Hot air-balloons fly over Chambley-Bussieres

Hot air-balloons fly over Chambley-Bussieres

Hot air-balloons fly over Chambley-Bussieres aerodrome eastern France on July 26, 2011 as part of the yearly event "Lorraine Mondial air ballons", an international air-balloon meeting.

carry their babies under the rain

Filipino women carry their babies under the rain as they cross a street in suburban Manila, Philippines on Tuesday July 26, 2011. Tropical storm Nock-ten, locally named Juaning, has entered the country, causing suspension of classes up to the high-school level in some parts of the country, including the capital of Manila

Folk artists prepare to participate

Folk artists prepare to participate in a cultural rally demanding the creation of the state of Telangana, carved out from the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, in Hyderabad, India, Tuesday, July 26, 2011. Telengana supporters said the drought-prone northern area is underdeveloped and ignored by powerful politicians from southern Andhra Pradesh. The Telengana demand has erupted sporadically since the 1950s.

Somalia carrying their belongings

Somalis from southern Somalia carrying their belongings make their way to a new camp for internally displaced refugees in Mogadishu Tuesday, July 26, 2011. The U.N. will airlift emergency rations this week to parts of drought-ravaged Somalia that militants banned it from more than two years ago _ a crisis intervention to keep hungry refugees from dying along what an official calls the "roads of death." The foray into the famine zone is a desperate attempt to reach at least 175,000 of the 2.2 million Somalis whom aid workers have not yet been able to help. Tens of thousands already have trekked to neighboring Kenya and Ethiopia, hoping to get aid in refugee camps

malnourished child who died,

Somalis from southern Somalia perform funeral prayers with relatives of a malnourished child who died, Tuesday, July 26, 2011 at a refugee camp in Mogadishu, Somalia. Some thousands of people have arrived in Mogadishu seeking aid and The World Food Program executive director Josette Sheeran said Saturday they can't reach the estimated 2.2 million Somalis in desperate need of aid who are in militant-controlled areas of Somalia.(

Indian artist Devaraj Vajragiri

Indian artist Devaraj Vajragiri, 32, gives the finishing touches to 1.8m high Mahatma Gandhi and other statues, the symbolic representation of Dandi March, in the southern Indian city of Bangalore on 26 July 2011.The artist took 14 months to re-create these statues which represents the Mahatma Gandhi-led 'Salt Satyagraha'; a campaign of nonviolent protest part of India's struggle for independence from the British Empire.

Cool weather and water tempertures

Leonie sits on the diving platform in gloomy weather at Schaalsee Lake near Zarrentin, Germany, 26 July 2011. Cool weather and water tempertures under 18 degrees aren't attracting many vacationers into the water, but for the beginning of August summer tempertures sould return to Germany with a new high pressure area.

vendor sells Eiffel tower models

A souvenir vendor sells Eiffel tower models for tourists in front the Eiffel tower at the Trocadero in Paris July 26, 2011.

dresses sing songs

Artists wearing Belarussian national dresses sing songs at a field during celebrations of the start of harvesting near the village of Shchomislitsa, some 10 km from Minsk, Belarus, 26 July 2011.

artist wearing Belarussian national dress

An artist wearing Belarussian national dress binds a sheave in a traditional technique during celebrations of the start of harvesting near the village of Shchomislitsa, some 10 km from Minsk, Belarus, 26 July 2011.

Two men try to stop an elephant

Two men try to stop an elephant which freed itself and tried to escape during the filming of a commercial in the centre of Budapest July 26, 2011.

Somali women fleeing drought

Somali women fleeing drought and famine wait to be registered at a transit center in the Doloow region, southern Somalia, close to the border with Ethiopia on July 26, 2011. The UN's World Programme Programme airlift of food for the Somali capital Mogadishu was delayed on on July 26, 2011 after efforts were hampered by last minute paperwork in Kenya. An estimated 3.7 million people in Somalia -- around a third of the population -- are on the brink of starvation and millions more in Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda have been struck by the worst drought in the region in 60 years.

man sells water tubs

A man sells water tubs as it rains on a roadside in Peshawar, Pakistan on 26 July 2011. Pakistan is currently reeling under a grip of intense heat wave, with mercury soaring up to 48 degrees Celsius in several parts of the country in the recent days.

Pakistani people cool

Pakistani people cool off in the Indus river near Ghulam Mohammed Barrage Jamshoro, in Hyderabad, Pakistan, 26 July 2011. Reports state that temperatures reached 48 degrees celcius in most parts of the country as mainly hot and dry weather is forecast in many area across Pakistan.

Egyptian artist Taha el Korany

Egyptian artist Taha el Korany puts final touches on his painting " Al Shohadaa", the martyers, showing Major General Muhsen Al-Fangary giving a military salute to the "martyrs" of the revolution, at his atelier in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, July 26, 2011. A day after an Egyptian court decided to combine the trials of the country's former interior minister and ousted President Hosni Mubarak for the killing of nearly 900 protesters during the 18-day uprising that toppled the longtime leader in February.

carved stone portraying three

A carved stone portraying three felines is seen at the archaeological site of Chalcatzingo in the state of Morelos in this undated handout photo by the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) released July 25, 2011. Mexican archaeologists restored a 2800-year-old carved stone from the pre-Columbian Olmec civilization titled "Triad of the Felines" found in eleven pieces last April at this archaeological site. The carved stone portrays three felines and weighs one and a half tons.

garlig-shaped sauna

A picture made available on 26 July 2011 shows a garlig-shaped sauna, entitled The Sounding Dome Sauna, designed by Jan-Erik Andersson at the Outdoor Swimming Arena of Kupittaa Park in Turku, Finland, 23 July 2011, as part of the Turku European Capital of Culture 2011 program. The sauna incorporates a soundscape created for it by US sound artist Shawn Decker. Turku is the European Capital of Culture 2011 concurrently with Tallinn in Estonia.

An "Indignant" demonstrator sleeps as they camp

An "Indignant" demonstrator sleeps as they camp out on Madrid's Paseo del Prado avenue July 26, 2011. Hundreds of "Indignants" from major Spanish cities converged in Madrid this past weekend after a month-long march towards the Spanish capital and held a demonstration on the streets of Madrid against politicians, banks, the economic crisis and the austerity measures of Europe on Sunday.

distribution of 40,000 litres ..

The distribution of 40,000 litres of water is seen among the local community in El Srief, North Darfur, July 25, 2011

distribution of 40,000 litres of water

The distribution of 40,000 litres of water is seen among the local community in El Srief, North Darfur, July 25, 2011. The nearest water point is 15 km away and women have to spend 6 hours a day to collect water for their families. Due to the drought, the community leaders report that the lack of water is severe in the area. Picture taken July 25, 2011

The Citroen 2CV cars

The Citroen 2CV cars arrive on July 26, 2011 in the western city of Salbris to attend the 19th World meeting of 2 CV Friends that takes place until the 31st of July. In 2006, on this same site, more than 2650 2CVs and A-types gathered for the 14th National Meeting of French 2 CV Clubs

Children dressed as a soldier and nurses

Children dressed as a soldier and nurses prepare to march during a school parade on a school holiday in Villa El Salvador in Lima July 26, 2011. President-elect Ollanta Humala will be sworn in as president on July 28, the Independence Day of Peru

Children watch television

Children watch television at a tea shop in Sultan Kot, located in Pakistan's Sindh province July 26, 2011. The town of Sultan Kot was devastated by the 2010 floods, which left one-fifth of Pakistan submerged. Last years flooding left some 2,000 people dead, 11 million homeless and another 7 million were affected.

the sun sets

A fisherman casts his line as the sun sets on the outskirts of Havana July 25, 2011.

Fishermen drive towards

Fishermen drive towards the coast carrying their rods and an inflated inner tube in the boot on the outskirts of Havana July 26, 2011.

Fishermen carry their makeshift polystyrene foam

Fishermen carry their makeshift polystyrene foam rafts near the sea on the outskirts of Havana July 26, 2011.

one ton of ivory seized

In this photo supplied by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Tuesday, July 26, 2011, are items that were among the one ton of ivory seized by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service special agents during their investigation of Philadelphia art dealer Victor Gordon's smuggling schemes and U.S. business deals.

Colombian University Students of design

Models wear creations by Colombian University Students of design during the Colombia Moda fashion show in Medellin, Colombia, Tuesday, July 26, 2011.

Australian one dollar coins

Australian one dollar coins surround a U.S. twenty dollar note in this photo illustration taken in Sydney July 27, 2011. Australian consumer prices rose by more than expected last quarter while underlying inflation proved alarmingly high, reviving pressure for an increase in interest rates and lifting the local dollar to a 29-year peak.

donkey race in Palling, Germany

Donkey and their owners fight for the victory in a donkey race in Palling, Germany, 09 July 2011. Within the scope of a folk festival, the animals could be pulled to increase their speed, but not hit under any circumstances.

A road is cluttered with fallen trees

A road is cluttered with fallen trees and debris after a landslide occurred due to downpours of more than 400mm in the Seoul, South Korea, on 27 July 2011.

heavy rainfall in Seoul July 27,

Damaged cars are seen at a village after a landslide and heavy rainfall in Seoul July 27, 2011. Wild weather has battered the peninsula since late Tuesday, causing widespread flooding and transport delays, while the share price of insurers fell on fears that damage costs would run into millions of dollars.

floodwaters along a main street in Navotas city, north of Manila

Boys run through floodwaters along a main street in Navotas city, north of Manila, July 27, 2011 after officials of the Department of Education postponed classes in the capital due to continuous rainfall brought by Typhoon Nock-Ten, locally known as Juaning. Tropical storm Nock-Ten slammed into the eastern mountain areas of the Philippine main island of Luzon on Wednesday, killing 20 people but sparing the country major rice producing provinces, a disaster and weather official said.

Conejta Pinta Caritas

"Conejta Pinta Caritas," of Guatemala holds her daughter"Conejita" as they watch the III Latin American Clown Congress parade from a street corner in Guatemala City's historic center, Tuesday July 26, 2011. More than 200 clowns from North and Central America and the Caribbean are gathering in the capital city for the third year to attend workshops and exchange experiences.

Salzburg Festival on 29 July.

A picture made available on 26 July 2011 shows German soprano Evelyn Herlitzius (C) as Faerberin performing during photo rehearsals for Richard Strauss Opera 'The woman without a Shadow' in the grand festivalhouse in Salzburg, Austria, 24 July 2011. The production is to be premiered as part of the Salzburg Festival on 29 July. The festival takes place from 27 July to 30 August

Ivorian traditional hunters known as 'Dozo'

A picture made available on 26 July 2011 shows Ivorian traditional hunters known as 'Dozo' attending their first annual meeting in Abobo, Abidjan, Ivory Coast 25 July 2011. Many traditional hunters from the north of Ivory Coast, or Dozo, joined forces with pro-Ouattara soldiers belonging to the Republican Forces of Ivory Coast (FRCI), in fighting against troops loyal to former President Laurent Gbagbo during the post electoral crisis. This is the first time they have met as a group since then

shows Ivorian traditional hunters

A picture made available on 26 July 2011 shows Ivorian traditional hunters known as 'Dozo' attending their first annual meeting in Abobo, Abidjan, Ivory Coast 25 July 2011. Many traditional hunters from the north of Ivory Coast, or Dozo, joined forces with pro-Ouattara soldiers belonging to the Republican Forces of Ivory Coast (FRCI), in fighting against troops loyal to former President Laurent Gbagbo during the post electoral crisis. This is the first time they have met as a group since then.

Afghan refugee

An Afghan refugee residing in Pakistan, who survived last year's flooding, walks at a camp in Nowshera on July 26, 2011. Pakistan has failed to invest in prevention measures since last year's floods that killed 1,750 people and is vulnerable to another disaster this monsoon season, Oxfam said July 26

Clowns pose

Clowns pose for the camera during a parade in the historic centre of Guatemala City in the framework of the III Latin American Clown Congress on July 26, 2011.

A general view of Manhattan

A general view of Manhattan facing south seen from the Observation Deck at the Empire State Building in New York, July 26, 2011.

pro beach volleyball

NBA All-Star Kevin Love, at net, with, from left, pro beach volleyball players Christal Engel, John Hyden, and Sean Scott as they play together after announcing that Love will compete in the Jose Cuervo Pro Beach Volleyball Series in New York's Times Square, Tuesday, July 26, 2011. Jose Cuervo proclaims that beach volleyball will always keep players on the court and fans in the stands.

People hold up flowers during a vigil in memory

People hold up flowers during a vigil in memory of the eight people killed in Friday's blast in Oslo and the 68 who died in the shooting at the youth camp on Utoya, in Vik, near Sundvollen close to Utoya island, near Oslo, Norway, Tuesday, July 26, 2011.

SOUTH KOREA LANDSLIDE

Rescue workers at a landslide scene, caused by torrential rains, which destroyed several houses, including a pension, in a mountain resort in Chuncheon, about 85km northeast of Seoul, South Korea on 27 July 2011, killing at least six college students doing volunteer work and injuring dozens of others.

flooded neighborhood near Los Remedios river in Mexico

Residents of a flooded neighborhood near Los Remedios river in Mexico State, Mexico are evacuated after the 'Arlene' storm, on 01 July 2011. A man died by electrocution in Tampico on 30 June 2011, when a power line fell down during the storm.

Performers wait

Performers wait for their turns in the backstage while Chinese paramilitary policemen and spectators watch a Shaolin Kungfu performance at a festival in Beijing, China, Friday, July 15, 2011.

people try different ways to beat the hot weather

Natalia Rozumkoda, age 3, runs through a fountain in John Jay Park on the Upper east Side of New York City on July 21, 2011 as people try different ways to beat the hot weather. Heat indexes are expected to reach near 105F degrees (40.5C).