The pictures we’re talking about this week

Compiled by Nicky Champ

Need to catch up on the news this week? Welcome to your weekly Friday post that brings you the most talked about pictures from around the globe. From the devastating mining tragedy in New Zealand to a bearded David Beckham arriving in Sydney to Lindsay Lohan being dropped from her new movie, Inferno to Ryan Reynolds being voted the Sexiest Man Alive for 2010.

Free feel to add in any pictures you’ve found in your interweb travels in the comments below.

The New Zealand Mining Tragedy – this is the second blast captured on CCTV.

The families of the miners are told that it is likely that none of the 29 men survived.

A Saudi Arabian employer has been accused of hacking off his Indonesian maid's lips. According to the Daily Mail, her Saudi employer cut off part of her lips with scissors, scalded her back with an iron, fractured her middle finger, and beat her legs until she could hardly walk.

A suspension bridge in Phnom Pehn Cambodia swayed under the weight of thousands of revellers this week, as some began to shout that the structure was going to collapse. Others pushed, heaved and even jumped off the bridge as a panic took hold that ended in the deaths of more than 350 people.

Shoes and clothes lie scattered along the suspension bridge in the aftermath of the stampede.

High school sweethearts John and Neisha have been crowned winners of the Nine Network's reality renovation series The Block taking home $305,000.

British police have warned of great civil unrest as the national campaign against university fee increases and education cuts gathers momentum around the country.

The Queen visits the United Arab Emirates for first time in more than 30 years

David Beckham arrives in Sydney, his team LA Galaxy are here to play the Newcastle Jets in a friendly match tomorrow night.

Premier of NSW Kristina Keneally and David Beckham share a joke.

Soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo's girlfriend Irina Shayk, is considering suing GQ magazine after photos of her were allegedly digitally altered to make her look naked.

Shayk, 24, said she was shocked to see nude photos of herself in the December issue of men's magazine GQ Spain as she had kept her underwear on for the shoot.

Jennifer Grey (Baby from Dirty Dancing) wins the American series of Dancing With The Stars.

Possibly the cutest thing you'll see today.. a 6 week old baby panda in China's Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding.

Promotional shot of Lindsay Lohan as 1970’s porn star Linda Lovelace in a poster for the planned movie Inferno. However actress Malin Akerman is set to replace Lindsay Lohan on Monday as the director moves on from Lohan who will be in rehab until January.

Willow Smith made a major fashion error by wearing a copied design on the red carpet Sunday night at the American Music Awards, upsetting the original designer Mildred von Hildegard from Mother of London.

Justin Bieber wins four awards at the American Music Awards, including Favorite Male Artist.

Courtney Love kisses another woman and strips down to underwear for Twitter, no explantion has been made for the pics.

The top painting was done by a horse, artist Cheryl Ward collaborates with and teaches her horses how to paint - you can see more on PaintingHorse.com

Vogue Japan has been accused of photoshopping Gisele Bunchen's hips on the cover of the Januaray 2011 edition.

Ryan Reynolds is named People magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive 2010.

The TV and magazine ad for Rimmel mascara featuring model Georgia May Jagger wearing false eyelashes, has been banned due to complaints to the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) that they exaggerated what the mascara could do.

For the December issue of Shape Magazine, Kelly Osbourne revealed her newly toned body, she was initially terrified as she revealed: 'I have never worn a bikini in my whole life.'

Television personality Kim Kardashian helps to officially open Charmin's deluxe free public restrooms in Times Square, New York.

Paris Hilton paints over a wall with graffiti, performing community service with the Hollywood Beautification Team in Los Angeles, California.

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