Shuttle Endeavour touches down
Shuttle Endeavour touches down on runway 15 at the Shuttle Landing Facility (SLF) Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA 01 June 2011. Endeavour touched down at 2:35:26 AM Eastern Time to conclude it's final mission that delivered the $2 billion dollar Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer and other supplies to the International Space Station. Endeavour flew 25 missions totaling 299 days in orbit and 122,883,151 miles flown over a 19 year career.
Gucci shopping
A shopper holds a Gucci shopping bag on Fifth Avenue in New York, U.S., on Tuesday, May 31, 2011. Consumer sentiment unexpectedly decreased in May to the lowest level in six months as Americans grew concerned over the outlook for jobs and the economy, while a measure of home prices dropped to a nine-year low
Lauryn Hill performs at the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival in Indio
Concert attendees dance as Lauryn Hill performs at the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival in Indio, California, in this April 15, 2011 file photo. The festival, the biggest annual gathering of its type in the United States, will expand to two weekends next year, its promoters said on May 31, 2011.
the Hobbit
Fans dressed as characters from "the Hobbit" march in the forest near the village of Doksy, some 80 km from Prague on May 28, 2011. The epic clash that pits men, elves and dwarves against goblins and wargs in J.R.R. Tolkien's 1937 novel The Hobbit has become a springtime tradition as hundreds of Czech fans re-enact it on a lakeside in the north of the country
shoppers crowd the bazaar in Ampel
In this photo taken May 25, 2011, shoppers crowd the bazaar in Ampel, the historic the Arab Quarter in Surabaya city in East Java province. The district was built around the Ampel mosque, constructed in 1421 by Sunan Ampel the son of an Arab missionary who settled in Indonesia's Java island. Many residents and shopkeepers trace their roots in Yemen and made Ampel their home as it grew into a flourishing business district with visible mix of Dutch, Javanese and Chinese influence with strong Arabic features
People take photographs
MAY 31: People take photographs as the sun sets on 34th Street across the west side of Manhattan, during an event known as Manhattanhenge, on May 31, 2011 in New York City. The phenomenon occurs twice yearly when the setting sun aligns perfectly with the city's east-west street grid.
Anti-government protestors
Anti-government protestors, shout slogans during a demonstration demanding the resignation of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, in Sanaa, Yemen, Saturday, May 28, 2011. Fighting that rocked Sanaa for the past five days spread beyond the capital on Friday as Yemeni tribesmen opposed to the rule of President Ali Abdullah Saleh seized a Republican Guard military camp in battles that left dozens dead and prompted airstrikes by government warplanes, according to a tribal leader.
whale watching season
People with inflatable whales walk along Circular Quay to celebrate the start of the whale watching season in Sydney, Australia, on 01 June 2011. Whale watching tourism in Australia was is worth tens of billions of dollars million in direct expenditure to the Australian economy.
smoke billow from an oil
Flames and smoke billow from an oil tank in the docks of Gibraltar, Tuesday May 31, 2011. The cause of the explosion was not immediately known but two people were reported injured
Flood water covers
Flood water covers a section of the Ipswich motorway west of Brisbane in this January 13, 2011 file photo. Australia's economy shrank 1.2 percent in the first quarter, its biggest decline in 20 years, after extensive flooding hit coal exports, but a once-in-a-lifetime mining boom is expected to help growth bounce back quickly this year, data showed on June 1, 2011.
medium format film camera
Gary Thompson trips the shutter on medium format film camera to photograph Middle Falls from Inspiration Point at Letchworth State Park in Castile, N.Y., Friday, May 20, 2011. At the turn of the 21st century, American shutterbugs were buying close to a billion rolls of film per year. This year, they might buy a mere 20 million, plus 31 million single-use cameras _ the beach-resort staple vacationers turn to in a pinch, according to the Photo Marketing Association.
Afghanistan-bound NATO tankers shoot flames
Afghanistan-bound NATO tankers shoot flames and smoke into the sky after being set on fire. According to an official the fires were started by alleged militants at the Pakistani border town of Torkham late Tuesday, May 31, 2011.
inside Benghazi Cathedral, Benghazi, Libya
A boy pretends to take a picture with an abandoned camera as others play inside Benghazi Cathedral, Benghazi, Libya, Tuesday, May 31, 2011. The double-domed cathedral is a neoclassical treasure designed by Italian architects and built between 1929 and 1939. It fell into disuse when Italians left the country the year after Gadhafi seized power in a coup in 1969 and briefly was the headquarters of the Arab Socialist Union before it fell into disuse.
The Long Glance
Jonathan VanDyke performs "The Long Glance", in front of "Convergence", a painting by Jackson Pollock at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery in Buffalo, N.Y., Tuesday, May 31, 2011. VanDyke plans to stare at the painting for five-eight hour days
Protesters raise their hands
Protesters raise their hands during an assembly in Madrid's central Puerta del Sol square, Tuesday May 31, 2011. The assembly is to make decisions including whether to put an end to the protest camp or to continue. Youths mounted the protest camp last May 15 to express anger at political parties and the country's handling of the economic crisis.
label Espaco Fashion during the Rio de Janeiro Fashion Week
A model presents a design by Brazilian designer label Alessa during Rio de Janeiro fashion week in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 30 May 2011.
Mercy Air Care-Sioux City
In this photo provided by Mercy Air Care-Sioux City, the Missouri River continues to rise as it overflows its banks, Tuesday, May 31, 2011 in Sioux City, Iowa. On the left a park in South Soux City, Neb., already has a partially submerged soccer and baseball fields covered from overflow from the river, looking north toward Sioux City, Iowa, on the right.
Himalayan Expeditions
In this photo released by Himalayan Expeditions, a mountaineering and adventure travel outfitter company, participants of the annual Tenzing Hillary Everest Marathon begin the race at the Everest Base Camp, Nepal, on Sunday, May 29, 2011. The event, considered as the highest altitude marathon of the world, starts at Khumbu Ice Fall at Everest Base Camp at 5,364 meters above sea level, finishes at Namche Bazar at 3,440 meters above sea level
A boy polishes
A boy polishes his shoes as he gets ready for school in Kathmandu June 1, 2011.
A woman breastfeeds
A woman breastfeeds her child in Kathmandu June 1, 2011.
Kylie Minogue
Pop singer Kylie Minogue poses for photographs during a press call at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre in Brisbane, Australia, on 01 June 2011. Minogue will play shows on 03 and 04 June at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre as the first stop on the Australian leg of her hugely successful Aphrodite: Les Folies' world tour
Performers from Le Cirque Eloize iD
Performers from Le Cirque Eloize iD pose during a media preview at Marina Bay Sands theatre in Singapore on 01 June 2011. Le Cirque Eloize, often billed 'West Side Story goes Hip-Hop circus' has made over 4.000 performances in more then 30 countries and 375 cities
World No Tobacco
Activists march during a campaign to mark World No Tobacco Day in Seoul May 31, 2011. Tobacco is the second major cause of deaths in the world, according to the World Health Organization.
Actors perform in a play titled "Bibap"
Actors perform in a play titled "Bibap" during a photo call at a theatre in Seoul May 31, 2011. The play is based on a traditional Korean dish called "bibimbap", meaning mixed meals, which is served as a bowl of warm white rice topped with vegetables, pepper bean, sliced beef and fried egg.
Prostitutes, wearing traditional costumes
Prostitutes, wearing traditional costumes, attend a protest against the police's crackdown on brothels in Chuncheon, about 100 km (62 miles) northeast of Seoul May 31, 2011. Hundreds of prostitutes and their pimps demonstrated on Tuesday to call for the abolition of anti-prostitution laws, which they say threatens their livelihood.
kisses her husband
Presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori, of the political party Fuerza 2011, left, kisses her husband Mark Villanella during a campaign rally in Piura, Peru, Tuesday, May 31, 2011 Fujimori will compete in a June 5 runoff against former military officer Ollanta Humala. .
busy street in Manila, Philippines
Rowena Morcilla, left, pedicures the feet of her customer along a busy street in Manila, Philippines on Wednesday June 1, 2011. Morcilla peddles around downtown Manila carrying her kit and stool. She charges P100 (about US$ 2.3) for a pedicure and manicure treatment.
Filipino vendors wait for customers
Filipino vendors wait for customers at their store that sells used school books in Manila, Philippines on Wednesday June 1, 2011. The books are sold at half the price and many Filipinos resort to buying used items to cope in the continued rising prices of basic commodities.
Thai shoppers shop
Thai shoppers shop for shoes in Bangkok, Thailand, 01 June 2011. Thailand's inflation rose to 4.19 per cent in May 2011 from the same period last year and 0.34 per cent from the previous month, the May figure boosted the Consumer Price Index in the first five months of the year to rise 3.45 per cent, according to Commerce Ministry's data.
A boy and a girl holding hands enjoy
A boy and a girl holding hands enjoy the International Children's Day at a park in Beijing, China, 01 June 2011. As it is in many other countries, on 01 June China celebrates the International Children's Day, which was officially adopted in 1950
Wariyapola Rubber Factory in Matale, Sri Lanka,
A worker walks under sheets of crepe rubber hung up to dry at the Wariyapola Rubber Factory in Matale, Sri Lanka, on Friday, May 13, 2011. Rubber posted its first monthly advance since January on optimism that demand will remain strong in Japan and the U.S., and China may increase purchases to replenish stockpiles.
Burning tyres left by anti-government
Burning tyres left by anti-government protestors as they block the road during clashes with Yemeni security forces in Taiz, Yemen, Tuesday, May 31, 2011. Heavy fighting resumed Tuesday in Yemen's capital between government troops and followers of the country's most powerful tribal leader, ending a brief cease-fire and again raising the prospect that Yemen's political crisis could veer into civil war.(
