A dust storm rolls into the Phoenix area
A dust storm rolls into the Phoenix area Monday evening, July 18, 2011. The dust wall was about 3,000 feet (900 meters) high and created winds of 25 to 30 mph (40 to 48 kph), with gusts of up to 40 mph (64 kph), said Austin Jamison, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service
A haboob passes by Sky Harbor International Airport
A haboob passes by Sky Harbor International Airport as it heads north to downtown Phoenix Monday, July 18, 2011. The dust wall was about 3,000 feet high and created winds of 25 to 30 mph, with gusts of up to 40 mph, said Austin Jamison, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service. Visibility was down to less than a quarter-mile in some areas, he said.
Newly arrived Somali
Newly arrived Somali internally displaced women wait for their turn to receive food as a soldier tries to control the crowd at a new settlement in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, 20 July 2011. United Nations on 20 July officially declared famine in two southern regions in Somalia as the Horn of Africa region continues to suffer from the worst drought in 60 years. Tens of thousands of Somalis are feared dead in a famine caused by consecutive droughts over the last few years in the country. The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) says 11.3 million people are in need of food assistance.
Youths applaud
Youths applaud as they participate in a peaceful protest in Minsk, July 20, 2011. Over recent weeks activists have gathered on Wednesday's in the Belarussian capital Minsk to silently demonstrate against the government in an event called "Revolution through social networks". Dozens gathered to take part in the event, with several people detained.
Tourists leave the airport in Herakleion
Tourists leave the airport in Herakleion, Crete, Greece, on foot carrying their bags while taxi owners, who are on strike, blockaded both entrances, on 19 July 2011. Taxi owners across Greece have stopped working in opposition to a government decision to completely liberalize the sector.
taxi owners strike
Taxis queued from one side to the other on the Rion-Antirion bridge, in Peloponnese, southern Greece, during a taxi owners strike, on 20 July 2011. Taxi owners in all Greece are on strike for third straight day in reaction to a government decision completely liberalising the sector, such as aquiring a license for a cab via only an application.
couple relaxes
A couple relaxes on a small beach during a hot summer day at a park in the Brooklyn borough of New York July 20, 2011. A stifling heat wave in the nation's midsection continued on Tuesday, closing government buildings that lacked air-conditioning and prompting warnings to residents to keep as cool as possible.
hot summer day
A man suns himself during a hot summer day at a park in the Brooklyn borough of New York July 20, 2011. A stifling heat wave in the nation's midsection continued on Tuesday, closing government buildings that lacked air-conditioning and prompting warnings to residents to keep as cool as possible.
Northern Arizona, USA
This undated image courtesy of Meteor Crater, Northern Arizona, USA, shows an aerial view of Meteor Crater, near Winslow, Ariz. The world's best-preserved meteor impact site is an intriguing piece of natural history. Nearly a mile wide and over 550 feet deep, the crater isn't close to being the largest in the world _ Vredefort Dome in South Africa is over 180 miles wide _ but is impressive because limited erosion has left it virtually intact.
Arizona State Parks
This undated photo courtesy of Arizona State Parks shows visitors swimming at Slide Rock State Park in Ariz. Considered one of the nation's top swimming holes, Slide Rock Park features a natural chute where swimmers can slide down the slippery bottom and some great spots along the creek to just wade or swim.
vendors carry gas cylinders
Egyptian street vendors carry gas cylinders on their way to work at Tahrir Square in Cairo July 20, 2011. Egypt will swear in a new cabinet soon when Prime Minister Essam Sharaf recovers from a drop in blood pressure and returns to work. Sharaf had been under pressure from protesters camped out in central Cairo since July 8 demanding faster reforms and speedy trials of ousted President Hosni Mubarak and his aides, accused of corruption or killing protesters.
Women sun themselves
Women sun themselves during a hot summer day at a park in the Brooklyn borough of New York July 20, 2011. A stifling heat wave in the nation's midsection continued on Tuesday, closing government buildings that lacked air-conditioning and prompting warnings to residents to keep as cool as possible.
A Colombian soldier
A Colombian soldier dressed in camouflage smiles before the start of a military parade marking the 201st anniversary of Colombia's independence from Spain, in Bogota, Colombia, Wednesday July 20, 2011. A viewing stand was set up in the Plaza de Bolivar for Colombia’s President Juan Santos and his cabinet where they watched an estimated 5,000 members of the military and police march past in the two-hour long parade.
the Colonial Zone in Santo Domingo
Tourists visit the Colonial Zone in Santo Domingo July 20, 2011. Dominican Republic received 33 percent of the 13.7 million tourists that visited Central America and Caribbean islands in 2010, local media reported.
A company of soldiers sit in formation
A company of soldiers sit in formation as they wait for the start of a military parade marking the 201st anniversary of Colombia's independence from Spain, in Bogota, Colombia, Wednesday July 20, 2011. A viewing stand was set up in the Plaza de Bolivar for Colombia’s President Juan Santos and his cabinet where they watched an estimated 5,000 members of the military and police march past in the two-hour long parade.
Libyan women
Libyan women hold their children at a beach in Tripoli, Libya, Wednesday, July 20, 2011. The White House says it is up to the Libyan people to decide whether longtime leader Moammar Gadhafi can stay in Libya if he steps down from power. White House spokesman Jay Carney says the U.S. continues to believe that Gadhafi has lost legitimacy and needs to give up power.(
keep cool in the water
Jake Tatro and Dana Dubois try to keep cool in the water at North Avenue Beach in Chicago, July 20, 2011. The heat index is expected to exceed 110 degrees Fahrenheit or 43 degrees Celsius.
shade under a tree
A woman sits in the shade under a tree along the water near North Avenue Beach in Chicago, July 20, 2011. The heat index is expected to exceed 110 degrees fahrenheit or 43 degrees celsius.
Libyan child
A Libyan child plays in the surf at a beach in Tripoli, Libya, Wednesday, July 20, 2011. The White House says it is up to the Libyan people to decide whether longtime leader Moammar Gadhafi can stay in Libya if he steps down from power. White House spokesman Jay Carney says the U.S. continues to believe that Gadhafi has lost legitimacy and needs to give up power.(
Two Colombian children
Two Colombian children with painted faces are seen during the celebrations of Independence Day in Bogota, July 20, 2011.
Men and women
Men and women take part in an exercise class in a public park in Barcelona, Wednesday, July 20, 2011.
the painted slogan "No to war"
A dog showing the painted slogan "No to war" walks around indigenous people during a march in Toribio, western Colombia, Wednesday, July 20, 2011. At least 2000 people demonstrated against the recent attacks of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, and the Government's plan to build a new Colombian Army facility in indigenous territory.
USA COMIC CON 2011
Fans take in the attractions of the Comic Con's preview night in San Diego, California, USA, 20 July 2011. Comic Con is billed as the largest comic book convention in the world and has been based in San Diego since 1970.
Vernal Falls in Yosemite
A hiker takes a photo from the top of Vernal Falls in Yosemite Wednesday July 20, 2011. A man and a woman crossed a metal barricade above the 317-foot Vernal Fall on Tuesday, making their way over slick granite to a rock on the edge of the swift Merced River trying to pose for a picture. Instead they burned a horrifying image into the memories of everyone who saw.
crossed this metal barricade ..
A man and a woman crossed this metal barricade above the 317-foot Vernal Fall on Tuesday, July 19, 2011 making their way over slick granite at the waters edge of the Merced River at the top of of the falls. The top of Vernal Fall is always treacherous, and is especially so this year because of the record snowmelt now under way. A metal barricade separates hikers from the river where it pools before crashing over the precipice.
Vernal Fall in Yosemite
Hikers on the Mist Trail to Vernal Fall in Yosemite are seen Wednesday July 20, 2011 after the trail was reopened. A man and a woman crossed a metal barricade above the 317-foot Vernal Fall on Tuesday, making their way over slick granite to a rock on the edge of the swift Merced River trying to pose for a picture. Instead they burned a horrifying image into the memories of everyone who saw
rainfall in Kolkata, India
People take shelter beside a shop as a man pushes his cycle past, during rainfall in Kolkata, India, Thursday, July 21, 2011. Monsoon rains, that lash India from June to September, are considered crucial for farmers whose crops feed millions of people
free medical treatment at Kuntha Bopha Hospital in Phnom Penh
People wait with their children for free medical treatment at Kuntha Bopha Hospital in Phnom Penh July 21, 2011. The Southeast Asia region has different levels of health care from countries such as Laos and Cambodia, which depend on donor funding, to countries such as Malaysia and the Philippines where tax-funded health coverage is relatively extensive.
the Peruvian Yuyachkani theatre company shows
A handout picture provided by the Peruvian Yuyachkani theatre company shows on 19 July 2011 shows members of Yuyachkani performing the play 'Sin Titulo' (Untitled) in Lima, Peru, 19 July 2011. The company, one of the most important in Latin America, celebrated its 40th anniversary with a parade at Arms Square in Lima, Peru, on 19 July.
Hindu devotees
Hindu devotees queue up to enter the Pashupatinath temple to mark the Shrawan Sombar festival in Kathmandu July 18, 2011. The festival lasts for a month, during which devotees worship Lord Shiva and pray for happiness for their families.
visit in New Delhi
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, center, poses with children of U.S. Embassy employees during a visit in New Delhi, India Wednesday, July 20, 2011.
gold goods for customers at a gold shop in Bangkok's
An ethnic Chinese-Thai man picks up gold goods for customers at a gold shop in Bangkok's Chinatown, Thailand, 20 July 2011. Thailand markets saw a price hike on July 20, in gold bars to buy at 22,450 Thai baht (529.5 euro) per baht-weight for gold bar and the selling price was set at 22,550 Thai baht (532 euro) per baht-weight for gold bar, according to the Thai Gold Traders Association. While the price of global gold breached the key 1,600-dollar-an ounce mark to hit a record high, stock markets are under selling pressure in what is shaping up to be a critical week particularly in Europe and the United States because the international state of finances is unstable
swimming inside 63 Sea World Aquarium
Swimmers perform synchronized swimming inside 63 Sea World Aquarium at a promotional dive for entertaining summer vacation visitors in Seoul July 20, 2011.
Somali women
Two Somali women holding their babies, clustered with many other recent refugees between two food tents, plead with a relief worker to be chosen to receive servings of food at the Kobe refugee camp on July 19, 2011. The women were part of group of Somali refugees who had recently crossed the border into southern Ethiopian. Ethiopian authorities and non-governmental organizations have accomodated almost 25,000 refugees at the camp since it was set up less then three weeks ago. Thousands of Somalis have fled in recent months to neighbouring Ethiopia and Kenya in search of food and water, with many dying along the way, as the region suffers what the UN has described as the worst drought in decades.
A group of Somali refugees
A group of Somali refugees walk together to an aid distribution point at the Kobe refugee camp near the Ethiopia-Somalia border on July 19, 2011. Ethiopian authorities and non-governmental organizations have accomodated almost 25,000 refugees at the camp since it was set up less then three weeks ago. Thousands of Somalis have fled in recent months to neighbouring Ethiopia and Kenya in search of food and water, with many dying along the way, as the region suffers what the UN has described as the worst drought in decades.
Somali refugees
Somali refugees who recently crossed the border from Somalia into southern Ethiopia cluster between two food tents as they wait to be called to collect food aid at the Kobe refugee camp on July 19, 2011. Ethiopian authorities and non-governmental organizations have accommodated almost 25,000 refugees at the camp since it was set up less then three weeks ago. Thousands of Somalis have fled in recent months to neighbouring Ethiopia and Kenya in search of food and water, with many dying along the way, as the region suffers what the UN has described as the worst drought in decades.
An areal view taken on July 19, 2011 shows the Dolo Ado refugee camp
An areal view taken on July 19, 2011 shows the Dolo Ado refugee camp in southern Ethiopia surrounded by arid lanscape. The UN refugee agency said on July 19 that death rates among refugees arriving in Ethiopia's Dolo Ado area reached 7.4 deaths per 10,000 in June, 15 times more than the baseline rate in sub-Sahara Africa. The United Nations said on July 20, 2011 that famine has hit two parts of rebel-held Somalia, with up to 350,000 people affected in the most severe food crisis in Africa for two decades. The extreme drought is affecting more than 10 million people in the Horn of Africa
Indian labourers
Indian labourers walk as they hold paddy seedlings to be planted in a paddy field at the village of Suchate Garh near the border to Pakistan, about 25km from the northern Indian city of Jammu, 20 July 2011. Rice is the principal crop grown in India, and the country ranks second only to China in world rice production. Sowing has begun earlier than usual this year due to the early onset of the annual monsoon rains that feed the farms which provide a livelihood for more than 60 per cent of India's 1,1 billion people
Harry Potter
Harry Potter film star Matthew Lewis, who played Neville Longbottom, center back, is joined on stage with fans at the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney, Australia, Tuesday, July 19, 2011. Lewis was in Sydney to take part in a preview of "Harry Potter: the Exhibition," which is due to start November 19, 2011.(
AXE Shower
AXE Shower, from left, actress Emma Stone, director Will Gluck, and actors Mila Kunis, Justin Timberlake and Jenna Elfman attend the "Friends With Benefits" worldwide premiere, sponsored by AXE Shower, at the Ziegfeld Theatre, Monday, July 18, 2011 in New York.
Australian Museum..giant wombat
A handout photo by the Australian Museum released on 19 July 2011 shows a prehistoric marsupial Diprotodon optatum, also know as giant wombat, reconstruction at the Museum in Sydney, Australia. Palaeontologists have recently unearthed the complete skeletal remains of a diprotodon at a dig at Burketown, Northern Australia. The giant wombat, weighing three tons and stretching up to 14ft long roamed the Australian continent between 25,000 and two million years ago
new iPhone 4
A customer tries out the new iPhone 4 at Apple Inc's store in the Ginza district of Tokyo in this June 24, 2010 file photo. Apple Inc is expected to report another dazzling quarter on July 19, 2011, propelled by strong demand for its perennial bestseller iPhone and the new, thinner iPad 2 tablets. Apple shares rose nearly 2.5 percent on Monday to close at a record high of $373.80 on expectations that the company will beat analysts' forecasts for the fiscal third-quarter, which saw an easing of the supply constraints surrounding the iPad 2.
Swimsuit Supermodel
John Legend,(R), Grammy Award Winning Recording Star, Chrissy Teigen (C), Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Supermodel and Neila Granzoti Rudden, Designer after the presentation of diNeila Brazil swimwear at the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2012 at the Raleigh Hotel in South Beach, Florida, USA, 18 July 2011
Swimsuit Models pose with Chrissy Teigen
Swimsuit Models pose with Chrissy Teigen , Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Supermodel(Front L) and Designer Neila Rudden after during the presentation of diNeila Brazil swimwear at the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2012 at the Raleigh Hotel in South Beach, Florida, USA, 18 July 2011.
mass wedding ceremony in Jakarta
Indonesian bridal couples raise their hands during a mass wedding ceremony in Jakarta, Indonesia on 19 July 2011. More than 4,000 underprivileged couples were legally joined together in matrimony in a mass wedding ceremony held in Senayan Stadium, South Jakarta. The 4,501 couples wedded were from low-income families across the capital who had already been married in religious ceremonies, but were unable to obtain certificates because they could not afford to pay the administration fees. The youngest new couple were a pair of 16-years-olds, while the oldest love-struck bride and groom were both 86
Wireless electric trams
wireless electric tram
People pose in front of a wireless electric tram during its launch ceremony at Seoul Grand Park in Gwacheon, south of Seoul, July 19, 2011. The Seoul Metropolitan Government and the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) manufactured the tram using a new technology called the On-Line Electric Vehicle (OLEV) system which is remotely charged via electromagnetic fields created by electric cables buried beneath the road. Seoul Grand Park started to run three new wireless electric trams which consume no fossil fuels and do not require any overhead wires or cables. They replaced old diesel-powered carts, local media reported on Tuesday.
