Hindu devotees
Hindu devotees queue up to enter the Pashupatinath temple to mark the Shrawan Sombar festival in Kathmandu July 18, 2011. The festival lasts for a month, during which devotees worship Lord Shiva and pray for happiness for their families.
visit in New Delhi
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, center, poses with children of U.S. Embassy employees during a visit in New Delhi, India Wednesday, July 20, 2011.
gold goods for customers at a gold shop in Bangkok's
An ethnic Chinese-Thai man picks up gold goods for customers at a gold shop in Bangkok's Chinatown, Thailand, 20 July 2011. Thailand markets saw a price hike on July 20, in gold bars to buy at 22,450 Thai baht (529.5 euro) per baht-weight for gold bar and the selling price was set at 22,550 Thai baht (532 euro) per baht-weight for gold bar, according to the Thai Gold Traders Association. While the price of global gold breached the key 1,600-dollar-an ounce mark to hit a record high, stock markets are under selling pressure in what is shaping up to be a critical week particularly in Europe and the United States because the international state of finances is unstable
swimming inside 63 Sea World Aquarium
Swimmers perform synchronized swimming inside 63 Sea World Aquarium at a promotional dive for entertaining summer vacation visitors in Seoul July 20, 2011.
Somali women
Two Somali women holding their babies, clustered with many other recent refugees between two food tents, plead with a relief worker to be chosen to receive servings of food at the Kobe refugee camp on July 19, 2011. The women were part of group of Somali refugees who had recently crossed the border into southern Ethiopian. Ethiopian authorities and non-governmental organizations have accomodated almost 25,000 refugees at the camp since it was set up less then three weeks ago. Thousands of Somalis have fled in recent months to neighbouring Ethiopia and Kenya in search of food and water, with many dying along the way, as the region suffers what the UN has described as the worst drought in decades.
A group of Somali refugees
A group of Somali refugees walk together to an aid distribution point at the Kobe refugee camp near the Ethiopia-Somalia border on July 19, 2011. Ethiopian authorities and non-governmental organizations have accomodated almost 25,000 refugees at the camp since it was set up less then three weeks ago. Thousands of Somalis have fled in recent months to neighbouring Ethiopia and Kenya in search of food and water, with many dying along the way, as the region suffers what the UN has described as the worst drought in decades.
Somali refugees
Somali refugees who recently crossed the border from Somalia into southern Ethiopia cluster between two food tents as they wait to be called to collect food aid at the Kobe refugee camp on July 19, 2011. Ethiopian authorities and non-governmental organizations have accommodated almost 25,000 refugees at the camp since it was set up less then three weeks ago. Thousands of Somalis have fled in recent months to neighbouring Ethiopia and Kenya in search of food and water, with many dying along the way, as the region suffers what the UN has described as the worst drought in decades.
An areal view taken on July 19, 2011 shows the Dolo Ado refugee camp
An areal view taken on July 19, 2011 shows the Dolo Ado refugee camp in southern Ethiopia surrounded by arid lanscape. The UN refugee agency said on July 19 that death rates among refugees arriving in Ethiopia's Dolo Ado area reached 7.4 deaths per 10,000 in June, 15 times more than the baseline rate in sub-Sahara Africa. The United Nations said on July 20, 2011 that famine has hit two parts of rebel-held Somalia, with up to 350,000 people affected in the most severe food crisis in Africa for two decades. The extreme drought is affecting more than 10 million people in the Horn of Africa
Indian labourers
Indian labourers walk as they hold paddy seedlings to be planted in a paddy field at the village of Suchate Garh near the border to Pakistan, about 25km from the northern Indian city of Jammu, 20 July 2011. Rice is the principal crop grown in India, and the country ranks second only to China in world rice production. Sowing has begun earlier than usual this year due to the early onset of the annual monsoon rains that feed the farms which provide a livelihood for more than 60 per cent of India's 1,1 billion people
A dust storm rolls into the Phoenix area
A dust storm rolls into the Phoenix area Monday evening, July 18, 2011. The dust wall was about 3,000 feet (900 meters) high and created winds of 25 to 30 mph (40 to 48 kph), with gusts of up to 40 mph (64 kph), said Austin Jamison, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service
A haboob passes by Sky Harbor International Airport
A haboob passes by Sky Harbor International Airport as it heads north to downtown Phoenix Monday, July 18, 2011. The dust wall was about 3,000 feet high and created winds of 25 to 30 mph, with gusts of up to 40 mph, said Austin Jamison, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service. Visibility was down to less than a quarter-mile in some areas, he said.
Harry Potter
Harry Potter film star Matthew Lewis, who played Neville Longbottom, center back, is joined on stage with fans at the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney, Australia, Tuesday, July 19, 2011. Lewis was in Sydney to take part in a preview of "Harry Potter: the Exhibition," which is due to start November 19, 2011.(
AXE Shower
AXE Shower, from left, actress Emma Stone, director Will Gluck, and actors Mila Kunis, Justin Timberlake and Jenna Elfman attend the "Friends With Benefits" worldwide premiere, sponsored by AXE Shower, at the Ziegfeld Theatre, Monday, July 18, 2011 in New York.
Australian Museum..giant wombat
A handout photo by the Australian Museum released on 19 July 2011 shows a prehistoric marsupial Diprotodon optatum, also know as giant wombat, reconstruction at the Museum in Sydney, Australia. Palaeontologists have recently unearthed the complete skeletal remains of a diprotodon at a dig at Burketown, Northern Australia. The giant wombat, weighing three tons and stretching up to 14ft long roamed the Australian continent between 25,000 and two million years ago
new iPhone 4
A customer tries out the new iPhone 4 at Apple Inc's store in the Ginza district of Tokyo in this June 24, 2010 file photo. Apple Inc is expected to report another dazzling quarter on July 19, 2011, propelled by strong demand for its perennial bestseller iPhone and the new, thinner iPad 2 tablets. Apple shares rose nearly 2.5 percent on Monday to close at a record high of $373.80 on expectations that the company will beat analysts' forecasts for the fiscal third-quarter, which saw an easing of the supply constraints surrounding the iPad 2.
Swimsuit Supermodel
John Legend,(R), Grammy Award Winning Recording Star, Chrissy Teigen (C), Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Supermodel and Neila Granzoti Rudden, Designer after the presentation of diNeila Brazil swimwear at the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2012 at the Raleigh Hotel in South Beach, Florida, USA, 18 July 2011
Swimsuit Models pose with Chrissy Teigen
Swimsuit Models pose with Chrissy Teigen , Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Supermodel(Front L) and Designer Neila Rudden after during the presentation of diNeila Brazil swimwear at the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2012 at the Raleigh Hotel in South Beach, Florida, USA, 18 July 2011.
mass wedding ceremony in Jakarta
Indonesian bridal couples raise their hands during a mass wedding ceremony in Jakarta, Indonesia on 19 July 2011. More than 4,000 underprivileged couples were legally joined together in matrimony in a mass wedding ceremony held in Senayan Stadium, South Jakarta. The 4,501 couples wedded were from low-income families across the capital who had already been married in religious ceremonies, but were unable to obtain certificates because they could not afford to pay the administration fees. The youngest new couple were a pair of 16-years-olds, while the oldest love-struck bride and groom were both 86
Wireless electric trams
wireless electric tram
People pose in front of a wireless electric tram during its launch ceremony at Seoul Grand Park in Gwacheon, south of Seoul, July 19, 2011. The Seoul Metropolitan Government and the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) manufactured the tram using a new technology called the On-Line Electric Vehicle (OLEV) system which is remotely charged via electromagnetic fields created by electric cables buried beneath the road. Seoul Grand Park started to run three new wireless electric trams which consume no fossil fuels and do not require any overhead wires or cables. They replaced old diesel-powered carts, local media reported on Tuesday.
''Forever Marilyn''
Workers put some finishing touches on ''Forever Marilyn'', a sculpture by Seward Johnson, on July 14, 2011 in Chicago, Illinois. The stainless steel and aluminum sculpture which stands 26 feet tall and weighs 34,000 pounds will be unveiled tomorrow and remain on display in Chicago through the spring of 2012. The sculpture was inspired by Marilyn Monroe's iconic scene in the 1955 movie Seven Year Itch.
Supporters of Libyan
Supporters of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi shout slogans during a pro-regime rally in Al-Ejelat, a city 75 km east of Tripoli, Libya, 14 July 2011. A message by Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi was reportedly relayed by loudspeakers, urging his supporters to march on the rebel capital Benghazi in the east to liberate the city.
A model presents a creation by Mango during the 080 Barcelona Fashion Spring-Summer 2012 collection on July 14, 2011 in Barcelona.
Lokon volcano erupts near Tomohon
The Lokon volcano erupts near Tomohon on July 15, 2011. The Indonesian volcano erupted late July 14, spewing rocks, lava and ash hundreds of metres into the air, an official said, three days after its alert status was raised to the highest level. There has been a significant rise in volcanic activity at Mount Lokon on Sulawesi Island since June 9, prompting hundreds of people to evacuate the area.
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