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Reuters - Sun Sep 3, 2:57 AM ET
A butterfly sucks nectar from a cosmos at Hamarikyu Park in Tokyo September 3, 2006. About 150,000 cosmos are blooming at the park until around mid-September. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao (JAPAN) -
Reuters - Thu Aug 31, 6:39 AM ET
A girl looks under water in a swimming pool during a training course at an athlete training school in Shanghai August 31, 2006. Some 20 children, aged 7 to 12, train at the school as amateur divers. Children educated in this school not only receive diving training but also study the same general courses as other preliminary school students. Those who have outstanding performances in diving are admitted to professional teams and prepare to compete in various competitions. Wu Minxia, an Olympic gold medallist, used to be a student at the school. REUTERS/Aly Song (CHINA) -
Reuters - Fri Sep 1, 8:07 AM ET
A woman wearing a traditional Bernese Sunday costume looks towards the Jungfrau mountain in Interlaken September 1, 2006. The three-day Unspunnen festival in the Bernese Oberland with alpine wrestlers, stone throwers, yodellers and Swiss in traditional costumes is held near the resort of Interlaken for the ninth time from September 1-3. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth (SWITZERLAND) -
Reuters - Wed Aug 30,10:22 AM ET
An artist performs during the dress rehearsal of the latest production 'Dralion' by Cirque Du Soleil in Berlin August 29, 2006. The group of 62 international artists start their show on August 30 in the German capital. REUTERS/Tobias Schwarz (GERMANY) -
Reuters - Fri Aug 25, 5:50 PM ET
An artist performs during the world premiere of the classical opera 'Ca Ira' in Poznan August 25, 2006. The opera, titled in French which translates to 'There is Hope' and written by ex-frontman of the Pink Floyd rock group Roger Waters, was inspired by the French revolution and is performed in Poland as part of the Poznan Uprising's 50th anniversary. REUTERS/Katarina Stoltz (POLAND) -
AP - Mon Aug 28, 11:11 PM ET
A participant in costume parades through the street during the Notting Hill Carnival, London, Monday, Aug. 28, 2006. (AP Photo/Sang Tan) -
AP - Wed Aug 30, 6:57 AM ET
Pigs make their way through a snowy landscape near the Alpine village of Schruns in the western Austrian province of Vorarlberg, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2006. The unusual cold weather caused snowfall in higher regions of the Austrian Alps. (AP Photo/Dietmar Stiplovsek) -
Reuters - Wed Aug 30, 3:26 PM ET
A panda approaches her four week-old cub at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in China's western province of Sichuan August 30, 2006. REUTERS/Nir Elias (CHINA) -
AP - Tue Aug 29, 10:19 PM ET
In this photo provided by the Empire Expo Center, the sun sets behind the Ferris Wheel at the New York State Fair Tuesday, Aug. 29, in Geddes, N.Y. (AP Photo/Empire Expo Center, Mike Okoniewski) -
Reuters - Wed Aug 30, 9:12 AM ET
A reveller is covered in tomato pulp during the annual 'Tomatina' (tomato fight) in the Mediterranean village of Bunol, near Valencia, August 30, 2006. The origin of the tomato fight is disputed - everyone in Bunol seems to have a favourite story - but most agree it started around 1940, in the early years of the dictatorship of General Francisco Franco. REUTERS/Marcelo del Pozo (SPAIN) -
AP - Sun Aug 27, 3:48 PM ET
In this photo provided by Empire Expo Center, artist Dave Henderson works on a sand sculptor Sunday, Aug. 27, 2006, at the New York State Fair in Geddes, N.Y. The annual sand sculpture is a fair favorite at this annual event that ends Labor Day. (AP Photo/Empire Expo Center, Mike Okoniewski) -
AP - Tue Aug 29, 5:39 PM ET
In this photo provided by the Empire Expo Center, Sandy Hitchcock, of Frankilin, N.Y., reacts to having her picture taken with a sea lion at the New York State Fair on Tuesday, Aug. 29, in Geddes, N.Y. The animal is part of the free Sea Lion show at the fair. (AP Photo/Empire Expo Center, Mike Okoniewski) -
Reuters - Sat Aug 26, 1:09 PM ET
Girls dance as they are surrounded by balloons during the Budapest Parade in Budapest August 26, 2006. The end-of-summer music parade featured 35 trucks and thousands of people attended a downtown procession which went towards Budapest's city park. REUTERS/Laszlo Balogh (HUNGARY) -
AFP - Sun Sep 3, 7:35 PM ET
Hang ten : Tiago Pires of Portugal competes during the Buondi Billabong Pro World Qualifiying Series at the Ribeira Dilhas beach in Ericeira, 40km north west from Lisbon. (AFP/Nicolas Asfouri) -
Reuters - Mon Sep 4, 9:51 AM ET
Victo, a 10-year-old male Proboscis monkey (Nasalis larvatus), pauses during an afternoon token feeding session at the Singapore Zoo September 4, 2006. REUTERS/Tim Chong (SINGAPORE) -
Reuters - Sun Sep 3, 2:13 PM ET
Participates of the 'Regata Storica' (Historical Regatta) row their boat in front of San Giorgio Magiore and the Salute church in Venice September 3, 2006. On the first Sunday of every September, hundreds of Venetians pile into the long boats that have plied the city's canals for centuries for the 'Regata Storica' (Historical Regatta), a historical procession commemorates the welcome given to Caterina Cornaro, wife of the King of Cyprus, in 1489 after she renounced her throne in favour of Venice. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch (ITALY) -
Reuters - Sat Sep 2, 7:34 PM ET
Suslei, from Venezuela, takes part in the second world meeting of Body Art in Caracas September 2, 2006. REUTERS/Jorge Silva (VENEZUELA) -
AFP - Wed Sep 6, 9:22 PM ET
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AFP - Wed Sep 6, 9:21 PM ET
Crowning moment : (AFP/Maxim Marmur) -
AFP - Wed Sep 6, 9:16 PM ET
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AFP - Wed Sep 6, 7:07 PM ET
Colorful clown : A clown fish swims in a tank at the show room of the third nuclear power plant during the security exercise in Huntsun, Pingtung county, southern Taiwan. (AFP/Sam Yeh) -
AFP - Wed Sep 6, 4:02 PM ET
Nylon's style : A model parades a hat by milliner Richard Nylon at Melbourne Spring Fashion Week which is running in conjuction with Australian Fashion Week, in Melbourne. (AFP/William West) -
AFP - Wed Sep 6, 4:02 PM ET
Tarifa turbines : Wind turbines off the coast of Tarifa, southern Spain. (AFP/Jose Luis Roca) -
AFP - Wed Sep 6, 4:01 PM ET
Melbourne fashion : A model parades a hat by milliner Richard Nylon at Melbourne Spring Fashion Week which is running in conjuction Australian Fashion Week, in Melbourne. (AFP/William West) -
AFP - Wed Sep 6, 4:01 PM ET
Swimming lion : A lion fish swims in the tank at the show room of the third nuclear power plant during the security exercise in Huntsun, Pingtung county, southern Taiwan. (AFP/Sam Yeh)