

Alexandre Vinokourov of Kazakhstan, wearing the pink jersey of the overall leader, touches pink balloons prior to the start of the ninth stage of the Giro d'Italia cycling race from Frosinone to Cava De Tirreni, Italy, on Monday. Alessandro Trovati/AP
Miss Michigan, Rima Fakih, gives a thumbs up after being crowned Miss USA during the 2010 Miss USA pageant at the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nev., on Sunday. Steve Marcus/Reuters
A King penguin crosses in front of a flock of Gentoo penguins near Port Stanley on Sunday. A potential oil find near the remote Falkland Islands has the British territory's residents hopeful of an economic boom but concerned for wildlife, including some of the world's largest breeding populations of rockhopper penguins, Gentoo penguins, and black-browed albatross as well as marine invertebrates unique to the archipelago's 700 tiny islands. Gary Clement/Reuters
Windy Smith of New Zealand is seen sky diving after jumping from 29,500 feet above sea level with a free fall time of 1 minute and 30 seconds, near Syangboche, Nepal. Seen in the background is the range of Kongde Mountains in the Everest region of the Himalayas. The event has been organized to promote adventure sports in the Himalayan regions of Nepal. Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters
Barcelona Football Club supporters burn flares during celebrations of their city's victory in the Spanish La Liga soccer match in Barcelona, Spain, on Monday. Manu Fernandez/AP
Prosthetic legs lie on a bed in a hospital that was evacuated in Szikszo, Hungary, on Monday. Flash floods occurred in the region after heavy rain. Arpad Kurucz/NEPSZABADSAG/Reuters
Villagers sweep snow on the roof of their houses in Hami Prefecture, China, on Sunday. Strong gales, hailstorms, and rain swept areas of northwest China's Xinjiang region, forcing the relocation of 2,380 people and killing more than 10,000 livestock, Xinhua News Agency reported. China Daily/Reuters
Astronaut Garrett Reisman exits the International Space Station's Qwest airlock to begin his spacewalk in this image from NASA TV on Monday. Reisman and fellow astronaut Steve Bowen will install a spare space-to-ground antenna, place a spare parts platform on the Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator known as Dextre, and loosen battery bolts so the batteries can be swapped during the next two spacewalks. NASA TV/Reuters
A long-nosed tree frog is seen in this undated handout photo released on Monday. Scientists exploring a remote Indonesian forest say they have uncovered a collection of new species, including the tree frog, a yellow-eyed gecko, and the world's smallest known wallaby. Tim Laman/National Geographic/Reuters
A fan looks on during an international friendly soccer match between Thailand and South Africa in preparation for the 2010 World Cup at Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit, South Africa, on Sunday. Siphiwe Sibeko/Reuters
Women wearing traditional Hanbok dress perform deep bows during a coming-of-age day ceremony at Gyeonghui Palace in Seoul on Monday. The ceremony has been held annually on the third Monday in May since 1985 by the Seoul metropolitan government, in an attempt to preserve the cultural tradition. The ceremony marks the entrance of young boys and girls into adulthood at the age of 20. Jo Yong-Hak/Reuters
A man tries to get in his car on a flooded street in the town of Bohumin, Czech Republic, on Monday. Flash floods triggered by days of heavy rain have killed at least four people, forced mass evacuations, and cut off power to thousands in Central Europe. Weather forecasts offered no hope of respite in coming days. David W. Cerny/Reuters
A women loses her umbrella in high winds at a park in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Heavy rains brought flooding around Colombo on Monday, as meteorology department officials said monsoon rains are due to arrive later this month and run through to September. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/Reuters
Iranians wearing religious headbands attend a ceremony to commemorate the death anniversary of Fatima, daughter of the prophet Muhammad, in southern Tehran, Iran, on Monday. Morteza Nikoubazl/Reuters
Inside the Balata refugee camp, in the West Bank city of Nablus, Ali Basuni, a Palestinian refugee, holds a deed for his grandfather's land. His family had to flee from their land in 1948 during the Nakba, Arabic for catastrophe. Nakba uprooted some hundreds of thousands of Palestinians from their homes during the 1948 Israeli-Arab war. Palestinians marked the 62nd anniversary of Nakba with demonstrations calling for their 'right of return' to their former homes and land. Nasser Ishtayeh/AP