College students wearing traditional Korean costumes dance during the grand Confucian ceremony of Seokjeon at a shrine at Sungkyunkwan University in Seoul. Seokjeon is a biannual ritual to consecrate Chinese philosopher Confucius and his disciples as supreme teachers at civil temples, to honor their virtues and to follow their teachings. Jo Yong-Hak/Reuters
Li Jiao of the Netherlands plays against Lay Jian Fang of Australia during their second round women's singles match at the World Table Tennis Championships in Rotterdam. Robin van Lonkhuijsen/Reuters
Civilians, who have volunteered to join the rebel army, take part in training in Benghazi. Mohammed Salem/Reuters
Palestinian farmers harvest wheat during harvest season, on a farm near the West Bank city of Jenin. Mohammed Ballas/AP
A young woman looks at works by Chinese artist Ai Weiwei in the courtyard of Somerset House in London. The works comprising 12 massive, open-mouthed bronze animal heads meant to recreate the traditional Chinese zodiac were unveiled. More than a month after one of China's best-known contemporary artist was arrested while trying to board a flight to Hong Kong, his name, his face and his art have been popped up across the globe. Matt Dunham/AP
Cast member Adrien Brody poses during a photo call for the film 'Midnight In Paris' by director Woody Allen at the 64th Cannes Film Festival. Yves Herman/Reuters
Tourists look at downtown Rome from Pincio's balcony. A prediction that a huge earthquake would destroy Rome on Wednesday prompted fear in some and ridicule in others as officials reassured the populace that the eternal city would not be rubble by midnight. Alessandro Bianchi/Reuters
A man waits inside giant puppet to resume dancing during the 'Parade of the giants and the big heads' as part of San Isidro festivities in Madrid. Susana Vera/Reuters
Russian-Israeli World War II veterans wait to march in a street parade marking VE Day (Victory in Europe) in Jerusalem. Scores of Israeli World War II veterans from the former Soviet Union marched together with their families in Jerusalem Wednesday to celebrate the 66th anniversary of the Allies' victory over Nazi Germany in 1945. Tara Todras-Whitehill/AP
Tiny, young Guadalupe bass are released to help stock the South Llano River by the Texas Parks and Wildlife in Junction, Texas. About 18,000 fish were released. Eric Gay/AP
A pack of cyclists ride through the countryside during the fifth stage of the Giro d'Italia, Tour of taly cycling race, from Piombino to Orvieto, Italy. Alessandro Trovati/AP
A surfer catches a wave during a training session for the men's Association of Surfing Professionals Billabong Rio Pro championship at Barra da Tijuca beach in Rio de Janeiro. Sergio Moraes/Reuters
Members of the Springfield Twp. Fire Division rescue one of several families from their home along South Charleston Pike near Springfield, Ohio after flood waters surrounded their house following a heavy thunderstorm. Marshall Gorby/Springfield News-Sun/AP
A migrant porter carries fabric at the Dong Xuan wholesale market in downtown Hanoi. Poverty will rise in Vietnam as a result of soaring inflation this year so the government must stay the course on price-busting policies. Kham/Reuters
The cooling towers of the Slovak nuclear power plant are seen at Jaslovske Bohunice in western Slovakia, about 43 miles north of the Slovak capital Bratislava. Petr Josek/Reuters
An Afghan refugee boy jumps in a puddle of rain water as he and other boys swim to cool off as the temperature rises, in a slum on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan. Muhammed Muheisen/AP
People walk on a pavement at Hong Kong's financial Central district during sunset. Bobby Yip/Reuters
Chinese lawyer and activist Xu Zhiyong was charged with disrupting order in a public place. But he's been under house arrest since April.
Human rights activists reacted with dismay Wednesday to news of the arrest of one of China’s most highly respected and moderate civic activists.
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