

Mime artists Maciek, (R), and Viola, (L), painted in gold and silver take a break in the shade, near the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany. Gero Breloer/AP
Farmers harvest watermelons on a field near the village of Sofiyivka, south of the Ukrainian Black Sea port of Odessa. Anatolii Stepanov/Reuters
A young Indian girl reads a book by candle light during a regular load shedding in Mainakhurung on the outskirts of Gauhati, India. Factories and workshops across India were up and running again, a day after a major system collapse led to a second day of power outages and the worst blackout in history. Anupam Nath/AP
Spanish acrobat David Pereira is silhouetted as he performs on the roof terrace of a hotel with the 368-meter-high television tower in the background during a photo call in Berlin, Germany. Gero Breloer/AP
Student sailors make their way through the Corpus Christi Marina in Corpus Christi, Texas, as early morning sun comes up over the Bay. Todd Yates/Corpus Christi Caller-Times/AP
A mother and her family brave winds from the approaching Typhoon Saola in Taipei, Taiwan. Wally Santana/AP
Children practice ballet at an activity center in Hefei, Anhui province, China. Reuters
Members of the Senegalese army listen to US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as she delivers a speech in Dakar. Clinton urged Africa to recommit to democracy, declaring the 'old ways of governing' can no longer work on a continent boasting healthy economic growth and an increasingly empowered citizenry. Joe Penney/Reuters
A refugee carries a child in Baw Du Pha refugee camp in Sittwe, Rakhine State, western Myanmar. The refugee camp, was visited by a group of about 30 diplomats who went to northern Rakhine with UN human rights envoy Tomas Ojea Quintana. Khin Maung Win/AP
Israeli and American flags are positioned near a missile launcher in Ashkelon, Israel, as Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak and Defense Secretary Leon Panetta participated in a joint news conference during their visit to the Iron Dome defense system launch site. Mark Wilson/AP
Residents wade on a flooded street to buy drinking water during heavy downpour in Malabon, Metro Manila. Typhoon Saola (Gener) is likely to stay in Philippine territory until Friday, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said. Erik De Castro/Reuters
Boys jump from a bridge into al-Awali river to cool down during a hot day in Sidon, southern Lebanon. Sharif Karim/Reuters
A Nepalese Muslim recites verses from the Quran during the holy month of Ramadan at a mosque in Katmandu, Nepal. Muslims are a small minority in this Himalayan nation. Niranjan Shrestha/AP
Animal caretaker Amy Walton plays with Moana, a 16-month-old killer whale, at the Marineland aquatic park in Antibes, France. Watson is the sole trainer of Moana, a male which measures 3m50 and weighs some 800 kg, which was born at the park in March 2011. Eric Gaillard/Reuters
President Barack Obama samples some fudge that was given to him to taste by LaDonna Secrist, owner of the Squirrel's Den, during a visit to a local business in Mansfield, Ohio. Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP
A wild boar is seen on a truck transporting it to Petchaboon province at Samut Prakan province, Thailand. The wild boars have been overbreeding, causing concern in nearby communities and has led officials to plan the release of the wild boars into forests located in Petchaboon province. Sukree Sukplang/Reuters
A man welds iron rods to make an under construction pillar of a flyover bridge in Lahore, Pakistan. Mohsin Raza/Reuters
A Free Syrian Army fighter holds his gun during a fight with forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad in downtown Aleppo. Goran Tomasevic/Reuters
The skyline of the business district is silhouetted at sunset in Hong Kong. Vincent Yu/AP