China Tourism Day
Costume actors to wait before the show at [Chian Tourism Day] Inauguration Ceremony in Ninghai Zhejiang Province on May 19, 2011 in Ninghai, China. Various activities in local famous historic sites are being held to mark the day [China Tourism Day] on May 19. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)...
Big Waves Draw Surfers To [The Wedge] Surf Spot
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Body surfers ride a large wave at the Wedge in Newport Beach of the Southland coast on May 20, 2011 in Newport, California. Surfers have been lured to the south facing beaches for the biggest swells of the season. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)...
Aerial Dancers And Musicians Launch Salisbury International Arts Festival
Aerial dancers from Voloa, perform a dress rehearsal ahead of their performance at the opening night of Salisbury International Arts Festival on May 20, 2011 in Salisbury, England. The 39th Salisbury International Arts Festival runs from tonight until Saturday 4 June 2011 and features a programme of theatre, dance, circus, film, music, comedy and spoken word in locations around the historic city, from Salisbury Cathedral to Stonehenge. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)...
Concern Grows Over Possible Mass Stranding Of Upto One Hundred Pilot Whales On A Scottish Beach
[Pilot whales are cetaceans belonging to the genus Globicephala. There are two extant species, the long-finned pilot whale (G. melas) and the short-finned pilot whale (G. macrorhynchus). The two are not readily distinguished at sea and analysis of the skulls is the best way to tell the difference between the two species. Between the two species, pilot whales range in waters nearly worldwide with long-finned pilot whales living in cooler waters and short-finned pilot whales living in warmer waters. Pilot whales are among the largest of the oceanic dolphins, exceeded in size only by the...
Bikers And Skaters Participate In The Annual Hub Festival
BMX biker and event compere Ben Manuel warms up for the annual Hub Festival May 20, 2011 in Liverpool, England. This weekends annual hub festival is an urban mix of art, music and action sports staged at Otterspool Promenade and attracts the top BMX, Skateboarders, artists and musical talent from across the UK. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)...
Afghan Gem Industry Key To Economic Development
Student, Shoukria positions a stone for cutting at the Turquoise Mountain Gem cutting class on May 18, 2011, in Kabul, Afghanistan. The mineral resources of Afghanistan are relatively unexplored even with Afghanistans mineral wealth of coal, copper, gold and iron ore, with precious and semiprecious stones, including high-quality emerald, lapis lazuli, red garnet and ruby. Given the countrys remote and rugged terrain, on-going instability plus an inadequate infrastructure and transportation means that mining is still difficult. While many are trying to bring positive changes,...
Spanish Demonstrate Unemployment and Austerity Measures
A demonstrator carries a placard reading [One more day of reflection] as she dances with others at Sol Square on May 21, 2011 in Madrid, Spain. A growing number of angry Spaniards have, encouraged by youth groups and social media campaigns, taken possession of the Sol square setting it up with tents and kitchens ahead of Sundays regional and municipal elections held in Spain. (Photo by Jasper Juinen/Getty Images)...
Afghan Police Secure Locations In Kandahar After Taliban Attack
Afghan police officers secure a transportation headquarters that was besieged for two days last weekend, on May 14, 2011 in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Taliban gunmen and suicide bombers unleashed a major assault May 7, 2011 on locations in Kandahar that included the governors compound, the mayors office, police stations, and an intelligence agency headquarters. (Photo by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)...
Palestinians Mark Nakba Day Mourning The Birth Of Israel
A Palestinian demonstrator jumps in the air during clashes with Israeli riot police on May 13, 2011 in the East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Issawiya, Israel. Palestinians began marking the [Nakba] or [catastrophe] which befell them following Israels establishment in 1948. (Photo by Uriel Sinai/Getty Images)...
«3D Sex And Zen: Extreme Ecstacy» Photocall
Actresses Vonnie Lui (R) and Yukiku Suou (L) attend the [3D Sex And Zen: Extreme Ecstacy] photocall at the Majestic Beach Pier during the 64th Cannes Film Festival on May 14, 2011 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Michael Buckner/Getty Images)...
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