed arrangements for the Olympic Flame’s final journey down the River Thames on Friday 27 July and a selection of highlights for its seven-day journey around the capital.

Native American tribal members perform a ritual dance in unison during the third annual Gourd Dance ceremony at Camp Navajo Training Center, Ariz. The Gourd Dance is a ceremony that honors the warriors of past and present and commemorates the history between the military and the local tribes.

The world’s casino giants found a potential new venue on Saturday as voters on a tiny group of offshore islands near Taiwan approved gambling for the first time. The rural, rugged Matsu islands, with a population of just 10,000, will join Macau, Singapore and the Philippines as a place for casino gambling - in a region where betting is huge even without casinos.

Wisconsin Army National Guard 105-mm cannons are silhouetted against a dazzling fireworks display at the 2012 Rhythm and Booms Independence Day celebration June 30 at Madison's Warner Park. The Madison-based 115th Fighter Wing also held a community engagement event on base to educate area business leaders about their mission and capabilities.

Birthplace of Jesus: Church of the Nativity and the Pilgrimage Route, Bethlehem.

Skateistan is using the sport of skateboarding to help at-risk children in Cambodia.

The restored Resurrection of Lazarus, a painting by Caravaggio, has been restored and hung in the Italian capital.