longest 'taco' at Garibaldi square in Mexico

new protest called in Santiago de Chile

Students throw stones at an anti riot vehicle during a new protest called in Santiago de Chile, Chile, on 22 September 2011. Students from universities and high schools have been demonstrating already for four months claiming for a free and good quality public education. In an attempt to save the school year, the government has extended the student registration period with the plan 'Lets save the school year'.

Maasai word for 'home'

Photo made September 20, 2011 shows Simon Turana Esho, 32, on crutches as he walks out of his manyatta [Maasai word for 'home'] after he was gored by an elephant while on a night watch at his wheat farm, sustaining an ankle fracture and a groin injury. Kenyan rangers began relocating 50 rampaging elephants to the renowned Maasai Mara game reserve to stem rising human deaths and property destruction in outlying villages. The first four of the elephants due to be relocated over the next 10 days were shot with tranquilizer darts from a helicopter near Narok town, some 150 kilometres (90 miles) south of Nairobi, a zone notorious for human-wildlife conflict.

the Orange County Convention Center

Members of the audience cheer at the start of the Fox News/Google GOP Debate at the Orange County Convention Center on September 22, 2011 in Orlando, Florida. The debate featured the nine Republican candidates two days before the Florida straw poll.

longest 'taco' at Garibaldi square in Mexico

View of the preparation of the world´s longest 'taco' at Garibaldi square in Mexico City, Mexico, on 22 September 2011. The giant dish, made with corn flour, onion, pork meat, chicken, coriander, egg and sausage, measured 50 meters and 29 centimeters long.


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pirated DVD vendor

A plastic sheet covers the lifeless body of a pirated DVD vendor at the central market in Acapulco, Mexico Thursday Sept. 22, 2011. The Pacific resort city of Acapulco has been hit by increased violence as drug gangs battle for control of the region.

50 rampaging elephants to the renowned Maasai

A sedated elephant is loaded into a specialised crate to be translocated September 22, 2011 near Narok in Kenya during a translocation excercise. Kenyan rangers began relocating 50 rampaging elephants to the renowned Maasai Mara game reserve to stem rising human deaths and property destruction in outlying villages. The first four of the elephants due to be relocated over the next 10 days were shot with tranquilizer darts from a helicopter near Narok town, some 150 kilometres (90 miles) south of Nairobi, a zone notorious for human-wildlife conflict.

Imo river,west of Nigeria's

An aerial view during a media tour by oil company Royal Dutch Shell shows smoke rising from an illegal oil refining site along the Imo river, 30 km (20 miles) west of Nigeria's oil hub city of Port Harcourt, September 22, 2011. Illegal refineries along the Imo river, first discovered in 2009, were cleared in a joint security operation with the government in 2010 but has resurfaced in January 2011, according to a Shell media release during the tour.

premiere of "Ocean's Kingdom"

(L-R) Google executive Marissa Mayer, actress Sarah Jessica Parker and Jessica Seinfeld attend the world premiere of "Ocean's Kingdom" during the New York City Ballet's 2011 Fall Gala in New York September 22, 2011.

the West Indian Day Parade

Dressed to take part in the festivities, Maya Joseph, right, laughs with others as they wait for the start of the West Indian Day Parade Monday Sept. 5, 2011 in the Brooklyn borough of New York.

the Buenos Aires Fashion Week

Models take to the catwalk wearing creations of the label 'Como Quieres Que Te Quiera', during the last show of the Buenos Aires Fashion Week Spring Summer 2011 / 2012 at the Predio Ferial de Palermo in Buenos Aires, Argentina, 12 August 2011.

Models wear creations by brand Cardon

Models wear creations by brand Cardon, inspired by the customs of 'gauchos' from the Argentinian Pampas, during the Buenos Aires Alta Moda fashion show in Buenos Aires, Argentina, 31 August 2011.

Models wear creations of argentinean designers

Models wear creations of argentinean designers participating in the '25 young creators' final fashion show during Buenos Aires Alta Moda, Argentina Fashion Week, in Buenos Aires, on 06 September 2011.

Honda Motor Co.'s new engine for 125-cc scooters

Participants look at Honda Motor Co.'s new engine for 125-cc scooters, right, and a newly developed fuel-efficient 700-cc engine for midsize motorcycle during a press preview in Tokyo, Monday, Sept. 26, 2011.

heavy rains

Filipino elementary students walk home from school in the rain in Quezon City, east of Manila, Philippines 26 September 2011. Education officials suspended classes at midday as a precaution due to forecasts of heavy rains, as the path of typhoon Nesat is being monitored by weather officials. According to the government's weather bureau, typhoon Nesat is estimated at 350 kilometres east-southeast of Aurora province with maximum winds of 120 kilometres per hour

streets due to lack of passengers during a 11-hour

Bangladeshi rickshaw pullers sleep in the streets due to lack of passengers during a 11-hour general strike called by the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) across the country to protest mainly against recent hikes in fuel prices, in Dhaka, Bangladesh 22 September 2011. Reports state that most of the schools, colleges and shops are closed while thousands of law enforcers have been deployed to maintain the law and order

floods in Pakistan

A truck is stuck in floodwaters as people flee flooded areas, in Sangher, Sindh province, Pakistan, 20 September 2011. The number of people affected in recent floods in Pakistan rose above seven million, as authorities scrambled to provide relief goods and evacuate marooned people as United Nations called for donations of 357 million dollars to aid to some 7 million victims. The floods, brought by heavy monsoon downpours which started at the end of August, have inundated vast areas of the southern province of Sindh. The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said in statement that 'over seven million' have been affected by the deluge, which has flooded more than 2.4 million hectares of land and damaged more than 500,000 houses

Karishma, a 13-year old female Asian elephant,

Karishma, a 13-year old female Asian elephant, and also Whipsnade Zoo's 'resident artist' uses her trunk to wield a brush and paint on canvas at Whipsnade Zoo, in Bedfordshire, central England, on September 20, 2011. The Zoo will be hosting Elephant Appreciation Day on the weekend of Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 September 2011.

child inside their temporary home

An internally displaced Somali woman holds her malnourished child inside their temporary home in Hodan district, south of Somalia's capital Mogadishu, September 20, 2011.

Berkulan near Somalia's capital Mogadishu

An aerial view shows Seyidka settlement for the famine stricken, internally displaced people in Berkulan near Somalia's capital Mogadishu, September 6, 2011. Famine has spread to six out of eight regions in southern Somalia, with 750,000 people facing imminent starvation, the United Nations said on Monday, and hundreds of people are dying each day despite a ramping up of aid relief.

'Phineas and Ferb.'

Disney cartoon characters Phineas (L), and Ferb (R) pose in front of the Taj Mahal in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India, 20 September 2011. According to media reports the two characters are on a special tour to meet fans and promote their upcoming film 'Phineas and Ferb.'

canal in Venice

A canal in Venice is clogged with tens of tourist-laden gondolas on a recent summer day, August 15, 2011. Venice's resident population has sunk to little more than 59,000, down from about 175,000 at the end of World War Two. Lagoon die-hards are finding it ever more difficult to live normal lives as the city's infrastructure and stores are increasingly morphed to cater to tourists instead of residents. Picture taken August 15, 2011.

unidentified whale at Clifton beach in Karachi

Residents and officials stand next to the carcass of an unidentified whale at Clifton beach in Karachi September 20, 2011. A dead whale was seen washed up on the beach early Tuesday morning and authorities have initiated efforts to remove its carcass, local media reported.

The quake killed at least 82 people

Workers try to salvage items from a supply truck loaded with cement bags after it was damaged by a landslide caused by Sunday's 6.9 magnitude earthquake, on a highway near the northeastern Indian city of Gangtok September 20, 2011. The quake killed at least 82 people. The Indian government confirmed 50 deaths in Sikkim and 18 in other states. At least seven people died in Nepal and seven more in Tibet.

people survived only by rural activities

An image made available 20 September 2011 showing a local Kyrgyz woman washing linen and clothes near her house, in the village of Shalta, 30 km south from Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, 13 September 2011. Kyrgyzstan became the poorest country of the post Soviet republics after joining the World Trade Organization, when many local enterprises went bankrupt. After losing jobs the people survived only by rural activities and becoming self-sufficient. Corruption, clanship, state weakness, unsolved social and infrastructure problems have plunged many people into a permanent poverty.

Nepalese artists

Nepalese artists paint statues of the Hindu goddess Durga, the matriarch of power and prosperity, ahead of The Dashain Festival in Kathmandu on September 20, 2011. Nepal's biggest Hindu festival Dashain which will start from next week, which is celebrated for fifteen days in honour of the goddess.

Armenian woman sifts grain

An Armenian woman sifts grain in her yard in Vardadzor on August 24, 2011. In the midst of the harvest season in Vardadzor, around 130 kms (80 miles) from the ex-Soviet state's capital Yerevan, women do the hard agricultural labor, prepare for the long winter ahead and raise their children practically without male assistance. In villages like this, women traditionally marry young and their husbands often leave after their honeymoon to work as migrant laborers, only returning for a couple of months each year. More than a million people left Armenia in the years from 1988 to 2007, with around two-thirds of them relocating to Russia, leaving the small Caucasus republic with a current population of 3.2 million

throws a stone at one of his sheep

A Jordanian shepherd in Abu Al Soos village throws a stone at one of his sheep that separated from the flock, in Amman, Jordan, Tuesday, Sept 20, 2011.

perform traditional prayers

Indian Hindu devotees perform traditional prayers in front of a tree on the occasion of Maha Laxmi Vrat outside a Shiv temple in Amritsar on September 20, 2011. On this day women fast and dedicate themselves to their husbands and children.

planking

Protesters execute "planking", by lying prone on any surface, during a rally near the Presidential Palace in Manila, Philippines Wednesday Sept. 21, 2011 to commemorate the 39th anniversary of the imposition of Martial Law in the country by the late strongman Ferdinand Marcos. The Martial Law era saw the rule of Marcos extended for 20 years that stifled the opposition and listed thousands of victims.

Task Force Lift "Dust Off"

In this Sunday, Sept 11, 2011 photo, U.S. Army flight Crew Chief Sgt. Drew Richardson from Brevard NC, of Task Force Lift "Dust Off", Charlie Company 1-171 Aviation Regiment right, helps a wounded soldier to a medevac helicopter after he was hit in a roadside bomb in in the Helmand Province of southern Afghanistan. This is a world of fear, resolve and dark humor that is mostly hidden from accounts of the human cost of the war in Afghanistan. American troops who patrol on foot in bomb-laced areas know they might lose a leg, or two, if they step in the wrong place. But for young men in their prime, most unmarried and without children, the prospect of losing their sexual organs seems even worse

the HTC's new smartphone Raider 4G

Models pose with the HTC's new smartphone Raider 4G during a press conference in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2011. The smartphone, which runs on Android 2.3 and featuring the 4.5-inch touch screen, goes on sale in the domestic market from the end of September. The price hasn't been announced.

Komatsu beach

High waves batter a breakwater at Komatsu beach in the city of Tokushima, Tokushima prefecture, in western Japan on September 21, 2011. Powerful Typhoon Roke smashed into disaster-ravaged Japan, having already killed at least four people, less than a month after a vicious storm left 100 dead

Sept. 21, 2011. A powerful typhoon

Surging waves hit against the breakwater in Udono in a port town of Kiho, Mie Prefecture, central Japan, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2011. A powerful typhoon was bearing down on Japan's tsunami-ravaged northeastern coast Wednesday, approaching a nuclear power plant crippled in that disaster and prompting calls for the evacuation of more than a million people.

A group of naked

A group of naked men take directions from US artist Spencer Tunick (off camera to left) as some women take showers to remove the greasy water of the Dead Sea when some 1,000 people stripped down and took to the Dead Sea, at 'Mineral Beach,' north of Ein Gedi, on 17 September 2011. Tunick creates environmental, mass-nude art installations and photographs them in order to show the human relationship with the environment The 'Naked Sea' project is supposed to raise awareness to the plight of the Dead Sea, with its mineral-rich water levels drastically lowering.

protest walk in Limoncito

Amazon indigenous make their way before continuing participating in a protest walk in Limoncito, outskirts of Yucumo, Bolivia, Monday Sept. 19, 2011. Indigenous and environmentalist groups began a march from Trinidad to La Paz on Aug. 15, protesting against a government’s planned highway that would cut through the nature preserve Territorio Indigena Parque Nacional Isiboro Secure or TIPNIS, home of 15,000 natives.

Pakistani girl sits on her bed while

A displaced Pakistani girl sits on her bed while she and others take refuge on a roadside after fleeing their homes in Tando Allah Yar district near Hyderabad, Pakistan, Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2011. Flood victims camped out near inundated fields and crowded hospitals on Monday as authorities and international aid groups struggled to respond to Pakistan's second major bout of flooding in just over a year.

Marcos Siega talking to actress Annie Ilonzeh

In this undated handout photo released by Sony Pictures Television, shows executive director, Marcos Siega talking to actress Annie Ilonzeh at a taping of Charlie's Angels in Miami, Fla. ABC is jumping into the reboot game with an updated version of the classic series this fall, scheduling it to kick off in the Thursday primetime lineup. Moving its setting and production from Los Angeles to South Florida, the new show gets a fresh start in a new city.

outside Ground Zero

Demonstrators protesting corporations march outside Ground Zero, Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2011, in the Manhattan borough of New York. The demonstrators, who have been camping overnight in nearby Zucotti park since Saturday, have been surrounded by police officers around the clock with at least 12 protestors arrested in recent days.

Iraqi fire fighters

Iraqi fire fighters arrive at the scene of a fire at a gas compression facility at Rumaila oil field in Basra Province, 420 km (261 miles) southeast of Baghdad September 20, 2011. A fire at a state-run gas compression unit at Iraq's major southern oilfield Rumaila on Tuesday killed one person and hit oil production, police and oilfield developer BP said.

Pakistani flood

Pakistani flood affected villagers carry water pots on their heads near a makeshift camp in the flood-hit Badin district on September 20, 2011. Official figures show the floods have killed nearly 350 people and affected 7.1 million since monsoon rains began last month -- leaving hundreds of thousands living under open skies on hills and along highways. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) many are also facing dire shortages of clean drinking water, leading to outbreaks of acute diarrhoea.

typhoon Roke's heavy rain in central and western Japan

Toyota cars are covered by debris following the 20 September floods near the Shonai river in Shimoshidami, Nagoya city, central Japan, 21 September 2011. Toyota has its production headquarters in Toyota city, near Nagoya, but plans to operate its plants as usual on 21 September morning, according to the daily Nikkei. Reports from local media say that two men were killed and three other people are missing following typhoon Roke's heavy rain in central and western Japan. More than one million people were advised to evacuate in Nagoya city as the strong typhoon is schedule to hit the area on 21 September.

Japanese rice farmer

Under strong winds, Japanese rice farmer Hideto Yajima collects his harvested rice from drying racks in preparation for the arrival of Typhoon Roke in Taito port, on the Boso Peninsula of Chiba Prefecture, 21 September 2011. More than one million people were advised to evacuate in Nagoya city as the strong typhoon is schedule to hit the Japanese mainland later on 21 September.

PERU MUMMY FOUND

A picture taken from a handout video provided by Radio Programas del Perú (RPP) on 20 September 2011 shows a mummy, apparently of a young woman, that was abandoned on a Lima street along with ancient ceramic artifacts, a forensic expert told Peruvian media. The mummified remains of a woman around 20, according to the opinion of medical examiners, were found by a security guard on 18 September night on a street in the La Victoria district, RPP radio said on its Web site. In Lima, there are numerous archaeological sites linked to the cultures that flourished before the Inca empire and those sites attract traffickers in cultural heritage items, who steal assorted artifacts and sell them illegally to collectors.

Lourdes Leon and Kelly Osbourne

SEPTEMBER 20: Lourdes Leon and Kelly Osbourne attend the Material Girl 1st birthday celebration at Macy's Herald Square on September 20, 2011 in New York City.

Bags with supplies are dropped from a Pakistani Army

Bags with supplies are dropped from a Pakistani Army helicopter for people who have gathered on some dry spots in the flooded areas in Pangrio, Sindh province, Pakistan, on 16 September 2011. The southern province of Sindh has been hit hard by the floods caused by unusually heavy monsoon rains. The National Disaster Management Authority said 16 September that the death toll in the rain-related incidents and floods had risen to 248 while 578 people were injured. More than 5.74 million people have been affected and over two million hectares is flooded.

Downton Abbey

"Downton Abbey" cast members, writers and producers pose for a photograph backstage at the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday, Sept. 18, 2011 in Los Angeles. "Downton Abbey" won for outstanding writing and outstanding miniseries or movie.

Mad Men

"Mad Men" cast members from left, Jessica Pare, Kiernan Shipka, Elisabeth Moss, Christina Hendricks, Cara Buono and Randee Heller pose backstage at the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday, Sept. 18, 2011 in Los Angeles. Mad Men won best drama series

Modern Family

Female cast members of "Modern Family" (L-R) Julie Bowen, Sofia Vergara, Ariel Winter and Sarah Hyland pose backstage after the show won for best comedy series at the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles September 18, 2011.

Actress Elisabeth Moss

Actress Elisabeth Moss (L) from television series "Mad Men" arrives at the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles September 18, 2011.

Modern Family

L-R) The cast of "Modern Family" Sarah Hyland, Nolan Gould, Ed O'Neill, Ariel Winter, Sofia Vergara, Rico Rodriguez, Julie Bowen, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Ty Burrell and Eric Stonestreet pose backstage after the show won for best comedy series at the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles September 18, 2011.

the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles

The cast of "Mad Men" pose after winning outstanding drama series at the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles September 18, 2011.

Kolar Gold Fields, located in the southern Indian state of Karnataka

Schoolchildren play in front of an abandoned shaft at Kolar Gold Fields, located in the southern Indian state of Karnataka September 9, 2011. The Kolar Gold Fields in Karnataka are just a two hour drive from India's IT city of Bangalore and were shut a decade ago when it cost nearly 20,000 rupees (about $430) to produce 10 grams of gold there and the selling price was about 4,500 rupees ($95).

earthquake in the ancient town of Bhaktapur

An elderly Nepalese local resident looks at a collapsed home after an earthquake in the ancient town of Bhaktapur, 13 kilometres from Kathmandu, Nepal, 19 September 2011. A 6.8-magnitude earthquake shook north-eastern India on 18 September and was felt as far away as Nepal and Bangladesh.

anti-nuclear demonstration in downtown Tokyo

Tens of thousands of citizens gather at an anti-nuclear demonstration in downtown Tokyo, Japan, 19 September 2011. Speakers at the rally included Nobel Prize Laureate Kenzaburo Oe.

The Daily Show's

"The Daily Show's" Jon Stewart, center, and producers and writers hold Emmys for best variety, music or comedy series and best writing for a variety, music or comedy series backstage at the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday, Sept. 18, 2011 in Los Angeles

The taxi driver lost control of the vehicle and drove

People look at the rescue operation of a taxi that got stuck in a crevice in La Paz September 12, 2011. The taxi driver lost control of the vehicle and drove off the main highway connecting La Paz with El Alto. Three people died in the accident while another three survived, police said

Thai motorcycle taxi driver

15 September 2011 of a Thai motorcycle taxi driver showing other orange-vested drivers at a motorcycle taxi stand the new digital Moto-meter aimed at revolutionizing how payments for motorcycle taxis operate, in Bangkok, Thailand, in this picture taken 13 September 2011. A few meters are currently operating in a government-approved trial on a select group of motorcycle taxis in the streets of the busy Thai capital, to end the inconvenient bargaining between passengers and drivers to agree the price for a fare. The water proof meter includes a black box, and is advertising enabled. Motorcycle taxis are an essential form of transport in Bangkok, and in many big cities in the world, to avoid traffic jams, but none yet carry meters.

Sony's PlayStation Vita

A promotional woman shows a Sony's PlayStation Vita handheld gaming device at Tokyo Game Show in Chiba, east of Tokyo, September 15, 2011. The game show goes on till September 18.

The X Factor

From left, "The X Factor" judges Nicole Scherzinger, Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul and L.A. Reid pose with the show's host Steve Jones at a world premiere screening event for the new television series, Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2011, in Los Angeles. The competition series gives viewers the opportunity to choose the next breakout music star or group.

Models present creations by The Blonds

Models present creations by The Blonds presented by Playboy during the Spring 2012 Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York, USA, 14 September 2011. The fashion week will run from September 8th to the 15th.

Task Force "No Fear" 3rd Pltn Alpha Company, 2-27 Infantry scans

U.S. military officer Lt Steve Grizley from Task Force "No Fear" 3rd Pltn, Alpha Company, 2-27 Infantry scans an area using a pair of binoculars next to a missile launcher at Outpost Bari Alai in Kunar, Afghanistan, September 14, 2011.

Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh in Sanaa

Protestors flash the victory sign while celebrating with bridegrooms, center, during a demonstration demanding the resignation of Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh in Sanaa, Yemen, Monday, Sept. 5, 2011. Yemeni warplanes launched a series of airstrikes in a southern province overrun by Islamic militants, killing at least seven civilians and a dozen militants Monday, a witness and officials said

wearing dolphin

Animal rights advocates wearing dolphin hats display placards during a protest in front of the Japanese embassy in Manila September 1, 2011. The activists are protesting the hunting of dolphins and whales in a small fishing village in Taiji, Japan every September, according to their press statement.

An arrangement of stones

An arrangement of stones is pictured at Daranak falls in Tanay, Rizal province, east of Manila after a rock balancing performance September 5, 2011. Rock balancing is a performance art which involves arranging natural stones usually found on location, in gravity-defying arrangements without the need of any additional tools. Local environment enthusiasts Leandro Mendoza and Ildefonso Vista pioneered this art form in hope of creating greater awareness among people towards environmental conservation. Picture taken September 5, 2011

The large reclining statue of Maarten Tromp

The large reclining statue of Maarten Tromp is on a trolley after his tomb was raised in the Old Church in Delft, The Netherlands, on 06 September 2011. The tomb of the Dutch maritime hero, which was significantly affected by moisture and salt, will be restored over the next two years. Later the sculpture itself will also get a major refurbishment

wildfire burns out of control in Bastrop State Park

A wildfire burns out of control in Bastrop State Park near Bastrop, Texas, USA, 05 September 2011. The fire has burned over fourteen thousand acres and destroyed hundreds of homes. With much of the state of Texas under severe drought wildfires continue to spring up burning thousands of acres.

desk in Moammar Gadhafi's

This Sunday, Sept. 4, 2011 photo shows an ransacked desk in Moammar Gadhafi's intelligence headquarters in Tripoli, Libya. Hundreds intelligence documents seen by The Associated Press in Tripoli show how Gadhafi's authoritarian regime using all its means failed to quash an armed rebellion largely fueled by hatred of its tools of control.

anti-Gaddafi forces

A volunteer with the anti-Gaddafi forces repairs a weapon in Al-Noflea, the closest area to Sirte, about 450 km (279.6 miles) from Benghazi September 5, 2011.

labourer washes animal skin

A labourer washes animal skin at a local leather processing site in Nigeria's northern city of Kano August 5, 2011.

American Day Parade

the West Indian-American Day Parade

Revelers dance during the West Indian-American Day Parade September 5, 2011 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. More than 2 million spectators were expected to attend the celebration of Caribbean culture.

Crazy Horse

The nearly 90-foot-tall carved granite face of Crazy Horse is seen in South Dakota's Black Hills in this recent photograph released to Reuters on September 5, 2011. Crazy Horse is a Sioux warrior who helped lead one of the most famous Indian victories over the U.S. Army -- annihilating much of General George Armstrong Custer's Seventh Cavalry at the Battle of Little Bighorn in 1876. When completed, the monument will be the world's largest sculpture, at 641 feet long and 563 feet high.

Danish fairy tale author Hans Christian Andersen,

Darwin Tenemea, 12, (L) and Christopher Iojano, 4, play on a statue of Danish fairy tale author Hans Christian Andersen, on Labor Day in Central Park, New York September 5, 2011. The statue, which was erected in 1956 to commemorate the writer's 150th birthday, depicts him reading from his book "The Ugly Duckling".

Japan's Prince Hisahito smiling

This handout released on September 6, 2011 by the Imperial Household Agency of Japan and taken on August 10, 2011 shows Japan's Prince Hisahito smiling as he plays by a tree in the Akasaka imperial estate in Tokyo. Hisahito, the son of Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko and the third in line to succeed 77-year-old Emperor Akihito on Japan's Chrysanthemum Throne, turns five on September 6, 2011.

listens to her ipod on Labor Day

Lauren McGowan, 32, listens to her ipod on Labor Day in Central Park, New York September 5, 2011.

The Crazy Horse Memorial mountain

The Crazy Horse Memorial mountain carving in the Black Hills of South Dakota is the world's largest sculptural undertaking as seen in this recent photograph released to Reuters on September 5, 2011. It will span 641 feet across and stand 563 feet tall. The monument features Crazy Horse, a Sioux warrior who helped lead one of the most famous Indian victories over the U.S. Army -- annihilating much of General George Armstrong Custer's Seventh Cavalry at the Battle of Little Bighorn in 1876

The contestants are in Sao Paulo for the 2011 Miss Universe pageant

(L-R) Miss Greece 2011 Iliana Papageorgiou, Miss Belgium 2011 Justine De Jonckheere, Miss Guam 2011 Shayna Jo Afaisen and Miss Japan 2011 Maria Kamiyama pose for a photo in swimsuits at the Hilton Sao Paulo Morumbi hotel in Sao Paulo September 5, 2011. The contestants are in Sao Paulo for the 2011 Miss Universe pageant which will be held on September 12.

building burns to the ground near Bastrop, Texas

The chimney of a house remains standing as the rest of the building burns to the ground near Bastrop, Texas September 5, 2011. Sixty separate wildfires, whipped by strong winds, were burning across Texas on Monday, destroying hundreds of homes and killing at least two people, officials said.

wildfire as it burns out of control near Bastrop, Texas

A cloud of smoke rises from a wildfire as it burns out of control near Bastrop, Texas September 5, 2011. An estimated 1,000 homes are being threatened in Bastrop County, just east of Austin, as a 14,000-acre (5700-hectare) wildfire rages out of control, causing evacuations.

crocodile captured on Sunday evening

The crocodile captured on Sunday evening weighs 600 kg

Residents look at a 21-feet (6.4 metres) saltwater crocodile, which is suspected of having attacked several people, after it was caught in Nueva Era in Bunawan town, Agusan del Sur, southern Philippines September 4, 2011. The crocodile captured on Sunday evening weighs 600 kg and is the largest crocodile caught in the country to date, according to the Palawan Wildlife Rescue and Conservation Center. Picture taken September 4, 2011.

the Nachi River after a large typhoon

A damaged road is seen after the flooding of the Nachi River after a large typhoon and heavy rain hit western Japan, in Nachikatsuura Town, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan on 06 September 2011. The Nachikatsuura Town Mayor has announced that more than 500 houses are flooded in the town. Across the country, 33 people are found dead and 56 people are still missing.

Water lily pads are seen on a lake at Peru's

Water lily pads are seen on a lake at Peru's Pacaya Samiria National Reserve in the Amazon jungle, September 4, 2011. The Pacaya Samiria National Reserve, measuring close to 2,080,000 hectares in area, is the biggest national reserve in Peru, containing 85 natural lakes which are home to 250 species of fish as well as both pink and grey freshwater dolphins, according to the country's official tourism website. Picture taken September 4, 2011.

A Cambodian family rides

A Cambodian family rides on a motorcycle passing Royal Palace, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2011, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

family to collect flowers for sale

Eleven-year-old Pagna helps her family to collect flowers for sale in Prek Eng village in the outskirts of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Friday, Sept. 2, 2011.

Tourists on a boat

Tourists on a boat watch a Cambodian boy diving into the Tonle Sap River in front of Royal Palace, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2011, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

collects recyclable scraps along the streets in Phnom Penh

A child sleeps next to his sister in a cart pulled by their father who collects recyclable scraps along the streets in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2011

the demand for the upcoming nation's biggest traditional holiday

An employee of the Bank of Korea moves cash bundles as the central bank plans to supply funds to commercial banks to meet the demand for the upcoming nation's biggest traditional holiday, Chusok, the Korean version of Thanks Giving Day that starts Sept. 11 at the bank's headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2011

nation's biggest traditional holiday, Chusok

A man reads a newspaper, waiting to buy train tickets for his hometown visit during the upcoming nation's biggest traditional holiday, Chusok, the Korean version of Thanks giving Day that start Sept. 11, at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2011.

traditional costumes beat drums in celebration

South Korean farmers in traditional costumes beat drums in celebration of the upcoming nation's biggest traditional holiday, Chusok, the Korean version of Thanks Giving Day that starts Sept. 11, in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2011.(

Daegu is the fourth largest city in Korea

A man looks at two Korean women working at a product promotion stand in downtown Daegu, Republic of Korea, 04 September 2011. Daegu is the fourth largest city in Korea after Seoul, Busan, and Incheon, and the third largest metropolitan area in the country with over 2.5 million residents.

mass tooth filing ceremony called 'Mepandes' in Denpasar

A Balinese woman wears a traditional costume during a mass tooth filing ceremony called 'Mepandes' in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia on 06 September 2011. 'Mepandes' is an important rite of passage for Balinese Hindus that marks the transition from childhood to adulthood. During the ritual the six front teeth in the upper jaw are filed. The heart of the ritual is a symbolic act of purging an individual of the negative traits known as the Sad Ripu or six enemies, lust, greed, anger, anxiety, conceit and envy. Upon the completion of the ritual, the man or woman will be officially acknowledged as an adult, a mature individual who knows and is aware of the differences between vice and virtue.

Su Pon Chit,

Su Pon Chit, a 22-year-old woman who was born physically handicapped, studies at home in Yangon September 1, 2011. Su Pon Chit, whose name means "Beloved by all", wanted to be a doctor but could not fulfil her dream because she could not give injections using only her legs. Instead of medicine, she earned a bachelor's degree at a technology university and is now pursuing further studies for a master's degree. She is also working for Myanmar's Physically Handicapped Association as an executive committee member. Picture taken September 1, 2011.

Actress Eva Huang

Actress Eva Huang (L) and Charlene Choi (R) smile as they pose during the photocall of film " Baishe Chuanshuo" by director Ching Siu-Tung at the 68th Venice Film Festival September 2, 2011.

Indian bollywood

Indian bollywood stars enjoying a shikara (small boat) ride on Dal lake in Srinagar, India, 02 September 2011. The prominent stars of Indian bollywood have come to Kashmir just a week after the death of Indian actor and director Shami Kapoor to pay him rich tributes. Most of the hit films of Kapoor were shot in the picturesque Kashmir valley.

A trapped wild elephant baby

A trapped wild elephant baby and his mother try to climb over the wall of a water reservoir tank, after they fell in as their herd crossed the area, during a rescue mission by Indian army personnel at Bengdubi army cantonment area around 25 kms from Siliguri on September 2, 2011. Army personnel from the 16 Field Ammunition Depot along with the wildlife elephant squad of Mahananda wildlife sanctuary saved the animals.

A dangerous method

(From L) Canadian actress Sarah Gadon, British actress Keira Knightley, US actor Viggo Mortensen, Canadian film director David Cronenberg, actor Michael Fassbender and French actor Vincent Cassel pose during the photocall of "A dangerous method" at the 68th Venice Film Festival on September 2, 2011 at Venice Lido. "A dangerous method" is competing for the Golden Lion in the Venezia 68 category.

36 live snakes in a fabric bag

Markus Baur, leading veterinary of the animal collection point for reptiles, holds some young pythons confiscated at the airport in Munich, southern Germany, on September 2, 2011. German customs officers got more than they bargained for when they asked a 22-year-old Australian to open his hand luggage on arrival at Munich airport -- 36 live snakes in a fabric bag. The snakes, all of them young pythons about 30 centimeters (11 inches) in length, included a rare "very valuable" white specimen. The smuggler was remanded in jail.

more than 2000 civilians have been killed since the protests

A grab from an undated handout video made available by Shaam News Network on its youtube channel, shows a man (C) dressed in civilian clothes allegedly belonging to Syrian security forces brutalizing other people dressed in civilian clothes, as soldiers in uniform look on, in Homs, Syria. According to media report on 02 september 2011, At least four people were killed and dozens were injured when Syrian security forces opened fire late 01 September on pro-democracy protesters in the flashpoint city of Homs, activists based in Lebanon told the German Press Agency DPA. The United Nations says more than 2000 civilians have been killed since the protests began in mid-March 2011. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has repeatedly blamed the unrest in his country on 'armed terrorist groups'.

Bavarian cow

Bavarian cow named Yvonne is being caught on a pasture near Stefanskirchen, southern Germany, on September 2, 2011. Yvonne became famous after escaping from a farm in May 2011, going on the run and earning a hefty bounty on her head. Yvonne was found in Eigelsberg in the Bavarian Alps some six kilometres (3.7 miles) from the farm where she escaped.

Wild elephants gather

Wild elephants gather near an electric fence holding them back at the Udawalawe wildlife sanctuary in southern Sri Lanka September 2, 2011. Sri Lanka's wild life authorities announced September 2, 2011 that there were just over 7,300 wild elephants in the country according to the latest wild elephant survey carried out in August.

Eid al-Fitr holiday celebration in Basra

Residents tour on a boat during an Eid al-Fitr holiday celebration in Basra, 420 km (260 miles) south of Baghdad September 1, 2011. Picture taken September 1, 2011.

Candidates for Miss Universe 2011

Candidates for Miss Universe 2011 competition pre-tape a segment for the 2011 Miss Universe pageant at Beco de Batman in Sao Paulo September 1, 2011. The Miss Universe pageant will be held in Sao Paulo on September 12. From L to R are: Miss Universe Japan 2011 Maria Kamiyama, Miss Universe Korea 2011 Sora Chong, Miss Universe Indonesia 2011 Nadine Alexandra, Miss Universe India 2011 Vasuki Sunkavalli, Miss Universe Kosovo 2011 Aferdita Dreshaj, Miss Universe Italy 2011 Elisa Torrini, Miss Universe Kazakhstan 2011 Valeriya Aleinikova, Miss Universe Israel 2011 Kim Edri and Miss Universe Jamaica 2011 Shakira Martin.

the Wedge in Newport Beach, Calif.

A body boarder stays ahead of a closing wave at the Wedge in Newport Beach, Calif. on Thursday, Sept. 1, 2011. High tide and a winter storm off New Zealand are combining to bring high waves to the Southern California coast. The National Weather Service said waves of 8 feet to 11 feet or more could hit beaches from San Luis Obispo to San Diego counties through the afternoon and peak Thursday night or early Friday.

fairground enjoy a ride to celebrate

Pakistani Muslims at a fairground enjoy a ride to celebrate the second day of the religious festival of Eid al-Fitr in Karachi on September 01, 2011. People traditionally visit the homes of their relatives and friends, and enjoy outdoor entertainment to to celebrate the Eid festival which marks the end of the month of Ramadan

Venice Lido. "W.E."

(From L) British actor James D’Arcy, British actress Andrea Riseborough, Singer and film director Madonna, Australian actress Abbie Cornish, actor Oscar Isaac and actress Natalie Dormer pose as they arrive for the screening of "W.E." at the 68th Venice Film Festival on September 1, 2011at Venice Lido. "W.E." by singer and film director Madonna is presented out of competition.

Madonna

British actress Andrea Riseborough, US singer and director Madonna and Australian actress Abbie Cornish arrive for the premiere of the film W.E. at the 68th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2011.

A general view of Grimsstadir

A general view of Grimsstadir in north east Iceland September 1, 2011. A Chinese tycoon who plans to build a resort on an isolated patch of land in Iceland said on Wednesday that there were no political motives behind the project, after its strategic location raised security concerns in the island nation.

the Grand Canal

Venetians in historical dress row down the Grand Canal, led by the famous Bucintoro boat (bottom L) in Venice September 4, 2011. On the first Sunday of every September, hundreds of Venetians pile into the long boats that have plied the city's canals for centuries for the "Regata Storica" (Historical Regatta), a historical procession that commemorates the welcome given to Caterina Cornaro, wife of the King of Cyprus, in 1489 after she renounced her throne in favour of Venice.

Supplies for rescue workers

Supplies for rescue workers thrown from a military aircraft using parachutes falls down in Juan Fernandez islands, Chile, Sunday, Sept. 4, 2011. A Chilean Air Force plane crashed into the Pacific Ocean with 21 people aboard, Friday afternoon Sept. 2, 2011, after two failed attempts to land in difficult weather on the Juan Fernandez islands. The bodies of at least two women and one man were recovered Saturday by searchers or fishermen, said Air Force Gen. Maximiliano Larraechea. Officials say they believe all aboard died.

heavy downpours by Typhoon Talas

Houses are washed away as heavy downpours by Typhoon Talas caused a landslide in Gojo, central Japan, Sunday, Sept. 4, 2011. The center of the season's 12th typhoon was moving slowly north across the Sea of Japan, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

Typhoon Talas that brought heavy rains

Rescuers search destroyed houses for missing people after a landslide triggered by Typhoon Talas that brought heavy rains at Tanabe, central Japan, Monday, Sept. 5, 2011. The storm dumped record amounts of rain Sunday in western and central Japan as it turned towns into lakes, washed away cars and triggered mudslides that obliterated houses.

Tropical Storm Lee form over the skyline of New Orleans

Heavy rain clouds from approaching Tropical Storm Lee form over the skyline of New Orleans and the Crescent City Connection bridges at dusk, Friday, Sept. 2, 2011. Tropical Storm Lee formed in the waters off Louisiana on Friday, threatening a drenching along much of the Gulf coast over the Labor Day weekend with up to 20 inches (50 centimeters) of rain in some spots.

Miss Universe

Miss Universe contestants applaud as they watch a dance performance during their visit to a samba school in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Sunday, Sept. 4, 2011. The Miss Universe pageant will be held in Sao Paulo on Sept. 12.

A large wildfire to the southwest of Tehachapi,

A large wildfire to the southwest of Tehachapi, Calif. burns on Sunday, Sept. 4, 2011. A single-engine Cessna 210 went down in Blackburn Canyon near the small community of Tehachapi, sparking a raging brush fire that sent up a huge plume of smoke visible for miles around, according to Kern County fire department spokesman Cary Wright

Villagers extract jute

Villagers extract jute at Tinbigha corridor that leads to the Dahagram enclave near the India Bangladesh border, India, Sunday, Sept. 4, 2011. A victim of absurd map drawing during the 1947 partition of the Indian subcontinent, the enclave has been all but abandoned by both nations

Halloween costumes

South Korean employees from Everland amusement park wearing the Halloween costumes for the upcoming Halloween event, frighten tourists on a street in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Sept. 5, 2011.

Miss Universe 2011

Miss Universe 2011 contestants attend a samba dance class at the Vila Maria samba school in Sao Paulo September 4, 2011. The contestants are in Sao Paulo for the 2011 Miss Universe pageant which will be held on September 12.

Miss Universe Organization shows Miss Thailand

A handout released by the Miss Universe Organization shows Miss Thailand 2011, Chanyasorn Sakorchan (L); Miss Switzerland 2011, Kerstin Cook (C); and Miss Germany 2011, Valeria Bystritskaia, posing for photos in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on 25 August 2011. They will spend the next three weeks appearing at events and preparing to compete in the 2011 Miss Universe Competition on 12 September 2011 in Sao Paulo.

Miss Canada Chelsae Durocher and Miss Australia Scherri-lee

Miss Canada Chelsae Durocher and Miss Australia Scherri-lee Biggs pose for a picture during a visit to a samba school in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Friday, Aug. 26, 2011. The 60th anniversary of the Miss Universe pageant is scheduled for Sept. 12 from Sao Paolo. Last year's winner was Mexico's Jimena Navarrete

Miss Universe pageant

Miss Chile Vanessa Ceruti, left, Miss Argentina Natalie Rodriquez, second from left, Miss Cyprus Andriani Karantoni, third from left, and Miss Belgium Justine De Jonckheere dance at a samba school in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Friday Aug. 26, 2011. The 60th anniversary of the Miss Universe pageant is scheduled for Sept. 12 from Sao Paolo. Last year's winner was Mexico's Jimena Navarrete.

Miss Universe

(L-R) Miss France Laury Thilleman, Miss Belgium Justine De Jonckheere, Miss Netherlands Kelly Weekers, Miss Ghana Erica Nego, Miss Aruba Gillain Berry, and Miss Lebanon Yara El Khoury-Mikhael attend a horse race with other candidates for the 2011 Miss Universe Competition, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 27 August 2011. The candidates are spending three weeks appearing at events and preparing to compete in the 2011 Miss Universe Competition to be held in Sao Paulo on September 12

the 2011 Miss Universe Competition, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Candidates for 2011 Miss Universe Competition attend a horse race with other candidates for the 2011 Miss Universe Competition, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 27 August 2011. The candidates are spending three weeks appearing at events and preparing to compete in the 2011 Miss Universe Competition to be held in Sao Paulo on September 12

Miss Universe Competition

Candidates for 2011 Miss Universe Competition attend a horse race with other candidates for the 2011 Miss Universe Competition, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 27 August 2011. The candidates are spending three weeks appearing at events and preparing to compete in the 2011 Miss Universe Competition to be held in Sao Paulo on September 12.

Miss Brazil Priscila Machado

Miss Brazil Priscila Machado poses as she attends a horse race with other candidates for the 2011 Miss Universe Competition, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 27 August 2011. The candidates are spending three weeks appearing at events and preparing to compete in the 2011 Miss Universe Competition to be held in Sao Paulo on September 12.

hundreds of Amazonian natives

A column of hundreds of Amazonian natives march toward the Bolivian capital in San Borja, Bolivia, on September 1, 2011. Hundreds of indigenous Bolivians from the country's low-lying Amazon basin inlands on Wednesday resumed a protest march against a road project through a nature preserve.

during the Burning Man

Xander Shepherd and Cole Purdy (front, in grey) sleep at the base where the effigy of The Man was burned during the Burning Man "Rites of Passage" arts and music festival in the Black Rock desert of Nevada, September 4, 2011. More than 50,000 people from all over the world have gathered at the sold out festival which is celebrating its 25th year.

the Burning Man "Rites of Passage" arts and music festival

Participants talk in the Black Rock Desert near art projects as the sun sets during the Burning Man "Rites of Passage" arts and music festival in Nevada, September 2, 2011. More than 50,000 people from all over the world have gathered at the sold out festival which is celebrating its 25th year. Picture taken September 2, 2011.

Buffalo Wing Eating Championship

Competitors participate in the Buffalo Wing Eating Championship during the National Buffalo Wing Festival at Coca-Cola Field in Buffalo, New York, September 4, 2011

Rites of Passage

Participants fight in the Thunder Dome during the Burning Man 2011 "Rites of Passage" arts and music festival in the Black Rock desert of Nevada, September 3, 2011. More than 50,000 people from all over the world have gathered at the sold out festival which is celebrating its 25th year.

the Buffalo Wing Eating Championship

Sonya Thomas celebrates as she is declared the winner of the Buffalo Wing Eating Championship by festival founder Drew Cerza during the National Buffalo Wing Festival at Coca-Cola Field in Buffalo, New York, September 4, 2011. Thomas raced the clock to eat a record breaking 183 wings.

Miss Mexico bodybuilding

Women compete during the Miss Mexico bodybuilding contest in Mexico City, Sunday, Sept. 4, 2011.

Mr Mexico bodybuilding contest

Men competes during the Mr Mexico bodybuilding contest in Mexico City, Sunday, Sept. 4, 2011.

Tropical Storm Lee over the southeast United States and Hurricane Katia

NOAA handout image captured by the GOES East satellite shows Tropical Storm Lee over the southeast United States and Hurricane Katia churning in the Atlantic on September 4, 2011. Tropical Storm Lee barrelled into southern Louisiana's coast on Sunday, as New Orleans prepared for one of the biggest tests of its flood defenses since Hurricane Katrina devastated the city in 2005. Katia intensified over the open Atlantic on Sunday, bulking up to a powerful Category 2 storm, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.

Tropical Storm Lee

Tourists watch the churning waves from Tropical Storm Lee at Gulf State Park in Gulf Shores, Ala. as Tropical Storm Lee approaches the Gulf Coast on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2011.

Tropical Storm Lee is continuing

Paul Bridges sinks into loose sand as he tries to walk his dog along the beach in Dauphin Island, Ala., early Sunday, Sept. 4, 2011. Tropical Storm Lee is continuing to meander along the Gulf Coast bringing torrential rains and flooding.

India-Pakistan border

The India-Pakistan border appears as an orange line in this photograph taken by the Expedition 28 crew on the International Space Station (ISS) on August 21, 2011 and released September 4, 2011. The fence between the two countries is floodlit for surveillance purposes. Srinagar (L), Islamabad (bottom C), Lahore (centre near the border line) and Delhi (top C) can be seen as brighter spots.

the 2011 MISS UNIVERSE Competition on September 12 at 9 p.m.

Miss Vietnam 2011, Hoang My Vu; Miss Kazakhstan 2011, Valeriya Aleinikova; Miss China 2011, ZiLin Luo; and Miss Curacao 2011, Eva Van Putten, prepare for registration and fitting in Sao Paulo, Brazil on August 24, 2011 at Hilton Sao Paulo Morumbi. She will spend the next 3 weeks appearing at events and preparing to compete in the 2011 MISS UNIVERSE Competition on September 12 at 9 p.m. ET broadcast LIVE on NBC from Credicard Hall in Sao Paulo.

Tango Dance World Championship in Buenos Aires,

Dancers get ready backstage for the qualifying round stage of Argentina's eighth edition of the Tango Dance World Championship in Buenos Aires, August 24, 2011

Orang Asli children

These Orang Asli children are all dressed up and ready to perform their 1Malaysia dance during the Mesra Minda programme at the Langkap Dangi Orang Asli village in Negri Sembilan recently.

the idol makers village of Kolkata

An artisan pauses while working on semi-finished clay statues of Hindu deities in Kumartoli, the idol makers village of Kolkata, on August 22, 2011. Ongoing monsoon rain has made it difficult for artisans to finish idols on schedule, with the recent economic slowdown and high inflation adding to the difficulties of the idol-makers ahead of the festive season.

Youths make donations

Youths make donations, to help the people of Somalia, in Riyadh August 22, 2011. A famine has swept across the Horn of Africa nation, leaving at least 3.7 million Somalis at risk of starvation.

Returnees ride a donkey-cart

Returnees ride a donkey-cart loaded with their belongings as they move back to their homes after former members of the Al Qaeda-linked insurgents Al Shabaab vacated the area in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, August 22, 2011. Thousands of internally displaced people have been making the treacherous journey from the worst-hit drought areas, mostly under the control of rebels, to Mogadishu to seek access to food and medication.

The military court

Somali government soldiers remove the remains of their former colleague Abdi Sankus Abdi from a pole after his execution at the Iskola Bulisiya square in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, August 22, 2011. The military court of the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) executed Abdi and Abdullahi Jinow Guure after they were found guilty of killing another soldier and a civilian on the basis of witness testimony, the Chairman of the Military Court Hassan Mohamed Hussein Mungab said.

the mud-caked streets of Pibor,

In this Wednesday, July 13, 2011 photo, young men herd cattle through the mud-caked streets of Pibor, South Sudan. Cattle raiding between some of the south's dozens of tribes, many of them cattle herders by culture and occupation, has plagued the Texas-sized region, now Africa's 54th nation, on and off for decades, though the trend was largely overshadowed as war raged between Sudan's north and south from 1983 to 2005. In recent years, in spite of the fragile north-south peace signed in 2005, serious security challenges have reemerged within the south, causing deadly strife in multiple pockets of the new country's territory even as the world's newest capital, Juba, continues to bask in the glow of the south's hard-won independence

Freddy Nock from Switzerland balances on the ropeway

Freddy Nock from Switzerland balances on the ropeway of a cable car leading 1,592 metres (5,223 feet) high to mount Feuerkogel in Ebensee, August 22, 2011. The 2,917 metres (9,570 feet) long balance with a constant ascent between 41.2 percent and 52.5 percent is part of Nock's "7 records within 7 days" attempt and part of a UNESCO charity event.

actress Samantha Womcak

British actress Samantha Womcak, center, and British actor Alex Ferns, center right, perform in South Pacific by Rogers and Hammerstein at a central London venue, Monday, Aug. 22, 2011.

British actress Samantha Womack

British actress Samantha Womack, performs in South Pacific by Rogers and Hammerstein at a central London venue, Monday, Aug. 22, 2011.

Piazza di Spagna in central Rome

Tourists shae themselves from the sun on the steps of Trinita dei Monti at Piazza di Spagna in central Rome, on August 22, 2011. In Italy continue to swelter in a heatwave that has seen temperatures move into the 40 degrees.

the sun as she refreshes herself

Tourist shelters from the sun as she refreshes herself in a fountain by central Rome's Ara Pacis monument on August 22, 2011. Italy continues to swelter in a heatwave that has seen temperatures up to 40 degrees celsius

flood-affected villagers jostle for food

In this Sunday, Aug. 21, 2011 photo, flood-affected villagers jostle for food distributed by volunteers at Manikchak in Malda district of West Bengal state, India. Dozens of people have died and tens of thousands have been displaced in India's West Bengal state due to heavy rains that have overwhelmed rivers and flooded 15 districts

High wire artist

High wire artist Freddy Nock balances as he walks up the cable of a Feuerkogel cable car in Ebensee, Monday, Aug. 22, 2011. He is attempting to set a new world record by doing seven summits in Germany, Austria and Switzerland in seven days.

professional ballet company

Ballerinas of the only professional ballet company integrated with blind dancers in Brazil, walk towards a corner during a class in Sao Paulo on August 19, 2011.

oil tanker

Local residents collect fuel from a bullet-ridden NATO supply oil tanker following an attack by gunmen on the main highway at Kolpur village, 25 kilometres (15 miles) south of Quetta, the capital of restive Baluchistan province on August 22, 2011. Gunmen on motorbikes in southwestern Pakistan on August 22 set ablaze at least 19 oil tankers carrying fuel for US-led NATO forces in neighbouring Afghanistan, officials said.

NATO supply oil tankers following an attack by gunmen

Local residents and police stand near burning NATO supply oil tankers following an attack by gunmen on the main highway at Kolpur village, 25 kilometres (15 miles) south of Quetta, the capital of restive Baluchistan province on August 22, 2011. Gunmen on motorbikes in southwestern Pakistan on August 22 set ablaze at least 19 oil tankers carrying fuel for US-led NATO forces in neighbouring Afghanistan, officials said.

NATO supply oil tanker to collect fuel

Local residents rush toward a bullet-ridden NATO supply oil tanker to collect fuel following an attack by gunmen on the main highway at Kolpur village, 25 kilometres (15 miles) south of Quetta, the capital of restive Baluchistan province on August 22, 2011. Gunmen on motorbikes in southwestern Pakistan on August 22 set ablaze at least 19 oil tankers carrying fuel for US-led NATO forces in neighbouring Afghanistan, officials said.

sand sculpture

Indian children stand around a sand sculpture created by artist Sudarshan Pattnaik to support anti corruption activist Anna Hazare at the Puri beach on the Bay of Bengal coast in Orissa state, Monday, Aug.22, 2011. Hazare, who has entered the seventh day of his fast, is unhappy with the Indian government's response, aides said Monday, as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh appeared staunch against caving to the activist's demands for a powerful anti-graft watchdog office.(

Headlong Theatre

In this undated image released by Headlong Theatre, the cast of "Decade," rehearses at Union Chapel in London. The production, about the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, is an immersive theatrical piece written by a collection of playwrights.

A street artist

A street artist (L) draws a caricature of a girl as they shelter under umbrellas during a hot summer day in downtown Rome August 22, 2011.

Libyan children sit on a tank while

Libyan children sit on a tank while waving Kingdom of Libya flags near the court house in Benghazi August 22, 2011.

hot summer day in downtown Rome

A man helps his son cool off in a fountain during a hot summer day in downtown Rome August 22, 2011.

SS-18 SATAN intercontinental

Visitors look at a SS-18 SATAN intercontinental ballistic missile at the Strategic Missile Forces museum near Pervomaysk, some 300 km (186 miles) south of Kiev, August 22, 2011. The museum, staffed by former strategic missile forces servicemen, is a reminder of the times when Ukraine held the world's third largest nuclear arsenal containing hundreds of intercontinental ballistic missiles equipped with multiple nuclear warheads, which it inherited from the Soviet Union

homeless man

A homeless man begs for money in downtown Los Angeles, California August 22, 2011.

RC sailboat models

Boys look at RC sailboat models during a regatta at Koseze pond in Ljubljana August 22 , 2011.

fly over the Vipavska valley near Nova Gorica

A hang-glider prepares to fly over the Vipavska valley near Nova Gorica August 3, 2011.

refugee family

A refugee family who has been living on the outskirts of the Hagaderah camp with their collected possessions as they wait to move to tents in the new Kambioos settlement at Kenya's Dadaab Refugee Camp, situated northeast of the capital Nairobi near the Somali border, is pictured in this handout photo taken August 20, 2011, and made available to Reuters on August 22, 2011.

Lake Turkana, northeast of Kenya's

Turkana men sail their fishing boats near the shores of Lake Turkana, northeast of Kenya's capital Nairobi August 10, 2011. The drought-hit Horn of Africa urgently needs an additional $103 million to rebuild agriculture and fight famine, the United Nations' food agency said, calling for a high-level meeting to help overcome the crisis. At risk of starvation are about 3.6 million people in Somalia and 12 million people across the Horn of Africa, including in Ethiopia and Kenya, the United Nations said. Picture taken August 10, 2011.

girl carries her baby brother

A girl carries her baby brother as their family goes through the registration process at the Ifo refugee settlement at Kenya's Dadaab Refugee Camp, situated northeast of the capital Nairobi near the Somali border, in this handout photo taken August 19, 2011 and made available to Reuters on August 22, 2011.

Dadaab Refugee Camp

A man holds his child as they wait to register at the Ifo refugee settlement at Kenya's Dadaab Refugee Camp, situated northeast of the capital Nairobi near the Somali border, in this handout photo taken August 19, 2011 and made available to Reuters on August 22, 2011.

Jordan's King Abdullah

Jordan's King Abdullah (2nd R) performs the umra, a mini pilgrimage, in the holy city of Mecca August 22, 2011. The umra can be performed at any time of the year but is popular during Ramadan which starts in August this year.

sunny day in Denali National Park, Alaska.

In this Aug. 19, 2011 photo, Mount McKinley is seen on a rare sunny day in Denali National Park, Alaska.

The performance, a traditional folk dance

Villagers jump as they perform a folk dance for visiting tourists in Zhenxing village in Jinggu county, Yunnan province August 21, 2011. The performance, a traditional folk dance of the Yi ethnic minority, involves a man acting like a shepherd and dozens of people acting as goats by holding wooden sticks attached to a handcrafted goat head. The villagers believe that the dance can ward off evil spirits and bring good fortune, local media reported. Picture taken August 21, 2011.

international kite festival in the Carib

A couple kisses as people walk by during an international kite festival in the Caribbean port of Cartagena August 21, 2011.

National Go Topless Day

A woman costumed as a mermaid prepares for a march during National Go Topless Day to honor Women's Equality Day in Venice Beach, California on August 21, 2011.

Wing walker Todd Green, riding John Mohr's Steerman aircraft,

Wing walker Todd Green, riding John Mohr's Steerman aircraft, waves to the crowd at the beginning of their demonstration during an air show at Selfridge Air National Guard Base in Harrison Township, Mich., Sunday, Aug. 21, 2011. Green later fell to his death after trying to move from the plane to a helicopter above.

A dust storm hovers over Queen Creek, Ariz

Central Avenue during a dust storm

A pedestrian crosses Central Avenue during a dust storm in Phoenix, Arizona August 18, 2011.

A dust storm moves

A dust storm moves to consume Camelback Mountain in Phoenix, Ariz., Thursday August 18, 2011

international game and e-sports festival

Participants take part in the E-Stars Seoul 2011, international game and e-sports festival, at a convention center in Seoul South Korea on 19 August 2011. Reports state that this year the tournament will feature a CS tournament with a 47,000 euro prize purse.

destroyed house after an Israeli air strike in Gaza

A Palestinian man sits on rubbles of a destroyed house after an Israeli air strike in Gaza August 19, 2011. Israeli aircraft struck Hamas security installations in Gaza on Friday, killing at least one Palestinian, in further retaliation for attacks along the Egyptian border in which eight Israelis died.

three people were killed and 11 were seriously injured in Belgium

Festivalgoers leave the site at the Pukkelpop music festival in Kiewit, Hasselt, Belgium, 19 August 2011 after a stage tent collapsed on 18 August 2011. Reports state that three people were killed and 11 were seriously injured in Belgium on 18 August when thunderstorms brought down a stage tent, giant screens and other structures at an outdoor music festival

A dolphin jumps

A dolphin jumps in front of numerous visitors during a show at the new dolphin lagoon at the zoo in Nuremberg, Germany, 16 August 2011. After three years of construction the lagoon is open for visitors since 30 July 2011. Several families use the summer holidays to visit the zoo.

Belgian shrimp fisherman..

Belgian shrimp fisherman Eddy D' Hulster, 68, who has been fishing for shrimp for 47 years, rides a carthorse to haul a net out of the sea after catching shrimp during low tide at the coastal town of Oostduinkerke, August 16, 2011. At the end of the fishing, the fishermen and their mounts leave the water to empty the net and to put the contents into two wicker baskets fixed on each side of the horse. This traditional method of catching shrimps along the North Sea coast, which dates back to some 500 years, attracts tourists every summer.

360-degree cameras attached

A man rides a bicycle with 360-degree cameras attached, to collect panoramic images in an Amazon community, in this handout picture taken August 17, 2011 and released to Reuters August 18, 2011. Google's next Street View project will capture 360-degree images of the Amazon to share the area's environment and culture with the world, said Google. This week, the Google team began sailing down rivers and riding on bicycles through villages of the world's largest rainforest for its latest Street View project in the Amazon. Picture taken August 17.

Groundnuts

Groundnuts are displayed for sale at a roadside stall in Nigeria's commercial capital Lagos August 18, 2011.

Faithfuls gather near Cibeles square in Madrid

Faithfuls gather near Cibeles square in Madrid on August 18, 2011 during a welcoming ceremony for Pope Benedict XVI. Pope Benedict XVI headed to Madrid for a million-strong Catholic youth festival after Spanish riot police swung batons in clashes with anti-Church protesters over the cost of the six-day World Youth Day festival at a time of economic hardship.

Pilgrims react as they wait for Pope Benedict

Pilgrims react as they wait for Pope Benedict XVI's visit in Madrid on August 18, 2011. Pope Benedict XVI is heading to Madrid for a million-strong Catholic youth festival after Spanish riot police swung batons in clashes with anti-Church protesters over the cost of the six-day World Youth Day festival at a time of economic hardship. Pope Benedict XVI is heading to Madrid for a million-strong Catholic youth festival after Spanish riot police swung batons in clashes with anti-Church protesters over the cost of the six-day World Youth Day festival at a time of economic hardship.

Muslims prepare an iftar

Muslims prepare an iftar, the evening meal to break their fast, along the beach overlooking the Red Sea in Jeddah during the Muslim month of Ramadan, August 18, 2011.

General view of the Cibeles square

General view of the Cibeles square, with the Madrid's City Hall behind, where thousands of young people received the Pope Benedict XVI in his first meeting with the participants of the 26th Catholic World Youth Day festival, in Madrid, center Spain, 18 August 2011. The pontiff arrived to Madrid to take part in the Catholic World Youth Day festival, which is expected to gather more than one million pilgrims from across the world from 16 to 21 August 2011.

An unusual snowfall --the first of such intensity since 2007

A woman makes a snowman in Santiago on August 18, 2011. An unusual snowfall --the first of such intensity since 2007-- surprised the inhabitants of the Chilean capital, causing a few power cuts and minor traffic jams, in particular in the easter areas of the capital, the closest to the Andes mountain range.

Children fly a kite

Children fly a kite at sunset near the Black Sea village of Varvara some 450 kms (280 miles) south east of the Bulgaria capital Sofia, Thursday, Aug. 18, 2011.

storm clouds gather over Havana's

The tower of the mausoleum for Cuba's Independence hero Jose Marti is seen as storm clouds gather over Havana's Revolution Square August 18, 2011.

Festivalgoers are seen after a stage tent collapsed

Festivalgoers are seen after a stage tent collapsed during the Pukkelpop music festival in Kiewit, Hasselt, Belgium, 18 August 2011. Three people were killed and 11 were seriously injured in Belgium on 18 August when thunderstorms brought down a stage tent, giant screens and other structures at an outdoor music festival, Flemish broadcaster VRT reported.

Indigenous Garifuna dance

Indigenous Garifuna dance during the inaugural World Summit For People of African Descent in La Ceiba August 18, 2011. The summit is part of the United Nations-proclaimed International Year For People of African Descent and will end August 21.

the annual Kasada festival in Indonesia's East Java

A man walks down from Mount Bromo with a goat, which he caught from a worshipper who threw it into a volcanic crater, during the annual Kasada festival in Indonesia's East Java province August 15, 2011. Villagers and worshippers throw offerings such livestock and other crops into the volcanic crater of Mount Bromo to give thanks to the Hindu gods for ensuring their safety and prosperity. Picture taken August 15, 2011.

Greenland ice sheet

In this July 19, 2011 photo, a large melt pool forms in the Ilulissat ice fjord below the Jakobshavn Glacier, at the fringe of the vast Greenland ice sheet.

Global Sea Level Rise

a glacier at the edge of the Greenland ice sheet

AUG. 15, 2011 AND THEREAFTER - This July 17, 2011 photo shows the melting front of a glacier at the edge of the Greenland ice sheet, near Kangerlussuaq, Greenland. Greenland is the focus of many researchers trying to determine how much its melting ice may raise sea levels.

carries the body of his 18-month-old daughter

Mohamed Ibrahim, a refugee from Somalia, carries the body of his 18-month-old daughter Sahro Mohamed, who died of acute severe malnutrition and dehydration, as he prepares for her burial at the Kobe refugee camp 60 km (37 miles) away from Dolo Ado near the Ethiopia-Somalia border August 12, 2011. Sahro and her family of eight arrived at the refugee camp 26 days ago after walking for 30 days from Modalita village in Somalia, and she suffered for two weeks before succumbing to the drought and famine related complications.

Indian vegetable vendors

Indian vegetable vendors wait for customers at a wholesale vegetable market in eastern Indian city of Calcutta on 12 August 2011. Vegetable prices may face a steep rise due to heavy rains and massive flooding in urban fields and extensive damage to the crop.

rest between full onion sacks

Indian labours take a rest between full onion sacks at a wholesale vegetable market in eastern Indian city of Calcutta on 12 August 2011. Vegetable prices may face a steep rise due to heavy rains and massive flooding in urban fields and extensive damage to the crop.

wholesale vegetable market

An Indian vegetable vendor (C) sells onions to a customer at a wholesale vegetable market in eastern Indian city of Calcutta on 12 August 2011. Vegetable prices may face a steep rise due to heavy rains and massive flooding in urban fields and extensive damage to the crop.

NASA Spitzer Space Telescope image

This NASA Spitzer Space Telescope image obtained August 12, 2011 shows the Dumbbell Nebula, also known as Messier 27, as it pumps out infrared light. The nebula was named after its resemblance to a dumbbell when seen in visible light. It was discovered in 1764 by Charles Messier, who included it as the 27th member of his famous catalog of nebulous objects. Although he did not know it at the time, this was the first in a class of objects, now known as planetary nebulae, to make it into the catalog. Planetary nebulae, historically named for their resemblance to gas-giant planets, are now known to be the remains of stars that once looked a lot like our sun. When sun-like stars die, they puff out their outer gaseous layers, which are heated by the hot core of the dead star, called a white dwarf, and shine with infrared and visible-light colors. Our own sun will blossom into a planetary nebula when it dies in about five billion years.

Somali refugees wait outside the UNHCR

Somali refugees wait outside the UNHCR registration center in the Eastern Kenyan village of Hagadera near Dadaab, 100 kms (60 miles) from the Somali border, Friday Aug. 12, 2011. The drought and famine in the horn of Africa has killed more than 29,000 children under the age of 5 in the last 90 days in southern Somalia alone, according to U.S. estimates. The U.N. says 640,000 Somali children are acutely malnourished, suggesting the death toll of small children will rise.

Somali child pulls a water container

A Somali child pulls a water container near UNHCR's Ifo Extension camp outside Dadaab, eastern Kenya, 100 kms (60 miles) from the Somali border, Tuesday Aug. 9, 2011. U.S. President Barack Obama has approved $105 million for humanitarian efforts in the Horn of Africa to combat worsening drought and famine. The drought and famine in the horn of Africa has killed more than 29,000 children under the age of 5 in the last 90 days in southern Somalia alone, according to U.S. estimates. The U.N. says 640,000 Somali children are acutely malnourished, suggesting the death toll of small children will rise.

Sex workers

Sex workers outside their home in a street in Kamathipura, the world's largest and oldest red-light district, in Mumbai, India, 12 August 2011. A total of 82,000 new HIV cases have come to light in the country in the first quarter of the current financial year, a slight increase from last year, according to the latest government data. India is one of the largest and most populated countries in the world, with over one billion inhabitants. Around 2.4 million people are currently living with HIV in India, according to the report

the sprawling Dadaab refugee complex

Pastoralist Somali farmers stand beside their cattle in the market of Dhobley in Somalia on August 11, 2011. Hundreds fleeing drought and famine-hit areas elsewhere in southern Somalia stream daily into the small town of simple tin shacks and huts. Although Dhobley is just five kilometres (three miles) from the Kenyan border, the sprawling Dadaab refugee complex -- the largest in the world with more than 400,000 people -- is still a tough 100-kilometre walk ahead.

vehicle transports milkmen

A vehicle transports milkmen with their bicycles and cans towards the city in Allahabad, India, Friday, Aug. 12, 2011

the 51st annual trumpet

Two belly dancers perform on a table during the 51st annual trumpet and brass bands festival in the village of Guca, some 160 km (100 miles) southwest of Belgrade, Serbia, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2011. At the start of each August, this sleepy village in western Serbia attracts hundreds of thousands people, including tens of thousands from all over Europe and even the United States.

An elevated view of the tents at a camp site

An elevated view of the tents at a camp site at the 51st annual trumpet and brass bands festival in the village of Guca, some 160 km (100 miles) southwest of Belgrade, Serbia, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2011. At the start of each August, this sleepy village in western Serbia attracts hundreds of thousands people, including tens of thousands from all over Europe and even the United States

Hundreds fleeing drought ..

The carcasses of dead cattle lay strewn on the ground in front of Somali soldiers just outside the border town of Dhobley in Somalia on August 11, 2011. Hundreds fleeing drought and famine-hit areas elsewhere in southern Somalia stream daily into the small town of simple tin shacks and huts. Although Dhobley is just five kilometres (three miles) from the Kenyan border, the sprawling Dadaab refugee complex -- the largest in the world with more than 400,000 people -- is still a tough 100-kilometre walk ahead.

Ginza shopping district in Tokyo

A couple pushes bicycles as they cross an intersection at the Ginza shopping district in Tokyo, Sunday, Aug. 14, 2011.

bench waiting for a train

A man sits in a bench waiting for a train at a station in Tokyo, Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2011 in Tokyo.

Illegal loggers remove timber along a river

Illegal loggers remove timber along a river in a forest south of Sampit in the province of Central Kalimantan in this November 13, 2010 file photo. Deep peat in some of Indonesia's rainforests stores billions of tonnes of carbon so preserving those forests is regarded as crucial in the fight against climate change.

Central Kalimantan

Boats travel in a canal cut through a cleared peat swamp forest in the province of Central Kalimantan in this November 14, 2010 file photo. Deep peat in some of Indonesia's rainforests stores billions of tonnes of carbon so preserving those forests is regarded as crucial in the fight against climate change

bison walks in Yellowstone

A bison walks in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming August 10, 2011. Picture taken August 10, 2011.

top of Mount Sheridan

A hiker stands on top of Mount Sheridan, overlooking Heart Lake in the Red Mountains of Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming August 9, 2011.

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1,024-pound pumpkin

A competitor checks the underside of a 1,024-pound pumpkin as it is hoisted by a forklift during the Big Pumpkin Contest at the Iowa State Fair August 12, 2011 in Des Moines, Iowa. All of the Republican presidential hopefuls are visiting the fair ahead of Saturday's Iowa Straw Poll to greet voters and engage in traditional Iowa campaigning rituals.

the Guernsey Dairy Cattle Show

Show cattle are lined up along the arena railing during the Guernsey Dairy Cattle Show at the Iowa State Fair August 12, 2011 in Des Moines, Iowa. All of the Republican presidential hopefuls are visiting the fair ahead of Saturday's Iowa Straw Poll to greet voters and engage in traditional Iowa campaigning rituals.

The First Scene From Conan The Barbarian 2011

Conan the Barbarian."

In this image released by Lionsgate, Stephen Lang is shown in a scene from "Conan the Barbarian."

bodies painted

Students with their bodies painted from head to toe protest in front of La Moneda government palace in Santiago, Friday Aug. 12, 2011. Students have been striking for more than two months now and marching by the tens of thousands calling for free and equal quality education. The government of Chile is standing firm against social protests, saying education reform can only happen through official channels.

The Fijian Islands

The Fijian Islands of Viti Levu and Vanua Levu (R) are seen in this image captured by Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA's Aqua satellite on July 21, 2011 and released August 12, 2011. Above Vanua Levu the Cakaulevu Reef is visible.

Filipino children

Filipino children play at a shantytown in Manila, Philippines on 13 August 2011. Filipinos regularly experience displacement due to political conflict or natural disaster, according to UNICEF.

Men wearing fake pregnant

Men wearing fake pregnant bellies rest near a fountain after posing for advertisement photos for a baby product brand while a boy runs past outside a shopping mall in Beijing, China, Saturday, Aug. 13, 2011. (

Children and parents play in a fountain

Children and parents play in a fountain outside a shopping mall in Beijing, China, Saturday, Aug. 13, 2011.

Benghazi, Libya

Men take part in Friday prayers behind a banner honoring U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Susan Rice, British Prime Minister David Cameron, France's President Nicolas Sarkozy and U.S. President Barack Obama, at the main square of the rebel-held town of Benghazi, Libya, Friday, Aug. 12, 2011.

traditional Iowa campaigning rituals

AUGUST 12: Fair goers watch former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin during an appearance on the Sean Hannity Show at the Iowa State Fair August 12, 2011 in Des Moines, Iowa. Although she has not announced any intention of running for president, all of the Republican presidential hopefuls are visiting the fair ahead of Saturday's Iowa Straw Poll to greet voters and engage in traditional Iowa campaigning rituals

34-degree heat in Tokyo

Pedestrians walk along the street in 34-degree heat in Tokyo on August 13, 2011. A blistering summer heatwave in Japan has claimed four lives and seen 900 people hospitalised this week amid an energy saving campaign due to the Fukushima nuclear disaster.

songwriter Marcela Perez Silva

Peru’s singer-songwriter Marcela Perez Silva performs at a concert dubbed the "Serenade to Fidelity," honoring former Cuban leader Fidel Castro on the eve of his 85th birthday, at the Karl Marx Theater in Havana, Cuba, Friday Aug. 12, 2011. Neither Fidel nor his younger brother, President Raul Castro, was at the concert, which saw many of Cuba's other leaders attend, including Vice President Jose Ramon Machado Ventura.

Mother Ginger and the Clowns

From left, Morgan Chambers, 5, Eleanor Dow, 6, Kyriaki Postolos, 4, Adaire Cramer, 4, and Claire Nichamof, 4, hold hands before performing "Mother Ginger and the Clowns" from The Nutcracker for their parents at the Houston Ballet Center for Dance on Friday, Aug. 12, 201, in Houston. The week long summer class in Houston offers the opportunity for children to learn dance skills as well as express their creativity by drawing backgrounds and building outfits from yarn and felt.

Hindu priests wait for devotees

Hindu priests wait for devotees to tie a sacred thread at Kumbheswar Temple during the Janai Purnima festival (Sacred Thread Festival) in Lalitpur August 13, 2011. Janai Purnima is when Hindus take holy baths and change their "sacred threads" in the belief that this will protect and purify them.

One World Trade Center

AUGUST 12: Construction continues on One World Trade Center (TALLEST BUILDING AT RIGHT) as the memorial footprints of the twin towers are seen (LOWER C) on August 12, 2011 in New York City. Upon completion, One World Trade Center will be New York's tallest skyscraper, topping out at a symbolic 1,776 feet, with 3 million square feet of office space. More than 2,700 people were killed when al-Qaeda terrorists hijacked U.S. passenger jets and flew them into the twin towers of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. Nearly ten years after the crippling attacks on Lower Manhattan, business, tourism and new construction like One World Trade Center have rejuvenated the formerly devastated cityscape.

activist holds a dog rescued

A high-school animal rights activist holds a dog rescued from a dog meat farm as she performs with other activists during a protest against the eating of dog meat on "Malbok" in central Seoul August 13, 2011. Malbok is one of the three hottest days in the Korean lunar calendar, when traditional health food which includes dog meat are eaten to rejuvenate the body and increase stamina. While animal rights activists have condemned the consumption of dog meat as cruel, it is still a popular delicacy for some in South Korea, as well in some other Asian countries.

Pacific Voyagers landed their six vaka moanas

A group of Pacific Islanders called the Pacific Voyagers landed their six vaka moanas, boats based on ancient Polynesian tradition, on Del Monte Beach in Monterey, Calif. on Friday Aug. 12, 2011. The group have traveled from New Zealand to California to spread a message of ocean conservation.

activist of the project 'Trans'

Sandra (L), an activist of the project 'Trans' which promotes the respect for sexual diversity, and is sponsored by the National Center of Sexual Education (Cenesex), participates during the celebration of the 10th anniversary of the project, in Havana, Cuba, 12 August 2011. Mariela Castro, daughter of Fidel Castro and director of the Cenesex attended the event

Hundreds of caged dogs are seen on a truck

Hundreds of caged dogs are seen on a truck, after they have been saved just in time before they were to be transported across the Mekong river to a neighbouring country to be cooked and eaten, at a roadside in Nakhon Phanom province, 600 kilometres north-east of Bangkok, Thailand, 12 August 2011. Acting on a tip from an animal protection group, police arrested three Thai nationals and one Vietnamese on late night August 11, in Nakhon Phanom and seized five trucks loaded with 1,800 canines packed in small cages, that were believed destined for Vietnamese restaurants as famous exotic dishes.

the National Center of Sexual Education

Mariela Castro (L), director of the National Center of Sexual Education (Cenesex, in Spanish), and daughter of Cuban president Raul Castro, smiles during the celebration of the 10th anniversary of the project 'Trans', which promotes the respect for the sexual diversity, sponsored by Cenesex, in Havana, Cuba, 12 August 2011.

Independence Day celebration on August 15, India's

Indian school children sit in formation as they depict India's national flag during a full dress rehearsal for Independence Day Celebrations at The Red Fort in New Delhi on August 13, 2011. Ahead of the Independence Day celebration on August 15, India's Home Minister P. Chidambaram has warned security forces to keep a high alert across the country for any possible terror attack and thousands of security personnel are monitoring the 17th century Red Fort where the main ceremony will take

onstruction continues on One World Trade Center

Construction continues on One World Trade Center (TALLEST BUILDING AT RIGHT) as the memorial footprints of the twin towers are seen (C) on August 12, 2011 in New York City. Upon completion, One World Trade Center will be New York's tallest skyscraper, topping out at a symbolic 1,776 feet, with 3 million square feet of office space. More than 2,700 people were killed when al-Qaeda terrorists hijacked U.S. passenger jets and flew them into the twin towers of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. Nearly ten years after the crippling attacks on Lower Manhattan, business, tourism and new construction like One World Trade Center have rejuvenated the formerly devastated cityscape.

Jockeys race along

Jockeys race along the beach during the traditional beach race on the Sanlucar de Barrameda's beach in southern Spain, Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2011. Sanlucar horse racing dates back to 1845 and is one of the oldest in Europe, it currently takes place near the mouth of the Rio Guadalquivir several times during the month of August

A fisherman carries a fish after a catch in Lake Turkana

A fisherman carries a fish after a catch in Lake Turkana on August 10, 2011. Oxfam food aid project, funded by the EU, gives food vouchers to vulnerable families living around the lake to buy dried fish from local vendors. Despite a weakened economy due to the regional drought, the fishermen have a ready market and the vendors manage to stay in business, make a profit and stock up on supplies.

The Sziget Festival

Festival-goers rest on the Shipyard Island, the venue of the Sziget Festival, northern Budapest, Hungary, 09 August 2011. The Sziget Festival is one of the biggest European cultural events, featuring art exhibitions, literary and theatrical performances, and above all music concerts. The festival runs from 08 to 15 August

Youngsters wrestle in front of the grand stage

Youngsters wrestle in front of the grand stage during the concert of US Flogging Molly band on the Shipyard Island, the venue of the Sziget Festival, northern Budapest, Hungary, on the first day, 10 August 2011. The Sziget Festival is one of the biggest European cultural events, featuring art exhibitions, literary and theatrical performances, and above all music concerts. The festival runs from 08 to 15 August.

New recruits

New recruits who have volunteered to join the rebel army stand in formation before a weapon training session in Geminis August 10, 2011

disabled worker sits near a ferry

A disabled worker sits near a ferryboat on June 1, 2011 at the Beach, the port of Brazzaville, linking Congo to the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Beach is often called "the court of miracles" because of the numerous disabled laborers that work to there, trying to make a living off the trade between Brazzaville et Kinshasa.

Rebel fighters operate rocket

Rebel fighters operate rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) launchers during training in Geminis August 10, 2011.

People work near a ferryboat

People work near a ferryboat on June 1, 2011 at the Beach, the port of Brazzaville, linking Congo to the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Beach is often called "the court of miracles" because of the numerous disabled laborers that work to there, trying to make a living off the trade between Brazzaville et Kinshasa.

LLC shows Lifetime television's

A & E Television Networks, LLC shows Lifetime television's "Russia Dolls". After celebrating the fake tans and drunken antics of Italian-American youths, America's reality TV machine this week unleashes its latest ethnic portrait: "Russian Dolls." And not everyone is happy.The series starting August 10, 2011 will focus on eight characters from New York's Brighton Beach neighborhood, which publicists for Lifetime television call "one of the most interesting and mysterious communities in the US." But, while Brighton Beach, also known as Little Odessa, really is home to America's most famous Russian Diaspora, don't expect "Dolls" to be exactly a documentary. The promotional literature promises leggy blondes obsessed with money, makeup, better bodies and jewelry, while in the trailer, characters are seen partying, fighting, and frolicking, lingerie-clad, in bed.

the festivities for Managua's

A man in costume has his back dyed before taking part in the festivities for Managua's patron saint, St. Dominic of Guzman, in Managua, on August 10, 2011.

the festival of Managua's

Believers take part in the festival of Managua's patron saint, St. Dominic of Guzman, in Managua, on August 10, 2011.

tries to stop a camel

A Libyan worker tries to stop a camel in order to give an injection at a former sheep farm on August 10, 2011 on the outskirts of the Libyan port city of Misrata.

Surf rescue swimmers Eddie Mendez

Surf rescue swimmers Eddie Mendez and Will Green pull Dale Ostrander aboard their jet ski after finding him in the surf off the Cranberry Road beach approach Friday, Aug. 5, 2011, in Long Beach, Wash. The boy was under water for up to 20 minutes, and is now hospitalized and conscious.

A rebel fighter prays

A rebel fighter prays before breaking fast at the front line near the Libyan town of Zlitan, 160 km (100 miles) east of Tripoli, August 1, 2011. Libyans entered the Muslim holy month of Ramadan on Monday with no let-up in the five-month conflict as Muammar Gaddafi sought to foment divisions within a rebellion threatening him on several fronts. Muslims around the world abstain from eating, drinking and conducting sexual relations from sunrise to sunset during Ramadan, the holiest month in the Islamic calendar.