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India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) activists shout slogans against the government as they block a road during a protest against the hike in fuel price in New Delhi, India. India's government decided to hike fuel prices Friday, a politically contentious move analysts say could save the state $5.2 billion but exacerbate high inflation by as much as a percentage point. -- PHOTO: AP
Women wait to cast their votes in front of a polling station, in Hargeisa, in the self-proclaimed state of Somaliland. Somaliland closed its borders today as voters chose their president amid fears Islamists from neighbouring Somalia could try to disrupt the polls. -- PHOTO: AFP
An Ethnic Uzbek reacts near a relative's grave as Kyrgyz policemen dig up graves for investigation, at Uzbek cemetery in Osh, southern Kyrgyzstan. Investigators in Kyrgyzstan began exhuming bodies Saturday of people killed during clashes between ethnic Uzbeks and Kyrgyz last week that claimed hundreds of lives, risking creating a new wave of anger ahead of Sunday's crunch constitutional referendum. -- PHOTO: AP
A passerby stops to take a cellphone photo of PETA members as they protest the treatment of animals by mimicking meat in packages on the sidewalk in downtown Eugene, Ore. -- PHOTO: AP
Lead vocalist Geddy Lee (R) and guitarist Alex Lifeson of Canadian rock band Rush touch the band's star after it was unveiled on the Walk of Fame in Hollywood, California. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
People seek shelter from the rain under umbrellas with colours of the gay movement during the gay pride parade in San Salvador. -- PHOTO: AP
A woman lights a candle in tribute to the hundreds of people killed during the 1936-1939 Spanish Civil War in Madrid. -- PHOTO: AP
The moon is seen above the illuminated pyramid at the top of the Pyramid stage at the Glastonbury Festival 2010 in south west England. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Police officers hold back demonstrators protesting the G8/G20 summits in Canada.
Store windows were smashed and a police car set on fire during the protest. -- PHOTO: AFP
A reveller takes part in the Gay Pride Parade in Mexico City.
Thousands of people took to the streets in the Mexican capital to participate in the parade. -- PHOTO: AFP
Festival-goers splash in the m&d during the fourth annual international music festival 'Be2gether' or B2G in Norviliskes, some 90km from the Lithuanian capital Vilnius. Be2gether, the largest music and arts festival in the Baltic countries, is held near the Belarusian border. -- PHOTO: AFP
G20 summit delegates look at an art piece entitled 'Quilt of Belonging' on display in a tent on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Toronto. The work is composed of 263 blocks of tapestry and, according to the organisers, represent all Canada's first peoples and every other nation in the world. -- PHOTO: AP
Festival-goers take photographs of the stage at the Donauinselfest in Vienna. More than 2 million visitors are expected to attend the annual three-day Donauinselfest, which is one of the largest open-air festivals in Europe. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Russian rider Alex Kolesnikov performs in front of St. Basil's Basilica on Red Square in Moscow during the Red Bull X-Fighters event which takes place here.
-- PHOTO: RED BULL
Spanish matador Miguel Angel Perera prepares to make a pass to a bull during a corrida at the Algeciras bullring in southern Spain. -- PHOTO: AFP
A female diver clad in 'Orihime', or Vega, costume feeds fish to mark the Japanese traditional star festival Tanabata at the Hakkeijima Sea Paradise aquarium-amusement park complex in Yokohama, southwest of Tokyo. -- PHOTO: AP
The moon is seen above the illuminated pyramid at the top of the Pyramid stage at the Glastonbury Festival 2010 in south west England, Glastonbury, in one of the largest open-air music festivals, celebrates its 40th anniversary this year. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Participants compete at night during the 11th 24H Rollers race in Le Mans, western France, on Saturday, on the Bugatti race track. The goal of the race is to cover as much ground as possible in 24 hours with a relay of teams consisting of 1 to 10 skaters. 6 000 skaters from 18 countries and 116 French cities meet for this event. -- PHOTO: AFP
A man throws his fishing net into the ocean on the shores of Chetumal. Tropical Storm Alex was close to making landfall in nearby Belize on Saturday as it dumped rain on Guatemala and Mexico's Yucatan peninsula. A tropical storm warning was in effect for the coast of Belize and the east coast of the Yucatan Peninsula from Chetumal to Cancun. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Overcast skies hang over the resort city of Cancun, Mexico as tropical storm Alex begins nearing the region. -- PHOTO: AP
Peruvian WBA female super featherweight world champion Kina Malpartida celebrates after retains her title against Colombian Liliana Palmera in Lima on Saturday. -- PHOTO: AFP
Chileans carry a statue of San Pedro during annual celebrations and pilgrimage in Valparaiso city. Thousands of devotees of San Pedro, the patron saint of fishermen, took part in the celebrations, which combines religious fervour and festive color, in processions across the streets of Valparaiso.
-- PHOTO: REUTERS
The full moon shines down on the sculpture Fama on the roof of the Academy of arts (Kunstakademie) in Dresden, eastern Germany. --PHOTO: AFP
The Blue Man Group performs at the 37th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards in Las Vegas. --PHOTO: AP
Seagulls are seen on the beach as oil residue washes ashore from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in Orange Beach, Alabama. Millions of gallons of oil have spilled into the Gulf since the April 20 explosion on the drilling platform. --PHOTO: AFP
Turkish homosexuals and human rights activists chant slogans as they hold a giant rainbow flag during the Gay Pride Parade march on Istiklal Avenue
in Istanbul. --PHOTO: AFP
A buoy that washed ashore is seen stained with oil residue from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in Orange Beach, Alabama.
--PHOTO: AFP
A participant attends the gay and lesbian pride parade in the centre of Barcelona. --PHOTO:AFP
Fireworks from Lancaster, Pa. Catholic High School's Carnival light up the sky backdropped by a full Moon. --PHOTO: AP
Birds are caught in flight in Grand Bay east of Port Sulphur, La. --PHOTO: AP
Men drive a truck through a flooded road in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, this summer's floods in areas across China have resulted in direct economic losses of 82.4 billion yuan ($12.13 billion). -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Philippine honour guards are in formation during the rehearsal at the Quirino grandstand in Manila, in preparation for the inauguration of President-elect Benigno Aquino. Benigno Aquino will take over as president of the Philippines amid great hopes for change. -- PHOTO: AFP
Filipino youths relax at their homes built on top of tombs inside the Municipal Cemetery of Navotas, north of Manila. The poor and the dead have little choice but to mingle together in a graveyard in Navotas, one of the world's most densely populated areas. -- PHOTO: AFP
Models present creations by US designer Tom Browne, as part of his Men's fashion Spring/Summer 2011 collection, in Paris. -- PHOTO: AP
Japanese fans dance to the music 'Beat it' to commemorate the first anniverasry of the US pop icon Michael Jackson's death in Tokyo. Several events for the pop of king were held all over Japan. -- PHOTO: AFP
Members from the environmental protection group Greenpeace dressed in hazard gear protest outside the Environmental Protection Department in Hong Kong. The group were protesting against nuclear power after a radioactive leak occured at Daya Bay nuclear plant in Southern China. -- PHOTO: AFP
A boy looks at chocolate Terracotta Warriors displayed at the World Chocolate Wonderland in Taipei. The exhibition will be held from July 3 to September 29 at the National Taiwan Science Education Centre in Shihlin, and will showcase various creations made completely from chocolate, including the Taipei 101 skyscraper, Great Wall of China and Mogao Caves. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Hip-hop artist Kanye West performs at the 2010 BET Awards in Los Angeles. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Police officers hold back demonstrators protesting the G-8/G-20 summits. -- PHOTO: AFP
A boy walks in a Water Walking Ball at the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi.
Water Walking Ball is a large inflatable sphere that allows a person inside to to walk, run, dance, jump on water. -- PHOTO: AP
The IAF Aerobatic Team flying IAI Tzukit jet aircraft create a 'heart' during a ceremony for graduating Israeli Air Force pilots at Hatzerim Air Base on Monday. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Israelis release 4,000 yellow balloons to the air in the port city of Haifa during a rally calling for the release Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, who was captured four years ago by Gaza Strip militants. -- PHOTO: AFP
Blue crabs line up against a wall along the main seaside avenue of Cancun, Mexico. According to the city's environmental agency, more than 200 crabs were rescued and another estimated one thousand are yet to be caught after the crabs came out when ongoing public works along the avenue disrupted their nests. -- PHOTO: AP
People watch fireworks at Castel Sant'Angelo in Rome to celebrate the patron Saints Peter and Paul. -- PHOTO: AFP
A Pre-Columbian Peruvian mummy from approximately 6,500 years ago is displayed at the Mummies of the World exhibit on Monday. -- PHOTO: AP
Former Philippine first lady Imelda Marcos, a newly elect congresswoman, is escorted by her personal security as she arrives to take her oath at the supreme court in Manila. Imelda, 80, ran for a lower house seat in Ilocos Norte, in the northern Philippines, on the first automated machine elections in May. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Chinese rescuers carry children to evacuate from the landslide area in Guanling, southwest China's Guizhou province. Hundreds of rescuers in south-west China struggled in treacherous conditions to pull out 107 people buried in a landslide, but said there was only a 'slim' chance of finding survivors.
-- PHOTO: AFP
Strikers march along the port of Piraeus during a strike near Athens. Greek workers are staging a new 24-hour strike on Tuesday that will gauge public discontentment with government austerity measures, including a radical pension reform aimed at helping the country solve its huge debt crisis.
-- PHOTO: REUTERS
Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark rides a bicycle on the roof of the Danish pavilion at the site of the World Expo 2010 in Shanghai. Prince Frederik visited the pavilion on the occasion of the World Expo 2010 Danish Day. -- PHOTO: AFP
Residents of the village of Dahr Saadane, near Tangiers visit a 250-million-euro (S$427.32 million) wind farm after its inauguration by Moroccan King Mohammed VI. The farm in Melloussa has 165 turbines, with a production capacity of 140 megawatts. The project was part-financed by the European Bank, which invested 80 million euros, while Spanish and German banks put in a total of 150 million euros. -- PHOTO: AFP
Afghan children scavenge for plastic and metal items at a rubbish dump in Kabul. Thousands of children who live on the streets of the Central Asian nation eek out a living among refuse, scavenging for items to sell or wood to burn to keep warm in the winter months. -- PHOTO: AFP
In this photo provided by the U.S. Missile Defense Agency, agency personnel and soldiers from the 6th Air Defense Artillery Brigade from Fort Bliss, Texas fire an interceptor missile from the Pacific Missile Range Facility in Hawaii. The interceptor successfully shot down it's target, a short range ballistic missile fired from a ship offshore. -- PHOTO: AP
A general view shows the 2012 Olympic stadium under construction in east London in this November 3, 2009 file photo. As the soccer World Cup in South Africa builds up to a climax, questions are being asked about what will happen to its new stadiums once the fans have gone home. Similar questions have already been put to the London 2012 Olympic organisers. They have been planning what to do with their venues ever since they launched their bid in 2005. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Women wait for a procession to start inside a church in San Pedro Sacatepequez, Guatemala. Every year on this date, a three day party filled with dances and processions is organized by residents of this town to honor San Pedro, patron saint of their town. -- PHOTO: AP
