Feminist punk group Pussy Riot members, from left, Yekaterina Samutsevich, Maria Alekhina, and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova sit in a glass cage at a court room in Moscow, Aug 17, 2012. The women, two of whom have young children, were convicted of hooliganism connected to religious hatred, but the case is widely seen as a warning that authorities will only tolerate opposition under tightly controlled conditions. Mikhail Metzel/AP
A masked supporter of the Russian punk group Pussy Riot waves a feminist flag from a balcony of a building at the court in Moscow, Aug. 17, 2012. A Moscow judge has sentenced each of the three members of the provocative punk band Pussy Riot to two years in prison on hooliganism charges following a trial that has drawn international outrage as an emblem of Russia's intolerance to dissent. Misha Japaridze/AP
Buddhist monks take a boat as they collect alms at local bazaar flooded by the overflowing Nga-Wun River in Ah-Thouk township, Ayeyarwaddy Delta, about 80 miles southwest of Yangon, Myanmar. Khin Maung Win/AP
A polar bear refreshes in the water on a hot sunny day at the zoo in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. The temperatures in Germany are expected to rise up to 38 degrees Celsius (100.4 degrees Fahrenheit) over the weekend. Martin Meissner/AP
A pair of Asian Black Forest Scorpions glow under ultra-violet light in their enclosure at the Night Safari, part of the Singapore Zoo. The tourist haunt claims popularity as the world's first Night Safari. Wong Maye-E/AP
Muslims offering last Friday prayers are seen through the spectacles of a man at the Jama Masjid (Grand Mosque) ahead of Eid-al-Fitr in the old quarters of Delhi. Eid-al-Fitr marks the end of Ramadan, the holiest month in the Islamic calendar and is scheduled to be celebrated in India on August 20. Adnan Abidi/Reuters
A firefighting tanker plane flies above a portion of a forest devastated by a wildfire near Lacanau, Western France. According to local media 1,100 acres of forest and scrub land was consumed by the fire overnight. Loic Le Loet/Reuters
An industrial climber ropes down the cupola of Berlin Cathedral with the television tower in the background during inspection works in Berlin, Germany. The new cross atop Berlin Cathedral was installed four years ago and undergoes regular inspections every two years. Gero Breloer/AP
A young man jumps from a pedalo into the water of Lake Leman as he and his friends enjoy a hot summer day in Lausanne, Switzerland. Denis Balibouse/Reuters
A local women cries as she confronts a police officer during a protest against the killing of miners by South African police on Thursday, outside a South African mine in Rustenburg, 62 miles northwest of Johannesburg. South African Police were forced to open fire to protect themselves from charging armed protesters at the Marikana mine, and 34 of the protesters were killed, Police Commissioner Riah Phiyega said on Friday. Siphiwe Sibeko/Reuters
Indonesian men participate in a greased pole climbing competition held as part of independence day celebration on Ancol beach in Jakarta, Indonesia. Contestants race up to grab items ranging from buckets to bicycles hanging from the top of the poles as prize. Indonesia is celebrating its 67th anniversary of independence from the Netherlands. Achmad Ibrahim/AP
Temporary agricultural workers and members of the Andalusian Union of Workers (SAT) shout the slogan, 'Hold up your hands, this is a robbery,' during a protest outside a Unicaja bank branch as Spanish Civil Guards guard its entrance, in Mancha Real, southern Spain. The march is a bid to persuade other local leaders to refuse compliance with government reforms. Jon Nazca/Reuters
Security personnel guard outside Al-Azhar mosque as Egypt's President Mohamed Mursi is in the building performing the Al-Gomaa prayer in Cairo, Egypt. Mohamed Abd El Ghany/Reuters
People from India's northeastern states sit inside a train compartment as they prepare to leave for home in the special train, at a railway station in Bangalore, India. Thousands of panic-stricken Indians from the northeast were fleeing the southern city of Bangalore, spurred by rumors they would be attacked in retaliation for communal violence in their home state. Aijaz Rahi/AP
Pakistani men (c.) count money they collected for worshipers to be delivered to poor families, on the last Friday of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan, in a mosque in Gujranwala, Pakistan. Aftab Rizvi/AP
Members of the Free Syrian Army hold their rifles as they secure a street in the Damascus suburb of Saqba. Syria's government and rebels have 'chosen the path of war,' a UN peacekeeping chief said as the world body ended its doomed monitoring mission to Damascus. Omar al-Khani/Reuters
Ghasiram Kisan feeds Buddu, a one and a half-year-old sloth bear at Kisan family's home in Lakhapada, India. The wild bear, which was rescued from the family by wildlife officials today, wandered into the village while following a herd of goats and had lived with the family ever since. Biswaranjan Rout/AP
Yuto Ono, sitting on his father's shoulders goes through a field of sunflowers at a park in Zama, west of Tokyo. Itsuo Inouye/AP
The open reactor with fuel rods are seen in a water pool inside the nuclear power plant Muehleberg during a yearly revision in Muehleberg. Since the commission of Muehleberg nuclear power station in 1972, the owners BKW FMB Energie, conducts an annual review of the plant. This year some 32 fuel rods out of 240 were replaced. Ruben Sprich/Reuters
People hold hands in a circle around a group of local pastors who held a prayer vigil regarding the shooting death of Milton Hall at River View Plaza Shopping Center in Saginaw, Mich. Saginaw police say Milton was wielding a knife July 1, and he'd made aggressive movements toward officers. The officers say shooting Milton was their only choice. Jeff Schrier/The Saginaw News/AP
Rider Hector Barbera, (8) of Spain, loses control of his bike during MotoGP motorcycle practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Barbera was transported to a local hospital and later released. Doug McSchooler/Indianapolis Star/AP
A lioness rests in Tanzania's Serengeti National Park. Noor Khamis/Reuters
Jacqueline Epstein, 16, of San Francisco, waits for a catch along Catfish Creek at Swiss Valley Park in Dubuque, Iowa. Jessica Reilly/The Telegraph Herald/AP
Police escort protestors from the room after disrupting Kris Kobach, Secretary of State from Kansas, as he addressed the Commission at the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Immigration Briefing in Birmingham, Ala. Alabama state Rep. Chris England told members that police may use "markers" based on peoples' appearance to make traffic stops under the laws. Butch Dill/Southern Poverty Law Center/AP
Troops march at Fort Campbell, Ky. Mark Humphrey/AP
A protester is arrested during a demonstration in front of the Russian consulate in support of Russian punk band Pussy Riot in New York. Alex Katz/AP
Members of the Grand Spinners square dancing group perform during the Brown Bag Lunch program at Canan Commons in Muncie, Ind. Kurt Hostetler/The Star Press/AP
Doctors say 'mass psychogenic illness' – not contaminated water – is to blame for recent outbreaks of sickness. Garment workers are fearful of workplace safety after a year of deadly accidents.
Hundreds of garment workers fell ill on Sunday after drinking water of questionable quality at their workplace in Gazipur at the outskirts of Bangladesh's capital, Dhaka.
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