American John Mark Karr, center, is taken to a police news conference by Thai plainclothes police officers at the Immigration office in Bangkok, Thailand, Thursday, Aug. 17, 2006. Thai police said that Karr, a 41-year-old American schoolteacher, admitted to the killing of 6-year-old beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey a decade ago in the U.S.
Happy Landing
Two Lebanese pilots of Middle East Airlines cheer from the cockpit window after landing at Rafik Hariri International Airport in Beirut, Lebanon, on Thursday, Aug. 17, 2006, breaking a 36-day Israeli blockade. The aircraft from Amman, Jordan, was the first commercial flight to fly into the airport since July 13, when Israeli warplanes punched holes in the three runways of the country's only international air facility.
Down And Dirty
Members of the Palestinian presidential guard demonstrate their skills during a graduation ceremony in Gaza City, Thursday, Aug. 17, 2006. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said that Palestinian factions have agreed to halt all acts that could invite Israeli aggression, but militants quickly denied his claim.
Birds On A Wire
A bevy of Indian rose-necked parakeets perch on electric wires on a summer evening in Tokyo Thursday, Aug. 17, 2006. After making sure their natural enemy, crows, are not around nearby, the birds flew back to their nesting place.
Funeral Pyres
Victims of a grenade blast are cremated in Imphal, in the northeastern Indian state of Manipur, Thursday, Aug. 17, 2006. A grenade explosion Wednesday and subsequent stampede during a Hindu festival in Manipur left four people dead and 40 injured, including at least four foreigners.
Volcano Spouts Trouble
A boy returns to the town of Banos after he had to evacuate the area in Ecuador, Thursday, Aug. 17, 2006. A volcanic eruption in Ecuador's Andes mountains killed at least one person and left more than 60 others missing, the mayor of a village on the volcano's slope said.
Rough Stuff
Tiger Woods hits from the rough on the 10th hole during the first round of the PGA Championship golf tournament at Medinah Country Club Thursday, Aug. 17, 2006, in Medinah, Ill.
Hawk Eye
Elektra, a Harris Hawk, is flown in Trafalgar Square, London, Thursday Aug. 17, 2006. The hawk is flown in the square every day to deter pigeons, a company also flies hawks at The Houses of Parliament, Arsenal Football Ground, as well as at schools and hospitals.
Banner Performance
Nastia Liukin performs on the balance beam during preliminaries in the women's U.S. Gymnastics Championships in St. Paul, Minn., Thursday, Aug. 17, 2006.