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Indian Summer Festival 2013 in 101 Pics

admin — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:34:57 +0000

Indian Summer Festival is an annual festival, held in the Dutch village Broek op Langedijk. This year Indian Summer Festival was celebrating its 12,5 year anniversary with a double party; for the first time the festival was a multi-day event with campsite. And that was last weekend. One of the best Party Photographers, Rutger Geerling, was at the festival to make some great pictures of artists like Within Temptation, MC Haits, Lindsey Stirling, Ben Liebrand, Blaudzun, Lucien Foort, The Subs, Bloody Beatroots, 10 Years of Housequake and The Prodigy. And Rutger dropped again a link in our mailbox with the 101 best pictures of the 2013 edition of Indian Summer Festival. More awesome pictures from Rutger? Like his Facebook page!

Indian Summer Festival 2013 - Photo by: Rudgr.com.

MC Haits - Indian Summer Festival 2013 - Photo by: Rudgr.com.

Indian Summer Festival 2013 - Photo by: Rudgr.com.

Lindsey Stirling - Indian Summer Festival 2013 - Photo by: Rudgr.com.

Indian Summer Festival 2013 - Photo by: Rudgr.com.

MC Haits - Indian Summer Festival 2013 - Photo by: Rudgr.com.

Indian Summer Festival 2013 - Photo by: Rudgr.com.

Ben Liebrand - Indian Summer Festival 2013 - Photo by: Rudgr.com.

Indian Summer Festival 2013 - Photo by: Rudgr.com.

Blaudzun - Indian Summer Festival 2013 - Photo by: Rudgr.com.

Within Temptation - Indian Summer Festival 2013 - Photo by: Rudgr.com.

Indian Summer Festival 2013 - Photo by: Rudgr.com.

Lucien Foort ft. Eller van Buuren - Indian Summer Festival 2013 - Photo by: Rudgr.com.

Indian Summer Festival 2013 - Photo by: Rudgr.com.

Guus Meeuwis - Indian Summer Festival 2013 - Photo by: Rudgr.com.

The Subs - Indian Summer Festival 2013 - Photo by: Rudgr.com.

Indian Summer Festival 2013 - Photo by: Rudgr.com.

Bloody Beatroots - Indian Summer Festival 2013 - Photo by: Rudgr.com.

Indian Summer Festival 2013 - Photo by: Rudgr.com.

Handsome Poets - Indian Summer Festival 2013 - Photo by: Rudgr.com.

Indian Summer Festival 2013 - Photo by: Rudgr.com.

Lady Bee - Indian Summer Festival 2013 - Photo by: Rudgr.com.

Indian Summer Festival 2013 - Photo by: Rudgr.com.

Nielson - Indian Summer Festival 2013 - Photo by: Rudgr.com.

Memphis Maniacs - Indian Summer Festival 2013 - Photo by: Rudgr.com.

Indian Summer Festival 2013 - Photo by: Rudgr.com.

10 Years of Housequake - Indian Summer Festival 2013 - Photo by: Rudgr.com.

Mc Fit - Indian Summer Festival 2013 - Photo by: Rudgr.com.

Indian Summer Festival 2013 - Photo by: Rudgr.com.

The Opposites - Indian Summer Festival 2013 - Photo by: Rudgr.com.

Indian Summer Festival 2013 - Photo by: Rudgr.com.

The Opposites - Indian Summer Festival 2013 - Photo by: Rudgr.com.

Indian Summer Festival 2013 - Photo by: Rudgr.com.

Kane - Indian Summer Festival 2013 - Photo by: Rudgr.com.

Feest DJ Ruud - Indian Summer Festival 2013 - Photo by: Rudgr.com.

dEUS - Indian Summer Festival 2013 - Photo by: Rudgr.com.

Indian Summer Festival 2013 - Photo by: Rudgr.com.

Roger Sanchez - Indian Summer Festival 2013 - Photo by: Rudgr.com.

Indian Summer Festival 2013 - Photo by: Rudgr.com.

Firestarting.... The Prodigy - Indian Summer Festival 2013 - Photo by: Rudgr.com.

Coolest Sports Pix Of 2013 Week 24

admin — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:50:18 +0000

These sports pix should make you want to move you butt tomorrow.

Wesley Sneijder of the Netherlands reacts after scoring a goal against China during their international friendly soccer match at the Workers Stadium in Beijing. KIM KYUNG-HOON/REUTERS

A child plays soccer near former South African President Nelson Mandela's house in Qunu. ROGAN WARD/REUTERS

A photographer is hit by the ball during the ICC Champions Trophy group B match between India and the West Indies at The Oval cricket ground, London. PHILIP BROWN/REUTERS

Denmark's William Kvist jumps between Armenia's Karlen Mkrtchyan and Varazdat Haroyan during their 2014 World Cup qualifying soccer match in Copenhagen. SCANPIX DENMARK/REUTERS

Nigris of Mexico challenges Tejeda of Costa Rica during their 2014 World Cup qualifying soccer match at Azteca stadium in Mexico City. TOMAS BRAVO/REUTERS

Heat's Andersen goes for a rebound against the Spurs Duncon and Green during Game 3 of their NBA Finals basketball playoff in San Antonio. POOL/REUTERS

Oakland Athletics Derek Norris catches a pitch during their MLB game against the New York Yankees in Oakland. STEPHEN LAM/REUTERS

Participants compete in a dragon boat race to mark the annual Tuen Ng or Dragon Boat Festival at Hong Kong's Aberdeen fishing port. BOBBY YIP/REUTERS

Britain's Murray hits a return during his men's singles tennis match against France's Mahut at the Queen's Club Championships in west London. SUZANNE PLUNKETT/REUTERS

Australian long-distance swimmer Chloe McCardel say goodbye before jumps into the waters of the Florida Straits in Havana. ENRIQUE DE LA OSA/REUTERS

Miami Heat's LeBron James answers questions before practice for their NBA Finals basketball playoff series against the San Antonio Spurs in San Antonio. LUCY NICHOLSON/REUTERS

Bruins' Chara shoves Blackhawks' Shaw during the first period in Game 1 of their NHL Stanley Cup Finals hockey series in Chicago. JEFF HAYNES/REUTERS

Blue Bombers quarterback Pierce is tackled by Argonauts Payton during the first half of their pre-season CFL football game in Winnipeg. FRED GREENSLADE/REUTERS

Blackhawks goalie Crawford makes a save in overtime against the Bruins during Game 1 of their NHL Stanley Cup Finals hockey series in Chicago. JEFF HAYNES/REUTERS

A general view of the National Mane Garrincha Stadium is seen in Brasilia. UESLEI MARCELINO/REUTERS

Phil Mickelson of the U.S. makes his second shot on the first hole during the first round of the 2013 U.S. Open golf championship at the Merion Golf Club in Ardmore. MATT SULLIVAN/REUTERS

England's Broad dives in to make his ground as Sri Lanka's Malinga removes the bails during the ICC Champions Trophy group A match at The Oval cricket ground, London. PHILIP BROWN/REUTERS

Tiger Woods of the U.S. reacts to missing a putt on the fourth green during the first round of the 2013 U.S. Open golf championship at the Merion Golf Club in Ardmore. ADAM HUNGER/REUTERS

Spurs' Ginobili blocks a shot by Heat's Bosh as he drives to the net on Spurs' Duncan during Game 4 of their NBA Finals basketball series in San Antonio. MIKE STONE/REUTERS

Yamaha MotoGP rider Jorge Lorenzo of Spain waves to his supporters during the first practice session of the Catalunya Grand Prix at Montmelo circuit near Barcelona. GUSTAU NACARINO/REUTERS

U.S. President Obama welcomes players of the WNBA Champion Indiana Fever in Washington. YURI GRIPAS/REUTERS

Inmates participate in a full-body resistance workout competition at the main courtyard of Lurigancho prison in Lima. ENRIQUE CASTRO-MENDIVIL/REUTERS

New York Yankees shortstop Reid Brignac throws out Los Angeles Angels' Howie Kendrick during the seventh inning of an MLB American League baseball game in Anaheim, California. DANNY MOLOSHOK/REUTERS

Seagulls fly behind British and Irish Lions rugby player Cuthbert during a surfing lesson in Sydney. DANIEL MUNOZ/REUTERS

Fans cheer during the Confederations Cup Group A soccer match between Brazil and Japan at the Estadio Nacional in Brasilia . KAI PFAFFENBACH/REUTERS

Brazil's Neymar celebrates after scoring a goal during their Confederations Cup Group A soccer match against Japan at Estadio Nacional in Brasilia. UESLEI MARCELINO/REUTERS

England's Yarde dives to score a try followed by Argentina's Garcia Veiga during their second rugby union international test match in Buenos Aires. ENRIQUE MARCARIAN/REUTERS

Toronto Blue Jays right fielder Bautista hits the wall after jumping to catch a fly from Texas Rangers Nelson Cruz during the fourth inning of their MLB American League baseball game in Arlington. TIM SHARP/REUTERS

South Africa's Charl Schwartzel tees off on the 13th hole during the third round of the 2013 U.S. Open golf championship at the Merion Golf Club in Ardmore. MATT SULLIVAN/REUTERS

Phil Mickelson of the U.S. walks past the leaderboard onto the 18th green during the third round of the 2013 U.S. Open golf championship at the Merion Golf Club in Ardmore. ADAM HUNGER/REUTERS

Britain's Andy Murray lifts the trophy after defeating Croatia's Marin Cilic in their men's singles final tennis match at the Queen's Club Championships in west London. EDDIE KEOGH/REUTERS

Tiger Woods of the U.S. wipes his face while on the second green during the final round of the 2013 U.S. Open golf championship at the Merion Golf Club in Ardmore. ADAM HUNGER/REUTERS

England's Bresnan celebrates after dismissing New Zealand's Taylor during the ICC Champions Trophy group A match in Wales. PHILIP BROWN/REUTERS

Italy's Pirlo celebrates after scoring against Mexico during their Confederations Cup Group A soccer match at the Estadio Maracana in Rio de Janeiro . SERGIO MORAES/REUTERS

Italy's Montolivo and Mexico's Aquino fight for the ball during their Confederations Cup Group A soccer match at the Estadio Maracana in Rio de Janeiro. PILAR OLIVARES/REUTERS

Referee Osses shows a yellow card to Italy's Balotelli for taking off his jersey as he celebrates scoring a goal during their Confederations Cup Group A soccer match against Mexico at the Estadio Maracana in Rio de Janeiro. STRINGER/BRAZIL/REUTERS

Phil Mickelson of the U.S. reacts after his shot from a bunker on the second hole just missed during the final round of the 2013 U.S. Open golf championship at the Merion Golf Club in Ardmore. MATT SULLIVAN/REUTERS

Los Angeles Angels center fielder Peter Bourjos misses the ball on a double by New York Yankees' Lyle Overbay in the third inning of their MLB American League baseball game in Anaheim. ALEX GALLARDO/REUTERS

New York Yankees starting pitcher Sabathia yells into his glove after being removed from the mound during their MLB American League baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim. ALEX GALLARDO/REUTERS

Spain's goalkeeper Casillas makes a save during their Confederations Cup Group B soccer match against Uruguay at the Arena Pernambuco in Recife. RICARDO MORAES/REUTERS

England's Justin Rose kisses the U.S. Open Trophy after winning the 2013 U.S. Open golf championship at the Merion Golf Club in Ardmore. ADAM HUNGER/REUTERS

Miami Heat's Bosh and San Antonio Spurs' Splitter fall while going for the ball during the second quarter in Game 5 of their NBA Finals basketball series in San Antonio. LUCY NICHOLSON/REUTERS

Coolest Pix Of 2013 Week 24

admin — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 09:41:09 +0000

Revive last week in pictures.

An anti-government protester holds up a big Turkish flag during a demonstration in Ankara. DADO RUVIC/REUTERS

U.S. President Obama meets Chinese President Xi in California at Annenberg Retreat at Sunnylands in Rancho Mirage. KEVIN LAMARQUE/REUTERS

People walk down Sixth Avenue as heavy rain falls in New York. ANDREW KELLY/REUTERS

U.S. President Barack Obama meets Chinese President Xi Jinping in California. KEVIN LAMARQUE/REUTERS

Fishermen prepare to fish, amidst floating garbage off the shore of Manila Bay. ERIK DE CASTRO/REUTERS

Students sit for an examination to become religious scholars at the Jamia Binoria Al-Alamia Seminary Islamic Study School in Karachi. ATHAR HUSSAIN/REUTERS

A performer pauses as she applies makeup before a media preview of the Beijing Opera in Shanghai. CARLOS BARRIA/REUTERS

Fabouwei, the suspected mastermind behind an ambush that killed 12 policemen in Nigeria's Delta, is presented to the media in Yenagoa. STRINGER/REUTERS

Gamal and Alaa Mubarak, sons of former President Hosni Mubarak, smile during their trial at the police academy, on the outskirts of Cairo. AMR ABDALLAH DALSH/REUTERS

Sweden's Princess Madeleine kisses U.S.-British banker Christopher O'Neill outside the royal church after their wedding ceremony in the royal castle in Stockholm. SCANPIX SWEDEN/REUTERS

Women wrestle during the World Toe Wrestling championships in Ashbourne. DARREN STAPLES/REUTERS

Spanish legionnaires take part in a military parade during a pledge of allegiance at the General Gabeiras headquarters in Ronda. JON NAZCA/REUTERS

A rainbow is seen as water cannons of the Bavarian police and German Federal police Bundespolizei hose down the closed A3 motorway to clean it after floods near the eastern Bavarian city of Deggendorf. WOLFGANG RATTAY/REUTERS

Activist Dau joins volunteers to lay out bones and skulls made of paper and plaster as part of the One Million Bones art installation on the National Mall near the U.S. Capitol in Washington. JONATHAN ERNST/REUTERS

A protester holds up the Turkish flag amidst smoke from flares during a demonstration at Taksim Square in Istanbul. STOYAN NENOV/REUTERS

A BMW car is pictured during floods from the nearby Danube river in Fischerdorf, a suburb of the eastern Bavarian city of Deggendorf. WOLFGANG RATTAY/REUTERS

A Syrian regime gathering point is seen through a sniper scope in Aleppo's Karm al-Jabal district. MUZAFFAR SALMAN/REUTERS

Demonstrators light flares during an anti-government protest at Gundogdu square in the Aegean port city of Izmir, western Turkey. STRINGER/TURKEY/REUTERS

Honour guard carry coffins of Georgian soldiers killed in Afghanistan at the airport in Tbilisi. DAVID MDZINARISHVILI/REUTERS

Confiscated bottles of fake wines are destroyed by the police in Nanning. CHINA STRINGER NETWORK/REUTERS

A South Korean official greets North Korean delegation for an inter-Korean working-level talks, at Panmunjom. HANDOUT/REUTERS

Sudeikis speaks next to baby giraffe at Spike TV's Guys Choice awards in Culver City. MARIO ANZUONI/REUTERS

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish man protests against prayer session of Women of the Wall group at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City. RONEN ZVULUN/REUTERS

A veterinarian examines a Sumatran tiger suffering from a chronic ear infection, at the Ramat Gan Safari near Tel Aviv. NIR ELIAS/REUTERS

A horsewoman leads sheep during a simulation of a transhumance, as part of festivities to mark Marseille-Provence being named the European Capital of Culture in Marseille. JEAN-PAUL PELISSIER/REUTERS

Boy walks past a mural painted outside the house former South African President Nelson Mandela once lived in, in Johannesburg's Alexandra township. STRINGER/REUTERS

A member of the Penn Jersey roller derby team from Philadelphia talks on the phone outside the National Championship for Banked Track Roller Derby in Los Angeles. LUCY NICHOLSON/REUTERS

An aerial view of the swollen Danube River is pictured in Budapest. LASZLO BALOGH/REUTERS

A Hindu priest arranges mangoes to be offered to Hindu God Lord Krishna inside a temple during a mango festival in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad. AMIT DAVE/REUTERS

A boy jumps into a water canal to cool himself with others on a hot day in the eastern city of Lahore. MOHSIN RAZA/REUTERS

A traveller washes his horses in the river Eden at Appleby in Westmorland. DARREN STAPLES/REUTERS

A cloud of dust from a nearby imploded building approaches the Statue of Liberty in New York. ZORAN MILICH/REUTERS

A brand new Jaguar F-Type convertible stands in a showroom covered with a thin film of mud after the floods of the nearby Danube river subsided in Fischerdorf. WOLFGANG RATTAY/REUTERS

NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, an analyst with a U.S. defence contractor, is pictured during an interview with the Guardian in his hotel room in Hong Kong. HANDOUT/REUTERS

Riot policemen chase protesters at Kizilay Square in central Ankara. DADO RUVIC/REUTERS

People dance in soap foam on a float during the 43rd annual LA LGBT Pride Parade in West Hollywood. PATRICK T. FALLON/REUTERS

Actor Billy Porter accepts the award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical for Kinky Boots during the Tony Awards in New York. LUCAS JACKSON/REUTERS

Lightning flashes during a thunderstorm over Monterrey. STRINGER/REUTERS

Employees try to push a scaled replica of the rubber duck by Dutch conceptual artist Florentijn Hofman away from lakeside at a park in Shenyang. CHINA STRINGER NETWORK/REUTERS

A member of the Afghan security forces walks towards the site of an attack in Kabul. OMAR SOBHANI/REUTERS

Actress Caroline O'Connor performs a scene from the musical A Christmas Story during the American Theatre Wing's annual Tony Awards in New York. LUCAS JACKSON/REUTERS

Fisherman Vargas holds a fish in his mouth as he searches a net at Laguna de Bay in Taguig City, Metro Manila. CHERYL RAVELO/REUTERS

Farmers collect dead fish from their fishponds in Xinjin county of Chengdu. CHINA STRINGER NETWORK/REUTERS

Two miners walk through a open copper pit in the Serbian town of Bor. MARKO DJURICA/REUTERS

Chinese astronauts Zhang Xiaoguang, Nie Haisheng and Wang Yaping salute in a re-entry capsule during a training at Beijing Aerospace City in Beijing. CHINA STRINGER NETWORK/REUTERS

People visit the Luminarium, an inflatable sculpture of British artist Parkinson, before its opening on the ground of the United Nations European headquarters in Geneva. DENIS BALIBOUSE/REUTERS

Palestinian female militant from the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine looks on during preparations before a training session, in the central Gaza Strip. SUHAIB SALEM/REUTERS

U.S. Army Private First Class Manning enters the courtroom for day four of his court martial at Fort Meade. GARY CAMERON/REUTERS

Garden with swimming pool is inundated by waters of Elbe river during floods near Magdeburg. THOMAS PETER/REUTERS

NASA picture inside the Cupola aboard the International Space Station of astronaut Chris Cassidy. NASA/REUTERS

A man receives Hijama treatment at a clinic in Karachi. AKHTAR SOOMRO/REUTERS

A partially submerged billboard on a tramstop is seen on the flooded embankments of the Danube River in Budapest. LASZLO BALOGH/REUTERS

Royal Air Force Museum handout photo shows a World War Two-era German aircraft being raised by a salvage crew off the coast of Deal, southeast England. HANDOUT/REUTERS

Vacationers hide from a heavy rain as a boy runs to swim in the Black Sea at a beach near the village of Beregove. GLEB GARANICH/REUTERS

The Long March 2-F rocket loaded with Shenzhou-10 manned spacecraft lifts off from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. CHINA DAILY/REUTERS

A boy jumps into a step well built inside the shrine of Sufi Saint Nizamuddin Auliya on a hot day in New Delhi. ANINDITO MUKHERJEE/REUTERS

Protesters react after an explosion on a barricade during clashes in Istanbul's Taksim square. YANNIS BEHRAKIS/REUTERS

A protester lies in animal blood as he participates in a demonstration against lawmakers' demands for a pay rise in Nairobi. THOMAS MUKOYA/REUTERS

German armed forces Bundeswehr soldiers evacuate residents from the village of Schoenhausen, flooded by the river Elbe, with an armed personel carrier Fuchs to Hohengoehren, north of Magdeburg. FABRIZIO BENSCH/REUTERS

Civil Guards on horses patrol through a field of orange trees in Liria near Valencia. HEINO KALIS/REUTERS

A fan poses for a picture in front of riot police before the start of the international friendly soccer match between China and the Netherlands at the Workers Stadium in Beijing. KIM KYUNG-HOON/REUTERS

NASA handout photo shows a technician inspecting an inlet ducting, upstream of a engine that was recently used for the NASA Engine Icing Validation test, in Cleveland. NASA/REUTERS

A Free Syrian Army fighter shoots his weapon near Kindi hospital, which is under the control of forces loyal to President Bashar Al-Assad, as both sides fight to take control of the hospital in Aleppo. STRINGER/REUTERS

Protesters run as riot police fire teargas during a protest at Taksim Square. OSMAN ORSAL/REUTERS

A man does his morning exercises across the Hudson River from New York's One World Trade Center in a park in Hoboken, New Jersey. GARY HERSHORN/REUTERS

Riot police fire tear gas canisters at protesters in Istanbul's Taksim square. YANNIS BEHRAKIS/REUTERS

Protesters run as riot police fire teargas during a protest at Taksim Square in Istanbul. MURAD SEZER/REUTERS

A member of a rebel group called the Martyr Al-Abbas holds up a mobile phone showing a picture of his brother Abbas Sheikh Yasine, in Aleppo. MUZAFFAR SALMAN/REUTERS

A camel train carries tourists on a sunset safari along Cable Beach located near the northwestern Australian town of Broome. STAFF/REUTERS

People watch a demonstration of Call of Duty at the Activision exhibit at E3, the Electronic Entertainment Expo, in Los Angeles. DAVID MCNEW/REUTERS

Zetsche, CEO of German carmaker Daimler, and Mercedes production boss Renschler pose with a new Mercedes-Benz S400 hybrid car in Sindelfingen. MICHAELA REHLE/REUTERS

Journalists attend a presentation of a flying bicycle, carrying a dummy, at Letnany's fair hall in Prague. PETR JOSEK/REUTERS

Participants compete in a dragon boat race to mark the annual Tuen Ng or Dragon Boat Festival at Hong Kong's Aberdeen fishing port. BOBBY YIP/REUTERS

Ayse Diskaya walks past Ataturk Cultural Center on her way to Gezi Park near Taksim Square in central Istanbul. MURAD SEZER/REUTERS

Furlong, vice president of site operations at Facebook, and Kjellgren, data centre manager, pose in the company's new server hall in Lulea. SCANPIX SWEDEN/REUTERS

Ayesha Farooq, 26, Pakistan's only female war-ready fighter pilot, climbs up to a Chinese-made F-7PG fighter jet at Mushaf base in Sargodha. ZOHRA BENSEMRA/REUTERS

A man and his passenger ride a motorcycle near salt pans, believed to have been used for harvesting sea salt since Roman times, outside the village of Marsalforn, on the northern coast of the Maltese island of Gozo. DARRIN ZAMMIT LUPI/REUTERS

A boy covered in reef-mud reacts as he stands with other boys in the village of Ambo on South Tarawa in the central Pacific island nation of Kiribati. DAVID GRAY/REUTERS

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama laughs during a media conference in Sydney. DAVID GRAY/REUTERS

A soldier from the South Korean special forces demonstrates martial arts during an anti-terror exercise in Incheon. KIM HONG-JI/REUTERS

A herdsman directs large herd of cattle, sheep and goat as they migrate to summer pasturing areas at mountainous region in Altay Prefecture. CHINA STRINGER NETWORK/REUTERS

A farmer holds a handful of rice stalks at a paddy field in Karawang. BEAWIHARTA/REUTERS

Japanese automaker Toyota's staff changes a detachable body panel on its new electric car kit for children Camatte57s at the International Toy Show in Tokyo. YUYA SHINO/REUTERS

Yarnbombers Purl 1 and Knit 1display some of the guerilla knitting and crocheting which they plan to use when they target next week's G8 summit, in the Mourne Mountains, near Newcastle, County Down. CATHAL MCNAUGHTON/REUTERS

Protesters supporting Snowden confront police outside the U.S. Consulate in Hong Kong. BOBBY YIP/REUTERS

The Christ the Redeemer statue is reflected on the sunglasses of Italy's national soccer team player El Shaarawy during a visit, ahead of the Confederations Cup in Rio de Janeiro. RICARDO MORAES/REUTERS

A Medevac helicopter lands at a triage center set up on highway LA 3115 near the Williams Olefins chemical plant, after an explosion and fire there, in Geismar. JONATHAN BACHMAN/REUTERS

Stunt rider Pfeiffer performs on his BMW motorcycle during an road show in Jerusalem. BAZ RATNER/REUTERS

Palestinian militant of the Popular Resistance Committee riding in a pick-up truck is pictured through a fabric sheet as he stands guard during a military graduation ceremony in Gaza City. SUHAIB SALEM/REUTERS

An aerial photo shows wildfire burning homes in Black Forest community near Colorado Springs. JOHN WARK/REUTERS

A combination of pictures show the scene of a protest on June 12, 2013 and the day after on June 13, at Kennedy street in central Ankara.. DADO RUVIC/REUTERS

German piano player entertains protesters in Taksim square. YANNIS BEHRAKIS/REUTERS

Students clash with riot police during demonstration against government to demand changes in the public state education system in Valparaiso city. Eliseo Fernandez/REUTERS

Labourers rest after the day's work along a roadside at a wholesale grocery market in Delhi. AHMAD MASOOD/REUTERS

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei casts his ballot at his office in central Tehran. FARS NEWS/REUTERS

A woman donates blood at the Republican Scientific and Practical Center for Transfusiology and Medical Biotechnologies in Minsk. VASILY FEDOSENKO/REUTERS

Presidential candidate Hassan Rohani shows his identity papers during the Iranian presidential election in Tehran. FARS NEWS/REUTERS

A man drinks from his glass while on the rooftop at the Gansevoort Meatpacking NYC in New York. LUCAS JACKSON/REUTERS

North Korea leader Kim Jong-un is greeted by workers as he visits Changsong County. KCNA/REUTERS

A Jewish worshipper throws a candle into a fire during a ceremony in Netivot. AMIR COHEN/REUTERS

A worker arranges steel structures at construction site of apartment in Hanoi. KHAM/REUTERS

A vendor, who is also a beekeeper, sells honey at a road side market north of Astana. SHAMIL ZHUMATOV/REUTERS

The new Airbus A350 flies over Toulouse-Blagnac airport during its maiden flight in southwestern France. JEAN-PHILIPPE ARLES/REUTERS

A Free Syrian Army fighter wearing a gas mask, carries his weapons as he walks past a damaged tank, after seizing a government military camp used by forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad, near Idlib. ABDALGHNE KAROOF/REUTERS

Eugene, an 87-year-old retired Frenchman, searches for food in a garbage container next to a supermarket in Nice. ERIC GAILLARD/REUTERS

Sisters of Victoria Soto, who was killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, embrace during the six-month anniversary of the massacre in Newtown. MICHELLE MCLOUGHLIN/REUTERS

French Spahis soldiers take part in a military ceremony in the courtyard of the Invalides in Paris. CHARLES PLATIAU/REUTERS

Members of the Homeless Workers' Movement protest against the Confederations Cup being held in Brazil in Brasilia. UESLEI MARCELINO/REUTERS

A young man is silhouetted as he sits on a makeshift swing beneath Brighton Pier at Brighton. LUKE MACGREGOR/REUTERS

Palestinians spray water on a youth as he rides a camel on the beach of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. IBRAHEEM ABU MUSTAFA/REUTERS

U.S. President Obama high-fives Indiana Fever coach Dunn as he welcomes the WNBA Champion team to honor them and their victory in the WNBA Finals, in Washington. YURI GRIPAS/REUTERS

Men play soccer between the shadows of buildings in Boa Viagem Beach in Recife. RICARDO MORAES/REUTERS

Men watch Korn perform during the Download music festival in Castle Donington. DARREN STAPLES/REUTERS

A prison guard watches inmates participate in a full-body resistance workout competition at the main courtyard of Lurigancho prison in Lima. ENRIQUE CASTRO-MENDIVIL/REUTERS

Street artist Panzarino prepares a memorial as he writes the names of the Sandy Hook Elementary School victims during the six-month anniversary of the massacre, at Union Square in New York. EDUARDO MUNOZ/REUTERS

Garbage collector poses for a picture with a toy gun at the municipal dump site, on the outskirts of Tegucigalpa. STRINGER/REUTERS

A patron of the Holler House bar participates in the Great Bra Rehanging event in Milwaukee. SARA STATHAS/REUTERS

Down And Out In Athens

admin — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 12:33:02 +0000

Life in Greece has become any easier for those who already had it tough during the past two years of financial turmoil.

Michael, 36-year-old and unemployed, poses by an abandoned open-air cinema in central Athens. YANNIS BEHRAKIS/REUTERS

Andy, a 53-year-old unemployed German immigrant from Dusseldorf, sits by his makeshift home at a deserted harbour storage building in the port of Piraeus, near Athens. YANNIS BEHRAKIS/REUTERS

Potev, a 56-year-old Bulgarian immigrant, lies on a mattress amid garbage in an Athens suburb. YANNIS BEHRAKIS/REUTERS

Matheos stands next to the makeshift shelter where he has lived since late 2011, on a hill in central Athens. YANNIS BEHRAKIS/REUTERS

Ethiopian immigrant Maximos, who lost his job in 2010, stands by the makeshift tent where he lives in a park in central Athens. YANNIS BEHRAKIS/REUTERS

Romanian truck driver Adrian, who lost his job in 2010 when the lorry company he was working for closed down, looks inside a a cardboard box in Athens. YANNIS BEHRAKIS/REUTERS

Alexis, a 43-year-old former cycling champion, begs as he sits on his mattress in central Athens. YANNIS BEHRAKIS/REUTERS

A Greek Orthodox monk walks past two homeless men sleeping outside a hospital in central Athens. YANNIS BEHRAKIS/REUTERS

Michael, 36-year-old and unemployed, begs outside a church in central Athens. YANNIS BEHRAKIS/REUTERS

Food is seen through the cracked windshield of an abandoned vehicle in central Athens. YANNIS BEHRAKIS/REUTERS

Adrian, a 51-year-old from Romania, extracts copper from a cable in central Athens. YANNIS BEHRAKIS/REUTERS

Savas sleeps in a tent at an open air photographic exhibition of homeless people organised by a charity called Klimaka in central Athens. YANNIS BEHRAKIS/REUTERS

Marialena, a homeless AIDS sufferer and former drug addict who is on a methadone rehabilitation program, sleeps under a bridge in central Athens. YANNIS BEHRAKIS/REUTERS

Marialena, a homeless AIDS sufferer and former drug addict who is on a methadone rehabilitation program, drinks coffee next to her boyfriend Dimitrios in central Athens. YANNIS BEHRAKIS/REUTERS

Marialena, a homeless AIDS sufferer and former drug addict who is on a methadone rehabilitation program, washes after waking up under a bridge in central Athens. YANNIS BEHRAKIS/REUTERS

Dimitrios watches as his girlfriend Marialena put on make up after waking up under a bridge in central Athens. YANNIS BEHRAKIS/REUTERS

Marialena, a homeless AIDS sufferer, pushes away her boyfriend Dimitrios who is trying to clean up her self-inflicted wounds, in central Athens. YANNIS BEHRAKIS/REUTERS

Vassilis, who has been treated for severe physiological issues, sits in the afternoon sun under the bridge where he has lived for the last year and a half in central Athens. YANNIS BEHRAKIS/REUTERS

Giorgos sits with his belongings under a bridge, where he lives with a group of other homeless people, in central Athens. YANNIS BEHRAKIS/REUTERS

Michael, a 36-year-old unemployed clerk, sits in the sun near a bridge in central Athens. YANNIS BEHRAKIS/REUTERS

Yiorgos, a 40-year-old who became homeless in 2010 after his grocery shop went out of business, sleeps outdoors in central Athens. YANNIS BEHRAKIS/REUTERS

Stephanos smokes a cigarette as he sits on a rug in central Athens. YANNIS BEHRAKIS/REUTERS

People take part in a protest organised by a charity called Klimaka in Athens. YANNIS BEHRAKIS/REUTERS

People line up to receive food outside Klimaka, a charity that works with the homeless, in Athens. YANNIS BEHRAKIS/REUTERS

A man waits to receive food outside Klimaka, a charity that works with the homeless, in Athens. YANNIS BEHRAKIS/REUTERS

Adrian, a Romanian truck driver who lost his job in 2010 when the lorry company he was working for closed down, sits with his head in his hands in central Athens. YANNIS BEHRAKIS/REUTERS

Homeless men, Argiris and Alexopoulos, sleep by the entrance of a metro station in central Athens. YANNIS BEHRAKIS/REUTERS

A homeless scrap collector sleeps outside in central Athens.. YANNIS BEHRAKIS/REUTERS

Sotiris, a 34-year-old and former plumber, sleeps on a pavement in central Athens. YANNIS BEHRAKIS/REUTERS

A washing line with clothes hanging on it is seen in an abandoned warehouse in the central vegetable market in Athens. YANNIS BEHRAKIS/REUTERS

Costas and Rodoula who have been unemployed for over five years, watch television in an abandoned building in central Athens. YANNIS BEHRAKIS/REUTERS

Tareq, a 46-year-old unemployed painter, sits in the shed where he lives at an abandoned factory in central Athens. YANNIS BEHRAKIS/REUTERS

Tareq, a 46-year-old unemployed painter, is reflected in a mirror in the shed where he lives at an abandoned factory in central Athenss. YANNIS BEHRAKIS/REUTERS

Alexandros, a 42-year-old from Serres in northern Greece, sits in the abandoned car he lives in, at the port of Piareus near Athens. YANNIS BEHRAKIS/REUTERS

Homeless people sleep outdoors in central Athens. YANNIS BEHRAKIS/REUTERS

Stephanos washes his face before setting off to look for a job in Athens. YANNIS BEHRAKIS/REUTERS

Stephanos is reflected in a mirror as he combs his hair before setting off to look for a job in Athens. YANNIS BEHRAKIS/REUTERS

Giorgos, a 58-year-old who became homeless five years ago when he lost his job, sits on a park bench in Athens. YANNIS BEHRAKIS/REUTERS

Homeless immigrants from Syria and north Africa sit near their home in the central train station, Athens. YANNIS BEHRAKIS/REUTERS

The head of a plastic doll hangs from a tree in Athens. YANNIS BEHRAKIS/REUTERS

Yannis, a 53-year-old unemployed chef, sits with his head in his hands in front of a graffiti mural in central Athen. YANNIS BEHRAKIS/REUTERS

Gone In 60 Years: Kiribati

admin — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 14:27:00 +0000

Some brilliant photos by Reuters photographer David Gray, who spent time documenting life in the Pacific island nation of Kiribati, a chain of 33 atolls and islands that stand just metres above sea level, spread over a huge expanse of otherwise empty ocean. With surrounding sea levels rising, Kiribati’s President Anote Tong has predicted his country will likely become uninhabitable in 30-60 years because of inundation and contamination of its freshwater supplies. Nevertheless, while climate change poses a serious longer-term threat, many people now recognise that breakneck population growth is a more immediate problem, particularly for those crowded onto Kiribati’s main island of South Tarawa.

North and South Tarawa are seen from the air in the central Pacific Island nation of Kiribati. Kiribati consists of a chain of 33 atolls and islands that stand just metres above sea level, spread over a huge expanse of otherwise empty ocean. With surrounding sea levels rising, Kiribati President Anote Tong has predicted his country will likely become uninhabitable in 30-60 years because of inundation and contamination of its freshwater supplies. REUTERS/David Gray

North and South Tarawa are seen from the air in the central Pacific island nation of Kiribati. DAVID GRAY/REUTERS

A boat sits on a reef-mud flat close to a lagoon at South Tarawa in the central Pacific island nation of Kiribati. DAVID GRAY/REUTERS

Young boys cover each other in reef-mud near the village of Ambo on South Tarawa in the central Pacific island nation of Kiribati. DAVID GRAY/REUTERS

A woman uses a fork to dig for shellfish on the reef-mud flats of a lagoon at South Tarawa in the central Pacific island nation of Kiribati. DAVID GRAY/REUTERS

A dog sits in the shade of a mangrove tree as a woman uses a fork to dig for shellfish on the reef-mud flats of a lagoon located at South Tarawa in the central Pacific island nation of Kiribati. DAVID GRAY/REUTERS

Children run through the village of Betio on South Tarawa in the central Pacific island nation of Kiribati. DAVID GRAY/REUTERS

A boy covered in reef-mud reacts as he stands with other boys in the village of Ambo on South Tarawa in the central Pacific island nation of Kiribati. DAVID GRAY/REUTERS

A baby lies on a bed in the maternity ward of the Nawerewere Hospital on South Tarawa in the central Pacific island nation of Kiribati. DAVID GRAY/REUTERS

A woman prepares to feed a patient on a bed, placed outside due to lack of space, at the Nawerewere Hospital on South Tarawa in the central Pacific island nation of Kiribati. DAVID GRAY/REUTERS

Members of the congregation stand outside the church on South Tarawa in the central Pacific island nation of Kiribati. DAVID GRAY/REUTERS

A woman sits on a grave in a graveyard located near the town of Bairiki on South Tarawa in the central Pacific island nation of Kiribati. DAVID GRAY/REUTERS

A man sleeps in a hammock above graves in the village of Betio on South Tarawa in the central Pacific island nation of Kiribati. DAVID GRAY/REUTERS

A girl sits on a log next to the roots of a tree, which have been exposed as a result of high-tides, near the village of Teaoraereke on South Tarawa in the central Pacific island nation of Kiribati. DAVID GRAY/REUTERS

A boy builds a small sand embankment on a beach next to his home in the village of Taborio located on South Tarawa in the central Pacific island nation of Kiribati. DAVID GRAY/REUTERS

A girl stands on a World War Two Japanese bunker, which is being used as a pigsty, next to her home in the village of Betio on South Tarawa in the central Pacific island nation of Kiribati. DAVID GRAY/REUTERS

A toy bear sits next to a battery storing solar power in the home of Binata Pinata on Bikeman islet, located off South Tarawa in the central Pacific island nation of Kiribati. DAVID GRAY/REUTERS

A pregnant woman sits inside her small hut as a boy sits on the steps below in the village of Betio on South Tarawa in the central Pacific island nation of Kiribati. DAVID GRAY/REUTERS

A boy washes himself with water from a well outside his home in the village of Antebuka located on South Tarawa in the central Pacific island nation of Kiribati. DAVID GRAY/REUTERS

An abandoned house that is affected by sea-water during high-tides stands next to a small lagoon near the village of Tangintebu on South Tarawa in the central Pacific island nation of Kiribati. DAVID GRAY/REUTERS

A man lowers a tin into a well to collect water in the village of Betio on South Tarawa in the central Pacific island nation of Kiribati. DAVID GRAY/REUTERS

Rubbish lies at a dumping ground on South Tarawa in the central Pacific island nation of Kiribati. DAVID GRAY/REUTERS

Locals stand on a causeway, which allows travel between the atolls of South Tarawa, near the town of Bairiki in the central Pacific island nation of Kiribati. DAVID GRAY/REUTERS

A man swims next to a manmade wall built to protect the island from rising tides near the village of Eita on South Tarawa in the central Pacific island nation of Kiribati. DAVID GRAY/REUTERS

A fisherman wades in shallow water at the shoreline near the village of Tangintebu on South Tarawa in the central Pacific island nation of Kiribati. DAVID GRAY/REUTERS

Newly made sandbags sit on a wall on a causeway that connects the town of Bairiki and Betio on South Tarawa in the central Pacific island nation of Kiribati. DAVID GRAY/REUTERS

A villager wades through a small lagoon near the village of Tangintebu on South Tarawa in the central Pacific island nation of Kiribati. DAVID GRAY/REUTERS

A full moon rises as a young boy stands in the doorway of a shop called the Sunrise Store located in the village of Ambo located on South Tarawa in the central Pacific island nation of Kiribati. DAVID GRAY/REUTERS

A boy stands on top of an old World War TWo gun, used by the Japanese, near the village of Betio on South Tarawa in the central Pacific island nation of Kiribati. DAVID GRAY/REUTERS

A boat sits on the reef-mud at low-tide near a manmade wall in the village of Eita located on South Tarawa in the central Pacific island nation of Kiribati. DAVID GRAY/REUTERS

Huts built by Binata Pinata and her husband Kaibakia are seen above the tidal mark on Bikeman islet, located off South Tarawa in the central Pacific island nation of Kiribati. DAVID GRAY/REUTERS

A boat floats in the lagoon near Bikeman islet, located off South Tarawa in the central Pacific island nation of Kiribati. DAVID GRAY/REUTERS

Storm clouds gather above the small huts and tower on Bikeman islet, located off South Tarawa in the central Pacific island nation of Kiribati. DAVID GRAY/REUTERS

Binata Pinata stands on top of a rock holding a fish her husband Kaibakia just caught on Bikeman Islet, located off South Tarawa in the central Pacific island nation of Kiribati. DAVID GRAY/REUTERS

Binata Pinata stands on top of a rock underneath an old tower as she waits for her husband Kaibakia to hand her the fish he is catching, on Bikeman islet, located off South Tarawa in the central Pacific island nation of Kiribati. DAVID GRAY/REUTERS

Shifting sands are seen as Kaibakia Pinata walks from his huts to cast his fishing nets on Bikeman islet, located off South Tarawa in the central Pacific island nation of Kiribati. DAVID GRAY/REUTERS

Kaibakia Pinata holds the fish he caught in his nets off Bikeman islet, located off South Tarawa in the central Pacific island nation of Kiribati. DAVID GRAY/REUTERS

Binata Pinata checks the roof of her home as a storm approaches Bikeman islet, located off South Tarawa in the central Pacific island nation of Kiribati. DAVID GRAY/REUTERS

Binata Pinata scales a fish her husband Kaibakia caught, as she sits in the sea just off Bikeman islet, located off South Tarawa in the central Pacific island nation of Kiribati. DAVID GRAY/REUTERS

A storm approaches as Binata Pinata and her husband Kaibakia walk back to their huts after fishing on Bikeman islet, located off South Tarawa in the central Pacific island nation of Kiribati. DAVID GRAY/REUTERS

Palestinian Garage Apprentices

admin — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 09:08:13 +0000

Times are tough in Palestine. The economy is in turmoil after years of in-fighting and the Israeli blockades. Teenage boys are leaving school and finding apprentice jobs to earn a little extra money for their families.

Palestinian Abed al-Majeed Reheem (R), 18, works in a car repair garage in Gaza City May 30, 2013. Reheem left school to work as an apprentice in the garage so that he could support his family's income. Apprentice mechanics earn around $100 per month, garage owners said. MOHAMMED SALEM/REUTERS

Palestinian Reheem works in a car repair garage in Gaza City. MOHAMMED SALEM/REUTERS

Palestinian Reheem poses for a photograph in a car repair garage in Gaza City. MOHAMMED SALEM/REUTERS

Palestinian Jundeya works in a car repair garage in Gaza City. MOHAMMED SALEM/REUTERS

The hand of Palestinian Jundeya is seen as he works in a car repair garage in Gaza City. MOHAMMED SALEM/REUTERS

Palestinian Jundeya poses for a photograph in a car repair garage in Gaza City. MOHAMMED SALEM/REUTERS

The hands of Palestinian Jundeya are seen as he works in a car repair garage in Gaza City. MOHAMMED SALEM/REUTERS

Palestinian al-Batniji works in a car repair garage in Gaza City. MOHAMMED SALEM/REUTERS

Palestinian al-Batniji poses for a photograph in a car repair garage in Gaza City. MOHAMMED SALEM/REUTERS

Palestinian al-Batniji is reflected in a mirror as he works in a car repair garage in Gaza City. MOHAMMED SALEM/REUTERS

Palestinian Yassin works in a car repair garage in Gaza City. MOHAMMED SALEM/REUTERS

Palestinian Yassin poses for a photograph in a car repair garage in Gaza City. MOHAMMED SALEM/REUTERS

Palestinian Yassin works in a car repair garage in Gaza City. MOHAMMED SALEM/REUTERS

Palestinian Yassin poses for a photograph in a car repair garage in Gaza City. MOHAMMED SALEM/REUTERS

Palestinian Yassin works in a car repair garage in Gaza City. MOHAMMED SALEM/REUTERS

Palestinian Yassin poses for a photograph in a car repair garage in Gaza City. MOHAMMED SALEM/REUTERS

Coolest Sports Pix Of 2013 Week 23

admin — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 15:39:22 +0000

The biggest sporting story this week was Rafael Nadal winning an amazing eighth Roland Garros tennis title in Paris.

New York Yankees' Adams tags out Cleveland Indians' Aviles during the third inning of their MLB American League baseball game in New York. ADAM HUNGER/REUTERS

Miami Heat's James celebrates with the Eastern Conference championship trophy after they defeated the Indiana Pacers during Game 7 of their NBA Eastern Conference final basketball playoff in Miami. JOE SKIPPER/REUTERS

The British and Irish Lions rugby team player Hibbard practices his throwing during the captain's run at the NIB Stadium in Perth. DAVID GRAY/REUTERS

Australia's Ognenovski and Japan's Okazaki fight for the ball during their 2014 World Cup qualifying soccer match in Saitama. Toru Hanai/REUTERS

The racket of Errani of Italy hits a tennis ball as she serves to Radwanska of Poland during their women's singles quarter-final match at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris. GONZALO FUENTES/REUTERS

Williams of the U.S. reacts during her women's singles quarter-final match against Kuznetsova of Russia at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris . STEPHANE MAHE/REUTERS

Japan's Honda reacts after scoring on a penalty kick against Australia during their 2014 World Cup qualifying soccer match in Saitama. Toru Hanai/REUTERS

Tsonga of France celebrates defeating Federer of Switzerland in their men's singles quarter-final match at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris . VINCENT KESSLER/REUTERS

New York Yankees' Suzuki fails to make catch on 3-run home run by Cleveland Indians' Drew Stubbs during their MLB American League baseball game in New York. ADAM HUNGER/REUTERS

Laser beams and colored lights cross back and forth over the ice during ceremonies before Game 3 of the NHL Western Conference final hockey playoff between the Blackhawks and the Kings in Los Angeles. MIKE BLAKE/REUTERS

Blackhawks goalie Crawford reacts after allowing a second goal by the Kings in the second period of Game 3 of the NHL Western Conference final hockey playoff in Los Angeles. LUCY NICHOLSON/REUTERS

Kings' King reacts after scoring into the Blackhawks' empty net in the closing moments of Game 3 of the NHL Western Conference final hockey playoff in Los Angeles. MIKE BLAKE/REUTERS

British and Irish Lions player Croft is tackled by Tuatara-Morrison of the Western Force during their rugby union match in Perth. DAVID GRAY/REUTERS

Sharapova of Russia hits a return to Jankovic of Serbia during their women's singles quarter-final match at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris. GONZALO FUENTES/REUTERS

England's Broad fails to take a catch during the third one-day international cricket match against New Zealand at Trent Bridge cricket ground in Nottingham. PHILIP BROWN/REUTERS

Toronto Blue Jays outfielders celebrate after the Blue Jays defeated the San Francisco Giants during their MLB baseball game in San Francisco, California. ROBERT GALBRAITH/REUTERS

Penguins goalie Vokoun lets in the game winning goal, scored by Bruins' Bergeron, during double overtime in Game 3 of their NHL Eastern Conference finals hockey playoff series in Boston. BRIAN SNYDER/REUTERS

A stable hand rakes hay as a horse stands under a heating lamp before morning workouts at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. SHANNON STAPLETON/REUTERS

Mamai of the Maasai Cricket Warriors falls as he plays against the Ambassadors of Cricket from India in a Twenty20 cricket match in Ol Pejeta conservancy. THOMAS MUKOYA/REUTERS

Lewis of the U.S. catches a golf ball as she warms up in the rain before round one of the LPGA Golf Championship in Pittsford. ADAM FENSTER/REUTERS

Errani of Italy serves to Williams of the U.S. during their women's singles semi-final match at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris. GONZALO FUENTES/REUTERS

Netherland's Maher celebrates his team's goal against Germany with his teammates during their UEFA European Under-21 Championship soccer match against Germany at the HaMoshava stadium in Petah Tikva. BAZ RATNER/REUTERS

Bolt of Jamaica reacts at the end of the 100m event at the Golden Gala IAAF Diamond League at the Olympic stadium in Rome. GIAMPIERO SPOSITO/REUTERS

Heat's James is seen behind the spotlight before his team plays the Spurts during Game 1 of their NBA Finals basketball playoff in Miami. MIKE SEGAR/REUTERS

Spurs' Duncan shoots over Heat's James and Andersen during Game 1 of their NBA Finals basketball playoff in Miami. MIKE SEGAR/REUTERS

Djokovic of Serbia hits a return to Nadal of Spain during their men's singles semi-final match at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris . PHILIPPE WOJAZER/REUTERS

Nadal of Spain is pictured during his men's singles semi-final match against Djokovic of Serbia at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris. STEPHANE MAHE/REUTERS

Indonesian supporters light flares during their friendly soccer match against Netherlands in Jakarta. BEAWIHARTA/REUTERS

Lotus Formula One driver Grosjean of France looks on during second practice session of Canadian F1 Grand Prix at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal. CHRIS WATTIE/REUTERS

Croatia's Srna jumps to kick the ball during their 2014 World Cup qualifying soccer match against Scotland at Maksimir stadium in Zagreb. ANTONIO BRONIC/REUTERS

Albania fans sing during their 2014 World Cup qualifying soccer match against Norway in Tirana. ARBEN CELI/REUTERS

Fans of Colombia cheer their team up before the start of their 2014 World Cup qualifying soccer match against Argentina in Buenos Aires. ENRIQUE MARCARIAN/REUTERS

Bruins pose with the Prince of Wales trophy after they defeated the Penguins in Game 4 to win the NHL Eastern Conference finals hockey playoff series in Boston. JESSICA RINALDI/REUTERS

Costa Rica's Campbell fights for ball with Honduras' Bernardez during 2014 World Cup qualifying soccer match in San Jose. JUAN CARLOS ULATE/REUTERS

Williams of the U.S. celebrates defeating Sharapova of Russia in their women's singles final match to win the French Open tennis tournament in Paris. PHILIPPE WOJAZER/REUTERS

Australia's Bailey wipes his face after the dismissal of Voges during the ICC Champions Trophy group A match against England at Edgbaston cricket ground, Birmingham. PHILIP BROWN/REUTERS

Serena Williams of the U.S. poses with her trophy near the Eiffel Tower in Paris after winning against Maria Sharapova of Russia in their women's singles final match at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris. STEPHANE MAHE/REUTERS

Palace Malice, with jockey Mike Smith in the irons, wins the 145th running of the Belmont Stakes, the final leg of horse racing's triple crown, at Belmont Park in Elmont. GARY HERSHORN/REUTERS

Blackhawks' Sharp checks Kings' Lewis during the second period in Game 5 of their NHL Western Conference final hockey playoff series in Chicago. JEFF HAYNES/REUTERS

The Blackhawks stand with the Clarence S. Campbell Bowl and NHL Deputy Commissioner Daly after they advanced to the Stanley Cup by defeating the Kings in Game 5 of their NHL Western Conference final hockey playoff series in Chicago. JIM YOUNG/REUTERS

Nadal of Spain smiles at compatriot Ferrer as they arrive for their men's singles final match at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris . STEPHANE MAHE/REUTERS

Ferrer of Spain hits a return to compatriot Nadal during their men's singles final match at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris . PHILIPPE WOJAZER/REUTERS

Nadal of Spain celebrates defeating compatriot Ferrer in their men's singles final match to win the French Open tennis tournament in Paris. PHILIPPE WOJAZER/REUTERS

Nadal of Spain receives the trophy from sprinter Bolt after defeating compatriot Ferrer in their men's singles final match to win the French Open tennis tournament in Paris. GONZALO FUENTES/REUTERS

Ginkel of Netherlands fights for the ball with Dzagoev of Russia during their UEFA European Under-21 Championship soccer match at the Teddy Kollek stadium in Jerusalem. DARREN WHITESIDE/REUTERS

Third-placed Mercedes Formula One driver Hamilton of Britain sprays champaign at first-placed Red Bull Formula One driver Vettel of Germany after Vettel won Canadian F1 Grand Prix at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal . CHRIS WATTIE/REUTERS

Inbee Park of South Korea watches her shot out of a bunker during the final round of the LPGA Golf Championship in Pittsford, New York. ADAM FENSTER/REUTERS

Heat's James stands before play against the Spurs before Game 2 of their NBA Finals basketball playoff in Miami. MIKE SEGAR/REUTERS

Participants row their boats during a dragon boat race to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival, also known as Duanwu Festival, on the Suzhou river in Shanghai. ALY SONG/REUTERS

A competitor performs at the Moto Mega Ramp competition during the 2013 X-Games at Jiangwan Stadium in Shanghai. CARLOS BARRIA/REUTERS

Newly reappointed Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho poses for photographers during a news conference at Stamford Bridge stadium in London. SUZANNE PLUNKETT/REUTERS

Formula One 2013: Canadian Grand Prix

admin — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 08:46:43 +0000

I’ve just been watching some classic F1 footage from the time I fell in love with it, the late 80′s and early 90′s, and I’ve come to the conclusion it isn’t what it once was. It’s become too clinical for me, no real super stars that go all out to win. Happy with a 5th place should never be an option really, but there you go, just my 2 cents.
The Canadian Grand Prix was easily won by Vettel. There were some battles for places 2nd to 5th, but not really edge of seat stuff.

Mercedes Formula One driver Hamilton gestures while signing autographs ahead of the Canadian F1 Grand Prix in Montreal. CHRISTINNE MUSCHI/REUTERS

Formula One drivers attend news conference ahead of the Canadian F1 Grand Prix in Montreal. CHRISTINNE MUSCHI/REUTERS

Red Bull Formula One driver Vettel of Germany is seen before practice during first practice session of Canadian F1 Grand Prix at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal. CHRIS WATTIE/REUTERS

Ferrari Formula One driver Alonso of Spain looks at display during first practice session of Canadian F1 Grand Prix at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal. CHRIS WATTIE/REUTERS

Mercedes Formula One driver Rosberg of Germany looks on during first practice session of Canadian F1 Grand Prix at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal. CHRIS WATTIE/REUTERS

Ferrari Formula One driver Massa of Brazil drives during first practice session of Canadian F1 Grand Prix at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal. CHRIS WATTIE/REUTERS

Ferrari Formula One driver Massa of Brazil drives ahead of Lotus Formula One driver Raikkonen of Finland during first practice session of Canadian F1 Grand Prix at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal. CHRISTINNE MUSCHI/REUTERS

Mercedes Formula One driver Hamilton of Britain drives during the first practice session of Canadian F1 Grand Prix at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal. REUTERS

McLaren Formula One driver Button of Britain adjusts his helmet during second practice session of Canadian F1 Grand Prix at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal . CHRIS WATTIE/REUTERS

Red Bull Formula One driver Webber of Australia drives during second practice session of Canadian F1 Grand Prix at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal. CHRIS WATTIE/REUTERS

Force India Formula One driver Sutil of Germany drives during second practice session of Canadian F1 Grand Prix at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal . CHRISTINNE MUSCHI/REUTERS

Lotus Formula One driver Raikkonen of Finland drives during second practice session of Canadian F1 Grand Prix at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal . CHRISTINNE MUSCHI/REUTERS

McLaren Formula One driver Perez of Mexico and McLaren Formula One driver Button of Britain drive during second practice session of the Canadian F1 Grand Prix at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal. CHRISTINNE MUSCHI/REUTERS

Lotus Formula One driver Raikkonen of Finland spins during second practice session of Canadian F1 Grand Prix at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal. CHRISTINNE MUSCHI/REUTERS

McLaren Formula One driver Perez of Mexico adjusts his balaclava in his car during third practice session of Canadian F1 Grand Prix at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal. CHRIS WATTIE/REUTERS

Red Bull Formula One mechanics perform a pit stop on Vettel's car during third practice session of the Canadian F1 Grand Prix at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal. CHRIS WATTIE/REUTERS

McLaren Formula One driver Button of Britain drives during third practice session of Canadian F1 Grand Prix at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal . CHRISTINNE MUSCHI/REUTERS

Mercedes Formula One driver Hamilton of Britain drives ahead of Mercedes Formula One driver Rosberg of Germany during third practice session of the Canadian F1 Grand Prix at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal. CHRISTINNE MUSCHI/REUTERS

Williams Formula One driver Bottas of Finland and Red Bull Formula One driver Vettel of Germany pose after qualifying session of Canadian F1 Grand Prix in Montreal. CHRIS WATTIE/REUTERS

Ferrari Formula One driver Alonso of Spain drives during qualifying session of Canadian F1 Grand Prix at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal . CHRISTINNE MUSCHI/REUTERS

Toro Rosso Formula One driver Vergne of France drives during qualifying session of Canadian F1 Grand Prix at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal. CHRISTINNE MUSCHI/REUTERS

Drives take a corner after starting during the Canadian F1 Grand Prix at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal . CHRIS WATTIE/REUTERS

Drivers take corner after start of race during the Canadian F1 Grand Prix at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal. CHRISTINNE MUSCHI/REUTERS

Toro Rosso Formula One driver Ricciardo of Australia drives during Canadian F1 Grand Prix at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal. CHRISTINNE MUSCHI/REUTERS

Red Bull Formula One driver Vettel of Germany drives during Canadian F1 Grand Prix at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal. CHRIS WATTIE/REUTERS

Williams Formula One driver Bottas of Finland drives during Canadian F1 Grand Prix at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal. CHRIS WATTIE/REUTERS

Toro Rosso Formula One driver Vergne of France drives with Williams Formula One driver Bottas of Finland during Canadian F1 Grand Prix at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal . CHRIS WATTIE/REUTERS

Lotus Formula One driver Raikkonen of Finland drives during the Canadian F1 Grand Prix at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal . CHRIS WATTIE/REUTERS

Toro Rosso Formula One driver Vergne of France drives during Canadian F1 Grand Prix at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal. CHRIS WATTIE/REUTERS

Sauber Formula One driver Gutierrez of Mexico climbs through fence after crashing during Canadian F1 Grand Prix at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal. CHRISTINNE MUSCHI/REUTERS

Mercedes Formula One driver Rosberg of Germany drives ahead of Red Bull Formula One driver Webber of Australia during the Canadian F1 Grand Prix at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal . CHRISTINNE MUSCHI/REUTERS

Ferrari Formula One driver Alonso of Spain drives ahead of Force India Formula One driver Sutil of Germany during the Canadian F1 Grand Prix at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal. CHRISTINNE MUSCHI/REUTERS

Red Bull Formula One driver Vettel of Germany gestures as he crosses finishing line and wins Canadian F1 Grand Prix at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal. CHRIS WATTIE/REUTERS

Red Bull Formula One driver Vettel of Germany celebrates on podium after winning Canadian F1 Grand Prix at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal . CHRIS WATTIE/REUTERS

Coolest Pix Of 2013 Week 23

admin — Sun, 09 Jun 2013 12:01:56 +0000

I don’t think we as a human race ever take a week off from protesting, fighting or making beautiful things.

Demonstrators set fire to barricades as they clash with riot police during an anti-government protest at Taksim Square in central Istanbul. MURAD SEZER/REUTERS

Riot police use tear gas to disperse the crowd during an anti-government protest at Taksim Square in central Istanbul. MURAD SEZER/REUTERS

A large storm cell, which reportedly produced a multiple vortex tornado, passes south of El Reno, Oklahoma. BILL WAUGH/REUTERS

Cloud to ground lightning strikes near storm chasers during a tornadic thunderstorm in Cushing. GENE BLEVINS/REUTERS

Nine-year-old Bacho Tsiklauri listens to his teacher Lia Tsiklauri during a lesson at school in the village of Makarta, north of Tbilisi. DAVID MDZINARISHVILI/REUTERS

Thailand's Prime Minister Shinawatra waves at schoolchildren from a car window during a visit to a Buddhist temple in Colombo. DINUKA LIYANAWATTE/REUTERS

Children take part in a mock military parade at an amusement park in Pyongyang. KYODO/REUTERS

Women in bridal gowns participate in the Runaway Bride run in Riga. INTS KALNINS/REUTERS

Man is hit by a jet of water as riot police use a water cannon to disperse demonstrators during a protest against Turkey's PM Erdogan and his ruling AKP in central Ankara. UMIT BEKTAS/REUTERS

An enthusiast dressed as a zombie smears a piece of meat against the window of a bus full of tourists during the annual Zombie Walk festival in Prague. DAVID W CERNY/REUTERS

Singer Iggy Azalea performs at The Sound of Change concert at Twickenham Stadium in London. NEIL HALL/REUTERS

German police detain a protester during an anti-capitalism Blockupy demonstration in Frankfurt. KAI PFAFFENBACH/REUTERS

The statue of world harmony leader Sri Chinmoy is partially submerged in water from rising Vltava river in Prague. DAVID W CERNY/REUTERS

Firefighters battle the Powerhouse wildfire at the Angeles National Forest in California. GENE BLEVINS/REUTERS

Flooded houses next to river Steyr are pictured during heavy rainfall in the Austrian city of Steyr. LEONHARD FOEGER/REUTERS

Participants operate a homemade flying machine during the Red Bull Flugtag (Flight Day) event in Kiev. GLEB GARANICH/REUTERS

A Palestinian militant of Al-Nasir brigades shoots next to a participant of a presentation during a military graduation ceremony in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip. SUHAIB SALEM/REUTERS

Revellers play with tomato pulp during the annual Tomatina (tomato fight) in Sutamarchan province in Boyaca. JOHN VIZCAINO/REUTERS

An anti-government protester holds a Turkish national flag with a portrait of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, founder of modern Turkey, on it during a demonstration in Ankara. UMIT BEKTAS/REUTERS

People wait in their flooded house in centre of Passau. MICHAELA REHLE/REUTERS

A passenger stands at the mangled front of a tourist bus near Orebro in central Sweden. SCANPIX SWEDEN/REUTERS

Workers make parts for household mixers at a workshop in Mumbai. DANISH SIDDIQUI/REUTERS

General view shows flooded cemetery of Austria's Schaerding. MICHAELA REHLE/REUTERS

A man rests on the roof during a media preview at the Museum of Civilizations from Europe and the Mediterranean (MuCEM) in Marseille. JEAN-PAUL PELISSIER/REUTERS

Riot police fire tear gas against protesters during a demonstration in Ankara. UMIT BEKTAS/REUTERS

A twig is used to keep an elephant's trunk open while a Wildlife Conservation Society official attaches a GPS-satellite collar in a remote area of South Sudan. STAFF/REUTERS

A courtroom sketch depicts Private First Class Bradley Manning and his attorney David Coombs during the first day of Manning's trial at Fort Meade in Maryland. STRINGER/REUTERS

The sun is captured over Earth's horizon by one of the Expedition 36 crew members aboard the International Space Station. NASA/REUTERS

Members of the Free Syrian Army talk as they sit with their weapons in a damaged street in Aleppo's Karm al-Jabal district. MUZAFFAR SALMAN/REUTERS

Anti-government protesters stand on a barricade during an anti-government protest. MURAD SEZER/REUTERS

A view shows a burnt out site of a poultry slaughterhouse after a fire in Dehui. CHINA STRINGER NETWORK/REUTERS

A paramilitary policeman knocks down a man role-playing as a plane hijacker during an anti-terrorism drill at Nanjing Lukou International Airport in Nanjing. CHINA DAILY/REUTERS

Cast member Emma Watson poses at the premiere of This Is the End in Los Angeles. MARIO ANZUONI/REUTERS

Defendant Zschaepe arrives for continuation of her trial in a courtroom in Munich. MICHAEL DALDER/REUTERS

Oscar Pistorius leaves the Pretoria Magistrates court after a brief appearance. MIKE HUTCHINGS/REUTERS

Scavengers search for recyclable materials to be sold to recycling centres, at the Nam Son garbage dump, north of Hanoi. KHAM/REUTERS

An anti-government protester runs away from a burning container in Istanbul's Taksim square. YANNIS BEHRAKIS/REUTERS

Tens of thousands of people participate in a candlelight vigil at Hong Kong's Victoria Park. TYRONE SIU/REUTERS

Firemen pump water out from a submerged field near the city of Melnik. PETR JOSEK/REUTERS

A boy leans on his younger brother as they look out of their window at police officers waiting to carry out their eviction in Madrid. SUSANA VERA/REUTERS

An aerial image shows the three-rivers city of Passau in south-eastern Bavaria. WOLFGANG RATTAY/REUTERS

Spanish Civil Guards stand guard outside a building where four people were arrested in a flat at Nueva Alcantara neighbourhood in San Pedro de Alcantara. JON NAZCA/REUTERS

A Lamborghini Aventador and a Ferrari are seen parked near the Burj Khalifa as police officers walk past in Dubai. JUMANA EL HELOUEH/REUTERS

Shi'ite pilgrims gather at Imam Moussa al-Kadhim shrine to mark his death anniversary in Baghdad's Kadhimiya district. SAAD SHALASH/REUTERS

Firefighters stand at the scene of a possible natural gas explosion on the campus of Nyack College in New York. MIKE SEGAR/REUTERS

A consumer carries products at the state-run supermarket Bicentenario in Caracas. JORGE SILVA/REUTERS

U.S. Army Private First Class Manning departs day two of his court-martial at Fort Meade Maryland. GARY CAMERON/REUTERS

An Egyptian farmer holds a handful of soil to show the dryness of the land due to drought in a farm formerly irrigated by the river Nile, in Al-Dakahlya. MOHAMED ABD EL GHANY/REUTERS

Munduruku Indians board a Brazilian Air Force plane to fly to Brasilia. LUNAE PARRACHO/REUTERS

Police officers scuffle with protesting family members of victims of fire that broke out in a chicken processing plant, in Dehui. ALY SONG/REUTERS

Henryk, who has lived at the Camillian Mission shelter for homeless people for five years, looks out as he eats his meal at the shelter in Warsaw. KACPER PEMPEL/REUTERS

People see off buses carrying students who are travelling to attend the college entrance examination, or gaokao, at Maotanchang High School in Liu'an. CHINA DAILY/REUTERS

A combination picture of Pope Francis catching a rosary thrown by faithful in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican. MAX ROSSI/REUTERS

A resident mows the lawn in village of Stein-Krems next to the flooded river Danube in Lower Austria. LEONHARD FOEGER/REUTERS

A young boy looks on from an army truck, which is transporting people out of the flooded village of Devin, in Bratislava. RADOVAN STOKLASA/REUTERS

A worker hangs mutton in a cold storage at a charity food distribution office building in Karachi. AKHTAR SOOMRO/REUTERS

A general view shows soldiers loyal to the Syrian regime with their military tanks in Qusair. MOHAMED AZAKIR/REUTERS

Houston Fire Chief Terry Garrison presents a flag to Jack and Mary Sullivan, parents of fallen firefighter Anne Sullivan during a memorial service for four Houston firefighters in Houston. POOL/REUTERS

People stand near Damascus gate outside Jerusalem's Old City as it is projected with images during the Jerusalem Light 2013 Festival. AMMAR AWAD/REUTERS

Anti-government protesters try to protect themselves from a water canon as riot police disperse them during a protest in Ankara. UMIT BEKTAS/REUTERS

Man stands on an upper floor at the Senate building in Mexico City. TOMAS BRAVO/REUTERS

A woman talks on a portable phone while holding a banner against genetically modified food during a rally organized by NGOs to mark the World Environment Day in Bucharest. BOGDAN CRISTEL/REUTERS

Senator Frank Lautenberg's widow looks on as his casket is wheeled onto a train, in Secaucus, New Jersey. CARLO ALLEGRI/REUTERS

Employees of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. wait for the start of the U.S. Associates meeting in Fayetteville. RICK WILKING/REUTERS

Smoke rises as Tibetan monks burn trees on an altar during their morning ritual in the Dzamthang Jonang monastery in Barma township. KIM KYUNG-HOON/REUTERS

Marialena, a homeless AIDS sufferer and former drug addict who is on a methadone rehabilitation program, sleeps under a bridge in central Athens. YANNIS BEHRAKIS/REUTERS

People throw mud onto each other at a crop field during Hucang Festival at Zhangjiajie. CHINA DAILY/REUTERS

A Kashmiri woman mourns during the funeral of Mohammed Abbas Nangroo, a militant commander at Rajpora. DANISH ISMAIL/REUTERS

A farmer carrying a basket on her back walks toward her field at Khokana in Lalitpur. NAVESH CHITRAKAR/REUTERS

Deputies of the pro-presidential party clash with opposition deputies who attempt to distrupt a parliament session in Kiev. STRINGER/REUTERS

Vehicles drive down Shore Boulevard as wind and rain from Tropical Storm Andrea hit the Florida coast near Gulfport, Florida. STEVE NESIUS/REUTERS

Guests enjoy a Dinner in the Sky on a platform hanging near the Brussels' Grand Place at sunset in Brussels. FRANCOIS LENOIR/REUTERS

Los Angeles law enforcement officials conduct a demonstration of counter terrorism tactics in Los Angeles. PATRICK T. FALLON/REUTERS

Turkey's Prime Minister Erdogan waves to supporters after arriving at Istanbul's Ataturk airport. OSMAN ORSAL/REUTERS

Short performs during American Film Institute's 41st Life Achievement Award Gala at Dolby theatre in Hollywood. MARIO ANZUONI/REUTERS

A Muslim man is seen after Friday prayers in Kocatepe Camisi mosque in Ankara. DADO RUVIC/REUTERS

Cars at a car dealership are seen in the flooded little village of Fischerdorf. MICHAELA REHLE/REUTERS

A Sotheby's employee poses with Rene Magritte's artwork L'idee at Sotheby's Auction House in London. LUKE MACGREGOR/REUTERS

Britain's Queen Elizabeth visits BBC Radio4 presenters In the studios at BBC Broadcasting House in London. POOL/REUTERS

Soldiers cover themselves from a military helicopter's downwash as it lowers sandbags to help reinforce a dike along the swollen Danube River near Gyor. LASZLO BALOGH/REUTERS

Jackman welcomes Cruise to stage during annual shareholders meeting for Walmart in Fayetteville, Arkansas. RICK WILKING/REUTERS

Police officers gather during a search at Santa Monica College following a shooting on campus in Santa Monica, California. JONATHAN ALCORN/REUTERS

Soldiers of Federal District's Special Operations Battalion stand on a boat as they take part in a training exercise at Paranoa Lake in Brasilia. UESLEI MARCELINO/REUTERS

Planet Earth 05

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It’s beautiful, rough, unforgiven and peaceful all at the same time. 69 Years after D Day we should take care of it.

A fisherman rows a boat in Chaohu Lake, filled with blue-green algae, in Hefei. Jianan Yu/REUTERS

Youth rides mountain bikes inside Tengger caldera at Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park. Beawiharta Beawiharta/REUTERS

Scavengers search for recyclable materials to be sold to recycling centres, at the Nam Son garbage dump, north of Hanoi. Nguyen Huy Kham/REUTERS

An Egyptian farmer squats down on cracked soil to show the dryness of the land due to drought in a farm formerly irrigated by the river Nile, in Al-Dakahlya. Mohamed Abd El Ghany/REUTERS

A worker carries bags filled with algae while cleaning the polluted waters of river Sabarmati on World Environment Day in Ahmedabad. Amit Dave/REUTERS

A car leaves a small settlement surrounded by the floods of the river Danube near the eastern Bavarian city of Deggendorf. Wolfgang Rattay/REUTERS

David Brockwell walks between wind turbines during a routine inspection at the Infigen Energy wind farm located on the hills surrounding Lake George, 50 km north of the Australian capital city of Canberra. David Gray/REUTERS

Seagulls fly over children on the beach at Coney Island in the Brooklyn Borough of New York. Keith Bedford/REUTERS

A rainbow appears at the Eiffel Tower in Paris. Benoit Tessier/REUTERS

A boat navigates past the Sydney Harbour Bridge, which is covered in thick fog. Daniel Munoz/REUTERS

A man swims in the polluted waters of river Yamuna on a hot day in New Delhi. Mansi Thapliyal/REUTERS

Beachgoers stroll along Fort Kochi beach while holding umbrellas during a rain shower in the southern Indian city of Kochi. Sivaram V/REUTERS

A laboratory technician uses a Geiger counter to measure radiation in fish at Fukushima Agricultural Technology Centre in Koriyama, Fukushima prefecture. Issei Kato/REUTERS

A mile wide tornado is seen near El Reno,Oklahoma. Reuters Photographer/REUTERS

Cloud to ground lightning strikes near storm chasers during a tornadic thunderstorm in Cushing. Gene Blevins/REUTERS

Sheet metal is pictured stuck in a tree along Route 66 in El Reno. Bill Waugh/REUTERS

A farmer walks amid a terrace paddy field in Suichuan county. China Daily China Daily Information Corp - CDIC/REUTERS

Ducks waddle past statue of world harmony leader Sri Chinmoy, partially submerged by water from rising Vltava river, in Prague. David W Cerny/REUTERS

A firefighting helicopter drops water on a wildfire burning in Lancaster, California. Jonathan Alcorn/REUTERS

Firefighters battle the Powerhouse wildfire at the Angeles National Forest in California. Gene Blevins/REUTERS

Participants play in the mud during Mud Day celebrations in Hanoi. Nguyen Huy Kham/REUTERS

The funnel of a tornadic thunderstorm almost touches the ground near South Haven. Gene Blevins/REUTERS

A cyclist passes a steam vent on the empty streets of the financial district during the annual Victoria Day holiday in Toronto. Andy Clark/REUTERS

An aerial view shows the path of destruction in the aftermath of a tornado, at a neighborhood in Moore, Oklahoma. Rick Wilking/REUTERS

Lightning flashes in the sky in Zhuhai. Reuters Photographer/REUTERS

A woman holding an umbrella walks on the flooded streets during a heavy rainfall in Kathmandu. Navesh Chitrakar/REUTERS

Clouds of a thunderstorm roll over neighborhoods heavily damaged in a tornado in Moore, Oklahoma. Lucas Jackson/REUTERS

The snow-covered Popocatepetl volcano spews a cloud of steam high into the air in Puebla. Imelda Medina/REUTERS