July 2
Passengers travel in an overcrowded train in the eastern Indian city of Patna. India's Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee will present the annual railway budget before parliament on July 3.
Krishna Murar Kishan-REUTERS
July 2
A Greenpeace activist wearing a mask of Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono waves to photographers from inside a car during a demonstration outside the incumbent's campaign office in Jakarta, Indonesia. Greenpeace activists staged the demonstration to urge Yudhoyono, who is seeking reelection in the country's presidential election next week, to take immediate action to combat deforestation and climate change.
Dita Alangkara)-AP
July 2
A policeman of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency Special Operation Group breaks beer bottles with his hand during a demonstration of martial arts skills at the agency's training field in Seoul. North and South Korean officials have held talks to salvage a joint factory park in the communist state that was hit by U.N. sanctions for the North's nuclear test.
Lee Dong-Hoon/Newsis-Reuters
July 2
A policeman fires tear gas on protesters staging a demonstration against the Indian government in Srinagar, India. Police filed a murder case against a paramilitary soldier accused of shooting at angry Muslim pro-independence protesters in Indian-controlled Kashmir, as the death toll from days of unrest rose to four.
Mukhtar Khan-AP
July 1
Soldiers hide behind behind shields at the National Congress in Tegucigalpa. The Honduran interim government has said there is "no chance at all" of Zelaya returning to power after the coup last weekend, defying international pressure to restore the leftist leader.
Edgard Garrido-REUTERS
July 2
Residents get ready to receive a gift from the flamboyant former first lady of the Philippines, Imelda Marcos, unseen, as she distributes rice to hundreds of poor families in the suburban Payatas district north of Manila. Known for her excessive lifestyle and her 3,000 pairs of shoes, Marcos celebrated her 80th birthday in the slums, saying she feels vindicated but nearly broke 23 years after her dictator husband was ousted from power.
JAY DIRECTO-AFP/Getty Images
July 2
Catholic priests from Belarus and neighboring countries attend a religious festival marking the miracle-working icon, known as the Mother of God of Budslav, in the Belarus village of Budslav, 93 miles north of Minsk. The festival is an annual event.
Sergei Grits-AP
July 2
Palestinians build a house with clay, after their home was destroyed during the 22-day Israeli offensive over Gaza in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip. Many parts of the Hamas-run Gaza Strip are still in ruins almost eight months after the guns fell silent following Israel's war on the aid-dependent territory. An Israeli blockade on Gaza prevents construction material from entering the Palestinian territory
SAID KHATIB -AFP/Getty Images
July 1
U.S. Marines make preparations, as they wait for helicopter transport as part of Operation Khanjar at Camp Dwyer in Helmand Province in Afghanistan. U.S. Marines launched a major offensive into the Taliban heartlands of southern Afghanistan before dawn as President Barack Obama's new war plan swung into action.
MANPREET ROMANA-AFP/Getty Images
July 1
Artists perform amidst peace signs in front of the Reichstag in Berlin as they commemorate the Varus battle near Kalkriese in A.D. 9. In the battle that took place in the Teutoburg Forest in Northern Germany, an alliance of Germanic tribes ambushed and destroyed three Roman legions, a victory that played a profound role in German nationalism in the 19th century. The exhibition of artistically interpreted Roman war standards was organized by the Museum Kalkriese, which labeled the columns "peace signs."
Thomas Peter-Reuters
July 1
Pope Benedict XVI arrives for his weekly general audience at Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican. Pope Benedict XVI will release a social encyclical on July 7, "Caritas in Veritae" (Charity in Truth).
Christophe Simon-AFP/Getty Images
July 1
Traffic moves along the newly built Bandra-Worli sea link in Mumbai. After 10 years and $325 million, an ambitious sea bridge aimed at easing Mumbai's notorious traffic jams opened, holding out hope for harried commuters as well as investors betting on infrastructure.
Punit Paranjpe-Reuters
July 1
Visitors walk over a display of Han dynasty animal terracottas embedded in the floor of The Smiling Kingdom exhibition at the National History Museum in Taipei. More then two hundred pieces of terracotta from the Han dynasty, which ruled from 188-141 BC, were showcased at the exhibition that will run until Sept. 27.
Sam Yeh-AFP/Getty Images
July 1
A worker cleans the dirt off an ancient Roman mosaic as it is revealed some 13 years after it was first discovered in the ruins of a 4th century building in Lod in central Israel. The 1,700 year old mosaic floor, which is regarded as one of the most magnificent and largest ever revealed in Israel, was first uncovered in 1996 during a project to upgrade the city's sewage system.
David Silverman -Getty Images
July 1
July 1
Bulgarians meet the first July sunrise at the Black Sea coast near the village of Asparuhovo east of the capital Sofia. Every year on the first of July, hundreds of Bulgarians traditionally celebrate this July morning.
Petar Petrov-AP
June 30
Zeina Miri's daughter, right, reacts during the funeral procession of her mother in Beirut, Lebanon. Her mother was killed in a gun battle between Sunni supporters of Lebanon's Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri, and rival followers of the Hezbollah-allied Shiite Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri.
Bilal Hussein -AP
June 30
Dismissed workers of Triumph International Philippines throw bras in the air during a demonstration in front of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in Manila. Triumph International announced that it would be closing down their Philippines operations in August and more than 1,600 workers will be retrenched as a result.
Romeo Ranoco-Reuters
June 30
Rashida Musharraf, owner of a Bangladeshi antique-replica store, prepares a wax statue before coating it with metal at her workshop in Dhamri, Bangladesh.
Pavel Rahman-AP
June 30
Workers prepare decorations in the main hall of the EU headquarters in Brussels, on the last day of the EU Czech presidency. Sweden will take over the six-month, rotating EU presidency on July 1.
John Thys-AFP/Getty Images
June 30
Two women sit on a bench next to the burnt door of a collapsed house in Viareggio, Italy, after a freight train exploded just outside the station. A train derailed and set off an explosion, killing at least 12 people, and injuring many others.
Marco Vasini-AP
June 29
two trains collided at Chenzhou railway station in Chenzhou, China. Two passenger trains collided, leaving at least three people dead and 60 injured, Xinhua News Agency reported.
Stringer Shanghai-Reuters
June 29
Volunteer workers sort rubbish for recycling at the Glastonbury Festival recycling center in Glastonbury, England. Every year the festival employs a team of 1,200 volunteers to sort up to 2,000 tonnes of rubbish generated during the festival. The complete clear-up of the festival site can take until August.
Matt Cardy-Getty Images
June 29
Workers evacuate the garments factory in Ashulia, Bangladesh. Thousands of garment workers stormed the garments factory and set it on fire during a protest against pay cuts and outstanding salary payments.
Pavel Rahman-AP
June 29
German Chancellor Angela Merkel salutes the audience after her speech at the congress of Germany's conservative bloc, the CDU and CSU, on the election program in Berlin.
Tobia Schwarz -Reuters
June 23
Fishermen unload their catch on a fishing boat at a port-market in Da Nang, Vietnam. Since China ordered a fishing ban in early June, Vietnamese fishermen have been caught in the middle of a dispute between the two countries.
Hoang Dinh Nam-AFP/Getty Images
June 29
A boy bathes in a tube well to beat the heat on the outskirts of Chandigarh, India, where temperatures reached 108 degrees Fahrenheit.
Ajay Verma-Reuters
June 28
Actor Michel Kullman, left, performs the role of Jean Calvin at Geneva's Reformation Wall, during a rehearsal of the commemorative spectacle, 'Calvin-Geneva in Flames.' Geneva is celebrating the 500th anniversary of the birth of John Calvin, a formative figure in the Reformation. He transformed Geneva into a base for French Protestantism and an intellectual center of Europe.
Martial Trezzini-AP
June 29
Farmers drink water in a paddy field in the village of Godavari, Nepal during the Asar Pandhra festival. Farmers celebrate the festival to mark the planting of the rice crop.
Deepa Shrestha-Reuters
June 29
A boy takes a break during a folklore performance at Belgrade's main square in Serbia.
Andrej Isakovic-AFP/Getty Images
June 28
Residents watch water pouring down a sewer in a flooded street after rainfall hit Hefei, China.
Jianan Yu-Reuters
June 28
Members of the community partake in the Gay Pride Parade in Medellin, Colombia.
Raul Arboleda-AFP/Getty Images
June 29
Bishop Bernard Fellay meets the community after an ordination ceremony in Econe, Switzerland. Earlier this year, Pope Benedict XVI lifted the excommunication of the four Bishops of the Society of St. Pius X (SSPX), leading to a possible reconciliation with the Vatican.
Denis Balibouse-Reuters
June 29
A laborer works at a timber market in Yingtan, China. Production by China's forestry industry rose 13 percent last year, to $194.7 billion.
Stringer Shanghai-Reuters
June 29
A laborer works on a construction site in the West Bank settlement of Givat Zeev. Controversy over settlements is likely to be a key issue on the agenda when Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak meets President Obama's envoy George Mitchell in Washington regarding peace agreements.
Darren Whiteside-Reuters
June 29
Storm clouds gather over Hanoi's skyline in Vietnam.
Kham-Reuters
Gallery Credits:
Photo Editors Kate Napier, Stephen Cook, Chris Dunn
Producers Kate Napier, Chris Dunn
