U.S. soldier Lt. William Krabes from the 1st Platoon Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 508 Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82 Airborne Division secures an area as an Afghan girl looks out from the doorstep of her house during a search for Taliban insurgent in an unidentified village in Ghazni Province, some 120 miles southwest of Kabul, Tuesday, June 12, 2007.
Factional Fighting
Relatives mourn the death of Jamal Abu al-Jadian, a senior leader of Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades (affiliated with Fatah), on Tuesday, June 12, 2007 in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza Strip. After exchanging gunfire with Hamas gunmen near his home, al-Jadian's body was later found riddled with bullets. Renewed clashes between Fatah and Hamas breached the latest ceasefire as tensions continue to mount between the two rival factions.
In Deep Water
School children and motorists get caught in severe flooding as they make their way home through Park Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland, Tuesday, June, 12, 2007. Freak severe flooding brought havoc to many parts of Belfast.
Having Their Cake ...
Erin Wade, right, of Manhattan, and Erica Foeldvari, center, of Brooklyn, N.Y., compete in a cake-eating contest, Tuesday, June 12, 2007, in New York. Fifteen brides faced off in Times Square for a grand prize of $25,000 to kick off the fourth season of WE TV's "Bridezillas" series, which returns Sunday, June 17.
Philippines Swing
Filipino performers cast shadows on the streets during the 109th Independence Day celebrations at Manila's Rizal Park on Tuesday June 12, 2007. In her speech, Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo called for unity among the newly elected officials following the May election.
Skirts Up!
Russian folk dancers perform to mark the Day of Russia holiday in downtown St. Petersburg, Russia, Tuesday, June 12, 2007. The holiday, introduced by President Boris Yeltsin to commemorate Russian lawmakers' 1990 declaration of sovereignty was long known as Independence Day. However, millions of Russians regret the 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union and the holiday's name was officially changed in 2002.
Net Result
Germany's Philipp Kohlschreiber lays under the net after a rally with Raemon Sluiter from Netherlands during his first round match of the ATP International Series tennis tournament in Halle, western Germany, Tuesday, June 12, 2007.
Focus Of Probe
Durham County (N.C.) District Attorney Mike Nifong, center, talks with his attorneys, Dudley Witt, left, and David Freedman during a North Carolina State Bar trial in Raleigh, N.C., Tuesday, June 12, 2007. Nifong faces several ethics charges tied to his handling of the debunked Duke lacrosse rape case. He could be disbarred if convicted.