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People cool off at a fountain near the Berlin Cathedral in the Lustgarten park in Berlin. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
A controlled oil burn is seen near the site of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. -- PHOTO: AP
The moon passes between the sun and the earth during a solar eclipse in Valparaiso City, 121 km north-west of Santiago.
The effect was created by shooting part of the image through a piece of exposed X-ray film. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
South Korean visitors read messages on ribbons hanging on the wire fence wishing for reunification of the two Koreas at the Imjingak Pavilion,
near the demilitarised zone, in Paju, South Korea. -- PHOTO: AP
Pizza chefs remove a large pizza from an oven in Sao Paulo. Sao Paulo's Tourism Office celebrated World Pizza Day. -- PHOTO: AP
Women dressed in folk costumes take part in a traditional wedding ceremony in the village of Galicnik, some 150 km west of Macedonia's capital Skopje.
-- PHOTO: REUTERS
Visitors of the Sydney Aquarium look at the world's largest animatronics shark. The White Pointer Shark is 7.4 metres in length, constructed from fibreglass, silicone, steel and urethane and has four movable parts, a mouth that opens, protruding jaws, a snout that moves upwards and eyes that roll back in their sockets. -- PHOTO: AFP
Colombian group 'Constelacion latina' dance during the Colombian Salsa Congress in Medellin. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Water rages during the year's biggest release of water from the sluice for flood prevention at the Three Gorges Dam in Yichang, central China's Hubei province. Floods triggered by torrential rain in a remote part of north-western China have killed 25 people, local authorities said, while torrential rains caused havoc across a wide area of southern China in June, killing 266 people and leaving 199 missing, according to government figures. -- PHOTO: AFP
The sun is seen partially covered by the moon on Easter Island, 3700 km off the Chilean coast in the Pacific Ocean. A total solar eclipse began its 11,000 kilometre arc over the Pacific, plunging remote islands into darkness in a heavenly display set to climax on Easter Island. -- PHOTO: AFP
Devon Mezei gets bucked off the bull River Rat in the Bull Riding event during the rodeo at the Calgary Stampede in Calgary, Alberta.
-- PHOTO: REUTERS
This picture shows a fan sitting on a huge decoration yellow bike during the 189 km and 8th stage of the 2010 Tour de France cycling race run between Les Rousses and Morzine Avoriaz ski resort. -- PHOTO: AFP
Participants run in front of Victoriano del Rio fighting bulls on the first San Fermin Festival bull run in Pamplona, northern Spain. The daily races are the highlight of the San Fermin festival in the northern Spanish city, which include nine days of music, dancing and drinking . -- PHOTO: AFP
French armymen parade at dawn on the Champs Elysees in Paris, during the rehearsal of the French national celebration, the Bastille Day. Thirteen African countries will parade with French troops 50 years after their independence. -- PHOTO: AFP
A paramilitary policeman (centre) performs a handstand during a break in a training session at a military base in Suining, Sichuan province.
-- PHOTO: REUTERS
A boy walks in front of a structure that collapsed due to heavy rain at the Corail refugee camp, on the outskirts of Port-au-Prince. Six months after the earthquake that devastated the country, the most visible early-emergency programs like massive food distributions have stopped, and there still are few tangible effects of US$3.1 billion (S$4.3 billion) in humanitarian aid for all but a handful of those left homeless by the quake, who rely on plastic tarps for shelter. -- PHOTO: AP
The sun sets behind Moais -- stone statues of the Rapa Nui culture -- on Easter Island, 3700 km off the Chilean coast in the Pacific Ocean.
-- PHOTO: AFP
A right-wing Israeli activist stands in the walls of Jerusalem's Old City during a rally against what protesters say are increased efforts by Israeli authorities to restrict their entry to the Al-Aqsa mosques compound, Islam's third holiest site, which is also holy to the Jews and known to them as Temple Mount.
-- PHOTO: AFP
A Rapanui native climbs a tree on Easter Island, 3700 km off the Chilean coast in the Pacific Ocean. -- PHOTO: AFP
A Nationalist throws a missile at police in the Ardoyne area, north Belfast. Nationalists in Northern Ireland attacked police with petrol bombs and other missiles during parades by the pro-British Orange Order on Monday, witnesses said. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
A plane is seen next to the rainbow on Ankaroa bay in Easter Island, 3700 km off the Chilean coast in the Pacific Ocean. -- PHOTO: AFP
Spanish Air Force jets leave smoke with the colors of the Spanish flag as they fly over thousands of fans who are waiting for the arrival of the Spanish team in Madrid. Spain won the World Cup after defeating the Netherlands 1- 0. -- PHOTO: AP
US Marine Sgt. James 'Eddie' Wright holds his engagement ring before proposing to his girlfriend, Cody Fife, after Sgt. Wright received through Helping A Hero.Org and Semper Fi Fund organizations in Conroe, Texas. Sgt. Wright was awarded the Bronze Star for his actions after his Bravo Company 1st Recon platoon was ambushed in Fallujah, Iraq in 2004. A rocket propelled grenade blew off his forearms and hands and caused his femur on his left leg to be fractured. Sgt. Wright led his team to safety while directing his Marines, resulting in 26 enemy kills while dealing with his own injuries. -- PHOTO: AP
Dr. Eilat Mazar of the Hebrew University Institute of Archaeology holds a clay fragment at the University in Jerusalem. Hebrew University researchers said on Monday that the clay fragment, dating from the 14th century BC, was found during excavations outside Jerusalem's Old City walls and contains the oldest written text ever found in Jerusalem. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
A tornado blows over the northern German island of Helgoland where eleven people were inured, one out of them seriously. After a heatwave over Germany, thunderstorms broke out in the north and the west of the country, causing material damages and injuring more than twenty persons. -- PHOTO: AFP
Pakistani children play on a jumping board as the first rain of monsoon brings relief from a scorching summer, in Islamabad, Pakistan. -- PHOTO: AP
International wine experts tour a vinery cellar in the village of Zemo Khodasheni during the World Vine and Wine Congress. A mountainous republic on the Black Sea, Georgia is considered by many experts as the cradle of wine-making. -- PHOTO: AFP
Indian policemen in ceremonial uniform perform a salute at Martyrs' Graveyard to mark Martyrs' Day in Srinagar. A planned march in Indian Kashmir to mark 'Martyrs' Day' heightened tension again after security forces appeared to have finally stemmed weeks of deadly street protests. -- PHOTO: AFP
A woman looks at pro-unification messages at the barbed wire at the border village of Imjingak in Paju. North Korea has delayed military talks with the US-led United Nations Command about the deadly sinking of a South Korean warship. -- PHOTO: AFP
Myanmar farmers drive a flock of ducks along a creek to a wetland, in Bago, about 90 kilometres north-east of Yangon, in Myanmar. -- PHOTO: AP
A LED display combined with China's first photovoltaic system is integrated into a glass wall with solar technology outside a hotel in Beijing. Solar companies, once prized for their astronomical growth prospects, have come under scrutiny by US regulators for alleged accounting irregularities, sparking fears that more cases could start to surface in the months ahead. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Children are baptised during a mass baptism ceremony in the town of Mtskheta outside Tbilisi. About 700 children were baptised by the Georgian Orthodox church during the 12th mass baptism ceremony led by Patriarch Ilia II. --PHOTO: REUTERS
Six-foot tall ruby red slippers are unveiled on 42nd Street outside of Madame Tussauds to celebrate the launch of The Wizard of Oz Cinema 4-D Experience in New York. --PHOTO: AP
A cross-eyed opossum (didelphis) called Heidi sits in its interim enclosure, in the zoo in Leipzig, Germany, on Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2010. The animal came from a zoo in Denmark to Leipzig, where they found out that she is cross-eyed.
A group of models pose during a photocall to promote the launch of a home shopping brand website in central London, on January 13, 2011. Models took to the high street to protest against the 'one size fits all' mentality of the fashion industry and promote the launch of a home shopping brand, featuring a range of clothing created for mature women.
A young boy covers his face as a group of models pose during a photocall to promote the launch of a home shopping brand website in central London, on January 13, 2011.
Four people go kayaking on Ohrid Lake in the south-west Macedonian town of Struga. Macedonia has been experiencing a particularly hot summer this year. -- PHOTO: AFP
Reen Sorenson, driver of the #83 Red Bull Toyota, leads a group of cars during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series IRWIN Tools Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee. -- PHOTO: AFP
Fireworks explode during pre-race ceremonies prior to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series IRWIN Tools Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway on in Bristol, Tennessee. -- PHOTO: AFP
Promoters perform in a water tank at the 'Underwater Hanbok Fashion Show' during a photo call in Seoul. The event was held to mark the launch of a shopping mall. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Aerobatic pilot Jurgis Kairys of Lithuania performs an aerobatic flight sequence during the Riga City Festival. The annual event, which lasts for three days, features events celebrating the 810th anniversary of the Riga Port on River Daugava. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Pakistanis line-up during an aid distribution by the United Nations World Food Program at a camp for families displaced by floods in Sukkar, Sindh province, southern Pakistan. -- PHOTO: AP
