Kashmiri Muslims pray at the Hazratbal Shrine during the Muslim festival of Mehraj-u-Alam, believed to mark the ascension of Prophet Mohammed to Heaven, on the outskirts of Srinagar, India-Administered-Kashmir. Mukhtar Khan/AP
Sugarloaf mountain is silhouetted during a fiery sunrise in Rio de Janeiro, the host city for the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, or Rio+20. The Earth summit runs through June 22, with three final days of high-profile talks among some 130 top leaders from nations around the globe. Felipe Dana/AP
People hold a 550-foot-long sacred cloth to offer at the tomb of Emperor Shah Jahan on the 357th anniversary of his death at the historic Taj Mahal, in the northern Indian city of Agra. The Taj Mahal was built by the Emperor in memory of his wife and is one of the world's most famous monuments. Brijesh Singh/Reuters
Rohingya Muslim men, fleeing from ethnic violence in Myanmar between Buddhists and minority Rohingya Muslims, react at a boat jetty before they are pushed back to Myanmar after being provided with humanitarian assistance at Shahporir Dwip in Taknaf, Bangladesh. Saiful Haq Omi/AP
Children play as monsoon clouds hover in the sky over Peepal village in Allahabad, India. India's monsoon season begins in June and continues through September. Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP
Soldiers stand in a building that was damaged during recent fighting between the army and al Qaeda-linked militants in the southern Yemeni city of Zinjibar. The Yemeni military last week said it had driven Islamist fighters from territory they had held for over a year, including Zinjibar, capital of Abyan province. Khaled Abdullah/Reuters
Spain supporters cheer prior to the Euro 2012 soccer championship Group C match between Croatia and Spain in Gdansk, Poland. Matt Dunham/AP
Former Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords (c.) smiles during commencement exercises at the United States Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, N.Y. Giffords' husband, former astronaut Mark Kelly, an alumnus of the academy, was the commencement speaker. Seth Wenig/AP
Palestinian boys look through a hospital window at the bodies of two Islamic Jihad militants in Beit Hanoun in the northern Gaza Strip. An Israeli air strike on the northern Gaza Strip killed the two militants on a motorcycle. Mohammed Salem/Reuters
French President Francois Hollande attends a ceremony to mark the 72nd anniversary of General Charles de Gaulle's appeal of June 18, 1940, at the Mont Valerien memorial in Suresnes, outside of Paris. The appeal, which was delivered on the BBC by Charles de Gaulle, served to rally his countrymen after the fall of France to Nazi Germany. Bob Edme/Reuters
A computer screen is reflected onto the glass window of a booth as a broker monitors the market during a trading session at the Karachi Stock Exchange in Pakistan. Akhtar Soomro/Reuters
Cooks move a food cart into a new car dealership for its opening celebrations in Beijing. Alexander F. Yuan/AP
Israeli security forces survey the scene of an attack by militants near the southern Israeli village of Kadesh Barnea, along Israel's border with Egypt's Sinai desert. Militants who crossed into Israel from Sinai fired on Israelis building a barrier on the border, killing one worker. Amir Cohen/Reuters
Boots hang in a changing room in the partially-abandoned and closed Santiago mine near Mieres, Oviedo, Spain. Spanish coal mining unions are waging a general strike as 8,000 mineworkers at more than 40 coal mines in northern Spain continue their protests against government action to cut coal subsidies. Emilio Morenatti/AP
An elephant sprays water on itself on a hot summer day in Allahabad, India. Northern India has been sweltering under extreme heat as maximum temperatures hovered around 113 degrees Fahrenheit in some areas. Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP
Residents travel in knee-deep flood waters after Typhoon Butchoy swept through Catmon in Malabon city, Philippines. Romeo Ranoco/Reuters
Afghan girls from the Mobile Mini Circus for Children perform at the French Culture Center in Kabul, Afghanistan. Omar Sobhani/Reuters
A woman and a boy look at a sand sculpture relating to space exploration at the Wheel of History exhibition of sand sculptures in Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk. Sand sculptures, created by Siberian artists, will be on exhibit all summer. Ilya Naymushin/Reuters
Justin Bieber greets fans on arriving for the MuchMusic Video Awards in Toronto. Mike Cassese/Reuters
Miami Heat forward Chris Bosh scores a basket in their game against the Oklahoma City Thunder in the second half of Game 3 of the NBA basketball finals in Miami Sunday night. Mike Segar/Reuters
Supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood's presidential candidate Mohamed Morsy celebrate at Tahrir square in Cairo. A member of the committee overseeing Egypt's presidential election confirmed that Morsy was in the lead but said the count had yet to be finalized. Suhaib Salem/Reuters
RNC chairman Reince Priebus (l.), Gov. Scott Walker, R-Wis., (c.), and Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., watch Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, speak during a campaign stop at Monterey Mills in Janesville, Wis. Evan Vucci/AP
Marianne Todey listens to a nun speak during a stop on the first day of a 9-state 'Nuns on the Bus' tour, in Ames, Iowa. The group of Roman Catholic nuns say they’re not opposing any particular candidate but that their fight is with a Republican-proposed federal budget they say hurts the poor and needy. Charlie Neibergall/AP
New graduates of the United States Merchant Marine Academy toss their hats in the air to celebrate their graduation in Kings Point, N.Y. Seth Wenig/AP
Workers perch on the Checkered House Bridge in Richmond, Vt., during renovations designed to make it safe for 21st century travelers. Engineers are planning to widen the 1929 bridge 12 ½ feet. The truss that is being moved weighs about 300,000 pounds. Toby Talbot/AP
In this image made off the monitor screen at the Beijing Aerospace Flight Control Center, Chinese astronaut Liu Wang (l.) tries to help his female colleague, Liu Yang, move forward as their commander Jing Haipeng waves in the orbiting Tiangong-1 lab module. Beijing Aerospace Control Center via Xinhua/AP
Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan addressed hundreds of thousands of his cheering supporters in Istanbul saying, 'My patience has run out' with anti-government protests.
Turkey’s largest city was divided on Sunday by competing shows of force, between Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who staged a mammoth rally of loyalists, and anti-government demonstrators, who clashed with police on Istanbul's streets once again to protest his rule.
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