Travelers pass behind a police officer with an automatic weapon at the British Airways terminal at JFK International Airport in New York, Thursday, Aug. 10, 2006. Passengers in the U.S. are facing heightened security at airports after authorities in London uncovered a terror plot aimed at airlines traveling from Britain to the U.S.
Weary Travelers
A long line of passengers wait to enter the security screening area at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport Thursday, Aug. 10, 2006. The terror alert level at Chicago's airports was elevated to orange after authorities in London uncovered a terror plot aimed at airlines traveling from Britain to the U.S.
No Horsing Around
A hungry horse searches for food in front of buildings damaged by Israeli air strikes in the southern city of Tyre, Aug. 10, 2006. The conflict in south Lebanon is taking a toll on those animals that did not escape with their masters.
Tread Quietly
An Israeli soldier sleeps next to his armored personnel carrier near the Lebanon border in northern Israel, Thursday, Aug. 10, 2006. Israel will hold off on a new ground offensive in Lebanon until the weekend to give cease-fire efforts another chance, senior government officials said.
Conjoined Twins
Nurses treat the conjoined twins named Syafitri, at a hospital in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, Aug. 10, 2006. Doctors said they prefer not to separate the twins because they share internal organs and only have a pair of arms and legs. Syafitri was born on August 7, 2006.
Straw Pig
A woman admires a straw pig near the small village of Muxall, in northern Germany, Thursday, Aug. 10, 2006. The villages of the Probstei region, 90 miles north of Hamburg, take part in building straw figures featuring animals and farmers' technical equipment in a straw sculpture competition.
Fond Of France
A woman is helped by a member of the Education Without Borders Network to fill applications for legal papers, as her son looks on, in front of Paris City Hall, Thursday, Aug. 10, 2006. Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy issued orders in June for families who feel that they have strong ties to France to apply to stay. They have until Aug. 13 to do so.
Riding Out The Storm
Frontier policemen help an elderly resident evacuate to a safe place in Yuhuan county of east China's Zhejiang Province, Thursday, Aug. 10, 2006. Authorities evacuated 1.3 million people from areas along China's southeastern coast ahead of the arrival of Typhoon Saomai, which the government warned could be the most powerful storm to hit the country in five decades.
Tough Stuff
Metal worker Heath Krenz, right, looks on as President Bush attempts to bend a steel beam during a tour of Fox Valley Metal-Tech on Thursday, Aug. 10, 2006 in Green Bay, Wis.
Carton Regatta
Kitsap Consolidated Housing Authority summer camp participants splash the water to get their milk carton boats to move in a race at Kitsap Lake in Bremerton, Wash., Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2006. They are from the left Christopher Gomez, 10; Hailey Steele, 9; Riane DeJesus, 6; Jaenisha DeJesus, 6; and Gilbert Medina,13.
Finest Tribute
A funeral procession for California Highway Patrol Officer Brent Clearman is lead by Oakland, Calif., area California Highway Patrol up I-680 on Thursday, Aug. 10, 2006 near Concord, Calif. Clearman was struck as he was investigating a previous collision on Saturday, Aug. 5, 2006, and later succumbed to his injuries.
Clowning Around
Spain's Marta Sanchez Sevilla wags her tongue Thursday Aug. 10, 2006 at the International Clown Festival in Copenhagen, Denmark. As the rest of the world frets over terror alerts and Mideast violence, clowns at the show have the simple task of making people laugh.