flooding-hit mosque at Doung village
Cambodia Muslims get off from from a wooden boat after they come back from a flooding-hit mosque at Doung village, some 18 kilometers (11 miles) north of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2011. Flash floods, the worst to hit Cambodia since 2000, have killed at least 150 people in this Southeast Asian nation since August, the government said.
Villagers queue for drinking water
Villagers queue for drinking water at a partially flooded street in Hagonoy, Bulacan province, north of Manila October 4, 2011. Rescue helicopters and boats distributed food, water and medicine to thousands of Filipinos marooned in flooded towns north of the capital on Monday and authorities said water levels were starting to recede. Wide areas of rice-producing Bulacan and Pampanga provinces have been submerged since late last week after the Philippines was hit by two typhoons. A third storm may develop this week.
Wat Chaiwatthanaram, can be seen after floods hit
The old Siamese royal capital built in 1630, Wat Chaiwatthanaram, can be seen after floods hit, in Ayutthaya province, about 90km north of Bangkok, Thailand, 04 October 2011. More than 2.4 million peoples are struggling with floodwater, as 224 people have been confirmed dead according to the Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department
BYU engineering students and nicknamed "Electric Blue"
In a Sept. 14, 2011, photo provided by Brigham Young University, an electric car designed and built by BYU engineering students and nicknamed "Electric Blue" stands on the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah. The car set a world land speed record for its weight class last month at Bonneville after averaging 155.8 mph over its two qualifying runs.
typhoon Nesat's onslaught, which also flooded central Manila
Filipino workers carry sandbags along a destroyed seawall at the scenic Roxas boulevard in Manila, Philippines, on 04 October 2011. President Benigno Aquino III and his cabinet have created rehabilitation plans for the areas affected by the recent typhoons Nesat and Nalgae. According to the Office of Civil Defense, typhoon Nalgae has so far left one person dead, while 57 people died and 30 were missing in typhoon Nesat's onslaught, which also flooded central Manila.
Fullsize replicas
Fullsize replicas of fossilised dinosaurs are installed in a shopping centre to promote a new theme park in central Beijing, China, 04 October 2011. Mainland Chinese enjoy one of their main annual periods of leisure during the National Day holiday week which began 01 October.
Fullsize replicas of fossilised dinosaurs
Fullsize replicas of fossilised dinosaurs are installed in a shopping centre to promote a new theme park in central Beijing, China, 04 October 2011. Mainland Chinese enjoy one of their main annual periods of leisure during the National Day holiday week which began 01 October.
John Wayne..costumes and personal memorabilia owned by "The Duke"
A Western saddle and stand owned by actor John Wayne (estimated price USD $40,000-$60,000) is on display at an auction preview of items owned by the iconic American film star, October 3, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. More than 700 awards, scripts, costumes and personal memorabilia owned by "The Duke" will be auctioned by Heritage Auctions on October 7 in Los Angeles.
Steve Jobs speaks on stage, with the Shanghai Apple store
Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs speaks on stage, with the Shanghai Apple store displayed on screen, at Apple's music-themed September media event in San Francisco, California in this September 1, 2010, file photo. Apple Inc co-founder and former CEO Jobs, counted among the greatest American CEOs of his generation, died on October 5, 2011 at the age of 56, after a years-long and highly public battle with cancer and other health issues.
Candles, flowers, and an iPhone with Steve Jobs photo
Candles, flowers, and an iPhone with Steve Jobs photo displayed, are seen in remembrance of Steve Jobs, founder and former CEO of Apple Inc, outside the Apple Store at West 66th Street on October 5, 2011 in New York City.Jobs, 56, passed away October 5, 2011 after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. Jobs co-founded Apple in 1976 and is credited, along with Steve Wozniak, with marketing the world's first personal computer in addition to the popular iPod, iPhone and iPad.
Cory Moll,..holding a message thanking Steve Jobs
Cory Moll, an employee of the downtown Apple stoe in San Francisco, stands outside of the facility holding a message thanking Steve Jobs on October 5, 2011 in California. Apple founder and visionary Steve Jobs died from cancer on Wednesday, october 5, 2011, aged just 56, a premature end for a man who revolutionized modern culture and changed forever the world's relationship to technology through inventions such as the iPad and iPhone
