Lava cascades down the slopes of Mayon volcano as seen from Legazpi city, Albay province southeast of Manila, Philippines Friday, Aug. 11, 2006. Scientists said ground surveys showed Mayon was still "swollen" and registered a high number of volcanic earthquakes, emitted large amounts of sulfur dioxide gas and continued to eject lava down its slope nearly four weeks after it came to life in a "quiet" eruption on July 14.
Dozing During Delay
A traveler sleeps next to some luggage at LaGuardia Airport in New York, Friday, Aug. 11, 2006. Passengers in the U.S. are facing heightened security and delays at airports after authorities in London uncovered a terror plot aimed at airlines traveling from Britain to the U.S.
A British police officer stands outside a property at Folkstone Road, in the Walthamstow area of northeast London, which was raided by police, Friday, Aug. 11, 2006. British authorities named 19 of the suspects being held in connection with a plot to blow up U.S.-bound commercial jets and ordered their assets frozen, and Pakistan announced five new arrests.
Beirut Bombed
Smoke and dust rises between buildings in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, Aug. 11, 2006, following Israeli air strikes. Israeli aircraft renewed attacks on Beirut's southern Dahiyeh suburb and media reported the area's Haret Hreik neighborhood was targeted. Eight powerful explosions were heard in central Beirut within a span of 20 minutes but the exact target of the attacks were not known.
Stuck In The Mud
The driver of an International Red Cross vehicle discusses how to extract his vehicle from the river with colleagues on the riverbank, after getting stuck while trying to drive across the Litani river north of Tyre in southern Lebanon Friday, Aug. 11, 2006. Aid workers are increasingly frustrated over the lack of access for delivering aid in Lebanon.
Break At The Border
An Israeli soldier watches U.N. vehicles driving across the border from Lebanon into Israel, in Rosh Hanikrah, Friday, Aug. 11, 2006. With Israeli troops closer to Beirut than at any time since the war began, diplomats said they were close to unlocking the stalemate over a U.N. effort toward a cease-fire.
Parading Prince
England's Prince William, left, marches during the Sovereign's Parade at the Royal Military Academy on Aug. 11, 2006, in Sandhurst, England.
Mountain Of Money
Jamie Gold of Malibu, Calif. poses for photographs with the $12 million he won at the World Series of Poker Main Event in Las Vegas on Friday, Aug. 11, 2006.
Bike Rides Boy?
A boy carries a bicycle through floodwaters in Surat, about 188 miles south of Ahmadabad, in the western Indian state of Gujarat, India, Friday, Aug. 11, 2006. Tens of thousands of people remain stranded in marooned villages. Heavy rains over the past two weeks swelled rivers and flooded houses, forcing more than 650,000 people from their homes in southern Andhra Pradesh state and the states of Gujarat and Maharashtra.
Tight Squeeze
A child plays with a replica of a non-violence sculpture by Swedish artist, Carl Frederick Reutersward, which stands on the Victoria and Alfred Waterfront in Cape Town, South Africa, Friday, Aug. 11, 2006. The South African parliament is debating tightening gun control laws as South Africa has one of the highest gun murder rates in the world.
Flames In Spain
A villager watches a wildfire near Torona, Spain, Aug. 11 2006. More than 100 fires raged out of control across northwestern Spain mainly agricultural and wooded Galicia region, where 25,000 acres have gone up in flames in the past week. A total of 18 people have now been arrested on suspicion of deliberately starting most of the blazes which have broken out.
Up And Over
An athlete clears the bar during the Pole Vault competition in the Men's Decathlon on Day 5 of the 19th European Athletics Championships at the Ullevi Stadium on Aug. 11, 2006, in Gothenburg, Sweden.