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Continued devastation in Pakistan, suicide attack in Baghdad, fireworks factory explosion in China, more news and features around the world.

Flood victims fight for relief food distributed by volunteers in Shekarpur, Pakistan. Angry survivors blocked a highway to protest slow delivery of aid.

Aug. 16, 2010

Flood victims fight for relief food distributed by volunteers in Shekarpur, Pakistan. Angry survivors blocked a highway to protest slow delivery of aid.

Shakil Adil-AP

A flood victim, holding her sibling during a downpour, weeps after having donated rice snatched from her as she took refuge in Pakistan's Punjab province.

Aug. 16, 2010

A flood victim, holding her sibling during a downpour, weeps after having donated rice snatched from her as she took refuge in Pakistan's Punjab province.

Adrees Latif-Reuters

Pakistan's flood victims lament the loss of donated rice, which was snatched by a group of men.

Aug. 16, 2010

Pakistan's flood victims lament the loss of donated rice, which was snatched by a group of men.

Adrees Latif-Reuters

A man walks on a damaged railway track to reach his village in Sultan Kot, Pakistan. The World Bank will release $900 million to help fund relief efforts for Pakistan's flood disaster. International agencies warned that millions of people are at risk from disease.

Aug. 17, 2010

A man walks on a damaged railway track to reach his village in Sultan Kot, Pakistan. The World Bank will release $900 million to help fund relief efforts for Pakistan's flood disaster. International agencies warned that millions of people are at risk from disease.

Akhtar Soomro-Reuters

A woman walks past a taxi trapped on a flooded street in Kunming, in southwest China's Yunnan province. China regularly suffers devastating summer floods, but this year has been unusually severe.

Aug. 16, 2010

A woman walks past a taxi trapped on a flooded street in Kunming, in southwest China's Yunnan province. China regularly suffers devastating summer floods, but this year has been unusually severe.

AP

Smoke rises as residents evacuate after an explosion at a fireworks factory in Yichun, China. The blast, which shattered the windows of buildings half a mile away, killed at least 19 people and injured more than 150.

Aug. 16, 2010

Smoke rises as residents evacuate after an explosion at a fireworks factory in Yichun, China. The blast, which shattered the windows of buildings half a mile away, killed at least 19 people and injured more than 150.

AFP/Getty Images

Opposition protesters outside of parliament in Taipei hold placards denouncing the Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement signed with China, while legislators continue to debate the deal. Opposition lawmakers say the agreement will undermine the island's self-rule and economy.

Aug. 17, 2010

Opposition protesters outside of parliament in Taipei hold placards denouncing the Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement signed with China, while legislators continue to debate the deal. Opposition lawmakers say the agreement will undermine the island's self-rule and economy.

Wally Santana-AP

Horticulturist John Nichol moves above the canopy of the Rainforest Biome using a helium balloon at the Eden Project in St. Austell, England. The tethered balloon allows the team of gardeners at the Cornish attraction the chance to reach the top of the canopy in the biome -- the biggest greenhouse in the world -- so they can prune fast-growing trees such as balsa and kapok, which have reached the 164-foot ceiling. The Rainforest Biome is the larger of Eden's two covered biomes. It is 328 feet wide and 656 feet long, and contains tropical plants such as banana trees, coffee, rubber and giant bamboo.

Aug. 17, 2010

Horticulturist John Nichol moves above the canopy of the Rainforest Biome using a helium balloon at the Eden Project in St. Austell, England. The tethered balloon allows the team of gardeners at the Cornish attraction the chance to reach the top of the canopy in the biome -- the biggest greenhouse in the world -- so they can prune fast-growing trees such as balsa and kapok, which have reached the 164-foot ceiling. The Rainforest Biome is the larger of Eden's two covered biomes. It is 328 feet wide and 656 feet long, and contains tropical plants such as banana trees, coffee, rubber and giant bamboo.

Matt Cardy-Getty Images

Co-owner Christian Petersen peers out from his bicycle shop in Altlandsberg, Germany.

Aug. 17, 2010

Co-owner Christian Petersen peers out from his bicycle shop in Altlandsberg, Germany.

Fabrizio Bensch-Reuters

A member of the Orlikon Solar Racing Team drives Switzerland's entry in the Zero Race electric vehicle competition over a bridge in Geneva.

Aug. 16, 2010

A member of the Orlikon Solar Racing Team drives Switzerland's entry in the Zero Race electric vehicle competition over a bridge in Geneva.

Zero Race-Bloomberg

Sunflowers are in full bloom on a sunny day in Altlandsberg, Germany.

Aug. 16, 2010

Sunflowers are in full bloom on a sunny day in Altlandsberg, Germany.

Andreas Rentz-Getty Images

Code Pink member Toby Blome holds up her hand covered in red paint at a protest inside the law school at the University of California at Berkeley. Anti-war activists are demanding the removal of John Yoo, a law professor who crafted legal theories on interrogation techniques for the George W. Bush administration.

Aug. 16, 2010

Code Pink member Toby Blome holds up her hand covered in red paint at a protest inside the law school at the University of California at Berkeley. Anti-war activists are demanding the removal of John Yoo, a law professor who crafted legal theories on interrogation techniques for the George W. Bush administration.

Jeff Chiu-AP

Residents mourn as they wait to claim bodies of bombing victims in Baghdad. The toll from the suicide attack at an Iraqi army recruitment center Tuesday rose to 47 killed and 77 wounded.

Aug. 17, 2010

Residents mourn as they wait to claim bodies of bombing victims in Baghdad. The toll from the suicide attack at an Iraqi army recruitment center Tuesday rose to 47 killed and 77 wounded.

Saad Shalash-Reuters

Victims are treated at a hospital in Baghdad after a suicide attack targeting army recruits.

Aug. 17, 2010

Victims are treated at a hospital in Baghdad after a suicide attack targeting army recruits.

Karim Kadim-AP

Somalis carry a boy after he was wounded by a mortar shell during clashes between Islamist militants and government forces backed by African Union peacekeepers in Mogadishu.

Aug. 16, 2010

Somalis carry a boy after he was wounded by a mortar shell during clashes between Islamist militants and government forces backed by African Union peacekeepers in Mogadishu.

Mohamed Sheikh Nor-AP

A boy plays with a homemade sparkler after breaking his fast in Ramallah, West Bank.

Aug. 16, 2010

A boy plays with a homemade sparkler after breaking his fast in Ramallah, West Bank.

Muhammed Muheisen-AP

A boy watches a kite-flier atop the remains of a building in Kabul.

Aug. 16, 2010

A boy watches a kite-flier atop the remains of a building in Kabul.

Majid Saeedi-Getty Images

A confectioner in Kabul holds traditional sweets for Iftar, the evening meal during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

Aug. 16, 2010

A confectioner in Kabul holds traditional sweets for Iftar, the evening meal during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

Majid Saeedi-Getty Images

Stanford law school students Gabriel Martinez, left, and Reiko Rogozen listen as Gregory Taylor wipes away tears during a hearing in Superior Court in Los Angeles. A judge ordered the release of Taylor, who was serving a sentence for stealing food from a Los Angeles church.

Aug. 16, 2010

Stanford law school students Gabriel Martinez, left, and Reiko Rogozen listen as Gregory Taylor wipes away tears during a hearing in Superior Court in Los Angeles. A judge ordered the release of Taylor, who was serving a sentence for stealing food from a Los Angeles church.

Anne Cusack-AP

Deckhand James Paul scoops shrimp on the trawler Rolling Thunder in Bastian Bay, near Empire, La. It was the first day of shrimping season since the Deepwater Horizon explosion in late April.

Aug. 16, 2010

Deckhand James Paul scoops shrimp on the trawler Rolling Thunder in Bastian Bay, near Empire, La. It was the first day of shrimping season since the Deepwater Horizon explosion in late April.

Gerald Herbert-AP

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal speaks with reporters on the Bay Joe Wise shoreline, an island that has grown by 600 acres after crews filled in areas of open water, on the coast of Louisiana. Since the devastating gulf oil spill, Jindal is pushing for similar wetlands restoration projects to commence along the state's sensitive coast. With Jindal are, from left, Jefferson Parish council Chairman John Young, Grand Isle Mayor David Camardelle and Lafitte Mayor Tim Kerner.

Aug. 16, 2010

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal speaks with reporters on the Bay Joe Wise shoreline, an island that has grown by 600 acres after crews filled in areas of open water, on the coast of Louisiana. Since the devastating gulf oil spill, Jindal is pushing for similar wetlands restoration projects to commence along the state's sensitive coast. With Jindal are, from left, Jefferson Parish council Chairman John Young, Grand Isle Mayor David Camardelle and Lafitte Mayor Tim Kerner.

Patrick Semansky-AP

Immigration-rights activists rally outside the venue of President Obama's Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee fundraiser in Los Angeles.

Aug. 16, 2010

Immigration-rights activists rally outside the venue of President Obama's Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee fundraiser in Los Angeles.

Mark Ralston-AFP/Getty Images

A plane lies in pieces along the runaway at the airport on San Andres island in Colombia. The Boeing 737 operated by the airline Aires crashed on landing after departing from Bogota around midnight local time with 131 passengers. At least one person died.

Aug. 16, 2010

A plane lies in pieces along the runaway at the airport on San Andres island in Colombia. The Boeing 737 operated by the airline Aires crashed on landing after departing from Bogota around midnight local time with 131 passengers. At least one person died.

Richard Garcia-AP

A man photographs the Fuerzas Armadas boulevard that collapsed after heavy rains in Tegucigalpa, Honduras.

Aug. 16, 2010

A man photographs the Fuerzas Armadas boulevard that collapsed after heavy rains in Tegucigalpa, Honduras.

Edgard Garrido-Reuters

Textile workers manufacture garments in the Willbes clothing plant in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The factory ramped back up to full production three weeks ago, months after the Jan. 12 earthquake.

Aug. 16, 2010

Textile workers manufacture garments in the Willbes clothing plant in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The factory ramped back up to full production three weeks ago, months after the Jan. 12 earthquake.

Joe Raedle-Getty Images

Relatives of trapped miners gather at the entrance to the San Esteban gold and copper mine, near the city of Copiapo, Chile, in the arid Atacama desert. Thirty-three miners were still inside the mine after a cave-in 10 days ago.

Aug. 16, 2010

Relatives of trapped miners gather at the entrance to the San Esteban gold and copper mine, near the city of Copiapo, Chile, in the arid Atacama desert. Thirty-three miners were still inside the mine after a cave-in 10 days ago.

Ariel Marinkovic-AFP/Getty Images

Farmers and their children wear traditional costumes during an annual livestock drive near Urnaesch, Switzerland. The cows and goats graze during the summer months on pastures at the Schwaegalp mountain pass region, 4,300 feet above sea level.

Aug. 17, 2010

Farmers and their children wear traditional costumes during an annual livestock drive near Urnaesch, Switzerland. The cows and goats graze during the summer months on pastures at the Schwaegalp mountain pass region, 4,300 feet above sea level.

Arnd Wiegmann-Reuters

Alex Rodriguez of the New York Yankees has a laugh with former teammate Johnny Damon of the Detroit Tigers before their game at Yankee Stadium.

Aug. 16, 2010

Alex Rodriguez of the New York Yankees has a laugh with former teammate Johnny Damon of the Detroit Tigers before their game at Yankee Stadium.

Jim McIsaac-Getty Images

Miss U.S. Virgin Islands 2010 Janeisha John receives help with her costume from Jennie Cote as she prepares for the Miss Universe national costume event in Las Vegas. The pageant will take place Monday.

Aug. 16, 2010

Miss U.S. Virgin Islands 2010 Janeisha John receives help with her costume from Jennie Cote as she prepares for the Miss Universe national costume event in Las Vegas. The pageant will take place Monday.

Darren Decker-Reuters

A pet oxygen mask is placed on Mocha during a demonstration by a member of the Portland Fire Department in Maine. The fire department, the Portland Downtown District and the Planet Dog Foundation are kicking off a $3,000 fundraising effort to equip firetrucks with pet oxygen masks.

Aug. 16, 2010

A pet oxygen mask is placed on Mocha during a demonstration by a member of the Portland Fire Department in Maine. The fire department, the Portland Downtown District and the Planet Dog Foundation are kicking off a $3,000 fundraising effort to equip firetrucks with pet oxygen masks.

Pat Wellenbach-AP

Founded in 1973 and now one of the largest equine charities in the world, the Donkey Sanctuary near Sidmouth, England, is appealing for new foster homes for rescued animals. A significant increase in intake means the charity's seven farms in Devon and Dorset are near capacity.

Aug. 16, 2010

Founded in 1973 and now one of the largest equine charities in the world, the Donkey Sanctuary near Sidmouth, England, is appealing for new foster homes for rescued animals. A significant increase in intake means the charity's seven farms in Devon and Dorset are near capacity.

Matt Cardy-Getty Images

Jockeys compete in Siena, Italy.

Aug. 16, 2010

Jockeys compete in Siena, Italy.

Fabio Muzzi-AFP/Getty Images

A crowd at Il Campo square watches the Palio horse race in Siena, Italy. The race is a semiannual event.

Aug. 16, 2010

A crowd at Il Campo square watches the Palio horse race in Siena, Italy. The race is a semiannual event.

Fabio Muzz-AFP/Getty Images

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