Tourists take a rest on "la promenade des anglais" in Nice, southern France, at the beginning of the holidays period, Tuesday, July 8, 2008.
Close Quarters
Two zebras eat in their enclosure at the zoo in Zurich, Switzerland, Tuesday, July 8, 2008.
Up, Up And Away
The Ariane V rocket lifts off in Kourou, French Guiana, Monday July 7, 2008. The rocket carried one satellite for Asia's ProtoStar telecommunications provider and another for Arabsat. Arabsat will provide video broadcasting and telecommunications services for the Middle East and North Africa.
Headed For Victory
Stefan Schumacher of Germany concentrates prior to starting the fourth stage of the Tour de France cycling race, an individual time trial over 18.3 miles with start and finish in Cholet, western France, Tuesday July 8, 2008. Schumacher won the stage and took possession of the overall leader's yellow jersey.
Market Fluctuations
Trader Thomas Riley looks at an overhead monitor from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Tuesday, July 8, 2008 in New York. Wall Street fluctuated, with investors still jittery about the nation's ailing financial system but relieved to hear Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke say the central bank might extend its lending efforts to investment banks.
Class In Session
Religious students of Jamia Hafsa girls' seminary, which was demolished by authorities after a bloody crackdown which left over 100 people dead in July 2007, recite verses of the Quran next to Islamabad's radical Lal Masjid or Red Mosque, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Tuesday, July 8, 2008. Religious clerics and students, who are demanding reconstruction of their seminary, restarted classes on the debris of the seminary.
Here's Mud In Your Eye
Noah Baekelandt, 9, of Westland, Mich., is crowned Mr. Mud 2008 at Mud Day sponsored by the Wayne County Parks and Recreation in Westland, Mich., Tuesday, July 8, 2008. The annual event allows the children one fun day to frolic in the mud.