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Palestinian boys ride on a donkey as they watch the convoy of EU foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton (not pictured) in the northern Gaza Strip. -- PHOTO: REUTERS An aerial picture taken aboard an helicopter shows a smoggy view of the Eiffel tower (left) and the Tour...

Tourists play in the m&d during the 13th Boryeong m&d Festival at the Daecheon swimming beach in Boryeong, 190 km south-west of Seoul on Sunday. The annual festival encourages the use of m&d for its benefits for skin-care and to promote tourism in the region. The festival runs from July...

Children play in an unflatable boat. A child plays in a fountain at a park in Tel Aviv, Israel. --PHOTO: AP A jelly fish swims in the sea near the beach in the village of Toroni, northern Greece. --PHOTO: AP

Soldiers march during a military parade to celebrate 200 years of independence from Spain in Quibdo, eastern Colombia. --PHOTO: AP A boy jumps into the Sommerbad Olympiastadion public pool in Berlin. Meteorologists forecast temperatures around 30 deg C for the following days in the...

Coconut shell monkeys are seen on display at the Robert Is Here fruit stand, in Homestead. --PHOTO: AP An American Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) lands in the zoo in Madrid. --PHOTO: AFP The Blades aerobatic team perform at the Farnborough Airshow in Hampshire. --PHOTO: AFP

Participants put a hog on a tyre in the middle of a m&d pool at the Delaware County 4-H Fair, during the hog wrestling event at the grandstands in Muncie, Indiana. -- PHOTO: AP Dancers from the dance group Pilobolus perform a scene from 'Contradance' during a dress rehearsal before...

Service members from Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, Uruguay, and the US Marines carry out a sea landing exercise at the port of Ancon, north of Lima, during the Southern Exchange and Partnership of the Americas (SE/POA 10) military exercise. -- PHOTO: REUTERS An unidentified...

The Three Gorges Dam discharges water to lower the level in a reservoir in Yichang, Hubei province. China's massive Three Gorges dam is facing a major test of the flood control function that was one of the key justifications for its construction, as torrential rains swell the rivers that...

A woman looks at municipal employees working to set up an artificial beach with palm trees on the banks of the Seine on in Paris, as part of the installation of 'Paris-plage'. For the nineth summer in a raw, Paris will recreate a beach on its river bank with palm trees, outdoor showers and...

A dancer walks around the University of Moncton Stadium to help open the IAAF World Junior Track and Field Championships in Moncton, New Brunswick. The international event features over 1500 athletes from around the world. -- PHOTO: AP A boy dances in the rain during a heavy tropical...

Dancers Eriko Jimbo and Jun Kuribayashi from the dance group Pilobolus perform a scene from 'Contradance' during a dress rehearsal before opening night at the Joyce Theater in New York. -- PHOTO: AFP Jewish settlers pray from the biblical Book of Lamentation at the ancient mountain...

A Chinese villager rides his motorcycle through floodwaters in southwest China's Chongqing municipality, after torrential rains hit the Yangtze River areas. At least 20 people were missing after a rain-triggered landslide buried parts of a north China village, while rising waters threatened...

A South Korean child cools himself off by playing in a fountain in Seoul, South Korea. -- PHOTO: AP An official holding an umbrella walks on a tarpaulin ground cover during a rain delay on the second day of the first test cricket match between Sri Lanka and India in Galle. -- PHOTO...

A tourist grabs a shrub in strong wind with high waves breaking behind him during the passage of tropical storm Conson at the northern coastal city of Hai Phong. -- PHOTO: AFP Protesters display placards behind barbed wire barricades near the Presidential Palace in Manila, Philippines...

Participants run during a m&d field racing competition held by the local tourism organization in Daishan county, Zhejiang province. -- PHOTO: REUTERS A model poses for photographers during the annual World Bodypainting Festival in Seeboden, at Lake Millstaettersee, in Austria's...

Girls are sillouetted as they reach toward the image of a whale shark as they watch the high definition movie of Okinawa Chraumi Aquarium shown at the Ginza Sony building in central Tokyo to mark the Marine Day national holiday. -- PHOTO: AFP Matt Shiozawa flips a calf to win first...

Homes in the Wupatki Estates subdivision are bathed in light from the Schultz fire as it consumes the forest on the slopes of the SanFrancisco Peaks during a 30 second time exposure. The fire just north of Flagstaff, Ariz. has consumed more than 10,000 acres and was 10% contained Monday...

A flamingo cleans his plumes in the Zoo of Salzburg , Austria. --PHOTO: AP The Quadriga statue on top of Berlin's landmark the Brandenburg Gate is pictured as the sun moves behind clouds. The Brandenburg Gate was built from 1788 to 1791 by Carl Gotthard Langhans by order of Prussian King...

A woman wearing a mask resembling the face of Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper dances in the streets ahead of the G20 summit in Toronto. As the number of police multiply on Toronto streets ahead of the G20 summit this week, gay rights protesters marched through the downtown shopping...

Chilean fans celebrate at the end of their 2010 World Cup Group H soccer match against Switzerland, in Santiago. -- PHOTO: REUTERS South African children play football in a township in Bloemfontein. South Africa will face France in their final Group A, 2010 World Cup, first round...