

Tibetan monks play with snowballs at the Taer Monastry in Huangzhong county, Qinghai province, China. Kevin Zhao/Reuters
Giant pandas eat carrots at the Giant Panda Protection and Research Center in Ya'an, Sichuan province, China. Reuters
Supporters of the Tanzanian ruling party, Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM), cheer as the party's presidential candidate, Jakaya Kikwete, addresses a campaign rally in Dar es Salaam. Presidential and parliamentary elections will be held in Tanzania on Oct.31, 2010. Khalfan Said/AP
Jon Kuckuck pets his shih tzu, Jack Tripper, as he waits for an insurance agent to reach his farm south of South Whitley, Ind. Kuckuck said no one was hurt when Tuesday's high winds flattened his 100-year-old barn containing a pickup truck, a Bobcat and a table tennis table. Samuel Hoffman/AP
Soldiers stand in formation during a send-off ceremony at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City, Metro Manila. The Philippine military will dispatch 370 officers and soldiers to join a UN peacekeeping mission in the Golan Heights next month. Cheryl Ravelo/Reuters
Spray towers over the 57-foot-tall Ludington Lighthouse in Mich. as wind gusts reached 64 mph. The storm packed wind gusts of up to 81 mph Tuesday as it howled across the Midwest and South, snapping trees and power lines, ripping off roofs and delaying flights. Jeff Kiessel/AP
Romanians shout anti-government slogans during a protest against austerity measures in Bucharest, Romania. Romania's Parliament began debating a motion of no confidence against the country's government on Wednesday as about 30,000 people gathered to protest wage cuts and austerity measures. Vadim Ghirda/AP
Dinner guests are silhouetted against a photo of Earth at a dinner reception at the 10th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity in Nagoya, Japan. Ministers from around the world began a final push for a UN deal to protect nature. Yuriko Nakao/Reuters
Volcanic ash covers the interior of a house in a village badly hit by the Mount Merapi eruption in Kinahrejo, Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Rescuers scoured the slopes of Indonesia's most volatile volcano after it was rocked by an eruption that spewed clouds of searing ash, killing at least 25 villagers including an old man known as the mountain's spiritual gatekeeper. Slamet Riyadi/AP
Soldiers from the 10th Mountain Division wait to board a flight to Afghanistan Tuesday from Fort Drum, New York. Lucas Jackson/Reuters
A male baby western lowland gorilla is held by its mother, Mjukuu, after she gave birth the day before at the ZSL London. The zoo said that keepers are yet to name the tiny male, who will grow up to become a 350 pound silverback gorilla. Zoological Society of London/Reuters
A line of cattle walks through a foggy field near Hopkinsville, Ky. Storms brought cooler temperatures and allowed fog to form in low lying areas. Danny Vowell/AP
Masked Israeli Arabs take cover during clashes with Israeli riot police in the northern Israeli town of Umm el-Fahm. Jewish extremists hoisting Israeli flags defiantly marched through this Arab Israeli town Wednesday chanting 'death to terrorists' and touching off clashes between rock-hurling residents and police who quelled them with tear gas. Tara Todras-Whitehill/AP
Kittens are presented in a bucket to Britain's Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, during her visit to open the new cattery at the 150 year old Battersea Dogs and Cats Home in London. Chris Jackson/Reuters
Visitors attend the opening of the world's biggest indoor theme park, Ferrari World, in Abu Dhabi. Ahmed Jadallah/Reuters