THE WEEK THAT WAS IN PICTURES

The 'wet nurse' dog feeds the panda cubs in the zoo in Taiyuan, in north China's Shanxi province

The abandoned red panda cubs are shown to their new mother

Indonesian counter-terrorist police commandos secure the damaged Ritz-Carlton hotel in Jakarta

The damage inflicted by a bomb blast on a restaurant of the JW Marriot hotel is seen on July 18, 2009 in Jakarta.

Israeli soldiers' testimony paints a picture of massive firepower used in Gaza. The UN says it will take a year to clear a half million tonnes of concrete rubble from districts bombed and bulldozed by Israeli forces during their winter offensive.

A woman is surrounded by the dead and injured in this TV picture of the aftermath of a suicide attack in Tal Afar, Iraq, yesterday

The launch of the space shuttle Endeavour had to be postponed when heavy storm clouds rolled in over Cape Canaveral

The space shuttle Endeavour successfully lifts off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Carla Bruni to perform at a concert in New York to mark Nelson Mandela's 91st birthday

Police trying to establish what killed Michael Jackson have significantly ramped up their investigation and now see his death as a possible murder

Robert Redford and Sibylle Szaggarshave married.

One excited fan expresses her delight and a friend watches as Cristiano Ronaldo signs the back of her strip at Real Madrid's pre-season training camp at Carton House, Co Kildare

Real Madrid players during a training session at Carton House in Co Kildare.