An Orthodox Christian woman prays at Bet Medhane Alem rock church in Lalibela, Ethiopia. Siegfried Modola/Reuters
A man dressed as a Hindu Goddess gets ready for a performance during festivities marking the start of the annual harvest festival of 'Onam' in the southern Indian city of Kochi. The ten-day-long festival is celebrated annually in India's southern coastal state of Kerala to symbolise the return of King Mahabali to meet his beloved subjects. Sivaram V/Reuters
An Israeli Arab man swims with a horse in the Mediterranean Sea off the beach in Tel Aviv, Israel, the third day of Eid al-Fitr. Eid al-Fitr. One of the most important holidays in the Muslim world, Eid al-Fitr is marked with prayers, family reunions and other festivities. Oded Balilty/AP
A Greenpeace activist dressed as blind justice protests outside the Public Administration Department in Mexico City. Alexandre Meneghini/AP
Maria Estela works with her livestock in a field near the Tungurahua volcano, which is erupting ash and steam, as seen from Huambalo, Ecuador. Dolores Ochoa/AP
A boy jumps into the Hoyoux river as steam billows from the cooling towers of Tihange's nuclear plant. Belgian regulator FANC said the 1,008 MW Tihange 2 reactor in the south of the country would be closed for inspection in September. Francois Lenoir/Reuters
A South Korean police officer and army soldier aim their weapons during an anti-terror exercise as part of Ulchi Freedom Guardian exercise, at a Seoul Subway Station in Seoul. Ahn Young-joon/AP
A child squats near a memorial site on the shore of Tyrifjorden lake overlooking Utoeya Island, northwest of Oslo, Norway. Stoyan Nenov/Reuters
A young man from Spain sits in his tent between hundreds of other blue tents at the Campus Party Europe technology festival inside a hanger of former airport Tempelhof in Berlin, Germany. Markus Schreiber/AP
Swiss farmer Kari Gisler lifts a bundle of hay as he practices wild haying on a steep hillside on the mountain Rophaien in the Swiss village of Flueelen, some south of Zurich. Michael Buholzer/Reuters
Children play at an irregular settlement beside Periferico Avenue in Guatemala City. Jorge Dan Lopez/Reuters
A tamarino edipo (Saguinus oedipus Linnaeus) monkey eats a watermelon as it tries to cool off at the Bioparco in Rome. Massimiliano Di Giovanni/Fondazione Bioparco/AP
An Arab boy jumps into the Mediterranean sea from the ancient wall surrounding the old city of Acre, northern Israel, during the third day of Eid al-Fitr. Ariel Schalit/AP
A young Buddhist monk takes rest after playing a game of soccer at the Thrangu Tashi Yangtse monastery in Namo Buddha, 26 miles from Katmandu, Nepal. Niranjan Shrestha/AP
A Secret Service agent stands watch beside Air Force One as it prepares to take-off, with President Barack Obama aboard, at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. Cliff Owen/AP
A Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force soldier stands as a cumulonimbus cloud is pictured in the background at an annual training session at Higashifuji training field in Gotemba, west of Tokyo. Issei Kato/Reuters
Thousands of activists of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS), a local political party, stage a mass rally against the Aug. 11 clash between Muslims and police, in Mumbai, India. Rajanish Kakade/AP
Ecuador's Tungurahua volcano spews ash to the nearby town of Banos in Tungurahua. The authorities are encouraging residents living near the volcano to evacuate due to increased activity of the volcano, according to local media. Gary Granja/Reuters
Two men in a small boat steer down the Sava river by the river banks that have dried due to low water levels, in Belgrade, Serbia. The rivers in Belgrade have sunk to lower levels than usual because of a dry season. Darko Vojinovic/AP
Men play a game of dominoes next to the beach in Barcelona, Spain. Emilio Morenatti/AP
The sun is obscured over the Chips fire near Greenville, California. The fire has forced evacuations and burned over 47,000 acres in Northern California. Max Whittaker/Reuters
Freedom for Judge Maria Lourdes Afiuni was a cause célèbre among dissidents and human rights groups critical of the Chávez regime. Venezuela conditionally released her after three years in detention.
Jailed Judge Maria Lourdes Afiuni, often referred to as “Hugo Chávez’s political prisoner,” was freed on Friday after spending more than three years in detention. Following petitions from international bodies and human rights groups, the court decision immediately ignited social media networks, with many celebrating the release as a victory for human rights and Venezuela's political opposition.
/Photo-Galleries/Photos-of-the-Day/2013/Photos-of-the-day-06-17
/Photo-Galleries/In-Pictures/Nelson-Mandela-His-life-and-legacy
/Photo-Galleries/In-Pictures/Turkey-s-discontent
/Photo-Galleries/In-Pictures/Duchess-Kate-s-royal-baby-bump
/Photo-Galleries/Photos-of-the-Day/2013/Photos-of-the-Day-06-16
/Photo-Galleries/Photos-of-the-Day/2013/Photos-of-the-Day-0615
/Photo-Galleries/Photos-of-the-Day/2013/Photos-of-the-day-06-14
/Photo-Galleries/In-Pictures/Ireland-forever-images-of-the-emerald-isle
/Photo-Galleries/In-Pictures/Weather-extremes-2013
/Photo-Galleries/Photos-of-the-Day/2013/Photos-of-the-day-06-13
/Photo-Galleries/In-Pictures/Children-s-labors
/Photo-Galleries/In-Pictures/Wildfires-2013