Heavy rains in eastern China have put more than 660 reservoirs at risk of overflowing

People wade through a flooded street in Lanxi city in east China's Zhejiang province Monday, June 20, 2011. Heavy rains pounded Zhejiang province over the weekend and the level of a river that passes through Lanxi city has risen sharply

The Yellow River Flood Control

In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, tourists look at the torrents gushing out from the Xiaolangdi Reservoir on the Yellow River, at the reservoir's viewing platform, in Jiyuan, central China's Henan Province, Tuesday, June 21, 2011. The Yellow River Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters launched on Sunday a 20-day operation to discharge water from three reservoirs, namely Wanjiazhai, Sanmenxia and Xiaolangdi, in a bid to clear up the sediment in the river, Xinhua said

central China's

In this photo taken Tuesday June 21, 2011, college graduates walk through a flooded lakeside park in Wuhan in central China's Hubei province. Heavy rains in eastern China have put more than 660 reservoirs at risk of overflowing, an official said Tuesday.

Pakistani vendor who sells dolls

Aman Al-Deen, 70, a Pakistani vendor who sells dolls on a roadside, looks on while waiting for customers, on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, Tuesday, June 21, 2011.

A man refreshes

A man refreshes himself at a fountain in Cordoba amid high temperatures that precede the official start of summer this afternoon, 21 June 2011. The season is forecast to be warmer than normal and will be accompanied by the first heat wave of summer. Spokesman for the State Meteorological Agency (AEMET), Angel Rivera, said next week will bring bring along the first heatwave of the season, especially in western and southern Spain, where temperatures are expected to reach 40 degrees celsius in areas of Andalusia

Skulls are pictured

Skulls are pictured at a charnel house in the Austrian world heritage village of Hallstatt June 21, 2011. Chinese architects plan to rebuild the village in full detail in the province Guandong.

tattooed boy

A tattooed boy looks as supporters of Yingluck Shinawatra, sister of toppled premier Thaksin Shinawatra and the prime ministerial candidate for the country's biggest opposition Pheu Thai Party, campaign in Bangkok's notorious Klong Toey slum June 21, 2011. The mostly low-income red shirts broadly support ousted populist premier Thaksin Shinawatra in a five-year political conflict against the traditional Bangkok elite that includes top generals, royal advisers, middle-class bureaucrats, business leaders and old-money families who back the ruling Democrat Party. Thais will go to the polls on July 3 for a general election.

Chuwit Kamolvisit

Chuwit Kamolvisit, a former massage parlour tycoon-turned-politician and a candidate for his Rak Prathetthai (Love Thailand) party campaigns in Bangkok's notorious Patpong district late June 21, 2011. Thais will go to the polls on July 3 for a general election.

Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG

A visitor sits in the new Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG at the "Mercedes-Benz Car Luxury and Leadership Evening" ahead of the Beijing Auto Show, in this April 22, 2010 file photo. Germany's Daimler on June 21, 2011 warned of increasing economic risks in emerging markets such as China that could cause the auto industry's growth engine to sputter. Emerging markets have generated almost three-quarters of world growth over the past two years, but there is growing concern that inflation in China -- the world's No. 2 economy -- could prompt a slowdown in emerging markets across the board.

National Guard soldiers outside El Rodeo II

An unidentified woman passes with a child near a line of National Guard soldiers outside El Rodeo II prison in Guatire, Venezuela, Tuesday June 21, 2011. National Guard troops fired tear gas at the El Rodeo prison complex on Monday as they tried for a fourth day to dislodge a group of heavily armed inmates who have staved off attempts to retake control. Violence erupted in the El Rodeo I prison on June 12 when a riot broke out that left 22 people dead

Ferry operator Stena Line's

Ferry operator Stena Line's ferry Stena Jutlandica, sailing on the route between Frederikshavn in Denmark and Gothenburg in Sweden is seen in Gothenburg harbour, 21 June 2011. Stena Line has installed a wind power station on deck of the ship, an investment of one million SEK (euro 110,000) that the company says is a unique solution that will save two percent of fuel costs, and will repay within eight months

Syrian refugees

Syrian refugees stage a protest against their country's regime in a newly opened camp in the Turkish town of Yayladagi in Hatay province, Turkey, Tuesday, June 21, 2011. Syria's president Bashar al-Assad said Monday his regime would consider political reforms, including ending his Baath Party's monopoly in politics, but thousands of enraged protesters accused him of clinging to power and took to the streets shouting, "Liar!" Protesters shouted slogans in Arabic as " The God is great and Bashar is his enemy!"

Chuwit Kamolvisit from Rak Thailand Party

Former massage parlor Chuwit Kamolvisit from Rak Thailand Party talk to night club staff during an election campaign for his party in Bangkok on Tuesday June 21.2011.Thailand will hold general elections on July 3.

Visitors walk among Mercedes Benz vehicles

Visitors walk among Mercedes Benz vehicles during the Shanghai Auto Show in this April 20, 2011 file photo. Germany's Daimler on June 21, 2011 warned of increasing economic risks in emerging markets such as China that could cause the auto industry's growth engine to sputter. Emerging markets have generated almost three-quarters of world growth over the past two years, but there is growing concern that inflation in China -- the world's No. 2 economy -- could prompt a slowdown in emerging markets across the board.

Yoga practitioners salute

Yoga practitioners salute the sun while celebrating the solstice in New York's Times Square, Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Funani, a 26-year old hippopotamus

Funani, a 26-year old hippopotamus and her calf, 6-month old, Adhama, swim at the San Diego Zoo June 21, 2011 in this publicity photograph released to Reuters. The young hippo has been showing more independence and has been seen swimming farther away from his mom in recent days.

A woman sleeps in a hammock

A woman sleeps in a hammock at Seattle's Green Lake Park on the first day of summer, Tuesday, June 21, 2011. Temperatures hovered in the low 70s in the Emerald City on the summer solstice.

Emperor Penguin stands

An Emperor Penguin stands on a beach on Kapiti coast June 20, 2011. The bird's arrival, the second ever recorded according to New Zealand's Department of Conservation, has caught the public's attention as Emperor Penguins usually live in Antarctica, more than 3,000 Km (1,864 miles) away. Picture taken June 20.

roping horse severely burned

Ann Gallus and Dusty Prentice (L) bathe Charlie, a roping horse severely burned by the Monument Fire in Palominas, Arizona, June 21, 2011. Volunteers have rescued hundreds of horses as the fast-moving pastureland torched more than 27,000 acres and destroyed 62 homes and several businesses. Charlie, who has burns to his hoofs, muzzle, eyes and underbelly, is being cared for by Horse'n Around Rescue Ranch and Foundation, Inc, in Palominas.

Chinese dancers

Chinese dancers rehearse a performance of the Legend of Shangri-La in Sydney, Australia, Wednesday, June 22, 2011. The dance troupe from China's Yunnan province will perform Wednesday at the official opening of the Year of Chinese Culture in Australia.

Chinese dancers

Chinese dancers rehearse a performance of the Legend of Shangri-La in Sydney, Australia, Wednesday, June 22, 2011. The dance troupe from China's Yunnan province will perform Wednesday at the official opening of the Year of Chinese Culture in Australia.

Spectators watch heavy storm clouds

Spectators watch heavy storm clouds and wind gusts blowing over TD Ameritrade Park in downtown Omaha, Neb., Monday, June 20, 2011, where Vanderbilt and Florida were playing in the College World Series.

family prepares to leave Miramar beach

A family prepares to leave Miramar beach after having a picnic before the arrival of Tropical Storm Beatriz in the Pacific resort city of Manzanillo, Mexico, Monday June 20, 2011. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Beatriz is expected to become a hurricane Monday night or early Tuesday, brushing over Mexico's southwestern coast later that day before heading back out to sea.

Houses saved from back burns

A home burns

A home burns at the intersection of Campbello Ave. and Ramsey Rd. from the Monument Fire near Sierra Vista, Ariz. on Sunday, June 19, 2011. Authorities ordered more evacuations Sunday as crews battling a pair of wildfires in Arizona and on the New Mexico border faced extremely high winds that drove flames across containment lines and toward populated areas.

Houses saved

Houses saved from back burns from the Monument fire are seen Saturday, June 18, 2011 in Sierra Vista, Ariz. The fire continues to threaten Sierra Vista but firefighters got a handle on its most worrisome flare-up in Miller Canyon. The human-caused fire, which started Sunday, is now at more than 19,000 acres.

The Monument fire burns

The Monument fire burns Saturday, June 18, 2011 in Sierra Vista, Ariz. The fire continues to threaten Sierra Vista but firefighters got a handle on its most worrisome flare-up in Miller Canyon. The human-caused fire, which started Sunday, is now at more than 19,000 acres.

Viva ELVIS

Cast members from the show titled "Viva ELVIS" by Cirque du Soleil perform during the 38th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Awards at the Las Vegas Hilton in Las Vegas, Nevada, June 19, 2011.

specially designed toilet

In this Sunday, June 19, 2011, photograph, Tenzin Ngodup,5, a Tibetan refugee child uses a specially designed toilet at the Baby Home in the Tibetan Children's Village in Dharmsala, India, Sunday. World Refugee Day is observed on Monday. In this Baby Home most children at the home are either orphans or have single working parents who are unable to care for them. More than 100,000 Tibetan refugees have made India their home and hundreds flee to India each year due to political and religious repression in Tibet under Chinese occupation.

brand new cars and others

In this May 18, 2011 photo, brand new cars and others, destroyed by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, are piled up at a motor pool of Japanese automaker Suzuki Motor Corp. in Tagajo, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan. Japan's exports dropped for the third straight month in May, hit by massive production losses in the auto sector following the disasters, the government said Monday, June 20, 2011. The March disasters destroyed hundreds of factories, forcing automakers, a pillar of this nation's economy, and manufacturers to suspend production.

sea salt harvested

Men carry bags of sea salt harvested from a salt field to a truck in Sandspit, about 18 km (11 miles) southwest of Karachi June 19, 2011. Sea salt is produced through solar evaporation of seawaters and is the smallest source of salt in Pakistan. Labourers earn about 600 Pakistan Rupees ($7) a day. The salts are sold commercially by contractors to different industries in Pakistan and overseas.

higher ground from a flooded tunnel in Wuhan, Hubei

Residents climb ladders to get to higher ground from a flooded tunnel in Wuhan, Hubei province June 18, 2011. As of Thursday evening, floods caused by the recent four days of rain resulted in 19 deaths and seven missing in Anhui, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Hubei, Hunan, Sichuan and Guizhou provinces and the Chongqing municipality, local media reported.

Divers of the Prefectura Naval Argentina

Divers of the Prefectura Naval Argentina inspect the Rio Limay covered with ash from Chile's Puyehue-Cordon Caulle volcano chain at the mountain resort of San Carlos de Bariloche in Argentina's Patagonia June 16, 2011. Some towns in Argentina's Patagonia remain blanketed in volcanic ash. Airline activity is getting back to normal after days of chaos caused by a towering ash cloud, but Andean towns are covered in a thick, ashed blanket that is disrupting water and power supplies and raising fears over the key winter ski season that starts next month

Hellabrunn Zoo

A photograph made available on 15 June 2011 shows two cranes standing in their compound at Hellabrunn Zoo in Munich, Germany, 14 June 2011

Huawei has grown into a major equipment supplier to phone

In this photo taken Friday, June 10, 2011, a technician examines a mobilephone inside the anechoic room for the Radio Spurious Emission test system at the Huawei Technologies Co. headquarters in Shenzhen, southern Chinese city bordering Hong Kong. As sales rose, Huawei Technologies Co. invested to develop its own products, a radical step for a private company in the first decade of China's reforms. But it paid off: Today, Huawei has grown into a major equipment supplier to phone carriers across Asia, Europe and Africa, with $28 billion in sales last year and 110,000 employees.

Syrian boy takes a bath

A Syrian boy takes a bath in an irrigation canal passing through the refugee camp in the Turkish border town of Boynuegin in Hatay province June 15, 2011. More than 8,500 Syrians have already fled to neighbouring Turkey to escape a widening military campaign to crush protests against President Bashar al-Assad.

This visible image was taken on June 8, 2011 at 18:30 UTC

flies aboard NASA's Aqua satellite shows the plume from the Puyehue-Cordón Caulle volcano in Chile has expanded to the south and is now covering a much wider angle than earlier this week. The image shows the plume of ash now blowing to the east over Argentina in what almost appears to be a 90 degree triangle. Travel chaos from the Chile ash cloud spread to Western Australia on Wednesday with Virgin, Qantas and Jetstar suspending flights into and out of Perth. Several other international services from the city were also cancelled, including a South African Airlines flight to Johannesburg and Tiger Airways to Singapore

South Korean marines

South Korean marines hold flags during an establishment ceremony of the Northwest Islands Defense Command at the headquarters of the South Korean Marine Corps in Hwaseong, south of Seoul June 15, 2011.

swan holding up traffic near junction

A man walks to remove a swan holding up traffic near junction 3 of the M4 motorway, west of London, on June 15, 2011.

Kashmiri construction labourers rest

Kashmiri construction labourers rest against the wall of a mosque as they wait to be hired for a day's work in Srinagar June 15, 2011

Playboy magazine

Members of women's groups protest during the Playboy Club London Gala Opening Event in Mayfair, Central London, Britain, 04 June 2011. After a 30 year hiatus the glamorous Playboy Club is set to return to Mayfair. The iconic Playboy Bunnies will be on hand to welcome US Editor-in-chief Hugh Hefner and a host of celebrities in to the new premises for an evening of gaming and sophistication.

the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) spacecraft on June 15, 2011

Handout image of the sun taken by the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) spacecraft on June 15, 2011. There is evidence pointing towards an upcoming period of lowered solar activity according to data released Tuesday by researchers at a meeting of the American Astronomical Society's solar physics division.

heavy rains in Tongcheng

A picture made available on 15 June 2011 shows a river surge up after heavy rains in Tongcheng county in central China's Hubei province, 14 June 2011. Rains continue in the Yangtze River region after killing 105 people with 63 missing in southern provinces

flooded campus of Hubei University in Wuhan

Students walk on a path made of chairs in the flooded campus of Hubei University in Wuhan in central China's Hubei province 14 June 2011. Rains continue in the Yangtze River region after killing 105 people with 63 missing in southern provinces.

The sun sets over

The sun sets over a smoldering tree on the eastern edge of the Wallow Wildfire outside Alpine, Arizona near the state border west of the town of Luna, New Mexico June 14, 2011. The wildfire that has roared out of control for more than two weeks through the pine forests of eastern Arizona set a record on Tuesday as the largest in state history, having consumed over 469,000 acres.

wildfire burning in eastern Arizona

The sun sets behind smoke from the Wallow fire Tuesday, June 14, 2011 in Luna, N.M. The focus of the battle against the massive wildfire burning in eastern Arizona was on New Mexico as crews continued to light fires around the town of Luna to stop the flames

Kashmiri Muslim villagers

Kashmiri Muslim villagers watch a funeral procession of suspected militants of Jaish-e-Mohammed in Keller, some 80 kilometers south of Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir, 27 May 2011. Thousands attended the funeral procession of two suspected rebels in Indian Kashmir, a day after they were killed in a gun battle with government forces in the restive region, according to the police.

Kashmiri Muslim villagers pray

Kashmiri Muslim villagers pray near the bodies of Mohammed Imran Khan, a local militant of Jaish-e-Mohammed and another suspected militant commander who police identified as Qari Zubair from Pakistan during a funeral procession, in Keller, some 80 kilometers south of Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir, 27 May 2011. Thousands attended the funeral procession of two suspected rebels in Indian Kashmir, a day after they were killed in a gun battle with government forces in the restive region, according to the police.

his missing relative during a sit-in protest in Srinagar

A relative of a Kashmiri young person who has disappeared looks at photographs for his missing relative during a sit-in protest in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir, 10 June 2011. Reports state that the Association of Parents of Disappeared Persons (APDP) headed by Parveena Ahanger organized the protest against the state government seeking the whereabouts of thousands of people who have allegedly disappeared in custody since a separatist rebellion broke out in 1989 in Kashmir. According to APDP around 8,000 to 10,000 persons went missing after being arrested allegedly by Indian forces

Kashmiri vegetable vendor

A Kashmiri vegetable vendor rows his boat as he arrives to buy vegetables at a floating market on Dal lake in Srinagar June 14, 2011.

Long-tailed mayflies

Long-tailed mayflies (Palingenia longicauda) dance around each other in large groups on the surface of the Tisza river near Tiszafured, 150km east of Budapest, early evening on June 13, 2011. The larvae live under water for three years, and then millions of these short-lived mayflies engage in a frantic rush to mate and reproduce before they perish in just a few hours during 'Tiszaviragzas' or Tisza blooming season from late spring to early summer every year. The species was once widespread across Europe, but now have disappeared on the a large part of the continent

Syrian refugees

Syrian refugees are seen in a refugee camp in the Turkish border town of Boynuegin in Hatay province June 14, 2011

A Chinese farmer with her children

A Chinese farmer with her children on a motorbike looks at fruits on sale at a rural village fair in Heze, Shandong Province of China on 14 June 2011. China's inflation accelerated in May as the consumer price index (CPI) rose 5.5 per cent year-on-year, the highest rate in 34 months according to the National Bureau of Statistics on 14 June 2011.

powered airplane Solar

The solar powered airplane Solar Impulse takes off from Brussels Airport, in Zaventem, on June 14, 2011. This is the second international flight for the plane, operating fully on solar energy. The Solar Impulse had to return to Brussels after a first attempt to fly from Brussels to Paris, last June 11. Over the weekend, the batteries of the plane were charged by plugging the plane in to the power network. The Solar Impulse will be a special guest at the upcoming International Paris Air Show at Le Bourget near Paris.

labourer loads bricks

A labourer loads bricks onto a mule to transport them to be baked in a kiln at a brick factory in the outskirts of Islamabad June 14, 2011.

Senegalese model

A Senegalese model applies make-up backstage before a fashion show on the island of Goree off the coast of the capital Dakar June 13, 2011. Photo taken June 13, 2011

Performance artist Alice

Performance artist Alice Newstead is suspended from a scaffolding by two shark fishing hooks, in a bold stunt not for the faint-hearted, to encourage the Hong Kong public to pledge to refrain from eating shark fin soup, Hong Kong, China, 14 June 2011. The performance kicked off a week long art exhibition dedicated to shark conservation, and will feature the works of several local and international artists and photographers - all dedicated to wiping out the trade in endangered shark species. Hong Kong lies at the centre of the unsustainable shark fin trade.

John Barr Clarke Hoyte (1835-1913).

A handout image obtained 13 June 2011 from GNS Science showing a painting of the Pink Terraces, with the White Terraces in the distance, by John Barr Clarke Hoyte (1835-1913). Scientists are planning to use unmanned submarines to search the lake in summer 2011 for traces of the famed Pink and White Silica Terraces, which were promoted as a tourism wonder before vanishing during the 1886 eruption of Mt Tarawera.

face transplant recipient Charla Nash

A combination photo shows face transplant recipient Charla Nash, of Stamford, Connecticut, before (L) and after her injury, in these undated photographs released on June 10, 2011. Nash, who was mauled by a chimpanzee in 2009, has received a full face transplant, the third surgery of its kind performed in the United States, Boston's Brigham and Women's Hospital said on June 10, 2011

Injured rebel fighters

Injured rebel fighters lie in bed as they receive treatment at the al-Jalaa hospital in downtown Benghazi, June 12, 2011. Rebels fighting against Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi launched an offensive on Sunday to retake the oil town of Brega but were repelled in a battle which killed at least four fighters, rebels and doctors said. Picture taken June 12, 2011.

rising food prices

Peter Onuar, a three-year-old malnourished child, sits on his mother Nyayok Biel's lap in an emergency feeding center in Malakal in Southern Sudan's Upper Nile state, in this April 12, 2010 file photo. The World Bank estimates 925 million people are hungry in the world today. The figure has been rising since 1995-97 due to rising food prices, a succession of economic crises, and a neglect of agricultural innovation, especially relevant to the poor

A dead fish

A dead fish is seen on a dried-up reservoir near Yingtan, Jiangsi province in this March 21, 2008 file photo. Across the globe, rising temperatures and more intense droughts, floods and storms are forcing a rethink in how to grow food, from breeding hardier crop varieties and changing planting times to complete genetic overhauls of plants.

vote no

A supporter of the yellow-shirted People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) has his bicycle decorated with "vote no" stickers as he attends a protest in Bangkok's financial district June 10, 2011. Protesters marched through central Bangkok urging people not to vote for any political parties in upcoming elections scheduled for July 3, but to check the"no vote" box on their ballots. Protesters were using pictures of animals as a part of their controversial campaign depicting politicians as wild animals.

flooded village in Xiushui county in central China's Jiangxi

People stand in a tractor shovel as the vehicle aids their evacuation after they were trapped in a flooded village in Xiushui county in central China's Jiangxi province 10 June 2010. Torrentitial rains on the night of 09 June 2011 have flooded some villages in cenral China's Hunan, Hubei and Jiangxi provinces, forcing the evacuation of tens of thousands people

Miss USA 2010,

Miss USA 2010, Rima Fakih, teaches the 2011 Miss USA contestants how to belly dance at the Flamingo pool on June 8, 2011 in Las Vegas. The contestants appear at events leading up to the 2011 MISS USA Pageant on June 19 at 9:00 p.m. ET broadcast LIVE on NBC from the Theatre for Performing Arts in Las Vegas.

A waitress carries mugs

A waitress carries mugs of beer to a table during the 'Bergkirchweih,' an annual fair and beer festival in Erlangen, Germany, 09 June 2011. The organizers expect more than a million visitors to the 256th Erlangen Bergkirchweih Festival, which opened on 09 June with the traditional draft beer tapping. The festival runs until 20 June.

U.S. Army soldier from Charlie Company 4th Platoon

A pistol is seen holstered as a U.S. Army soldier from Charlie Company 4th Platoon, 1st Brigade 3-21 Infantry prepares to go on patrol in the Panjwai district of Kandahar province, southern Afghanistan June 10, 2011.

Syrian refugee children pose

Syrian refugee children pose at a refugee camp in the Turkish border town of Yayladagi in Hatay province June 10, 2011. Turkey's Red Crescent said it was setting up a second camp near the border to shelter people still crossing the border to escape the military build-up. Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on Thursday said 2,400 people had already crossed into Turkey.

Chinese and Taiwanese suspects

Chinese and Taiwanese suspects cover their face as they are gathered inside a detention room at the main immigration office in Jakarta, Indonesia, 10 June 2011. Reports state that the Indonesian National Police have apprehended 177 foreigners living in Indonesia for alleged involvement in an Internet-based scamming activity. The arrests were executed on a lead provided by the Chinese National Police.

the Expedition 28 crew gathers in the Zvezda service

In this image from NASA televisionIn this image from NASA television the Expedition 28 crew gathers in the Zvezda service module to receive congratulations from family members and officials shortly after the docking of the Soyuz capsule Thursday June 9, 2011. From left front: Flight Engineers Mike Fossum, Sergei Volkov and Satoshi Furukawa; Rear: Flight Engineers Ron Garan, Commander Andrey Borisenko and Flight Engineers Ron Garan and Alexander Samokutyaev the Expedition 28 crew gathers in the Zvezda service module to receive congratulations from family members and officials shortly after the docking of the Soyuz capsule Thursday June 9, 2011. From left front: Flight Engineers Mike Fossum, Sergei Volkov and Satoshi Furukawa; Rear: Flight Engineers Ron Garan, Commander Andrey Borisenko and Flight Engineers Ron Garan and Alexander Samokutyaev.

Pakistani men

Pakistani men react while seen sitting on the back of a vehicle loaded with fruits and vegetables, moving along a road on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, Friday, June 10, 2011.

Pilgims take part in a pilgrimage..

Pilgims walks

Pilgims walks past the so-called 'Pope Meadow' during a pilgrimage on foot, near Regensburg, Germany, 09 June 2011. Organisers expect some 9,500 people to participate in the 182nd Regensburg Diocese Pilrimage to the pilgrimage destination Altoetting

special prayers

Afghan men offer special prayers in front of the bodies of people who were killed after insurgents attacked a wedding party in Dur Baba district on the border with Pakistan, in Nangarhar province June 9, 2011. Insurgents shot dead nine wedding guests and wounded five more in Afghanistan's turbulent east, local officials said on Thursday, on the latest attack on revellers who engage in what militants say is un-Islamic activity

graph showing examples of a bacterial growth

A graph showing examples of a bacterial growth mediums including a few of Escherichia coli (E.coli) bacterias displayed in a microbiological laboratory at the Bulgarian Food Safety Agency in Sofia June 9, 2011. The European Union on Wednesday upped compensation to 210 million euros from 150 million for farmers hit by plummeting sales, after Germany first blamed cucumbers from Spain and other salad vegetables, and then German bean sprouts. Bulgaria has not registered cases of infections from the strain of Escherichia coli (E.coli) bacteria that has killed 27 people in Europe.