In Pictures: Derby Day devotees, Kenyan style
Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 05/16
In Pictures: Dazzle like Beckham
In Pictures: Weather extremes 2013
Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 05/15
In Pictures: Duchess Kate's royal baby bump
Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 05/14
In Pictures: Keffiyeh is rebel chic
Allah Ditta Jandool (r.), a camel milk vendor, tickles his grandson Nasser while waiting for customers on a roadside on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan. Muhammed Muheisen/AP
Scores are posted during the French Open golf tournament at the National Golf Course in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, near Paris. Regis Duvignau/Reuters
Cuban pensioner Raul Perez Sanchez, nicknamed the 'peanut man' by his neighbors, poses for a photo in his house in Old Havana, Cuba, on Wednesday. Enrique de la Osa/Reuters
Cyclist Mike Hallecook rides his bike along Barker Reservoir in George Bush Park in Houston, Texas. Johnny Hanson/Houston Chronicle/AP
The pack of cyclists passes a church in Rouen, France, during the start of the fifth stage of the Tour de France cycling race. Christophe Ena/AP
Moddum, an 18-month-old Chihuahua, waits for its owner outside a shopping mall in Bangkok, Thailand. Apichart Weerawong/AP
Guests are reflected in ceiling mirrors as they eat lunch while the New Zealand Prime Minister John Key (not pictured) gives a speech at the Trans-Tasman Business Circle Lunch in central Sydney, Australia. Daniel Munoz/Reuters
A zookeeper sprays an elephant to cool her down in Budapest's Zoo as temperatures reach 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 degrees Celsius) in Hungary. Bernadett Szabo/Reuters
Fans of Brazil's Corinthians celebrate as their team beats Argentina's Boca Juniors in the Copa Libertadores final soccer match at a public viewing area in downtown Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Wednesday. Joao Castellano/Reuters
A Thai worker welds a joint of a steel gate in Bangkok, Thailand. Sakchai Lalit/AP
Syrian protesters are silhouetted behind a Syrian opposition flag during a demonstration against Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad outside the Syrian embassy in Amman, Jordan. Majed Jaber/Reuters
Kashmiri Shiite Muslim girls offer prayers at the candlelit graves of their relatives during the Shab-e-Barat religious ceremony on the outskirts of Srinagar, India. Dar Yasin/AP
Chicks are pictured in a breeding house at the farm of Matthieu Coppoolse, a poultry farmer for Doux, in Gien, central France. Jacky Naegelen/Reuters
A clown checks his mobile phone during an international clown festival in San Salvador, Bahamas, on Wednesday. Every year, clowns from Mexico, Colombia, and the US meet in San Salvador to exchange makeup tips and the latest tricks and jokes. Ulises Rodriguez/Reuters
Marco Kutscher of Germany clears a jump on his horse Cornet Obolensky during the Nations Cup jumping tournament at the World Equestrian Festival CHIO in Aachen, Germany. Ina Fassbender/Reuters
An electoral worker recounts votes at a district office of Mexico's Federal Electoral Institute (IFE) in Mexico City, on Wednesday. Mexico's election officials recounted votes from more than half the polling places from Sunday's presidential election after the leftist runner-up alleged fraud and asked for a recount. Henry Romero/Reuters
Firefighters battle a fire in the former Luigi's Restaurant on Barrett Street in Schenectady, N.Y. Peter R. Barber/The Daily Gazette/AP
Protesters affiliated with the Occupy Wall Street movement begin their march to New York in Philadelphia, Penn. Matt Rourke/AP
Soldiers from the honor guard prepare for an official welcoming ceremony for Cuba's President Raul Castro at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Jason Lee/Reuters
Animal rights protesters lie covered in fake blood as they form the words 'Stop bullfighting' during a demonstration calling for the abolition of bull runs and bullfights a day before the start of the famous running of the bulls San Fermin festival, in Pamplona, Spain. Susana Vera/Reuters
Murilo Endres (r.) of Brazil spikes the ball against Poland during the FIVB World League Finals Pool F men's volleyball match at Arena Armeec hall in Sofia, Bulgaria. Stoyan Nenov/Reuters
People react to water hitting them from a high tide at the promenade along the Arabian Sea in Mumbai, India. Rajanish Kakade/AP
A Cambodian child looks at a booklet on the Khmer Rouge in Anlong Veng, a former Khmer Rouge stronghold, in Uddor Mean Chey province, north of Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Heng Sinith/AP
Australian actor Barry Humphries, dressed as Dame Edna Everage, speaks to the media ahead of his farewell show 'Eat Pray Laugh!' in Sydney, Australia. Rob Griffith/AP
Neseyka, a walrus, swims in the new aquarium in the Hamburg Hagenbeck zoo in Germany. Philipp Guelland/dapd/AP
Muslim students are seen in a school in Yala province, south of Bangkok, Thailand. Surapan Boonthanom/Reuters
An Afghan boy jumps down from a vehicle in Kabul, Afghanistan. Ahmad Jamshid/AP
In Pictures: Derby Day devotees, Kenyan style
Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 05/16
In Pictures: Dazzle like Beckham
In Pictures: Weather extremes 2013
Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 05/15
In Pictures: Duchess Kate's royal baby bump
Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 05/14
In Pictures: Keffiyeh is rebel chic
South Korea, long in the shadow of other Asian 'tiger economies,' is suddenly hip and enormously prosperous – so much so that it may have outgrown its thankless dream of reuniting with the North.
For months the young emperor to the north has been threatening to turn this thriving metropolis into a "sea of fire." But it's not easy to ruffle the jaunty vibe of 75-year-old Kim Chong-shik as he strolls among young couples and shoppers along the boutiques of the Gangnam District.
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