Lightning illuminates the sky over Prvic Luka during a summer storm on the island of Prvic, Croatia, Wednesday, June 27, 2007. Thunderstorms rolled over Croatia's Adriatic coast following a wave of extremely hot weather.
Road Rage
Iraqis gather around a car that was hit by small arms fire in the Shiite enclave of Sadr City in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, June 27, 2007. According to eyewitnesses, a U.S. military patrol opened fire after getting stuck in a traffic jam. Two civilians were killed and three were wounded in the shootout. The U.S. military did not comment.
New To No. 10
Gordon Brown, the new prime minister of Britain, waves to the media as he arrives at 10 Downing Street in London, Wednesday, June 27, 2007. Tony Blair stepped down as prime minister after a decade in office Wednesday, making way for Brown, amid rampant speculation that Blair will be made an international envoy to the Middle East.
Fire Watcher
A brown bear walks through a meadow after descending a tree near the Angora fire line Wednesday, June 27, 2007, in South Lake Tahoe, Calif. An estimated 1,900 firefighters continue to battle the 3,000 acre Angora wildfire near Lake Tahoe that has destroyed more than 200 structures. Officials say the fire is 44 percent contained.
Bullet Riddled
A Palestinian boy looks through bullet holes in a wall after an Israeli missile strike in Gaza City, Wednesday, June 27, 2007. Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip Wednesday killed ten Palestinians, including a 12-year-old boy, Palestinians said, the bloodiest fighting in the area since the Hamas militant group violently seized control two weeks ago.
Holy Water
A fisherman stands in his boat at sunrise in River Ganges in Varanasi, India, Wednesday, June 27, 2007. Varanasi, also known as Kashi and Benaras, is Hinduism's holiest center and is believed to be one of the oldest continually inhabited cities in the world.
Hot Wired
Swallows sit on a wire in the sweltering sun in Ghimpati, southwest of Bucharest, Romania, on Wednesday, June 27, 2007. In southern Romania, temperatures reached 104 degrees and according to the Romanian Health Ministry, 29 people have died over the past few days from heat related problems.
Slow Burn
Afghan officials watch opium products burning during a ceremony in Dah Sabaz on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, June 27, 2007. Despite their efforts, Afghanistan's poppy crop this year could yield even more opium than last year's record harvest because of favorable weather conditions, a United Nations official said.