The world's longest cigar
The world's longest cigar that stretched 268 feet 4 inches (81.8 metres), or most of the length of a football field, is seen in Havana May 3, 2011. Resting on tables, it sprawled through El Morro, an old Spanish fort overlooking Havana Bay, where Cuba is holding its annual International Tourism Fair. The cigar, once it is officially accepted by Guinness World Records in London, will eclipse the previous record cigar of 148 feet 9 inches (45.38 metres), both rolled by Jose Castelar Cairo, better known as "Cueto".
Niagara Falls Parks
Niagara Falls Parks employees build the Cave of the Winds tourist attraction in a cold, drenching rain and wind-driven mist at the American Falls in Niagara Falls, N.Y., Tuesday, May 3, 2011.Spanish matador
Spanish matador Morante de la Puebla performs a pass to a bull during a bullfight in The Maestranza bullring in Seville May 3, 2011.Protesters with pieces
Protesters with pieces of bread shout slogans during a demonstration to show their solidarity with the protesters in Deraa, in the Syrian port city of Banias May 3, 2011. The U.S. State Department on Tuesday described as barbaric Syria's reported use of tanks, arbitrary arrests and cuts in power and communications in the city of Deraa, where anti-government protests erupted six weeks ago.
The world's longest cigar
The world's longest cigar that stretched 268 feet 4 inches (81.8 metres), or most of the length of a football field, is seen in Havana May 3, 2011. Resting on tables, it sprawled through El Morro, an old Spanish fort overlooking Havana Bay, where Cuba is holding its annual International Tourism Fair. The cigar, once it is officially accepted by Guinness World Records in London, will eclipse the previous record cigar of 148 feet 9 inches (45.38 metres), both rolled by Jose Castelar Cairo, better known as "Cueto".
The world's longest cigar that stretched 268 feet 4 inches (81.8 metres), or most of the length of a football field, is seen in Havana May 3, 2011. Resting on tables, it sprawled through El Morro, an old Spanish fort overlooking Havana Bay, where Cuba is holding its annual International Tourism Fair. The cigar, once it is officially accepted by Guinness World Records in London, will eclipse the previous record cigar of 148 feet 9 inches (45.38 metres), both rolled by Jose Castelar Cairo, better known as "Cueto".
Niagara Falls Parks
Niagara Falls Parks employees build the Cave of the Winds tourist attraction in a cold, drenching rain and wind-driven mist at the American Falls in Niagara Falls, N.Y., Tuesday, May 3, 2011.
Spanish matador
Spanish matador Morante de la Puebla performs a pass to a bull during a bullfight in The Maestranza bullring in Seville May 3, 2011.
Protesters with pieces
Protesters with pieces of bread shout slogans during a demonstration to show their solidarity with the protesters in Deraa, in the Syrian port city of Banias May 3, 2011. The U.S. State Department on Tuesday described as barbaric Syria's reported use of tanks, arbitrary arrests and cuts in power and communications in the city of Deraa, where anti-government protests erupted six weeks ago.
The Swiss franc pulled off a record high
A file picture shows an employee handing 100 Swiss Franc notes in the treatment centre of the Canton of Vaud Bank near Lausanne February 17, 2011. The Swiss franc pulled off a record high against the dollar on May 4, 2011, as the greenback clawed back ground against major currencies after a recent slide. The franc, which investors buy in times of heightened uncertainty, has risen some 20 percent against the dollar over the past 12 months. Picture taken February 17, 2011.
A vendor sells
A vendor sells vegetables at a market in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, on Tuesday, May 3, 2011. Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was killed in Pakistan yesterday in a firefight with a team of U.S. operatives who raided the compound where he had been hiding, President Barack Obama said.
saltwater crocodile
This handout photo taken on May 3, 2011 and obtained on May 4 shows Northern Territory Parks and Wildlife Service wildlife rangers Joey Buckerfield (L) and Rachel Pearce (R) sitting with a monster 4.64-metre (15-feet) saltwater crocodile caught in a popular tourist park at Donkey Creek near Katherine in Australia's Northern Territory. Rangers had to use a four-wheel drive to drag the 600-kilo beast from its trap close to the Nitmiluk National Park and it was taken to a nearby crocodile farm where it will be used as a show animal.
Skulls of Khmer Rouge
Skulls of Khmer Rouge victims are displayed at the Choeung Ek killing fields memorial in Phnom Penh on May 4, 2011. Lawyers for former Khmer Rouge foreign minister Ieng Sary urged Cambodia's UN-backed court on May 4 to free the elderly war crimes suspect ahead of his genocide trial.
clear view of deep canyons
A photo released on the Nasa Earth Observatory internet site and acquired on March 29, 2011 shows the Northwest Greenland Canyons. On March 29, sunny weather allowed scientists a clear view of deep canyons, or fjords, along the coast of northwestern Greenland. Thin, rocky ridges between the fjords cast their shadows nearly sideways, thanks to low-angled sunlight. Ice rests on the sea surface, and icebergs near the shore poke above the smooth sea ice. The area shown lies in the same region where the Petermann Glacier calved in the summer of 2010. The acquisition of this photograph came right after a key milestone in the IceBridge mission. Launched in March 2009, NASA’s IceBridge mission is the world’s largest airborne survey of polar ice. The mission is aimed at filling the gap between the end of the Ice, Cloud, and land Elevation Satellite (ICESat), and the launch of ICESAT-2 (planned for 2015). In the spring of 2011, IceBridge pilots were busy over Greenland, Alaska, and the Arctic Ocean.
A farmer turns the soil
A farmer turns the soil in his fenced-off field on the outskirts of the town of Zhucheng in Shandong province April 20, 2011. The fertile fields of Shandong Province in eastern China are an unlikely microcosm of the national economy. There is not a power plant or factory in sight, yet the area encapsulates as well as any industrial city some of the forces that are reshaping the country. People grumble about rising prices, adding weight to the authorities' concern that inflation could spark unrest. The virtual absence of any farmers under 40 speaks to China's urbanization, with youngsters decamping as soon as they can to work in towns near and far, leaving their aging parents to till the soil. With the rural labor pool shrinking, wages are rising. China's vast rural economy, home to over 700 million people, seems to be doing well. But urban China is doing much better, and the resulting inequality is a nagging concern for the ruling Communist Party.
South Korean students
South Korean students cover their mouth with in handkerchief as they take shelter during an anti-quake drill at an elementary school in Seoul on May 4, 2011. South Korea is considered relatively safe from quakes, but the Seoul government has focused on ensuring quake preparedness in the wake of Japan's March 11 massive earthquake and tsunami.
the band Angel
Mika Newton (L) and Xenia of the band Angel representing the Ukraine smile during a press conference at the Eurovision Song Contest in Duesseldorf, Germany, 03 May 2011. The Final of the 56th Eurovision Song Contest takes place on 14 May.
standing prayer
Men perform a mass "standing prayer" organized by Islamic Groups to honour al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, who was shot dead in Pakistan, in Khartoum May 3, 2011. Around 1,000 people on Tuesday gathered in the centre of Khartoum to praise bin Laden, chanting "Death to America". A radical Islamist party had called for the mass prayer to honour the mastermind of the September 11, 2001 plane attacks in the United States who was killed in a U.S. operation in Pakistan.
river used for drinking water
A family bathes together in a river used for drinking water and which is also used for drainage of sewage, in Tomazeau, Haiti, Tuesday May 3, 2011. As the rainy season begins in Haiti, local and international health experts are concerned about the spread of water-borne diseases including cholera.
The view along
The view along the road that connects the city of Tobruk with Benghazi, east Libya, Tuesday, May 3, 2011.
102 anniversary of Santo Malverde's death
A man plays his accordion during 102 anniversary of Santo Malverde's death conmemoration in Culiacan, Mexico, 03 May 2011. The legend of Saint Malverde, considered the patron saint of drug traffickers and poor people, has become more popular in the second half of the past century with the drug trafficking increasing in state of Sinaloa, where most important drug lords have been born.
the Mississippi River floodwaters threatening the tiny Illinois town of Cairo.
This aerial photo shows the threat of massive flooding and a levee breach was lightened on Tuesday, May 3, 2011 after the Birds Point Levee, Mo. was breached by the Army Corps of Engineers. The demolition of the levee sent water pouring onto thousands of acres of farmland Tuesday, easing the Mississippi River floodwaters threatening the tiny Illinois town of Cairo. The demolition project did nothing to ease the risk of more trouble downstream, where the mighty river is expected to rise to its highest levels since the 1920s in some parts of Tennessee, Mississippi and Louisiana.
Kayapo children
Kayapo children participate in the appreciation ceremony on the last day of the "Expedicionarios da Saude" (Brazilian Health Expeditions), in the Kikretum community in Sao Felix, northern Brazil, April 29, 2011. Twice a year, volunteer doctors build a mobile hospital to provide clinical and surgical treatments for indigenous tribes and residents from different parts of the Amazon rainforest. Picture taken April 29.
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