

People stand around a campfire during the Ivana Kupala festival in the village of Viazynka, Belarus, late Tuesday evening. The ancient tradition, originating from pagan times, is usually marked with grand overnight festivities which includes jumping over burning campfires and bathing in a lake or a river. Some people believe the acts will purge them of their sins and make them healthier. Vladimir Nikolsky/Reuters
Hungarian fans pose as they attend a dress rehearsal of an upcoming Michael Jackson tribute performance in Budapest, Hungary, on Wednesday. June 25 will mark the first anniversary of the King of Pop's death. Karoly Arvai/Reuters
An Algerian fan reacts after Algeria was defeated 1-0 by the United States during a 2010 World Cup group C soccer match at Loftus Versfeld stadium in Pretoria, South Africa, on Wednesday. Marcos Brindicci/Reuters
Landon Donovan of the US celebrates scoring a goal during a 2010 World Cup group C soccer match against Algeria at Loftus Versfeld stadium in Pretoria, South Africa, on Wednesday. Alessandro Bianchi/Reuters
Sgt. Michael Dorrie from Bronx, N.Y., stands next to his military truck on a base in the Dand district, south of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on Wednesday. Denis Sinyakov/Reuters
Workers process vuvuzelas at a factory in Haining county, in east China's Zhejiang Province on Wednesday. Chinese media reported that up to 90 percent of the vuvuzelas sold in South Africa during the World Cup were made in China, mainly by factories in the provinces of Zhejiang and Guangdong. Wang Dingchang/Xinhua/AP
An ethnic Uzbek refugee family have lunch in a tent at a refugee camp in the village of Kara-Su near the Kyrgyz-Uzbek border on Wednesday. European Union foreign ministers are in talks to set up an international police force in southern Kyrgyzstan to stabilize the strategic Central Asian state after this month's ethnic clashes, an official said. Shamil Zhumatov/Reuters
Yachts sail under a blue sky on the Baltic Sea off Kiel-Schilksee, Germany, on Wednesday during Kiel Week. Over 5,000 sailors from 54 nations compete in the world's biggest sailing tournament. Heribert Proepper/AP
South Korean and Japanese activists release balloons with leaflets condemning North Korean leader Kim Jong-il in Cheorwon, near the demilitarized zone, in South Korea. The activists flew hundreds of thousands of leaflets toward the border with North Korea on Wednesday to condemn the country's government amid tensions over the deadly sinking of a South Korean warship. Ahn Young-joon/AP
A ship sails through oil on the surface of the Gulf of Mexico near the site of the Deepwater Horizon disaster on Wednesday. Daniel Beltra/Reuters
A makeup artist applies henna to a model's hand during a bridal competition in Peshawar, Pakistan, on Wednesday. K. Parvez/Reuters
A horse rears when surrounded by a crowd in downtown Ciutadella during the traditional Fiesta of San Joan in Menorca, Spain, on Wednesday. The riders are the representatives of ancient Ciutadella society – nobility, clergy, craftsmen, and farmers. Enrique Calvo/Reuters
A Chinese farmer stands with his pigs on a rooftop as floodwater surrounds his house in the Luozhen township of Fuzhou, China, on Wednesday. Torrential rains and a broken dike forced 88,000 people to flee their homes. China's leaders called for increased rescue operations on Tuesday. AP
President Obama leads Gen. David Petraeus from the Oval Office of the White House to the Rose Garden in Washington on Wednesday, where he announced that Gen. Stanley McChrystal has been relieved of his duty as top war commander in Afghanistan and replaced with General Petraeus. Kevin Lamarque/Reuters
John Isner of the US reacts after missing a point against France's Nicolas Mahut during the fifth set at the 2010 Wimbledon tennis championships in London on Wednesday. Suzanne Plunkett/Reuters