Essence Music Festival Day 3
Aretha Franklin performs at the Essence Music Festival in New Orleans on Sunday, July 8, 2012.
the 500 million yen summer Jumbo Lottery in Tokyo
Japanese actress Yuko Nakazawa poses with 500 million yen (6.25 million USD) as tickets went on sale for the 500 million yen summer Jumbo Lottery in Tokyo on July 9, 2012. Thousands of punters queued up for tickets in the hope of becoming a millionaire
Volvo Million Miler
Irv Gordon drives his Volvo P1800 in Babylon, N.Y., Monday, July 2, 2012. Gordon's car already holds the world record for the highest recorded milage on a car and he is less than 40,000 miles away from passing three million miles on the Volvo
singer Nelly Furtado performs
Canadian singer Nelly Furtado performs at the "Isle of MTV Malta Special" concert in Floriana, outside Valletta, June 26, 2012.
Rio+20, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Kayapo tribal leader Raoni Metuktire attends a protest during the UN Conference on Sustainable Development, or Rio+20, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, June 20, 2012. Brazil's indigenous are protesting the government's plan to construct the large Belo Monte hydroelectric dam in the Amazon.
GERMANY CINEMA
US actress/cast member Emma Stone (C) signs autographs as she arrives for the premiere of 'The Amazing Spider-Man' at the Cinestar in Berlin, Germany, 20 June 2012. The 3D movie will open in German cinemas on 28 June.
Serbia Mammoth Field
June 19, 2012, Miomir Korac, left, the director of the Viminacium archaeological park, and fellow archaeologists, work on a mammoth tusk at an open pit coal mine in Kostolac, 80 kilometers (50 miles) east of Belgrade, Serbia. Archaeologists in Serbia say they have discovered a rare mammoth field containing remains of at least five of the giant animals that lived here tens of thousands of years ago.
ART-CULTURE
A participant poses with her body paintings during the 15th World Bodypainting Festival in Poertschach on July 8, 2012. Some 30,000 visitors are expected at the three-day event, with over 200 artists from 44 countries showing off their creations in the hope of taking home a prestigious World Award, the equivalent of a world championship title.
15th World Bodypainting Festival in Poertschach
A participant from France poses with her body paintings designed by French bodypainting artist Johanna Soegeng during the 15th World Bodypainting Festival in Poertschach on July 8, 2012. Some 30,000 visitors are expected at the three-day event, with over 200 artists from 44 countries showing off their creations in the hope of taking home a prestigious World Award, the equivalent of a world championship title.
Big Ang Premiere
Angela Raiola, known as Big Ang, and her dog Little Louie arrive to the premiere of her VH1 reality show "Big Ang" on Sunday, July 8, 2012 in New York
7th parade of diversity
A reveller smiles during the 7th parade of diversity in Cali July 8, 2012. The march promotes equality and rights of LGBTI (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex) people, according to the organisers
COLOMBIA
Revellers attend the 7th parade of diversity in Cali July 8, 2012. The march promotes equality and rights of LGBTI (lesbian, gay, bisexual transgender, intersex) people, according to the organisers.
A homeless boy sleeps
A homeless boy sleeps next to a sleeping dog at the premises of a temple in Kathmandu July 9, 2012. Children in the streets are increasing in numbers in Kathmandu, a growing problem in one of the world's poorest countries.
NEPAL
A porter transports a basket filled with vegetables along a street in Kathmandu July 9, 2012.
China Economy
Chinese residents perform Taiji exercises near high end residential complexes in Beijing Monday, July 9, 2012. China's economy faces "huge pressure" to slow further despite stimulus measures, Premier Wen Jiabao said Sunday, damping hopes for a quick recovery from the deepest slump since the 2008 global financial crisis
Summer Weather
An isolated thunderstorm moves over trees and silo on a farm near Wichita, Kan., Sunday, July 8, 2012. A cold front dropped high temperatures into the mid 90s after moving through overnight
carry empty oil cans
Moroccan residents on a moped carry empty oil cans for recycling in Rabat, Morocco July 8, 2012
A Sky Sword II
A Sky Sword II air-to-air missile fired from a Taiwan Air Force IDF fighter jet, hits a flare target during a live fire test in Jeoupeng military base, Pingtung County, southern Taiwan, July 9, 2012. The drill was a simulation of procedures for an air raid on the military base.
market in Hefei,
A vendor stands behind her vegetables stall as she waits for customers at a market in Hefei, Anhui province July 9, 2012. China's annual consumer inflation cooled to 2.2 percent in June, from May's 3.0 percent, official data showed on Monday, giving Beijing more scope to ease monetary policy to support growth without stoking upward price pressures.
Summer Weather
An isolated thunderstorm drops rain near Wichita, Kan., Sunday, July 8, 2012. A cold front dropped high temperatures into the mid 90s after moving through overnight.