international balloon festival in Logoisk, some 40 km (25 miles) northeast of Minsk

Men hold a balloon as they fill it with hot air during an international balloon festival in Logoisk, some 40 km (25 miles) northeast of Minsk, July 3, 2009

PIcture taken on July 3, 2009 shows hot air balloons as they fly during an international balloon festival in Logoisk, some 40 km northeast of Minsk.

Hot air balloons rise to the sky during an international balloon festival in Logoisk, some 40 km (25 miles) northeast of Minsk, July 3, 2009.

World Breastfeeding Week


An Indian tribal woman breastfeeds her baby in Hadraibari, some 45 km east of Agartala, on July 31, 2009, on the eve of Breastfeeding Week. World Breastfeeding Week is celebrated every year from August 1-7, in more than 120 countries including India to encourage breastfeeding as a means to improve infants' health.

U.S. Navy shows a Standard Missile - 3 (SM-3) being launched from the USS Hopper


This image provided by the U.S. Navy shows a Standard Missile - 3 (SM-3) being launched from the USS Hopper Thursday July 30, 2009 in the latest Missile Defense Agency test in conjunction with the U.S. Navy. The missile intercepted a short-range ballistic missile target launched a few minutes earlier from the Pacific Missile Range Facility, Barking Sands, Kauai, Hawaii. It was the 19th successful intercept in 23 at-sea firings by the Missile Defense Agency's Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense Program, the sea-based element of the Ballistic Missile Defense System

This image provided by the U.S. Navy shows a Standard Missile - 3 (SM-3) being launched from the USS Hopper Thursday July 30, 2009 in the latest Missile Defense Agency test in conjunction with the U.S. Navy. The missile intercepted a short-range ballistic missile target launched a few minutes earlier from the Pacific Missile Range Facility, Barking Sands, Kauai, Hawaii. It was the 19th successful intercept in 23 at-sea firings by the Missile Defense Agency's Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense Program, the sea-based element of the Ballistic Missile Defense System.

Thursday 30 July 2009

Triumph International Philippines will lay off more than 1,600 workers effective August 26


A displaced worker of Triumph International Philippines holds up a bra during a protest criticising President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's recent State of the Nation Address (SONA) concerning jobs, employment and decent working conditions for workers, in front of the Department of Labour in Manila July 31, 2009. Triumph International Philippines will lay off more than 1,600 workers effective August 26 as part of a global restructuring program to keep its business healthy amidst the global recession and downturn of demand.

Displaced workers of Triumph International Philippines throws bras and underwear into the air during a protest criticising President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's recent State of the Nation Address (SONA) concerning jobs, employment and decent working conditions for workers, in front of the Department of Labour in Manila July 31, 2009. Triumph International Philippines will lay off more than 1,600 workers effective August 26 as part of a global restructuring program to keep its business healthy amidst the global recession and downturn of demand.

"Julie & Julia" premiere after party at Metropolitan Club


NEW YORK - JULY 30: Producer Amy Robinson, actor Stanley Tucci, actress Meryl Streep, actress Amy Adams, actor Chris Messina, and writer/director Nora Ephron attend the "Julie & Julia" premiere after party at Metropolitan Club on July 30, 2009 in New York City

NEW YORK - JULY 30: Actresses Meryl Streep and Amy Adams attend the "Julie & Julia" premiere after party at Metropolitan Club on July 30, 2009 in New York City.

NEW YORK - JULY 30: Actresses Meryl Streep and Amy Adams attend the "Julie & Julia" premiere after party at Metropolitan Club on July 30, 2009 in New York City.


NEW YORK - JULY 30: Actress Amy Adams attends the "Julie & Julia" premiere at the Ziegfeld Theatre on July 30, 2009 in New York City.



Joan Baez performs at a benefit concert celebrating Pete Seeger's 90th birthday at Madison Square Garden in New York.



FILE - In this Aug. 3, 1984, file photo, folk singers Joan Baez, left, Judy Collins, center, and Mimi Farina laugh backstage at the Newport Folk Festival in Newport, R.I Baez and Collins will perform during the festival's 50th anniversary Aug. 2, 2009.

FILE - In this 1963 file photo, Joan Baez and Bob Dylan perform at the Newport Jazz Festival in Newport, R.I. Baez will perform at the Newport Folk Festival's 50th anniversary concert Aug. 2, 2009.

FILE - In this May 3, 2009, file photo, Joan Baez performs at a benefit concert celebrating Pete Seeger's 90th birthday at Madison Square Garden in New York. Baez and Seeger will perform during the Newport Folk Festival's 50th anniversary Aug. 2, 2009, in Newport, R.I.
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Supporters of Honduran ousted President Manuel Zelaya


Supporters of ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya run as police throw tear gas during a protest in Tegucigalpa, Thursday, July 30, 2009. As the negotiations drag on, Zelaya has ensconced his government-in-exile in the Nicaraguan town of Ocotal, near the Honduran border, along with hundreds of supporters camped out in shelters

A man participating in a rally in support of Honduras' ousted President Manuel Zelaya lies injured on the ground after being shot in the head in Tegucigalpa, Thursday, July 30, 2009. The man was shot by someone in a nearby building while police were firing in the air, according to witnesses. The man's condition is unknown. Zelaya was removed from power on June 28 in a coup

Supporters of Honduran ousted President Manuel Zelaya who were dispersed while blocking the Inter-American highway in demand of his restitution in El Durazno, 10 km north of Tegucigalpa, demonstrate in the Honduran capital on July 30, 2009.

Hmong hill tribe refugees sit in Ban Huay Nam Khao camp in Phetchabun


A Hmong hilltribe refugee boy stands in Ban Huay Nam Khao camp in Phetchabun province about 416 km (258 miles) northeast of Bangkok July 30, 2009. A total of 4,645 Hmong refugees who had fled Laos, settled in this village five year ago. The Thai authorities consider these people illegal immigrants and intend to return them to Laos.

Hmong hilltribe refugees stand behind a barbed wire fence in Ban Huay Nam Khao camp in Phetchabun province about 416 km (258 miles) northeast of Bangkok July 30, 2009. A total of 4,645 Hmong refugees who had fled Laos, settled in this village five year ago. The Thai authorities consider these people illegal immigrants and intend to return them to Laos.


Hmong hill tribe refugees sit in Ban Huay Nam Khao camp in Phetchabun province about 416 km (258 miles) northeast of Bangkok July 30, 2009. A total of 4,645 Hmong refugees who had fled Laos, settled in this village five year ago. The Thai authorities consider these people illegal immigrants and intend to return them to Laos.

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Nigerian Islamist fundamentalist sect fled their bases in Maiduguri


A building allegedly housing an Islamic religious sect and vehicles are seen in flames after reportedly being set ablaze by Nigerian soldiers on July 30, 2009 in Maiduguri. Troops pounded parts of a northern Nigerian city in pursuit of fleeing members of an extremist sect on the fifth straight day of gun battles that have left more than 600 dead and thousands displaced. Residents and an AFP reporter heard sounds of heavy and light machine gun fire rattling across sections of Maiduguri not previously targetted by the deadly clashes. An army commander said members of the Nigerian Islamist fundamentalist sect fled their bases in Maiduguri on Wednesday after the military overran their mosque and leader's compound.

A building allegedly housing an Islamic religious sect is seen in flames after reportedly being set ablaze by Nigerian soldiers on July 30, 2009 in Maiduguri. Troops pounded parts of a northern Nigerian city in pursuit of fleeing members of an extremist sect on the fifth straight day of gun battles that have left more than 600 dead and thousands displaced. Residents and an AFP reporter heard sounds of heavy and light machine gun fire rattling across sections of Maiduguri not previously targetted by the deadly clashes. An army commander said members of the Nigerian Islamist fundamentalist sect fled their bases in Maiduguri on Wednesday after the military overran their mosque and leader's compound




A building that allegedly housed Islamic extremists is reportedly burnt by the military early on July 30, 2009 in the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri. Clashes in northern Nigeria have killed at least 600 in five days of fierce clashes between members of an Islamic sect and security forces, according to police and witnesses' figures.

Abandoned containers destroyed by the military and allegedly used by members of an Islamic sect to mix components for bomb sit on July 30, 2009 in a square in the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri. Clashes in northern Nigeria have killed at least 600 in five days of fierce clashes between members of an Islamic sect and security forces, according to police and witnesses' figures






Operation Magpies Return team members at the crash site ..


This handout photo taken on July 18, 2009 and received on July 30, 2009 by the Royal Australian Air Force via the Australian Department of Defence shows a group photograph of Operation Magpies Return team members at the crash site of a Canberra Bomber A84-231 in a remote and rugged area of Quang Nam province, Vietnam. On 3 November 1970, Canberra Bomber A84-231 with the crew of flying officer Michael Herbert and pilot officer Robert Carver onboard disappeared after completing a bombing mission in Vietnam. Minister for Defence Personnel, Materiel and Science Greg Combet announced on July 30, 2009 that the remains of the final two missing Australian Defence Force personnel from the Vietnam War had been located

This handout photo taken on July 19, 2009 and received on July 30, 2009 by the Royal Australian Air Force via the Australian Department of Defence shows the officer in charge of Operation Magpies Return, wing commander Michael Warby (L), assisted by Vietnamese workers, sieves soil at the crash site of Canberra Bomber A84-231 in a remote and rugged area of Quang Nam province, Vietnam. On 3 November 1970, Canberra Bomber A84-231 with the crew of flying officer Michael Herbert and pilot officer Robert Carver onboard disappeared after completing a bombing mission in Vietnam. Minister for Defence Personnel, Materiel and Science Greg Combet announced on July 30, 2009 that the remains of the final two missing Australian Defence Force personnel from the Vietnam War had been located.

Mitsubishi Motors Corp. i-MiEV electric vehicles



Mitsubishi Motors Corp. i-MiEV electric vehicles are displayed outside the company's showroom in Tokyo, Japan, on Thursday, July 30, 2009. Mitsubishi Motors Corp., maker of the i-MiEV electric car, posted a first-quarter loss as the global recession sapped car demand.

Children walk near a Mitsubishi Motors Corp. i-MiEV electric vehicle displayed outside the company's showroom in Tokyo, Japan, on Thursday, July 30, 2009. Mitsubishi Motors Corp., maker of the i-MiEV electric car, posted a first-quarter loss as the global recession sapped car demand.

Wednesday 29 July 2009

Acrobats perform during a Cirque du Soleil OVO pre-opening show.. Quebec City


Clown Flipo (Joseph Collard) grimaces as insects carry an egg during a Cirque du Soleil OVO pre-opening show for family, friends and members of the media Wednesday, July 29, 2009 in Quebec City. OVO opens to the general public on Thursday

Acrobat Li Wei performs during a Cirque du Soleil OVO pre-opening show for family, friends and members of the media Wednesday, July 29, 2009 in Quebec City.

Acrobats perform during a Cirque du Soleil OVO pre-opening show for family, friends and members of the media Wednesday, July 29, 2009 in Quebec City.


Woman Gives Birth To Conjoined Twins Who Are Fused At The Abdomen And Share One Heart

Woman Gives Birth To Conjoined Twins Who Are Fused At The Abdomen And Share One Heart
Mumbai Conjoined Twins That Doctors Say They Are 'Unlikely To Survive'

 
A nurse tends to conjoined twins temporarily named "Girl Arciaga," as she monitors their condition Wednesday July 29, 2009, at the Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital, in Manila, Philippines. The conjoined twins were born by caesarian section Tuesday night, the first such kind of birth in the hospital's history

Conjoined twins, temporarily named "Girl Arciaga," sleep in the Neo-natal Intensive Care Unit of the Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital in Manila, Philippines Wednesday July 29, 2009.

A nurse monitors the heartbeat of conjoined twins, temporarily named "Girl Arciaga," Wednesday July 29, 2009, at the Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital in Manila, Philippines.

A nurses touches conjoined twins temporarily named "Girl Arciaga" as she monitors their condition, Wednesday July 29, 2009, at the Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital in Manila, Philippines. The conjoined twins were born by caesarian section Tuesday night, the first such kind of birth in the hospital's history
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Conjoined Twins, Abby & Brittany Hensel turn 16


Tuesday 28 July 2009

animated film "Ponyo," arrives at a special screening of the film in Los Angeles


Fans react as the Jonas Brothers arrive at a special screening of the animated film "Ponyo" in Los Angeles, Monday, July 27, 2009

Hayao Miyazaki of Japan, left, director of the animated film "Ponyo," poses with John Lasseter, chief creative officer of Walt Disney and Pixar Animation Studios, at a special screening of the film in Los Angeles, Monday, July 27, 2009.

Frankie Jonas, second from left, who provides one of the voices in the animated film "Ponyo," bumps fists with older brother Kevin as his other older brothers Joe, second from right, and Nick look on at a special screening of the film in Los Angeles, Monday, July 27, 2009.

Hayao Miyazaki of Japan, director of the animated film "Ponyo," poses at a special screening of the film in Los Angeles, Monday, July 27, 2009.

Hayao Miyazaki of Japan, director of the animated film "Ponyo," poses with Noah Cyrus, who provides one of the voices in the film, at a special screening of the film in Los Angeles, Monday, July 27, 2009. Noah is the younger sister of Miley Cyrus


Monday 27 July 2009

premiere of the film "Julie & Julia" in Los Angeles, California


Director, writer and producer Nora Ephron (L) poses with cast members Meryl Streep and Amy Adams and producer Lawrence Mark (R) at the "Julie & Julia" premiere in Los Angeles, California July 27, 2009

Author Julie Powell who wrote "Julie & Julia" poses at the premiere of the film "Julie & Julia" in Los Angeles, California July 27, 2009.

Director, writer and producer Nora Ephron (L) poses with her husband, Nicholas Pileggi, at the film's premiere in Los Angeles, California July 27, 2009.

Actress Mary Lynn Rajskub poses at the premiere of her film "Julie & Julia" in Los Angeles, California July 27, 2009.

Actress Mary Lynn Rajskub (L) poses at the premiere of her film "Julie & Julia" with actress Kate Flannery from the TV series "The Office" in Los Angeles, California July 27, 2009. REUTERS/Fred Prouser