Aug. 1, 2010
An X-ray photo provided by NASA of the sun in the early morning. The dark arc near the top right edge of the image is a filament of plasma blasting off the surface. The bright region is an unassociated solar flare. When particles from the eruption reach Earth on the evening of Aug. 3-4, they might trigger a brilliant auroral display known as the Northern Lights.
AP
Aug. 2, 2010
Fading sunflowers droop in a field in Russia's Voronezh province after weeks of searing heat and practically no rain. A severe drought destroyed one-fifth of the wheat crop in Russia, the world's third-largest exporter, and now wildfires are finishing off remaining crops.
Mikhail Metzel-AP
Aug. 2, 2010
A firetruck parks near burning grass and trees outside the town of Novovoronezh, Russia. Russia's leaders declared a state of emergency Monday in seven provinces and ordered authorities to guard weapons storage facilities from wildfires that have killed at least 40 people.
Sergei Karpukhin-Reuters
Aug. 3, 2010
A man stands near the charred remains of his home in Voronezh, Russia. President Dmitry Medvedev has declared a state of emergency in seven Russian regions, as fires have uprooted hundreds from their homes.
Alexey Sazonov-AFP/Getty Images
Aug. 3, 2010
A worker walks toward a giant model dragon at the end of a Buddhist event, at the site of the former imperial citadel in Hanoi. Various festivals and celebrations will be held until October, when Vietnam will a mark a thousand years since the establishment of the capital city.
Hoang Dinh Nam-AFP/Getty Images
Aug. 3, 2010
Municipal guards take a cross from protesters in front of the presidential palace in Warsaw. After a scuffle, the protesters managed to prevent authorities from moving the cross commemorating Poland's late leader Lech Kaczynski from the front of the presidential palace after fierce protests by Roman Catholic groups and Kaczynski's followers.
Janek Skarzynski-AFP/Getty Images
Aug. 3, 2010
White crosses are erected at the site where 21 Love Parade music festival victims died in Duisburg, Germany. The victims were crushed to death in a stampede July 24 as they desperately tried to escape a narrow tunnel that served as the only entrance to the grounds hosting the techno music festival. More than 500 people were hurt.
Federico Gambarini-AFP/Getty Images
Aug. 2, 2010
White House guests are blown away by winds generated by the Marine One helicopter, as it lifts off with President Obama from the South Lawn of the White House. Obama was traveling to Atlanta, where addressed the Disabled American Veterans convention about the ongoing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Chip Somodevilla-Getty Images
Aug. 2, 2010
A tourist snaps pictures on the west lawn of the Capitol in Washington.
Tim Sloan-AFP/Getty Images
Aug. 2, 2010
Actor Charlie Sheen, center, arrives with his attorney, Richard Cummins, left, for a sentencing hearing at the Pitkin County Courthouse in Aspen, Colo. Sheen's plea deal with prosecutors allowed him to avoid jail time for a Christmas Day assault on his wife and also won't require him to do public service in Aspen.
Rick Wilking-Reuters
Aug. 2, 2010
Kelcey Anderson shows her dog to a judge during the junior showmanship division of the Albany County 4-H Dog Show in Laramie, Wyo.
Andy Carpenean-AP
Aug. 2, 2010
Pamela Anderson takes dogs for a walk in New Orleans. Anderson was on hand to walk and help send off about 50 dogs that are being moved from Louisiana to Virginia after being orphaned by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Anderson, PETA's honorary director, paid all the expenses and costs to relocate the dogs. She chose two dogs to adopt and take home herself.
Chuck Cook-AP
Aug. 2, 2010
Multicolored paper cranes along with a photo of Kyron Horman hang on "Kyron's Wall of Hope" in front of Skyline Elementary School in Portland, Ore. The 7-year-old disappeared from the school June 4 and is still missing as officials continue the investigate the case.
Don Ryan-AP
Aug. 2, 2010
A woman holds a picture of late Puerto Rican nationalist Lolita Lebron during her burial in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico. Lebron, who died Sunday at age 90 of cardio-respiratory conditions, spent 25 years in prison after leading a gun attack on the U.S. Congress in 1954 to draw attention to the cause of the colonial status of the Caribbean island.
Ana Martinez-Reuters
Aug. 2, 2010
Followers of Puerto Rican nationalist Lolita Lebron carry her coffin through the streets of Old San Juan
Ana Martinez-Reuters
Aug. 1, 2010
A grasshopper clings to a wire cable as it sheds off its old exoskeleton in Manila, Philippines.
Bullit Marquez-AP
Aug. 2, 2010
A spider crawls in the Muzhao mountain region of China.
AFP/Getty Images
Aug. 3, 2010
People hold "Crabzilla," thought to be the world's largest crab, after it was transported to the Sea Life Scheveningen in the Netherlands. The Japanese Spider Crab, which was caught in the Pacific Ocean last year, is estimated to be over 40 years old, and nearly four meters wide.
Marcel Antonisse-AFP/Getty Images
Aug. 1, 2010
Twins Jackie, left, and Madelynn Eisterhold, 6, of Gainesville, Fla., take a dip with a dolphin at Marineland in St. Augustine, Fla.
David Massey-AP
Aug. 2, 2010
An Israeli woman plays with a Palestinian girl from the West Bank village of Jahalin, as they spend the day at the beach in Bat Yam, Israel. A group of Israeli women organize a weekly visit for Palestinian children from all over the West Bank to the the Israeli seaside.
Uriel Sinai-Getty Images
Aug. 3, 2010
Lebanese civil defense workers extinguish a burning armored vehicle at a Lebanese army base in Taibeh, Lebanon. Lebanese and Israeli troops exchanged fire on the border Tuesday in the most serious clashes since a fierce war four years ago.
AP
Aug. 3, 2010
US Sgt. Adam Lachance, center, from Rochester, N.H., and Spec. Taylor, right, from Lakes Wales, Fla., follow a column of Charlie Company 2-508 PIR 2nd Platoon members of the 2nd BTC, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) during a joint patrol with members of the Afghan National Army in the Arghandab Valley in Kandahar.
Yuri Cortez-AFP/Getty Images
Aug. 2, 2010
President Paul Kagame of Rwanda shakes hands with citizens at a rally in Gicumbi. Rwandan elections are due to take place on Aug. 9.
Margaret Cappa-AP
Aug. 3, 2010
Ted Davenport of the United States speedflies during Freestyle Day of the World Heli Challlenge at Mount Aspiring National Park in Wanaka, New Zealand.
Cameron Spencer-Getty Images
Aug. 1, 2010
Smoke and flames rise seconds after a cargo plane crashed at the entrance to Dinali National Park in Alaska. The two people aboard the plane were killed.
William Rice-AP
Aug. 2, 2010
Residents scramble to recover water bottles dropped from a Pakistan air force helicopter in Nowshera, Pakistan. Rescue workers and troops in northwest Pakistan struggled to reach thousands of people affected by the country's worst floods since 1929. Heavy monsoon rains have triggered severe, deadly flooding in Northwest Pakistan, claiming the lives of more than 800 people and forcing thousands from their homes. The United Nations estimates that about a million people nationwide have been affected by the disaster.
Daniel Berehulak-Getty Images
Aug. 3, 2010
People jostle to get free food distributed by a trader at a camp for flood survivors in Risalpur, Pakistan. Relief work has been hampered by submerged roads, washed-out bridges and downed communication lines.
Anjum Naveed-AP
Aug. 2, 2010
Goats use an overhead bridge to cross a road in Lahore, Pakistan.
K.M. Chaudary-AP
Aug. 3, 2010
An injured Kashmiri youth is rushed to a hospital after a clash between protesters and security forces in Srinagar, India. Government forces in Indian Kashmir fired at hundreds of people protesting New Delhi's rule over the Himalayan region, as weeks of civil unrest continued unabated.
AP
Aug. 3, 2010
Kishan Kumar, a street artist dressed as a monkey, performs in a slum in New Delhi. Kumar, who lives in the slums of west Delhi, plays "Behrupia" (a man with many disguises) and earns livelihood for his family by performing on the streets or at weddings.
Reinhard Krause-Reuters
Aug. 3, 2010
Dadang, a resident of Cempaka Putih district, drinks water after being buried in the ground in Jakarta. Dadang had himself buried for over three hours to protest against a local government plan to evict him from his home.
Beawiharta-Reuters
Aug. 2, 2010
Father Adriano blesses pots filled with soup during "La Porciuncula," a religious tradition in which Franciscan monks serve food to homeless and poor people at Los Descalzos monastery in Lima, Peru.
Martin Mejia-AP
Aug. 2, 2010
From left to right, Creon Gee, Larry Middleton, Darren Rucker and Cliff Roberson wait in line to look for jobs at the FtLauderdaleHires.com job fair in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Joe Raedle-Getty Images
Aug. 2, 2010
Hector Navarro helps to prepare Stonehenge II to be moved from Hunt, Tex. The Stonehenge replica is being moved to Ingram, Tex.
Eric Gay-AP
Aug. 2, 2010
Students dressed as gladiators fight in the historic Roman amphitheater in Bad Deutsch-Altenburg, about 28 miles east of Vienna. The students of Regensburg University are taking part in a two-week-long experiment where they live through the daily routines of ancient Roman gladiators.
Lisi Niesner-Reuters
Aug. 2, 2010
Fassbender of Germany, left, and Zamponi of France compete in the figure skating event during the Gay Games VIII in Cologne, Germany. Some 10,000 gay men and lesbians competed in 35 kinds of sport during the eight-day event, which aims to promote self-confidence in homosexual communities around the world.
Thomas Peter-Reuters
Aug. 3, 2010
A Winston Churchill impersonator poses with a pint of ale while promoting the start of the Great British Beer Festival at Earl's Court in west London.
Toby Melville-Reuters
Aug. 2, 2010
Ballet dancers from all over the country join together at the Bandshell in Central Park in New York City and stand en pointe for one minute in an attempt to enter the Guinness Book of Records for "most ballerinas en pointe." Some 230 dancers set a record of 1 minute and 7 seconds and will be entered into the book.
Timothy A. Clary-AFP/Getty Images
Aug. 2, 2010
Felicity Palmateer of Australia carves into a wave during the women's heats at the U.S. Open of Surfing in Huntington Beach, Calif.
Adam Lau-AP
Aug. 3, 2010
A school of Purple Parrot fish, which contrary to their name come in a deep red color, swim at the Blue Zoo Aquarium in Beijing. First opened in 1997, the walk-through aquarium remains a popular tourist attraction with more than a million visitors over the year.
Frederic J. Brown-AFP/Getty Images
Aug. 3, 2010
A Russian bride and groom climb into a fountain to cool off from the summer heat on their wedding day in Moscow. Temperatures in Russia's capital have been hovering around 97 Fahrenheit all week.
Boris Yelenin-AFP/Getty Images
Aug. 2, 2010
A schoolboy plays inside a giant inflatable plastic sphere floating on the Sea of Azov in Berdyansk, Ukraine.
Peter Kovalev-AFP/Getty Images
Gallery Credits:
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