

Indian youth make a human pyramid to break the 'Dahi Handi,' an earthen pot filled with yogurt, as they celebrate Janamashtami, the birth anniversary of Hindu God Krishna in Mumbai, India. Rafiq Maqbool/AP
The statue of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is seen unveiled from scaffolding during the soft opening of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial in Washington, DC. Jacquelyn Martin/AP
US Vice President Joe Biden, (r.), meets a Mongolian wrestler during Mini Nadam, or Mongolian wrestling performance, in Ulan Bator, Mongolia. Andy Wong/AP
Students holding Indian national flags pose behind a sand sculpture of veteran Indian social activist Anna Hazare, created by sand artist Sudarshan Patnaik, on a beach in Puri, located in the eastern Indian state of Orissa. /Reuters
A child dressed as Hindu god Krishna takes part in Janmashtami celebrations to mark the birthday of Krishna in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Bangladeshi Hindus took to the streets for the celebration. Pavel Rahman/AP
A Taiwanese soldier stands in his frontline pillbox just 0.7 miles off the coast of China on the eve of the 53rd anniversary of a massive bombing campaign on Taiwan's Kinmen island, Taiwan. Wally Santana/AP
A pier is seen after hurricane Irene hit the area in Naguabo, Puerto Rico. Ricardo Arduengo/AP
People carry a Russian flag at celebrations marking Flag Day in Moscow, Russia. Ivan Sekretarev/AP
The pack rides during the third stage of the Spanish Vuelta cycling race over 163 kilometers with start in Petrer and finish in Totana, Spain. Alberto Saiz/AP
US Army soldiers from Charlie Company's 2nd battalion 27th infantry regiment, Task Force Bronco prepare for a night mission on FOB Bostick at the Naray district, Kunar province, eastern Afghanistan. Nikola Solic/Reuters
Norman Wright, III, clings to his mom, Patrice Powell, as she and his father, Norman Wright, Jr, walk him to school on his first day of kindergarten at Roosevelt Elementary School in West Palm Beach, Fla. Lannis Waters/AP
Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama walks through the garden during a visit to the monastery in Seligenstadt near Frankfurt, Germany. Arne Dedert/Reuters
People celebrate the capture of Muammar Qaddafi's son and one-time heir apparent, Seif al-Islam, in Tripoli at the rebel-held town of Benghazi, Libya. Alexandre Meneghini/AP
People offer prayers at a local mosque during the Muslims fasting month of Ramadan in Peshawar, Pakistan. Mohammad Sajjad/AP
A Naga ethnic member of the Pyithu Hluttaw, or Lower House, leaves after a parliamentary session in Naypyitaw, Myanmar. Khin Maung Win/AP
Freddy Nock from Switzerland balances on the ropeway of a cable car leading 5,223 feet high to mount Feuerkogel in Ebensee, Austria. Heinz-Peter Bader/Reuters
People pay tribute to Jack Layton in front of the Centennial Flame on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Canada. Layton, the charismatic leader of the New Democratic Party, died on Monday just months after guiding his party to its strongest ever performance in the May federal election. Chris Wattie/Reuters