Sunday, June 29, 2008

Cycling


The pack of riders cycles during the fourth stage of the Tour de Romandie cycling race in Sierre, Switzerland, May 3, 2008.

volcano


A cloud of smoke and ashes produced by the eruption of the Chaiten volcano are seen over Chaiten on Tuesday, May 6, 2008, in southern Chile. The eruption blated ash some 20 miles into the sky, forcing authorities to evacuate the area.

Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Training


Paramilitary police for the Beijing Olympic Games take part in a training session at a military base in Shenyang, Liaoning province on May 6, 2008. This unit will be responsible for the security of the Olympic soccer venue in Shenyang during the games.

Lightning


Lightning bolts appear above and around the Chaiten volcano as seen from Chana, some 30 kms (19 miles) north of the volcano, as it began its first eruption in thousands of years, in southern Chile May 2, 2008. Cases of electrical storms breaking out directly above erupting volcanoes are well documented, although scientists differ on what causes them.

Monday, June 23, 2008

The Marine


A U.S. Marine, from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, has a close call after Taliban fighters opened fire in Afghanistan May 18, 2008. The Marine was not injured.

Cheese-rolling


During the annual Bank Holiday tradition of cheese-rolling on May 26, 2008 in Cooper's Hill, Gloucestershire, England. Thousands of spectators gathered to watch contestants from around the world tumbling down the 200m slope, in a series of races, said to date back hundreds of years, with the winner of each receiving a cheese.

Thursday, June 19, 2008

Uncontacted Indians


'Uncontacted Indians'  of the Envira, who have never before had any contact with the outside world, photographed during an overflight in May 2008, as they react to the overflight at their camp in Brazil, close to the border with Peru.

Barrel


A woman, carrying an empty barrel on her head, walks in the rain in Patzicia, Guatemala, Monday, June 2, 2008.

Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Job Seekers


Job seekers wait on line stretching around a block to attend the Monster.com and National Career Fairs job fair in New York, Wednesday May 28. The nation's unemployment rate jumped to 5.5 percent in May

Cyclists


A car crashes into several cyclists participating in a race in the city of Matamoros, northern Mexico on June 1. One person was killed and 14 injured when a drunk driver collided with the groups of cyclists

Yoga


An Amarnath shrine bound Sadhu, or a holy man, teaches yoga to other Sadhus as he waits for his turn to be registered for the pilgrimage in Jammu, Kashmir.

Lily


A villager collects seeds from Giant Water Lilies commonly known as Makhana (Eueyale Ferox) in the Deepor Beel Bird Sanctuary in Guwahati city, northeast India on June 6. Puffed seeds of the Giant water lily are a delicacy in this region and villagers sell the seeds of the Giant water lily in the local markets by destroying the plants. This plant, once seen in all the wetlands of the northeast during this season, now is seen only in few wetlands of the region due to the large scale consumption of its seeds.