Puyehue-Cordon Caulle volcano in ChilePuyehue-Cordon Caulle volcano in Chile
Lightning strikes over the Puyehue-Cordon Caulle volcano in Chile, seen from the international cross border way Cardenal Samore, in southern Chile, Sunday June 12, 2011. The volcano erupted June 4 after remaining dormant for decades. Chilean officials ordered most residents already evacuated from homes near the erupting volcano to stay in shelters and with family and friends Sunday due to the threat of deadly landslides. The ash spread across the Pacific, prompting authorities to suspend flights in Australia and New Zealand.
Mt Tarawera situated behind Lake Rotomahana
An undated handout photo by GNS Science obtained on 13 June 2011 shows Mt Tarawera situated behind Lake Rotomahana, near Rotorua, in New Zealand. Scientists are planning to use unmanned submarines to search the lake this summer 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.
Aaron Tveit
Aaron Tveit
20- kilometer exclusion zone
A city official shows a survey meter in Minami Soma, Fukushima prefecture, Japan, on Saturday, June 11, 2011. Radioactive soil in pockets of areas outside the 20- kilometer exclusion zone around the plant have reached the same level as in Chernobyl following a reactor explosion in the former Soviet Union territory 25 years ago, said a research report published May 24 and given to the government.
Demonstrators walk away
Demonstrators walk away with their belongings as another sleeps on a mattress at the end of their last day camping out at Madrid's landmark Puerta del Sol early June 13, 2011. Spaniards protesting since May 15 over the government's handling of the country's economic crisis started to leave the protest in the central city square on Sunday.
'Priscilla Queen of the Desert
The cast of 'Priscilla Queen of the Desert,' perform during the American Theatre Wing's 65th annual Tony Awards ceremony in New York, June 12, 2011
New Zealand's Mount Taranaki
New Zealand's Mount Taranaki has a warm glow lighting the snow peak as an ash cloud from a Chilean volcano drifts across the Pacific, Sunday, June 12, 2011. Most airlines grounded more flights to and from southern Australia and New Zealand on Monday morning after an ash cloud from the Cordon Caulle volcano in southern Chile expanded overnight.
1,000 people participated in the SlutWalk
People march in a Slutwalk rally in Sydney June 13, 2011. About 1,000 people participated in the SlutWalk, a series of rallies in cities aorund the globe organised after the remarks by a Canadian police officer, who advised women "to avoid dressing as sluts", if they did not want to be harassed, sparked a worldwide protest movement
Children play
Children play on the shores on the Mexican side of the Rio Bravo at the border crossing between between Mexico and the United States in Ciudad Juarez June 12, 2011.
Afghan man
An Afghan man, selling used shoes as he trims his mustache while waiting for customers in Kabul, Afghanistan on Thursday, June 9, 2011
A bikini model washs a vehicle
A bikini model washs a vehicle during a free car wash promoting THQ's release of the video game "Saints Row: The Third" during the Electronic Entertainment Expo or E3 in Los Angeles, California on June 7, 2011. More than 45,000 people are expected to attend the annual three-day convention to see the latest games and announcements from the gaming industry
along highway
Cars line up along highway 60 as smoke from the Wallow fire billows overhead outside of Springerville, Ariz., Tuesday, June 7, 2011. The blaze has burned 486 square miles of ponderosa pine forest, driven by wind gusts of more than 60 mph since it was sparked on May 29 by what authorities believe was an unattended campfire. It officially became the second-largest in Arizona history on Tuesday.
A horse stands in the middle of a field
A horse stands in the middle of a field as the Wallow fire approaches in Springerville, Ariz., Tuesday, June 7, 2011. The blaze has burned 486 square miles of ponderosa pine forest, driven by wind gusts of more than 60 mph since it was sparked on May 29 by what authorities believe was an unattended campfire. It officially became the second-largest in Arizona history on Tuesday.
Sesame Street game
Attendees play a Sesame Street game "Once Upon a Monster" using Microsoft's Kinect XBOX 360 at E3 in Los Angeles, California June 7, 2011.
game Margaritaville Online
Hostesses Kristy Lingman (L) and Stephanie Christine stand by the booth for the game Margaritaville Online during the Electronic Entertainment Expo, or E3, in Los Angeles June 7, 2011.
Lamborghini SpA sports
Models pose with a Lamborghini SpA sports car during the Shanghai International Circuit Club Challenge, in Shanghai, China, on Saturday, May 14, 2011. At the Beijing Sports Car Club, a $220,000 Porsche SE 911 counts as an entry-level model. Members are competing with counterparts who race $3.9 million Tramontanas and $4.3 million Bugatti Veyron 16.4s.
A stubborn wildfire in eastern Arizona
Livestock stand on an open field as smoke billows from the Wallow Wildfire in Eagar, Arizona June 7, 2011. A stubborn wildfire in eastern Arizona that has forced the evacuation of as many as 3,000 people flared out of control for a 10th day on Tuesday and advanced on two more mountain towns near New Mexico. At midday Tuesday, fire officials said the so-called Wallow Fire had charred more than 311,000 acres (126,000 hectares) since it erupted on May 29, and now ranks as the second-largest wildfire in Arizona's history.
Shanghai International Circuit Club Challenge
Models pose with luxury sports cars during the Shanghai International Circuit Club Challenge, in Shanghai, China, on Saturday, May 14, 2011. At the Beijing Sports Car Club, a $220,000 Porsche SE 911 counts as an entry-level model. Members are competing with counterparts who race $3.9 million Tramontanas and $4.3 million Bugatti Veyron 16.4s.
Expedition 27 crew member Paolo Nespoli
This May 23, 2011 photo made by Expedition 27 crew member Paolo Nespoli from the Soyuz TMA-20 following its undocking and released by NASA shows the International Space Station and the docked space shuttle Endeavour, left, at an altitude of approximately 220 miles. A Soyuz capsule had never headed for home while a shuttle was parked at the space station, providing a rare opportunity for the photo session.
sleeping under a mosquito net, in the middle of a street
Vehicles move past Pakistan daily workers, sleeping under a mosquito net, in the middle of a street on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Afghan refugee
Afghan refugee children swim in a stream to cool off as the temperature rises, the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, Tuesday, June 7, 2011.
Lightning lashed across the sky
Lightning lashed
Lightning lashed across the sky during a thunder storm over the skyline of the central business district of Beijing, China, on 08 June 2011. Heavy rains are expected over central and southern China for the next ten days said a weather report by the Central Meteorological Observatory, as downpours over the weekend brought relief to some of the drought-hit regions while causing deadly flooding in at least two southern provinces.
South Korean Army's K-1 tank
A South Korean Army's K-1 tank releases smoke bombs to hide itself during the U.S.-South Korea joint military exercise against possible attacks by North Korea, at a shooting range near the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas in Paju, about 45 km (28 miles) north of Seoul, June 8, 2011. The two Koreas are technically still at war and station about 1 million troops near their respective sides of the demilitarised zone that has divided the peninsula since the 1950-53 Korean War ended in a ceasefire, but not a peace treaty.
Sun unleashing a medium-sized solar flare
This image provided by NASA shows the Sun unleashing a medium-sized solar flare, a minor radiation storm and a spectacular coronal mass ejection on June 7, 2011. The large cloud of particles mushroomed up and fell back down looking as if it covered an area of almost half the solar surface. The ejection should deliver a glancing blow to Earth's magnetic field during the late hours of June 8th or June 9th. High-latitude sky watchers should be alert for auroras when the CME arrives.
