Hangzhou Longjing Tea festival in Hangzhou city
Chinese women perform a tea ceremony at opening ceremony of Hangzhou Longjing Tea festival in Hangzhou city, China's Zhejiang province, 30 March 2012. The ceremony of the Longjing tea festival is held ahead the Chinese Tomb Sweeping Day or Qingming Festival which means farmers begin to pluck and process the Longjing tea in Spring.
'Titanic 3D'
Canadian film director James Cameron poses holding flowers during a promotional event for 'Titanic 3D' in Tokyo, Japan, 30 March 2012. Cameron's movie is re-released worldwide in 3D, just 100 years after the sinking of the Titanic on 15 April 1912. 'Titanic 3D' will open in Japanese cinemas on 04 April.
Christina Aguilera
Christina AguileraUS singer Christina Aguilera (R) and boyfriend Matt Rutler (L) attend the Oklahoma City Thunder at Los Angeles Lakers NBA basketball game in Los Angeles, California USA, 29 March 2012
protest against the government's budget proposal
A woman sits outside a closed gold shop in Calcutta, India, 30 March 2012. The All India Gems and Jewellery Trade Federation called for a country-wide shutdown for undetermined time, starting from 17 March, to protest against the government's budget proposal to increase basic customs duty on standard gold bars, gold coins and platinum by two percent.
INDONESIA-OIL-PROTEST
Indonesian labourers hold Friday prayers outside the parliament during a demonstration against the government's plan to hike prices of fuel in Jakarta on March 30, 2012. A controversial plan to hike the heavily subsidised fuel price in Indonesia was in jeopardy after parliament's second-largest party voiced last minute opposition to the move.
Actress Traci Lords
Actress Traci Lords arrives at "The Advocate 45th" celebrating the magazine's 45 years of publication in Beverly Hills, California March 29, 2012.
Leslie Birkland
Television personality Leslie Birkland arrives at "The Advocate 45th" celebrating the magazine's 45 years of publication in Beverly Hills, California March 29, 2012.
Actress Renee Olstead
Actress Renee Olstead arrives at "The Advocate 45th" celebrating the magazine's 45 years of publication in Beverly Hills, California March 29, 2012
Actress Renee Olstead
Actress Renee Olstead arrives at "The Advocate 45th" celebrating the magazine's 45 years of publication in Beverly Hills, California March 29, 2012
Actress Serinda Swan
Actress Serinda Swan shows off her henna tattoo as she arrives at "The Advocate 45th", celebrating the magazine's 45 years of publication in Beverly Hills, California March 29, 2012
Chinese label Eve's Temptation Lingerie collection 2012 during the China Fashion Week in Beijing,
A model presents a creation by Chinese label Eve's Temptation Lingerie collection 2012 during the China Fashion Week in Beijing, China, 30 March 2012. The Mercedes-Benz China Fashion Week will end on 01 April
MEXICO FASHION WEEK
A model presents a creation by Mexican designer Lydia Lavin during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in Mexico City, Mexico, 29 March 2012
Barnum & Bailey circus "Clown College"
Onlookers watch Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus "Clown College" auditions at Grand Central Terminal on February 28, 2012 in New York City. Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus performers were in the city promoting their new production "Dragons!"
WWE Divas champion Beth Phoenix signs an autograph
WWE Divas champion Beth Phoenix signs an autograph for Hayley Stewart, of Belfast, Ireland, at WWE Wrestlemania Axxess, a fan event at the Miami Beach Convention Center, Thursday, March 29, 2012 in Miami Beach, Fla. Phoenix and Eve will face Kelly Kelly and "Extra" host Maria Menounos at Wrestlemania XXVIII on Sunday at Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla.
Syrian refugees
Syrian refugees arrive into Qaa village, in northern Lebanon, March 4, 2012. Up to 2,000 refugees fleeing violence in Syria are crossing the border into northern Lebanon, according to a spokesman for the United Nations.
SOUTH KOREA DINOSAUR EXPO
Visitors tour an outdoor exhibition with life-size models of dinosaurs during the opening ceremony of the Goseong Dinosaur World Expo in the coastal town of Goseong on South Korea's southern coast, 30 March 2012. The Goseong region, home to the sites of fossilized dinosaurs, is a tentative UNESCO World Heritage site registered by the South Korean government since 2002
EL SALVADOR-TATTOO-FESTIVAL
A group of youngsters await their turn to be tattooed during the San Salvador Tattoo Fest in San Salvador on March 3, 2012. The tattoo festival aims to promote tattoo art in the rather conservative Salvadorean society.
LOTTERY-MEGAMILLIONS
Veronica Balbas holds her Mega Millions lottery tickets for Friday's draw in Lawndale, California, March 29, 2012. Lottery fever spread across the United States on Thursday with people in more than 40 states buying tickets for the Mega Millions jackpot that has reached an all-time record of $500 million, officials said
ECUADOR-FLOODS
A house is surrounded by water in the flooded hamlet of San Enrique, southwest of Quito, on March 28, 2012. Heavy rains in Ecuador have killed at least 30 people since January, while experts forecast rain until the end of May.
breast cancer surgery
In his shop in Finksburg, Maryland Vincent "Vinnie" Myers specialises on Wendy, age 72 in tattooing nipples and areolas onto women who have undergone breast cancer surgery on March 21, 2012. Using precisely mixed pigments, he creates a perfect 3-D illusion of the real thing - - and in doing so, enables women who have undergone mastectomies to feel fully like women once again. He smears a bit of pigment onto the woman's fair skin to determine if he had mixed the exact color for her complexion. On average, it takes Myers two hours to complete his work, during which he will determine the color and size of the areolas of each patient.
ECUADOR-FLOODS
People use a boat to move their belongings to dry land in the flooded Chorrera, an area in the city of Babahoyo, southwest of Quito, on March 28, 2012. Heavy rains in Ecuador have killed at least 30 people since January, while experts forecast rain until the end of May
protest against violence and insecurity in Maracaibo
Friends and fellow students of Karen Berendique with fake blood smeared on their bodies protest against violence and insecurity in Maracaibo March 29, 2012. Berendique, the 19-year-old daughter of Chilean consul Fernando Berendique, was shot dead while driving on March 17. Violent crime is a major problem in Venezuela and police have been linked to serious offenses in the past. The sign reads: "For the security of Venezuelans!".
Dr. Jack Kevorkian
Ava Janus of Troy, Mich., the sole surviving heir of Dr. Jack Kevorkian, poses with his "Thanatron" machine, in New York Thursday Oct. 27, 2011. It is scheduled to be auctioned as part of his estate, Friday Oct. 28, 2011. Kevorkian's estate is going ahead with plans to auction 17 of his paintings, including one he did with a pint of his blood, even though a suburban Boston museum is refusing to give them up.
A masked group
A masked group of London school friends aged eleven and twelve pose for photographs for the media beside the Occupy London Stock Exchange protest camp outside St Paul's Cathedral in London, Thursday, Oct. 27, 2011. The children walked past the protest camp after going to a party together where they wanted to dress up as "mini-anons". The plastic masks, which have been adopted by protesters in various countries around the world to keep their faces anonymous, represent Guy Fawkes, who attempted to blow up Britain's Houses of Parliament in the 1600s.
Seagulls are seen flying on a beach in Playa
Seagulls are seen flying on a beach in Playa del Carmen October 27, 2011. Hurricane Rina weakened to a tropical storm on Thursday as it swept toward Mexico's Caribbean coast after causing travel chaos and spurring evacuations from island resorts.
Street artist Andy Golub,
Street artist Andy Golub, arrested in July and charged with public lewdness according to his attorney Ronald Kuby, continues his series of appearances where he applies body paint to nude models by painting Katherine Onorato age 24,in the Meatpacking District of New York October 10, 2011.
the House of Torment haunted house in Austin
Jenna Idaho (L) and Josephine McAdam get ready to scare at the House of Torment haunted house in Austin, Texas October 24, 2011. The invisible whoosh-bang effect in Austin's House of Torment haunted house, recently named one of the most innovative in the country, is one example of the rekindled love affair between modern audiences and psychological horror. Picture taken October 24, 2011.
Hudson volcano
Hudson volcano is seen during a flight near Coihaique town some 1649 km (1025 miles) south of Santiago, October 27, 2011. Chile said on Wednesday it was evacuating residents from around a volcano in the country's far south after it spewed a jet of steam a kilometer into the air and seismic activity triggered an avalanche.
Russian fashion house YanaStasia
Models display a creation by Russian fashion house YanaStasia during the Volvo Fashion Week Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Oct. 27, 2011.
Bubbles the Jack Russell Terrier
Bubbles the Jack Russell Terrier is dressed as a chia pet plant during the "Doggie Howl-o-ween Costume Contest" October 27, 2011 at a hotel in Alexandria, Virginia.
the "Doggie Howl-o-ween Costume Contest"
Brussels Griffons Martha (L) and George Washington are dressed as their namesakes during the "Doggie Howl-o-ween Costume Contest" October 27, 2011 at a hotel in Alexandria, Virginia.
Fishermen secure their boat
Fishermen secure their boat in anticipation of Hurricane Rina's arrival in Cancun, Mexico, Tuesday Oct. 25, 2011. Mexican authorities set up emergency shelters and cruise ships shifted course on Tuesday as Rina strengthened off the Caribbean coast on a projected track that would carry it whirling through Cancun and the resort-filled Mayan Riviera, Mexico's most popular tourist destination.
Tropical Storm Rina in Playa del Carmen, Mexico
Tourists walk along the promenade during the approach of Tropical Storm Rina in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, Thursday Oct. 27, 2011. Rina was downgraded from a hurricane to a tropical storm Thursday afternoon after many tourists had already cut short their trips to Cancun and other Caribbean resorts ahead of what once threatened to be a Category 3 storm.
A child plays with seagulls
A child plays with seagulls at the beach in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, during the approach of Tropical Storm Rina Thursday Oct. 27, 2011. Rina was downgraded from a hurricane to a tropical storm Thursday afternoon after many tourists had already cut short their trips to Cancun and other Caribbean resorts ahead of what once threatened to be a Category 3 storm.
Pakistani girl Wajiha drives a three-wheel rickshaw in Tangi,
In this photograph taken on September 29, 2011, 11-year-old Pakistani girl Wajiha drives a three-wheel rickshaw in Tangi, a town 125 kilometres from Islamabad, in the heart of the northwestern region troubled by a Taliban insurgency. Wajiha is the only girl driving a rickshaw to earn livelihood for her family, whose father Inamuddin used to be a proud member of the paramilitary and was badly injured in a Taliban attack on a paramilitary check post in the northwestern valley of Swat in July 2006.
woman kisses her pet parrot
A Thai woman kisses her pet parrot along a flooded street in Bangkok, Thailand on Friday Oct. 28, 2011. The Chao Phraya river coursing through the capital swelled to record highs Friday, briefly flooding riverside buildings and an ornate royal complex at high tide amid fears that flood defenses could break and swamp the heart of the city.
Russian fashion house YanaStasia
Models display creations by Russian fashion house YanaStasia during the Volvo Fashion Week in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Oct. 27, 2011.
Population-demographics-world-Japan
Elderly people stroll down a shopping precinct in Tokyo on October 28, 2011. Figures released this week showed the number of Japanese citizens in the country -- as distinct from foreign residents -- has dropped for the first time since statistics began to be compiled in 1975. The population is expected to fall to 89 million by 2055, with four out of 10 classed as "elderly", according to the National Institute of Population and Social Security Research.
Cambodian boys
Cambodian boys fish on a makeshift raft at a flooded village along the Mekong river in Kandal province, Cambodia, 28 October 2011. Figures provided by the Cambodian National Committee on Disaster Management show flooding has affected 231,000 people across nearly all of the country. Around 23,000 people have been evacuated to higher ground, and many roads and buildings have suffered damage.
dogs in a container through floodwaters
A man pushes dogs in a container through floodwaters in Bangkok on October 28, 2011. Floods that have sparked an exodus from the Thai capital crept closer to the city centre on October 28, but hopes grew that emergency barriers would prevent a major overflow from Bangkok's main river.
youths hold photographs of their missing family
Relatives of disappeared Kashmiri youths hold photographs of their missing family members as they take part in a sit-in protest in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir, 28 October 2011. The Association of Parents of Disappeared Persons (APDP) organized the protest against the state government seeking the whereabouts of thousands of people who have allegedly disappeared in custody since a separatist rebellion broke out in 1989 in Kashmir. According to APDP around 8,000 persons went missing after being arrested allegedly by Indian forces
new iPhone 4S
People dressed in yellow, Telenet's color, queue up outside a Telenet store for the launch of the new iPhone 4S in Antwerp, Belgium, 28 October 2011. The first twenty people to enter the store at 8am (CET), totally dressed in yellow, will receive a free Iphone 4s
Tuk Tuk in floodwaters in Bangkok
A Thai man drives a Tuk Tuk in floodwaters in Bangkok, Thailand, Thursday Oct. 27, 2011. Clambering aboard bamboo rafts and army trucks, residents living on the heavily inundated outskirts of Bangkok fled waterlogged homes Thursday as floodwaters inched closer to the heart of the threatened Thai capital and foreign governments urged their citizens to avoid all but essential travel.
People stand on a flooded street
People stand on a flooded street by Wat Trimit temple in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, Oct. 28, 2011. Most of Bangkok remained dry and most of its more than 9 million residents were staying put to protect their homes. Still, uncertainty over the capital's fate and the start of a government-declared five-day holiday fueled an exodus of people fearing the worst who clogged highways and air terminals to get out of town.
Thai people sell rubber boots
Thai people sell rubber boots along floodwaters in Bangkok, Thailand on Friday Oct. 28, 2011. The main river coursing through Thailand's capital swelled to record highs Friday, briefly flooding riverside buildings and an ornate royal complex at high tide amid fears that flood defenses could break and swamp the heart of the city.
A foreign visitor joins hundreds of Thai volunteers
A foreign visitor joins hundreds of Thai volunteers to pack foodstuffs and sanitary items ready for flood victims in a sports hall in Bangkok, Thailand, 28 October 2011. An enforced holiday sent people fleeing the Thai capital as advised by the government, while hundreds of volunteers flocked to aid centers to donate their time preparing food and water and other flood supplies, to prepare for the days to come as the Chao Phraya River flowing through Bangkok rose to 2.47 metres early 28 October, three centimetres below flood barriers, a Bangkok Metropolitan Administration spokesman said, adding that the water would be higher on 29 and 30 October, with fears the city's flood defences could break and swamp the capital.
Thai residents balance ..
Thai residents balance on a lane divider at Pin Klao bridge in Bangkok, Thailand on Friday Oct. 28, 2011. The Chao Phraya river, the main river coursing through Thailand's capital, swelled to record highs Friday, briefly flooding riverside buildings and an ornate royal complex at high tide amid fears that flood defenses could break and swamp the heart of the city.
people gather near bodies of Shiite Muslims kill
In this Sept. 20, 2011 file photo, people gather near bodies of Shiite Muslims killed in the sectarian violence in Mastung near Quetta, Pakistan. Sectarian violence has been common in Pakistan since the 1980s, but the emergence of al-Qaida and the Taliban _ Sunni extremists who also despise Shiites _ since 2005, has led to a more violence, with Shiites far more commonly targetted.
Hundreds of volunteers fill a sports hall packing emergency
Hundreds of volunteers fill a sports hall packing emergency aid bags to be distributed to flood victims ready for Bangkok peak flood days, in Bangkok, Thailand, 28 October 2011. An enforced holiday sent people fleeing the Thai capital as advised by the government, while hundreds of volunteers flocked to aid centers to donate their time preparing food and water and other flood supplies, to prepare for the days to come as the Chao Phraya River flowing through Bangkok rose to 2.47 metres early 28 October, three centimetres below flood barriers, a Bangkok Metropolitan Administration spokesman said, adding that the water would be higher on 29 and 30 October, with fears the city's flood defences could break and swamp the capital.
the Volvo Fashion Week in Moscow,
Models present creations by Russian fashion house YanaStasia during the Volvo Fashion Week in Moscow, Russia, 27 October 2011. The Volvo Fashion Week runs from 26 to 31 October 2011.
pure gold 2012 calendar
An employee of Japan's jeweller Ginza Tanaka looks at a pure gold 2012 calendar commemorating the 110th anniversary of Walt Disney during a press conference in Tokyo on October 28, 2011. The calendar will go on sale in November at a price of 60 million yen (USD 790,000) to commemorate the 110th anniversary of Walt Disney.
Queen Elizabeth II
Queen Elizabeth II sitting with Commonwealth Heads of Governement watching the Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard deliver a speech shown the big screen during the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Perth, Friday, Oct. 28, 2011. The three-day biennial gathering is chaired by Australian Prime Minister, Julia Gillard and concludes on October 30
Singer Alicia Keys
Singer Alicia Keys (L) sings with Coco Lee (C) and her husband Bruce Rockowitz, President and CEO of Li & Fung Ltd, and his two daughters, during Lee and Rockowitz's wedding in Hong Kong October 27, 2011. Picture taken October 27, 2011.
Roman Catholic
Roman Catholic priest Fr. Robert Reyes, left, leads the interfaith prayers with Muslims near the Presidential Palace Friday Oct. 28, 2011 in Manila, Philippines. The prayer protest was held to call for peace following the military's launching of air strikes and military operations after one of the worst clashes in three years with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) this month killed 26 soldiers, three policemen and an undetermined number of Muslim rebels. Close to 30,000 civilians have been displaced in the ongoing operation, officials said.
Filipino Muslims
Filipino Muslims hold their Friday prayers near the Presidential Palace as Christians wait for their turn in the background during a "Prayer-for-Peace" rally Friday Oct. 28, 2011 in Manila, Philippines. The prayer protest was held to call for peace following the military's launching of air strikes and military operations after one of the worst clashes in three years with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) this month killed 26 soldiers, three policemen and an undetermined number of Muslim rebels. Close to 30,000 civilians have been displaced in the ongoing operation, officials said.
renovate the border fence between the U.S.
A crane is seen as workers renovate the border fence between the U.S. and Mexico in Tijuana October 27, 2011.
People hold their babies ...
People hold their babies as they wait to bath them at Sitti Fatimah hospital in Makassar October 28, 2011. The United Nations predicted that on October 31, the world population will hit seven billion people.
Sri Lankan women
Sri Lankan women stand on a boat as they cross the Kelani river, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, Oct. 28, 2011.(
the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Perth
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, sitting second left, is joined by Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma, sitting left, Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard, sitting second right, Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar, sitting right, and leaders from other Commonwealth nations for the official photo of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Perth, Australia, Friday, Oct. 28, 2011
Mothers hold their babies
Mothers hold their babies after bathing them at Sitti Fatimah hospital in Makassar October 28, 2011. The United Nations predicted that on October 31, the world population will hit seven billion people.
