World Series of Beach Volleyball Finals

India Hindu Tradition

Indian children watch Yadavs, an Indian pastoral community, carrying water from the River Ganges to offer at the Vishwanath Temple in Varanasi, India, Monday,July 29, 2013. On the first Monday of the Hindu calendar month of Sawan, or rainy season, the community offers water of the scared river Ganges at the temple, as an age old annual tradition of thanking the God for bringing rains.

SYRIA-CONFLICT-CLASHES-HOMS

A handout image released by the Syrian opposition's Shaam News Network on July 29, 2013, shows an aerial view of destruction in the al-Khalidiyah neighbourhood of the central Syrian city of Homs. Government forces bolstered by Lebanese Shiite militiamen were poised to retake the largest rebel-held district of Syria's third city Homs, a watchdog and state media said

NEPAL-HINDU-RELIGION

Nepalese Hindu devotees bathe in the Bagmati River for Shravan festivities before heading towards the Pashupatinath Temple to offer prayers to Lord Shiva, the Hindu god of destruction, in Sundarijal on the outskirts of Kathmandu on July 29, 2013. According to the Nepali calendar, Shravan is considered the holiest month of the year with each Monday of the month, known as Shravan Somvar, when worshippers offer prayers for a happy and prosperous life.

GERMANY WEATHER

After high temperatures of abvout 28 degrees Celsius and short thunderstorms the sky shows a dark red afterglow with clouds in Luebecke, Germany, 28 July 2013

JAPAN-WEATHER-ACCIDENT

This handout picture taken by Hagi City Office and received via Jiji Press on July 28, 2013 shows muddy waters flooding from a river caused by heavy rain at Hagi city in Yamaguchi prefecture, western Japan. Heavy rains lashed Japan over the weekend, leaving one person dead and two missing, the government said on July 28 as it issued a severe storm warning

VIETNAM MEGA MALL

People gather near an artificial fish pond inside Vincom Mega Mall Royal City, which has supposedly the biggest underground trading and recreation complex in Southeast Asia and was opened on 26 July, in Hanoi, Vietnam, 29 July 2013. The complex, which has a total area of 230,000 square meters including 600 outlets in the shopping center, indoor water park, and the first inside ice-skating rink in Vietnam, is owned by Vingroup of Pham Nhat Vuong, the first Vietnamese billionaire who's fortune has been estimated at 1.5 billion US dollars.

INDONESIA-RELIGION-ISLAM-RAMADAN

A worker uses a steamroller to crush thousands bottles of alcoholic drinks as part of a police operation during Ramadan at South Jakarta police headquarters in Jakarta on July 29, 2013. About 10,681 alcohol drinks, mostly local made were destroyed by police after they were seized from vendors who failed to show documents permitting their sale

THAILAND BEACH OIL SPILL CLEANUP

An aerial view shows Thai officials trying to cleanup crude oil after it was washed ashore at a beach, right in front of a tourist resort, of Ko Samet Island, a popular tourist destination in Rayong province, Thailand, 29 July 2013. An oil spill caused by an offshore pipe leak on 27 July has released about 50,000 liters of oil into the Gulf of Thailand, which has now reached Samet Island

Stunt rider

Stunt rider Jake Goodyear flies through the air during a motorcycle daredevil show at the Delaware County Fair in Manchester, Iowa, USA, 11 July 2013.

Mideast Talks Analysis

In this Dec. 14, 2007 file photo, a Palestinian man argues with an Israeli soldier during a demonstration against Israel's separation barrier at the village of Bilin, near the West Bank city of Ramallah. The U.S. on Sunday, July 28, 2013 announced the resumption of Israeli-Palestinian talks following years of stalemate, after Israel's Cabinet agreed to release 104 Palestinian prisoners convicted of deadly attacks. The return to direct contacts between the sides gave U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry his first concrete achievement after months of shuttle diplomacy

USA FEATURE PACKAGE IOWA COUNTY FAIRS

Johnny Rocket (L), emcee of a show called 'Galaxy Girl's Death Defying Stunts,' calls attention to Galaxy Girl's performance to a thin crowd at the Buchanan County Fair in Independence, Iowa, USA, 16 July 2013. Every summer, each of Iowa's 99 counties throws its own fair. Provincial and patriotic, with beauty pageants and demolition derbies, polka dances and daredevil shows, these rural exhibitions reflect the traditional values, and the countrified culture, of America's Heartland

CHINA-QUAKE

This picture taken on July 22, 2013 shows a cracked road (bottom) and damaged homes in the earthquake-hit township of Majiagou in Minxian county in Dingxi, in northwest China's Gansu province. Rescuers battled through dusty rubble on July 23 to try to reach victims after two shallow earthquakes hit China, killing at least 89 people

CHINA-QUAKE

This picture taken on July 22, 2013 shows local residents staying on a clearing after their houses were damaged in the earthquake-hit township of Majiagou in Minxian county in Dingxi, in northwest China's Gansu province. Rescuers battled through dusty rubble on July 23 to try to reach victims after two shallow earthquakes hit China, killing at least 89 people

BRITAIN-ROYALS-BABY

Members of the public and tourists queue in the rain outside Buckingham Palace in London, on July 23, 2013, to look at an easel announcing the birth of Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge's new baby boy. Britain's new baby prince follows his father and late grandmother by being born under the zodiac sign of Cancer, suggesting he will be a strong leader, according to astrologists

PACKAGE IOWA COUNTY FAIRS

Kyle Barh (C) is lifted up by a teammate after winning the demolition derby at the Hardin County Fair in Eldora, Iowa, USA, 14 July 2013. Every summer, each of Iowa's 99 counties throws its own fair. Provincial and patriotic, with beauty pageants and demolition derbies, polka dances and daredevil shows, these rural exhibitions reflect the traditional values, and the countrified culture, of America's Heartland

USA FEATURE PACKAGE IOWA COUNTY FAIRS

Lily Jones (L) and her sister Cara Jones (R) spin on a carnival ride called 'The Hurricane' at the Hardin County Fair in Eldora, Iowa, USA, 12 July 2013. Every summer, each of Iowa's 99 counties throws its own fair. Provincial and patriotic, with beauty pageants and demolition derbies, polka dances and daredevil shows, these rural exhibitions reflect the traditional values, and the countrified culture, of America's Heartland.

CHINA ARTS

Chinese visitors pose for photos with a 3D painting during a Qingdao Korea Trick Art Exhibition in Qingdao, Shandong province, China, 04 July 2013. The exhibition of 3D paintings drawn by Korean artists are on display from 04 July to 01 September

ITALY-ACCIDENT

Bodies of victims of a bus crash are lined up on July 28, 2013 on the road between Monteforte Irpino and Baiano, southern Italy. At least 36 people were killed and several more injured after a coach carrying pilgrims plunged off a motorway flyover in southern Italy, rescue services said.

Rethinking Farm Animals

A Jersey cow stares down a chicken in the milking parlor of a farm south of Winchester, Va. on Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012. The chicken was eating spilled feed for the cows. Animal-welfare advocates are launching a campaign called The Someone Project that aims to highlight research depicting pigs, chickens, cows and other farm animals as more intelligent and emotionally complex than commonly believed.

Celebrity Cruises' Taste of Modern Luxury Culinary & Spa Tour

Team USA's Jennifer Kessy (left) wins a Caribbean cruise for female MVP presented by Celebrity Cruises' Scott Clifton and Cynthia Rose and pledges to take teammate April Ross (right) with her at Celebrity Cruises' Taste of Modern Luxury Culinary & Spa Tour at World Series of Beach Volleyball Finals on Sunday July 28, 2013 in Long Beach, Calif.

France Islam and the State

In this photo dated Tuesday, July 23, 2013, a man sells cakes during the Ramadan in Trappes, southwest of Paris. Police clashed last week in Trappes with crowds protesting the arrest of a man who allegedly attacked a police officer after his wife, a convert to Islam like him, was ticketed for veiling her face in public

World Series of Beach Volleyball Finals

Team USA's Jake Gibb and Casey Patt win the World Series of Beach Volleyball Finals at Celebrity Cruises' Taste of Modern Luxury Culinary & Spa Tour on Sunday July 28, 2013 in Long Beach, Cal

CAMBODIA ELECTIONS

Cambodians view pieces of damaged police cars on a street where angry voters set the cars on fire near a polling station in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 29 July 2013. Cambodian voters angry that they could not find their names on the voters list overturned a police car and set it on fire in Phnom Penh on 28 July. Police reportedly fired several shots into the air at the polling station in the capital's Stung Meanchey district. This month, two audits of the voters list revealed that more than one million people might have been disenfranchised

Sunny of Korean Pop group Girls Generation

Sunny of Korean Pop group Girls Generation throws out the first pitch during Korea Day ceremonies before the game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium on July 28, 2013 in Los Angeles, California.

Tiffany and Taeyeon

Tiffany (L) and Taeyeon of Korean Pop group Girls Generation take part during Korea Day ceremonies before the game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium on July 28, 2013 in Los Angeles, California.

SPO-BBO-BBN-CINCINNATI-REDS-V-LOS-ANGELES-DODGERS

South Korean players Hyun-Jin Ryu #99 of the Los Angeles Dodgers and Shin-Soo Choo #17 of the Cincinnati Reds pose with Korean Pop group Girls Generation (L to R) tiffany, Sunny, and Taeyeon during Korea Day ceremonies before the game at Dodger Stadium on July 28, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. The Dodgers won 1-0 in 11 innings.

Singer Britney Spears

Singer Britney Spears and Sean Federline attend the premiere of Columbia Pictures' 'Smurfs 2' at Regency Village Theatre on July 28, 2013 in Westwood, California

VENEZUELA CHAVEZ BIRTHDAY

An honor guard fires a canon to pay tribute to late Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, during an event in Caracas, Venezuela, 28 July 2013. Hugo Chavez would have turned 59 on this day.

Italy Bus Plunges

Coffins are lined up near the wreckage of a bus following a crash near Avellino, southern Italy, early Monday, July 29, 2013. A tour bus filled with Italians returning home after an excursion plunged off a highway into a ravine in southern Italy on Sunday night after it had smashed into several cars that were slowed by heavy traffic, killing at least 37 people, said police and rescuers. Flashing signs near Avellino, outside Naples, had warned of slowed traffic ahead along a stretch of the A16 autostrada, a major highway crossing southern Italy, before the crash occurred, said highway police and officials, speaking on state radio early Monday. They said the bus driver, for reasons not yet determined, appeared to have lost control of his vehicle

GEORGIA RELIGIOUS HOLIDAY

Georgian butchers clean a sacrificial sheep during the celebration of the traditional religious holiday 'Lomisoba' in the village of Mleta, some 100 km north from Tbilisi, Georgia, 26 June 2013. The religious holiday which dissolves Christian and pagan traditions, is celebrated annually in the former Soviet state

ARAMARK MLB All-Star Game Menu Preview

Robert Flowers, Executive Chef, ARAMARK at Citi Field, and Mrs. Met attend a tasting event to unveil the 2013 MLB All-Star Menu, Wednesday, June 26, 2013, at Citi Field in New York. The All-Star Game will be held Tuesday, July 16, 2013, at Citi Field and ARAMARK is the exclusive food and beverage partner at Citi Field.

Mideast Egypt

An Egyptian protester wears an Arabic scarf reading, "Morsi leave" during a protest in front of the Ministry of Defense, in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, June 26, 2013. In abstract terms, protests planned for Sunday, June 30, 2013 aiming to force out Egypt’s Islamist president violate a basic principle of democracy: If an election has been held, all must respect the results, otherwise it’s political chaos. Supporters of President Mohammed Morsi have been angrily making that argument for days. Those behind the protests insist he lost the legitimacy of that election victory by power grabs and missteps

BRITAIN-ENT-MUSIC-FESTIVAL-GLASTONBURY

Festivalgoers arriving in the evening sunshine on the first day of the Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts near Glastonbury, southwest England on June 26, 2013. The festival attracts 170,000 party-goers to the dairy farm in Somerset, and this year's tickets sold out within two hours of going on sale. The Rolling Stones will perform at the festival for the first time, headlining on Saturday night.

USA ATLANTA BOTANICAL GARDEN EXHIBITION

A girl walks around the Ogre installation, a part of the Imaginary Worlds: Plants Larger Than Life exhibition at the Atlanta Botanical Garden, in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, 26 June 2013. The exhibition is known as mosaiculture, the horticultural art of creating giant topiary-like sculptures using thousands of plants over steel armature forms and was created by the International Mosaiculture of Montreal. The exhibition runs through October 2013.

Bollywood actress Sonam Kapoor

Bollywood actress Sonam Kapoor presents a creation of Rohit Bal during the India Bridal Fashion Week in New Delhi, India, 26 July 2013. The bridal fashion week will run until 28 July.

INDIA BRIDAL FASHION WEEK

Bollywood actress Sonam Kapoor (C) presents a creation of designer Rohit Bal (L) during the India Bridal Fashion Week in New Delhi, India, 26 July 2013. The bridal fashion week will run until 28 July.

INDONESIA-BALI-KITE-FESTIVAL

A Balinese man flies a traditional kite during a kite festival to promote tourism in Denpasar on Indonesia's island of Bali on July 28, 2013. The Indonesian government has set the ambitious target of welcoming a total of nine million foreign tourists in 2013, increasing to 10 million by 2014.

JAPAN HEALTH MORNING EXERCISE

People take part in a morning tai chi exercises event in Tokyo, Japan, 29 July 2013. The practice of tai chi is believed to be an effective exercises for the maintenance and improvement of health. Hundreds of local residents are expected to participate in the event every morning, which will be held from 29 July to 11 August

So the World May Hear Awards

The Starkey Hearing Foundation's 13th Annual So the World May Hear Awards Gala was Sunday evening, July 28, 2013 at Saint Paul RiverCentre in St. Paul. Celebrities from near and far walked the red carpet before attending the gala, which uses the money raised at the event to provide hearing aids to people around the world in need. Married actors Sam Jenkins, left, and Kevin Sorbo, took their red carpet duties very seriously.

Starkey Foundation's 2013 So the World May Hear Awards Gala

From left, Ashton Kutcher, Bill Austin, Tani Austin and Michael Kutcher are seen walking the red carpet at the Starkey Foundation's 2013 "So the World May Hear" Awards Gala, on Sunday, July 28, 2013 in St. Paul, Minn. The foundation conducts dozens of hearing missions every year in the U.S. and around the world to fit and give away more than 100,000 hearing aids annually

NDIA-WEATHER-HEAT

Customers wait in line to buy lime soda from a street vendor on the outskirts of Hyderabad on May 24, 2013. Scorching heat continued in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh with daytime temperature in most districts crossing 44 degrees Celsius

the exhibit 'Sacred legacy: First Works from Vatican and Italian Museums

BRAZIL ART

 
A man looks on at the work Pietà by Michelangelo, which makes part of the exhibit 'Sacred legacy: First Works from Vatican and Italian Museums', with 105 works of sacred art from III century up to nowadays, held at the National Fine Arts Museum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 08 July 2013

Firefighters Killed

 
This photo combination made with undated family photos provided via the City of Prescott, Ariz. shows the 19 firefighters killed battling an out-of-control wildfire in Yarnell, Ariz., on June 30, 2013. Top row, from left: Andrew Sterling Ashcraft, Robert Caldwell, Travis Carter, Dustin James DeFord, Chris Mackenzie, Eric Shane Marsh, and Grant Quinn McKee. Second row, from left: Sean Misner, Scott Daniel Norris, Wade Scott Parker, John Joseph Percin Jr., Anthony Michael Rose, Jesse James Steed, and Joe Thurston. Bottom row, from left: Travis Turbyfill, William Howard "Billy" Warneke, Clayton Thomas Whitted, Kevin Woyjeck, and Garret Zuppiger.

Back to School-Bedtimes

 
  FILE- In this Aug. 25, 2006 file photo, Whitehall Elementary School children, including safety patrol fifth graders wearing orange vests, walk back into school as the 8 a.m. bell and start of a school day nears, in Anderson, S.C. Getting children up early for the first day of school after they’ve slept late all summer causes their bodies naturally to rebel. As they drag through the first weeks of school exhausted, that lack of sleep affects their ability to learn and to remember, and may even erode their ability to handle their emotions, experts say

JAPAN-CULTURE-ENVIRONMENT-FUJI

 
  Yamabushi or Japanese Buddhist monk in the mountains stand under a waterfall as part of an annual ceremony, officially opening Mount Fuji for the climbing season at Murayama Sengen Shrine in Fujinomiya, Shizuoka prefecture on July 1, 2013. Mount Fuji, Japan's national symbol newly inducted as a UNESCO World Heritage site, opened July 1 for a two-month-long climbing season

Japan Mount Fuji

 
Climbers from New Zealand walk through Torii gate after climbing to the top of Mount Fuji in Fujiyoshida city, Yamanashi prefecture, Japan, Thursday, July 4, 2013. Japan's most iconic landmark, the 3,776-meter-tall Mount Fuji, was selected as a World Heritage site in June

JAPAN-CULTURE-ENVIRONMENT-FUJI

 
Yamabushi or Japanese Buddhist monk in the mountains hold a ceremony of official opening of Mount Fuji climbing season at Murayama Sengen Shrine in Fujinomiya, Shizuoka prefecture on July 1, 2013. Mount Fuji, Japan's national symbol newly inducted as a UNESCO World Heritage site, opened July 1 for a two-month-long climbing season

Colorado Wildfires

 
Wildfire smoke masks the sun as it sets over a ridge Saturday, June 22, 2013, near South Fork, Colo. A massive wildfire threatening a tourist region in southwestern Colorado has grown to nearly 60 square miles, but officials said Saturday that the erratic blaze had slowed and they were optimistic they could protect the town of South Fork

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC MUSEUMS

 
  A woman and her two daughters observe a replica of the ship La Pinta , one of the three ships that Columbus used to sail to America, at the Casas Reales museum in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, 22 June 2013. Museums in Santo Domingo's downtown are opened free for the public until midnight on 22 June

JAPAN-HERITAGE-ENVIRONMENT-UNESCO

 
Sightseers enjoy Mount Fuji seen behind the clouds as UNESCO granted World Heritage status to Japan's Mount Fuji at Fujiyoshida city in Shizuoka prefecture on June 22, 2013. Mt. Fuji, the highest mountain in Japan at 3,776 metres, is one of the country's most recognisable sights

SYRIA-CONFLICT

 
  Opposition fighters carry one of their comrades, who died on the front-line, as they were leading an attack on positions held by the government forces in the Salaheddine neighbourhood of Aleppo on July 8, 2013. Syria's rebel prime minister Ghassan Hitto announced his resignation, nearly four months after his appointment and having failed to form a government.

FRANCE-ANIMAL-BIRTH-OWL

 
Barn Owl chicks (chouette-effraie) are pictured at the zoo of the French eastern city of Amneville, on July 8, 2013.

CANADA TRAIN CRASH

CANADA TRAIN CRASH

 
Handout image released 08 July 2013 by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada showing emergency workers pouring water on rail cars in downtown Lac Megantic, Quebec, Canada, 07 July 2013. The official death toll rose to 13 and with many people still reported missing after a runaway freight train derailed and exploded its crude oil cargo in the middle of a small Quebec town, police said on 07 July.

CANADA TRAIN CRASH

 
  Handout image released 08 July 2013 by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada showing derailed rail cars burning in downtown Lac Megantic, Quebec, Canada, 06 July 2013. The official death toll rose to 13 and with many people still reported missing after a runaway freight train derailed and exploded its crude oil cargo in the middle of a small Quebec town, police said on 07 July.

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Mexico Volcano

 
A rainbow forms over the town of Santiago Xalizintla where the Popocatepetl volcano, behind center, is covered by clouds in Mexico, Monday, July 8, 2013. The Environment Ministry has urged residents to take preventive measures to deal with the ash, including wearing dust masks, covering water supplies and staying indoors as needed
 

Mariah Carey

 
  inger Mariah Carey performs on ABC's "Good Morning America" in Central Park in New York. Carey is in the hospital for a shoulder injury. The pop star’s representative says the singer went to the hospital late Sunday, July 7, 2013, after injuring her shoulder while filming a music video.

BRAZIL-RELIGION-CATHOLICS-WYD 2013

 
A boy plays with a kite in Varginha, part of the Manguinhos shantytown complex, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on July 8, 2013. Pope Francis will visit the shantytown on July 25, during the Catholic World Youth Day, an event expected to attract two million people from around the globe to Rio de Janeiro from July 23 to 28.

BRAZIL-RELIGION-CATHOLICS-WYD 2013

 
Night view of the Alemao shantytown from the Vermelho highway in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on July 8, 2013. Pope Francis will attend the Catholic World Youth Day, an event expected to attract two million people from around the globe to Rio de Janeiro from July 23 to 28.

San Francisco Airliner Crash

 
Spectators look toward the wreckage of Asiana Airlines Flight 214 that crashed upon landing Saturday at San Francisco International Airport, Monday, July 8, 2013 in San Francisco. Investigators said the Boeing 777 was traveling "significantly below" the target speed during its approach and that the crew tried to abort the landing just before it smashed onto the runway on Saturday, July 6. Two of the 307 passengers aboard were killed.

USA ALLEN & COMPANY MEDIA & TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE

 
A general view of the Sun Valley Resort, the site of the Allen & Company 31st Annual Media and Technology Conference, in Sun Valley Idaho, USA, 08 July 2013. The event which opens on 10 July 2012, brings together the leaders of the worlds of media, technology, sports, industry and politics.

CANADA-ACCIDENT-RAIL-OIL

 
A worker inspects oil on the Chaudière River July 8, 2013 near Lac-Megantic, two days after a massive explosion caused by a runaway oil tanker train derailed and flattened part of the small Canadian town. The death toll has risen to 13, a coroner said July 8th, and dozens more remain missing

Canada Toronto Storm

 
A woman gets back into her flooded car on the Toronto Indy course on Lakeshore Boulevard in Toronto on Monday, July 8 2013.

Washington Monument Lighting

 
Daniel Ruto, left, and his wife Jessica Chapkonga, from Hyattsville, Md., look at the newly lit Washington Monument Monday, July 8, 2013 in Washington. The National Park Service will light the monument each night at dusk while it undergoes repairs from the 2011 earthquake. It is expected to reopen in spring of 2014.

SOUTH KOREA HEAVY RAIN

 
Chuncheon Dam in Chuncheon, Gangwon Province, South Korea, on 08 July 2013 releases water as the eastern mountain region of the country was hit by torrential rains

US-HUNDREDS-FLEE-GROWING-MOUNT-CHARLESTON-FIRE

 
JULY 08: Smoke from the Carpenter 1 fire in the Spring Mountains range billows behind hotel-casinos on the Las Vegas Strip on July 8, 2013 in Las Vegas, Nevada. More than 15,000 acres have burned since lightning sparked the blaze in Carpenter Canyon on the Pahrump, Nevada side of Mount Charleston on July 1. More than 750 firefighters are battling the wildfire which crested the peak of Mount Charleston on Thursday, prompting the evacuation of 520 people as it began descending the east side of the mountain, about 35 miles northwest of Las Vegas. The fire is 15% contained and fire officials estimate that they won't have it fully contained until July 19.

Dance Spring Season

 
  In this undated photo provided by American Ballet Theater, Natalia Osipova and Ivan Vasiliev lead the cast of Alexei Ratmansky's Piano Concerto

JAPAN-DISNEY-WEATHER-SUMMER-HEAT

 
Disney character Goofy and staff members use a hose to spray water towards guests during a special summer attraction called "Minnie's Tropical Splash" at Tokyo DisneySea in Urayasu, suburban Tokyo on July 8, 2013. Tokyo's temperatures climbed 35 degrees Celsius as the rainy season in Tokyo metropolitan area ended, the Japan Meteorological Agency announced on July 6.

LATVIA DANCE MUSIC

 
  A picture made available on 07 July 2013 shows participants taking part during the Grand Finale concert of the Latvian Song and Dance festival in Riga, Latvia, 07 July 2013. Thousands of people dressed in national costume participated in the festival. The festival is a remarkable event that has been taken place in Latvia since 1873. UNESCO has recognized this unique event as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity

FRANCE-THEATRE-FESTIVAL-AVIGNON

 
  Actors perform a play written and directed Belgian Jan Lauwers "Place du marché 76" on July 7, 2013 in Avignon, during the 67th International Theatre festival.

Myanmar Daily Life

 
In this photo taken on July 6, 2013, workers drive oxcarts to a creek to fetch water in Myanmar ancient city of Bagan, central Myanmar.

PHILIPPINES ECONOMY CHARCOAL

 
Filipino workers transport sacks of charcoal to sell at a makeshift charcoal factory in a slum area in Tondo, Manila, Philippines, 08 July 2013. Around 360 of 400 families living in Vitas, Tondo, known as Manila's charcoal factory, turned jobless when they were relocated in a province north of Manila after a private company took ownership of the land. These families exposed themselves to the hazardous environment of heat, fumes, dust, stench, flies and mosquitoes for decades to earn their living collecting wood and burning them into charcoal. The 15-year-old charcoal-making industry produces 6,000 sacks of charcoal monthly. Charcoal makers earn an average of 140 dollars (109 euros) per month.

Beyonce - Mrs Carter World Tour New Orleans

 
  Singer Beyonce, center, performs on her "Mrs. Carter Show World Tour 2013" during the Essence Festival at the Superdome on Sunday, July 7, 2013, in New Orleans. Beyonce is wearing a custom hand beaded peplum one-piece by Ralph & Russo with shoes by Stuart Wieztman

Forest Hills Revival

 
  In this Tuesday, July 2, 2013 photo, pictures of tennis champions line the walls at the West Side Tennis Club in the Queens section of New York. The Beatles. The Rolling Stones. Frank Sinatra. Jimi Hendrix. Bob Dylan. They’ve all held court at the more than century-old West Side Tennis Club in Queens’ Forest Hills neighborhood - for six decades the site of the U.S. Open Tennis Championships. Plans are now in the works for the grassy lawn to come alive again with the sound of music, starting with a concert featuring the British band Mumford & Sons, to be followed by a lineup of world-class musicians.

MEXICO-LIFESTYLE-MUSIC-MARIACHI-WOMEN

 
Text Keywords DateImported – Mon, 8. July 2013 1:56 PM MEXICO-LIFESTYLE-MUSIC-MARIACHI-WOMEN TO GO WITH Lifestyle-Mexico-music-mariachi-women,FEATURE BY CAROLA SOLE In this picture taken on June 1, 2013 Mexican traditional mariachi musician Isabel Aguilar poses with her group during an interview with AFP at Garibaldi Square in Mexico City. With her hair tied back, large hoop earrings and high heels, Isabel Aguilar stood confidently in front of her five fellow mariachi musicians, all men, and sang to a mostly male crowd in a Mexico City square

COLOMBIA-TATTOO-CONVENTION

 
Colombian Patricia Santana A.K.A "The Black Widow" hangs from hooks put in his back and legs during the fourth International Tattoo Convention in Medellin, Antioquia department, Colombia on July 7, 2013.

MYANMAR-UNREST-CRIME-RELIGION

 
This picture taken on June 4, 2013 shows residents riding their motorcycles past the ruins of destroyed buildings in riot-hit Meiktila, central Myanmar. The thugs ordered Kyaw not to look as they killed his classmates, but the terrified teenager still caught glimpses of the merciless beatings as a wave of anti-Muslim killing engulfed his school town in central Myanmar, leaving dozens dead.

MYANMAR-UNREST-CRIME-RELIGION

 
This picture taken on June 4, 2013 shows a woman carrying a child past a damaged mosque in riot-hit Meiktila, central Myanmar. The thugs ordered Kyaw not to look as they killed his classmates, but the terrified teenager still caught glimpses of the merciless beatings as a wave of anti-Muslim killing engulfed his school town in central Myanmar, leaving dozens dead

COLOMBIA-TATTOO-CONVENTION

 
Hooks are placed on a man's back for a performance of the fourth International Tattoo Convention in Medellin, Antioquia department, Colombia on July 7, 2013

INDONESIA-RELIGION-ISLAM-RAMADAN

 
A steam roller machine destroys hundreds of alcohol drinks, pornographic and pirated video DVDs in a Jakarta police station on July 8, 2013, seized during recent raids in some areas of the Indonesian capital, as authorities prepare for Ramadan. Islam's holy month of Ramadan is celebrated by Muslims worldwide marked by fasting, abstaining from foods, sex and smoking from dawn to dusk for soul cleansing and strengthening the spiritual bond between them and the Almighty.

INDIA-ACCIDENT-BUILDING-COLLAPSE

 
  Indian rescue workers remove bodies from the rubble at the site of the City Light Hotel building collapse in Secunderabad, the twin city of Hyderabad on July 8, 2013. A two-storey hotel collapsed in the southern Indian city of Secunderabad on July 8, killing five restaurant workers and injuring 15 others, a local police official told AFP.

SPAIN SAN FERMIN BULLRUN

 
  Several hundred of runners or 'mozos' are chased by bulls from Dolores Aguirre ranch in the second bullrun of Sanfermines Festival 2013 in Pamplona, Navarra, northern Spain, 08 July 2013

AUSTRALIA-ABORIGINAL-DANCE

 
Traditional Aboriginal dancers from the Darug Region, which encompasses Sydney, perform at Sydney's Hyde Park on July 8, 2013. The performance is part of an outdoor event celebrating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture and heritage with live music, dance, comedy, food and market stalls.

Singapore Tourism

 
  A diver is dwarfed in a giant aquarium on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 in Singapore at the Marine Life Park at Resorts World Sentosa, one of the city-state's newest tourist attractions which opened late 2012. The Marine Life Park now offers certified divers a chance to participate in an "Open Ocean Dive" for a fee, to explore the 18.2 million litre Open Ocean habitat which is home to manta rays, sharks and other marine life species in a bid to attract more tourists, as well educate the public about marine wildlife and its conservation efforts in the process

Fourth Of July

Fireworks explode over the Sizzler carnival ride at State Fair Meadowlands, Wednesday, July 3, 2013, in East

CHINA-WEATHER-HEAT

A woman holds an umbrella to protect herself from the sun as a heatwave hits Shanghai on July 4, 2013. The Shanghai Meteorological Bureau issued heatwave warnings as temperatures reached as high as 38 degrees celcius in the city in recent days according to state run media

SWITZERLAND ARTS

Visitors look at five artworks (Edition of 3 plus 2 artist's proofs of 'Untitled', 2007, Taxidermied Horses) by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan during Cattelan's exhibition at the Fondation Beyeler in Riehen, Switzerland, 10 June 2013. The exhibit runs from 08 June to 06 October.

FRANCE-VERSAILLES-HERITAGE

Several ducks take off at a pond in front of the Chateau de Versailles (background) on June 10, 2013. Under the supervision of French architect Pierre-Andre Lablaude, the Mortemets alley at the Chateau de Versailles will be restored between April and June 2013, involving the replanting of four rows of 582 oak trees, an exceptional operation in Europe

AFGHANISTAN CONFLICTS INSURGENTS ATTACK

Afghan journalists film the body of a Taliban militant at the scene after a gunbattle with Taliban militants who had targeted Kabul International Airport adjacent to a NATO compound in Kabul, Afghanistan, 10 June 2013. Seven Taliban insurgents were killed early morning during a battle with troops at Kabul international airport. Domestic and international flights were suspended for about four hours. An airport official said the runway was 'slightly damaged'. No causalities among civilians or troops had been reported yet

Beyonce - Mrs Carter World Tour - San Jose

Singer Beyonce performs on her "Mrs. Carter Show World Tour 2013", on Tuesday, July 2, 2013, in San Jose, California

CHINA ART STONE CARVING

A picture made available on 04 July of Chinese students working during a sculpture class in a carving school in Quyang county of Baoding city, Hebei Province, China 03 July 2013. Quyang county is known as the 'Hometown of Chinese stone carving' with a long history dating back to the Han and Tang dynasties. Rich in marble, the county has produced many famous stone carving artisans known for their vivid and delicate works of Buddhist statues, folk figures and animals. More than 10,000 people are actively engaged in the stone carving industry in the county currently

USA BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG 150TH ANNIVERSAR

US President Abraham Lincoln portrayer Doug Kirkland (C) poses with a group of women in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, USA, 03 July 2013. As Gettysburg commemorates the 150th anniversary of the US Civil War's Battle of Gettyburg, Kirkland competed in a look-a-like contest during the celebrations.

USA BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG 150TH ANNIVERSARY

A group of women dressed in 1860s era hoop dresses cross a street in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, USA, 03 July 2013. Gettysburg is commemorates the 150th anniversary of the US Civil War's Battle of Gettysburg.

GERMANY AGRICULTURE LAVENDER

Picture made available 04 July 2013 of Andrea Leiterer (R), Cornelia Weiland (L) and nursery foreman Hendrik Neubert preparing lavender plants to be sent at Helix-Pflanzen GmbH in Leipzig, Germany, 02 July 2013. Around 80,000 English lavender plants in 20 varieties will be sent from here to gardening centers in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

GERMANY AGRICULTURE LAVENDER

Picture made available 04 July 2013 of Gardeners Sibyll Heber (R) and Andrea Leiterer preparing lavender plants to be sent at Helix-Pflanzen GmbH in Leipzig, Germany, 02 July 2013. Around 80,000 English lavender plants in 20 varieties will be sent from here to gardening centers in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

INDONESIA ACEH EARTHQUAKE

A group of earthquake survivors find shelter amidst the ruins of their collapse house house in Blang Lancung Village 04 July 2013. An earthquake measuring 6,2 in the Richter scale rocked Aceh province and destroyed more than thousand building,killing more than 28 people, official said

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PHILIPPINES INFORMAL SETTLERS

A Filipino mother talks to her son sitting on their couch after their shanty was demolished at a compound of informal settlers in Bignay District, Valenzuela City, north of Manila, Philippines 04 July 2013. Local media reports stated that the Valenzuela City government conducted the demolition of remaining shanties occupied by at least 70 families of informal settlers who initially refused to be relocated from the compound.

Firefighters Killed Town Mourns

The crowd stands for the national anthem before the start of the Prescott Frontier Days rodeo, Wednesday, July 3, 2013 in Prescott, Ariz. A mile-high city about 90 miles northwest of Phoenix, Prescott remains a modern-day outpost of the pioneer spirit. It's that spirit that will guide officials as they navigate the days ahead and figure out how to honor the elite Hotshot firefighters who died in a nearby wind-driven wildfire that is still burning.