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A Palestinian government employee in Ramallah counts his salary after the Hamas-led government started paying civil servants who have been denied wages for months. -
Several thousand people watch the sun rise at Stonehenge in the UK for the summer solstice - the longest day of the year. -
A bodybuilder pumps iron during a power blackout at a gym in Baghdad. The sport is a popular one in the war-torn city. -
Police use tear gas in the Greek capital Athens to disperse students protesting against the creation of private universities. -
AFP - Fri Jun 23, 9:11 PM ET
Tennis Gate : The Wimbledon Lawn Tennis gates are pictured at Wimbledon in London. The Wimbledon Tennis Championships begin on 26 June and end 09 July. -
AP - Wed Jun 21, 9:25 PM ET
The sun sets behind the Statue of Liberty on the longest day of the year, Wednesday, June 21, 2006 in New York. The summer solstice, the official start of the summer and the longest day of the year, occurs when the North Pole is tilted closest to the sun and sun reaches its highest point in the sky. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) -
AFP - Thu Jun 22, 4:41 PM ET
A race-goer sports an extravagant hat on 'Ladies Day' at Ascot Racecourse, in Surrey. Tens of thousands of women are expected to don hats and outfits for the annual 'Ladies Day' festivities.(AFP/Carl De Souza) -
AP - Mon Jun 19, 6:12 PM ET
The Air Force Thunderbirds, right, fly in formation as the Oracle Challenger III, center, flown by Sean Tucker, and the Castrol Cap 232, flown by Mike Goulian, pass over the air field at Quonset Point in North Kingstown, R.I., Monday, June 19, 2006. The Thunderbirds are the feature act at the Rhode Island National Guard Air Show at Quonset Point June 24-25. The show is free to the public. (AP Photo/The Contrails Group, Karl Koeppen) -
AFP - Thu Jun 22, 9:23 PM ET
Evening ride : Pakistani tourists enjoy a boat ride at a lake as the sun sets at the end of the longest day of the year, in Lahore. (AFP/Arif Ali) -
AP - Thu Jun 22, 9:29 PM ET
Ronald McDonald cuts the hair of Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Mike Commodore on Thursday evening, June 22, 2006, at Generations Salon in Raleigh, N.C. Commodore had the hair from his head and face shorn for charity. The 10 top bidders in an eBay auction were allowed to cut a lock of hair. All money donated goes to the V Foundation for Cancer Research. The Hurricanes won the NHL's Stanley Cup championship over the Edmonton Oilers. (AP Photo/Karen Tam) -
AP - Thu Jun 22, 4:39 PM ET
Croatia's supporters light flares during the Croatia v Australia Group F soccer match at the World Cup Gottlieb-Daimler stadium in Stuttgart, Germany, Thursday, June 22, 2006. The other teams in Group F are Brazil and Japan. (AP Photo/Diether Endlicher) -
AP - Wed Jun 21, 3:10 PM ET
Freestyle motocross rider Jeff Fehr soars over a jump as a U.S. flag waves in the breeze during practice for the Dew Action Sports Tour event Wednesday, June 21, 2006, in Louisville, Ky. Fehr lives in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Ed Reinke) -
AFP - Wed Jun 21, 9:07 PM ET
Arny and Bessie : A one month old Eurasian Lynx named Arny (L) cuddles up to her mother Bessy at the Sofia Zoo, in Sofia. Arny is the first Lynx born in the Bulgarian Zoo. (AFP/Valentina Petrova) -
Reuters - Thu Jun 22, 8:37 AM ET
Contortionist from Cirque Du Soleil Company performs during the 'Dralion' in Malaga, southern Spain, June 21, 2006. The show opens on June 22 and runs until July 16. Picture taken June 21, 2006. REUTERS/Rafael Marchante (SPAIN) -
Reuters - Wed Jun 21, 3:30 PM ET
A young English tourist sunbathes as he plays with the sand on the day of the summer solstice at the Palma Nova's beach in the Spanish island of Mallorca June 21, 2006. REUTERS/Dani Cardona (SPAIN) -
AP - Wed Jun 21, 4:14 PM ET
Steve Purdy, 58, of Claymount, Del., gets some rest while his daughter, Kirsten, 23, looks at a map at the Pomola summit on Mount Katahdin, Wednesday, June 21, 2006, in Baxter State Park, Maine. They had just traversed the challenging Knife Edge route with three miles left in their 10-mile hike. Kirsten said she hiked on the Appalachian Trail last year. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty) -
Reuters - Wed Jun 21, 10:39 AM ET
A reveller stands on one of the stones as he watches the sunrise behind Stonehenge on the day of the summer solstice in Wiltshire in Southern England, June 21, 2006. Thousands of people travelled to Stonehenge to watch the sun rise on the longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere. REUTERS/Paul Hackett (BRITAIN) -
Reuters - Wed Jun 21, 9:30 AM ET
A race-goer arrives for the start of the second day of the Royal Ascot race meeting in Berkshire, southern England, June 21, 2006. REUTERS/Alessia Pierdomenico (BRITAIN) -
Reuters - Sun Jun 18, 2:59 PM ET
A South Korea fan smiles before the Group G World Cup 2006 soccer match between France and South Korea in Leipzig June 18, 2006. FIFA RESTRICTION - NO MOBILE USE REUTERS/Charles Platiau (GERMANY) -
AP - Tue Jun 20, 9:26 AM ET
Hindu ascetics Bapi Roy, bottom, and Swapan Nath show their skills to attract devotees at the Kamakhya temple in Gauhati, India, Tuesday, June 20, 2006. Devotees are congregating at the temple for the three-day Ambubasi festival which will begin on June 22. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath) -
AP - Sat Jun 17, 4:54 PM ET
Dusty, 6, a Pembroke Welsh Corgi, races over a jump during a fly ball competition at the Humane Society of Baltimore's Bark in the Park canine games Saturday, June 17, 2006 in Reisterstown, Md. (AP Photo/Chris Gardner) -
AFP/DDP - Tue Jun 20, 7:59 PM ET
Watching the match : A German supporter, her face painted in the national colours, wears sunglasses which reflect a full crowd prior to the FIFA World Cup Group A football match between Germany and Ecuador at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin. Germany won 3-0. (AFP/DDP/Johannes Eisele) -
Reuters - Tue Jun 20, 7:36 AM ET
Belly dancer Nour performs at a belly dancing festival in Cairo June 19, 2006. Picture taken June 19, 2006. REUTERS/Tara Todras-Whitehill (EGYPT) -
AP - Sun Jun 11, 4:48 PM ET
A Tiger Swallowtail butterfly drinks sweet flower nectar, Sunday, June 11, 2006, as it moves from flower to flower in this Annandale, Va. yard on a warm sunny day. Butterflies use a tube-like flexible tongue to sip liquid food, and coils it up into a spiral when not in use. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds) -
AFP - Mon Jun 19, 9:27 PM ET
Up for a header : Spanish forward Luis Garcia heads the ball in the Spain vs Tunisia Group H World Cup football match at Stuttgart's Gottlieb-Daimler Stadium. Spain won 3-1. (AFP/Valery Hache)