Kevin Donaldson, 43, sits atop a large crane in downtown Los Angeles, May 29. Donaldson seized control of the towering crane for more than eight hours, rotating the cab and throwing objects at rescue teams before finally surrendering early Friday, authorities said. He was arrested about 4 a.m. after he peacefully climbed down from the cab. Police said he will likely face vandalism charges.
Siamese Twins
Iranian Siamese twins Laleh, right, and Laden Bijani leave a building of the Law Faculty at Tehran University March 18, 2002. Surgeons in Singapore will attempt a risky operation to separate the sisters who were born joined at the head, a Raffles Medical Group hospital official said May 30. The 28-year old sisters have tried for years to persuade doctors to attempt the procedure.
D.I.Y Missile
Bruce Simpson tests his pulsejet-powered go-cart on the dirt road outside his home in Auckland, New Zealand, June 2. Simpson intends to construct "cruise missiles" in his shed but said the missiles would not be used for terrorism, but to test home-built jet engines. He has dedicated four years to developing an improved version of the pulsejet called the X-Jet, which he hopes to license.
Dewnan Pomnan, right, glances at Siwaphon Tantianankul eating a hot dog during the Thailand Hot Dog Eating Championship II by 22 competitors in Pattaya, Thailand, May 31. Siwaphon, 29, won the contest by eating 9 hot dogs in 12 minutes, receiving $240. He will represent Thailand for the World Hot Dog Eating Contest in New York on 4th of July.
Dressed for the happy occasion, Tatiana Anjelica , a Maltese, and Tyson Beckford Spak , a Yorkshire Terrier, pose for a wedding portrait before walking down the aisle in Derby, Conn., June 1. The ceremony had its origins last year, when the two dogs were mated by their owners. But the owners' children wanted to know how the pair could have puppies if they weren't married.
Stripping For Justice
Wearing only their underwear, farmers from Veracruz state protest against former Gov. Patricio Chirinos, in Mexico City, June 4. Chirinos is accused of of unjustifiably ordering the seizure of lands and mass arrests. Chirinos was governor from 1992 to 1998.
Eight year-old Michael Maloney checks out a bundle of snakes that he caught with a little help from six year-old Reilly Onufreychuk who befriended him at cave no. 3 at Narcisse Snake Pits Wilderness Park, May 16.
Cow At Play
Krishna the cow with Sankar Sastri at the Lakshmi Cow Sanctuary in Bangor, Pa., June 5. Sastri, who moved to the United States from India in 1964, runs the 42-acre sanctuary, one of a scattered web of safe havens across the country protecting the animals from slaughter.
An asthma sufferer is administered a live sardine at Hyderabad, Monday, June 9. Hundreds of thousands of asthma sufferers have traveled to Hyderabad to swallow live sardines smeared with secret herbs, in hopes for a cure.
Part of a gathering of thousands of naked people lie down in the street at daybreak in Barcelona, Spain Sunday June 8. American photographer Spencer Tunick gathered together more than 7,000 people for the nude photo session, Tunick's largest work yet.
A snake is displayed in a cage at a shop in Hong Kong, May 29. Amid concerns the traditional Chinese consumption of wild animals might have started the SARS crisis, Hong Kong's snake dealers are worried about their business.
The cemetery of Najaf, 75 miles south of Baghdad, May 10. Many Iraqis who temporarily buried their loved ones killed during the war, planned to dig them up when the fighting ended and bury them in the cemetery in the holy city of Najaf, said to be the largest in the world. Many have yet to make the trip.
A model of the planet Saturn stands near Route 1 in Westfield, Maine, May 9. The nation's largest three-dimensional scale model of the solar system is positioned along a 40-mile stretch of highway between Presque Isle, Maine, and Houlton, Maine.
Chibi, one-year-old male Maltese, rests on a cat walk as he displays an elegant Italian white dress with a matching cape ($34) during a doggies' fashion show at a Tokyo department store June 10. Helped with a pet boom, the department store expects high sales of pet goods.
Janette O'Hair looks at one of the Mormon crickets on her house in Palomino Valley north of Reno, Nev., June 12. O'Hair said it was the first time she had seen the crickets in her area. Swarms of Mormon crickets are marching across the West, destroying rangeland and crops, slickening highways with their carcasses and leaving disgusted residents in their wake.
Peter Schoeff, right, is joined by Pamara True on a downtown sidewalk holding a sign advertising a local pizza shop in Portland, Ore., June 10. In what advertising industry watchers said is a first, a Portland pizza company, Pizza Schmizza, has hired homeless people off downtown sidewalks to take part in a guerrilla marketing campaign. They are paid in pizza, soda and a few dollars. "I think it's a fair trade," said Schoeff, 20.
Friends and family of Lawrence "Tuna" Clark attend a memorial for him at the Waffle House in Jefferson, Ga., June 12. Joyce Bicksler, right, one of Clark's nieces, said Clark called the restaurant his "office," spent much of his time there and was known for giving the waitresses rides when they needed them. Clark died Friday, June 7 from a prolonged illness.
Chohung Bank union members wearing headbands that read "strike" clench their fists and shout slogans following a ceremonial shaving of their heads at the Bank's head office in Seoul, June 17. The Union is against a planned merger with Shin Han bank which is slated to launch June 25. More than 400 union menbers took part in the protest.
Pedestrians walk past a huge panel of a picture showing a dog flicking out his tongue in Tokyo's fashion district Omotesando June 14. Twenty-four pictures are exhibited on a fence about 4 yards high and 270 yards wide surrounding a construction site.
Daring Duck
A mallard duck takes a risk on the Elkhart River as it swims at the precipice of the dam in Goshen, Ind., June 13. The duck was able to paddle its way back upstream.