Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men walk between graves before the funeral of Rabbi Abraham Haim Roth at the Mount of Olives cemetery in Jerusalem. The rabbi was the spiritual leader of the Shomrei Emunim (Keepers of the Faith) Hasidic dynasty. Baz Ratner/Reuters
Olympic gold medal gymnast Gabrielle Douglas throws out the ceremonial first pitch before a baseball game between the New York Mets and the Colorado Rockies in New York. Frank Franklin II/AP
Student protesters in Santiago, Chile, are hit by a jet of water as they clash with riot policemen during a demonstration against the government to demand changes in the public state education system. The students have been protesting against what they say is profiteering in the state education system. Ivan Alvarado/Reuters
Supporters of Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney wait for his arrival during a campaign event at Watson Truck and Supply in Hobbs, N.M. Evan Vucci/AP
Claire Galvin applies the finishing touches to the wax figure of French President Francois Hollande at Madame Tussauds in London. They are flanked by wax figures of the Chancellor of Germany, Angela Merkel, and British Prime Minister David Cameron. Jonathan Short/AP
Activists covered in white sheets act as dead bodies in front of the Defense Ministry office in Tel Aviv, Israel, during a protest against Israel's possible showdown with Iran over its suspect nuclear program. Ariel Schalit/AP
Mariya Abakumova from Russia competes in the women's javelin event at the Athletissima IAAF Diamond League athletics meet in Lausanne, Switzerland. Jean-Christophe Bott/Keystone/AP
Flood-displaced children stand in a queue to receive medicine from a mobile dispensary in Nowshera, Pakistan. Pakistani officials say heavy monsoon rains that triggered flooding in the country's north have caused dozens of deaths. Mohammad Sajjad/AP
Emanuelle Angeletti (from l. to r.) as Paul McCartney, Stephen Hill as George Harrison, Reuven Gershon as John Lennon, and Gordon Elsmore as Ringo Starr play live in London at the launch of the new West End musical 'Let it Be' which celebrates the 50th anniversary of The Beatles. The musical will open to the public on Sept. 24. Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP
A volunteer waits to receive credentials for the Democratic Convention at a campaign field office in Raleigh, N.C. Gerry Broome/AP
Inmates kick a ball during a soccer training session in Mexico City's Reclusorio Oriente prison Wednesday. The local government and sports authorities launched a program to encourage inmates to engage in activities like soccer, basketball, volleyball, and boxing in a bid to help them prepare for life after they leave prison. Some 150 inmates are taking part in the program. Henry Romero/Reuters
Larry Doby, Jr. (r.) the son of the first black baseball player to play in the American League, looks at a commemorative US postage stamp in honor of his father, Larry Doby, in Paterson, N.J. The Hall of Famer began his professional baseball career with the Newark Eagles of the Negro National League. After serving in WWII, Doby returned to the Eagles before joining the Cleveland Indians in 1947. Julio Cortez/AP
A macaque monkey sits on a handrail of a staircase at Batu Caves on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The caves are one of the most popular Hindu shrines outside India. Vincent Thian/AP
Firefighters look on as a helicopter aids firefighting efforts at the Ponderosa Fire near Red Bluff, Calif. California Governor Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency in three Northern California counties after the fire, which has already destroyed 50 buildings, advanced with 75-foot flames onto a tiny community at the doorstep of a national park. Mary Slosson/Reuters
Chicago White Sox shortstop Alexei Ramirez (l.) and second baseman Gordon Beckham wait for a pop-up by the New York Yankees during their MLB baseball game in Chicago Wednesday. Jeff Haynes/Reuters
Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper (r.) and his wife, Laureen, watch dancers during a community feast in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut. Harper is on the third day of his annual tour of northern Canada. Chris Wattie/Reuters
War veterans wave a South Korean flag as they attend a rally organized by conservative and anticommunist civic groups against the Japanese government, in front of the Japanese embassy in Seoul, South Korea. South Korea is set to send back the protest letter Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda wrote to South Korean President Lee Myung-bak over Lee's Aug. 10 visit to a set of remote islands called Dokdo in Korea and Takeshima in Japan. Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters
An inmate serving time at Maricopa County's Tent City jail lies on her bed in Phoenix, Ariz., Wednesday. The controversial jail is run by Sheriff Joe Arpaio, who is seeking re-election for a sixth term during November's general election. More than 400,000 inmates have served time at Tent City. Joshua Lott/Reuters
Laborers load coal onto trucks at a coal depot on the outskirts of Jammu, India. India's opposition lawmakers have been demanding that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh resign after an audit found the government lost huge sums of money by selling coal fields without competitive bidding. Channi Anand/AP
Martin Luther King III, the son of Martin Luther King, Jr., holds the hand of his wife, Arndrea, as they walk through Liverpool, England, with a crowd of people during Slavery Remembrance Day. The city of Liverpool officially apologized in 1999 for its prominent role in the slave trade, and now are re-naming a major city building after the murdered civil rights leader. Peter Byrne/PA/AP
Educated unemployed Indians stand in a queue to register themselves at the Employment Exchange Office in Allahabad, India. The office offers job placement to registered applicants when positions become available. Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP
Dead sunflowers stand in a field near the Bulgarian capital Sofia. Record-setting hot temperatures have ravaged crops and power production in the region which is already badly hit by the global economic crisis. Valentina Petrova/AP
Mourners attend a memorial service at the Lonmin Platinum Mine near Rustenburg, South Africa. Police shot and killed 34 striking miners and wounded 78 last week. Demands for higher wages spread to at least two other mines, raising fears of further protests at more South African mines that provide most of the world's platinum. Denis Farrell/AP
A Syrian girl lies on the ground next to her father while she and others take refuge at the Bab Al-Salameh border crossing in hopes of entering one of the refugee camps in Turkey, near the Syrian town of Azaz. Thousands of Syrians who have been displaced by the country's civil war are struggling to find safe shelter while shelling and airstrikes by government forces continue. Muhammed Muheisen/AP
The shadow of a woman is cast on the wall of a monastery as she looks toward the Swayambhunath Stupa in Kathmandu, Nepal. The Swayambhunath Stupa is a collection of shrines and temples. Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters
Women carry earthen water pots as they take part in a Jhulelal Chaliha procession in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad. Jhulelal Chaliha is a 40 day-long fasting festival of the Sindhi community. Amit Dave/Reuters
Cambodia's lost city of Mahendraparvata lay hidden beneath a canopy of dense vegetation. Airborne lasers produced a detailed map of a vast cityscape, including highways and previously undiscovered temples near Cambodia's prized Angkor Wat temples.
Cambodia's lost city has been found. Airborne laser technology uncovered a network of roadways and canals, illustrating a bustling ancient city linking Cambodia's famed Angkor Wat temple complex.
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