Prince William and his wife Catherine
Britain's Prince William and his wife Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge greet well-wishers at Rideau Hall in Ottawa June 30, 2011. The Royal couple arrived in Canada on Thursday for their first official visit overseas as a married couple
A performer gets final touches
A performer gets final touches to her make-up during a parade organised by an alliance of Pro-Beijing groups celebrating the 14th anniversary of Britain's handover of Hong Kong to China, in Hong Kong, China, 01 July 2011.
Smoke and fire
Smoke and fire approach Santa Clara Pueblo on Thursday June 30, 2011. A raging blaze that has become one of the largest forest fires in New Mexico history left the leader of one Native American community with a sinking feeling Thursday as it burned through cultural sites and threatened an important water source for his people.
Boys play frisbee
Boys play frisbee in the sand at Moonlight Beach in Encinitas, California June 30, 2011.
Pop singer Beyonce
Pop singer Beyonce Knowles makes and appearance at Target to promote dance with young fans on Thursday, June 30, 2011 in New York.
Guatemala's Army soldiers
Guatemala's Army soldiers march during the annual commemoration of Army Day in Guatemala City, Thursday June 30, 2011
Katy Perry promotes her debut fragrance Purr
Pop star Katy Perry promotes her debut fragrance Purr in Toronto on Thursday June 30, 2011. The perfume will be sold solely by Sears in Canada
Victoria Mendoza
A combination picture of patient Victoria Mendoza before and after her surgery at the Dos De Mayo hospital in Lima. Mendoza, 22, had a 1.5 kg (3.3 lbs) brain tumour removed and a facial reconstruction performed in a surgery that took 20 hours, the first such two operations are performed combined, doctors said.
French musician and composer Jean Michel Jarre performs
French musician and composer Jean Michel Jarre performs during a general rehearsal in Monaco, 30 June 2011. Jarre will perform the offical concert at the Hercules Port on the occasion of the Royal Wedding of Prince Albert II of Monaco and Charlene Wittstock. The civil wedding of Prince Albert II and Charlene Wittstock will take place on 01 July in the Throne Room of the Palace of Monaco; the religious ceremony will be celebrated on 02 July in the Main Courtyard of the Palace of Monaco.
Anti-bullfighting
Anti-bullfighting protesters from the Fundacion Defensa Animal lie on the ground as they form the shape of a fighting bull with their painted bodies during a demonstration in Cali June 30, 2011.
Cafe La bonne Galette
Cafe La bonne Galette workers install a banner with poster of Morocco's king Mohammed VI in support of Yes to the Referendum for the new constitution expected on first July in Rabat, Morocco, Wednesday June 29, 2011, as women dancing to celebrate victory before. The banner reads " La bonne Galette say yes to referendum".
People release lanterns
People release lanterns after meeting near the Old Town via facebook in Warsaw, Poland, Thursday, June 30, 2011, to mark Poland's presidency in the EU, starting July 1st.
Palestinian children play with colored parachutes
Palestinian children play with colored parachutes at an event organised by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) seeking to achieve a world record for the largest number of people flying parachutes from the ground, at a sports stadium in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip on 30 June 2011. The event was part of the 'Summer Games', a six-week summer camp organised by UNRWA to provide a recreational outlet for children in the Gaza Strip
the beach at "Playa Azul" or "Blue beach,"
A cart with foodstuffs sits on the beach at "Playa Azul" or "Blue beach," after the passage of the Tropical Storm Arlene in Tuxpan, Mexico, Thursday, June 30, 2011. The Atlantic season's first tropical storm hit Mexico's central Gulf coast Thursday, hurling heavy rains over a wide swath of the country but causing little damage.
the high cost of education in Chile
A woman participates with thousands of demonstrators in a rally to denounce the high cost of education in Chile, and to demand more investment of the State in that sector to reduce debts of students, in central Santiago, Chile, 30 June 2011. The organizers of the march of students and teachers estimated the number of participants was nationally close to 400.000 people, of whom 200.000 rally in the Chilean capital.
Singer Alicia Keys,
Singer Alicia Keys, left, poses with her wax likeness at an unveiling at Madame Tussauds in New York, Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Smoke from the Las Conchas wildfire rises
Smoke from the Las Conchas wildfire rises behind the The Valles Caldera National Preserve near Los Alamos, New Mexico June 30, 2011. The fire has charred nearly 93,000 acres of thick pine woodlands on the slopes of the Jemez Mountains since erupting on Sunday near the Los Alamos National Laboratory, and was poised to become New Mexico's largest ever wildfire by day's end.
Ilusiones de un nino duende
Members of China's Cirque Du Chengdu perform during the "Ilusiones de un nino duende" show in Bogota June 30, 2011. The show runs from June 29 to July 17 in Bogota.
"Monte Carlo."
In this film publicity image released by 20th Century Fox, from left, Leighton Meester, Selena Gomez and Katie Cassidy are shown in a scene from "Monte Carlo." (
protest making the image of a bleeding bull in Cali, Colombia
A group of demonstrators take part in a protest making the image of a bleeding bull in Cali, Colombia, 30 June 2011. During the act called "Ponte en la piel del toro" (Put yourself in the skin of the bull), half-naked demonstrators voiced their rejection to bullfighting and the politicians that supported it.
member of the Lesbian,
A member of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) community dressed in a wedding-themed outfit takes off his shoes at the end of an annual gay pride parade in Guatemala City June 25, 2011.
A soldier wearing a costume
A soldier wearing a costume to symbolise the watchdog role of the military police attends an event to commemorate the Guatemalan army's 140th anniversary on June 30, in Guatemala City June 26, 2011.
gay pride parade in Managua
A member of Movement of Sexual Diversity from Nicaragua takes part in a gay pride parade in Managua June 28, 2011. Thousands of LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) people marched to celebrate International Gay Pride Day.
Cambodian students line up
Cambodian students line up at the entrance of the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC), in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 29 June 2011. The initial hearing in Case 002 has started from 27 June 2011 and continue to 30 June 2011. The indicted persons in Case 002 are former Head of State Khieu Samphan, former Deputy Prime Minister in Charge of Foreign Affairs Ieng Sary, former Deputy Secretary of the Communist Party of Kampuchea Nuon Chea and former Minister of Social Affairs Ieng Thirith.
Smoke from the Las Conchas fire fills
Smoke from the Las Conchas fire fills the sky near the Los Alamos Laboratory in Los Alamos, N.M., Tuesday, June 28, 2011. A vicious wildfire spread through the mountains above the northern New Mexico town on Tuesday, driving thousands of people from their homes as officials at the government nuclear laboratory tried to dispel concerns about the safety of sensitive materials
flooded area after a heavy rain in Changsha
Residents walk through a flooded area after a heavy rain in Changsha, Hunan province June 28, 2011. A sudden downpour submerged parts of the major city in central China on Tuesday, turning throughways into rivers and halting transportation, in the latest case that highlights Chinese cities' woes in dealing with emergencies, Xinhua News Agency reported. Picture taken June 28, 2011
two wheeled vehicle passes
A policeman on a two wheeled vehicle passes through visitors thronging on Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China 29 June 2011. The square is the focal point of the upcoming, on, 01 July, 90th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party for which floral arrangements and a large hammer and sickle display have been installed.
parade celebrating Sexual Diversity Day
Men in costume pause for a picture during a parade celebrating Sexual Diversity Day in Managua, Nicaragua, Tuesday June 28, 2011
La Toya Jackson
La Toya Jackson waves to photographers before a signing for her new book "Starting Over," Tuesday, June 28, 2011, in Los Angeles. The memoir chronicles her relationship with her late brother Michael Jackson, as well as other aspects of her life story.
the Bullo River Station
In this undated photo provided by the Bullo River Station, cattle are mustered with the use of a helicopter and ground vehicles on the Bullo River Station in the Northern Territory, Australia. Australia's best-known Outback cattle ranch Bullo River Station has been put on the market by an owner who on Wednesday, June 29, 2011, blamed Australia's ban on livestock exports to Indonesia for destroying her livelihood.
Team Sky rider Bradley Wiggins of Britain climbs
Team Sky rider Bradley Wiggins of Britain climbs to Morzine-Avoriaz with Euskaltel team rider Samuel Sanchez of Spain during the eighth stage of the Tour de France cycling race between Station des Rousses and Morzine-Avoriaz July 11, 2010. Having learnt from last year's failure, Wiggins believes he is now fully ready to tackle a punishing Tour de France and become the first Briton to climb on to the podium on the Champs Elysees. Picture taken July 11, 2010.
Tourists from Australia sleep outside
Tourists from Australia sleep outside the ships during a 48-hour strike in the port of Piraeus, near Athens, Tuesday, June 28, 2011. Workers across Greece walked off the job Tuesday at the start of the 48-hour general strike as lawmakers debate a new round of austerity reforms designed to win the country additional rescue loans needed to avoid bankruptcy
sand sculpture
Workers put finishing touches on sand sculpture before the official opening of the International sand sculptures festival in the Black Sea coastal town of Burgas, about 390 km (246 miles) east from capital Sofia, June 28, 2011.
An activist poses for a picture in front of figures of Soviet soldiers
An activist poses for a picture in front of figures of Soviet soldiers at the base of the Soviet Army monument during the fourth Sofia Pride annual parade in Sofia June 18, 2011. Hundreds of gays, lesbians, transsexuals and supporters of gay rights participated in the parade. The figures of the monument was painted on Friday by an unknown artist to resemble comic book heroes and characters from popular culture, among them Santa Claus, Superman and Ronald McDonald.
Contestants in lavish
Contestants in lavish costumes prepare for a beauty contest at China 2011 Hair and Beauty Expo in Beijing, China 28 June 2011. China has a fast growing beauty business with, according to the show organisers, more than 24,000 beauty salons in Beijing alone
Performers wearing
Performers wearing costumes
Performers wearing costumes with the emblem of the Chinese Communist Party (CPC) wait to perform at a revolutionary songs singing event ahead of the upcoming 90th anniversary of the founding of CPC, in Chongqing municipality, June 28, 2011. China will celebrate the anniversary on July 1, 2011.
The Earth from space as it's never been streamed before... 2011-06-28
pirated DVDs
In this Monday, June 27, 2011 photo, pirated DVDs are seen on display at a street side stall in Jakarta, Indonesia. Indonesian moviegoers are facing a bleak year of second-rate foreign releases and lowbrow local productions as Hollywood, the government and movie theaters remain locked in a complicated standoff.
Motorcycle sellers
Motorcycle sellers wait for buyers at a motorcycle market in rural Qingdao city, eastern China's Shandong province, 28 June 2011. Reports state that the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) released a new list of subsidized motorcycles for rural buyers recently stating that 458 types of motorcycles were added to a list of motorbikes that can be sold to rural buyers at subsidized prices getting a 13 per cent subsidy in order to promote the living standards of rural residents and spur China's domestic consumption.
