A Palestinian boy runs after throwing stones at Israeli army jeeps, during an Israeli military operation in the West Bank city of Jenin, Thursday, Sept. 6, 2007. According to an army spokesman, troops entered the town early Thursday for a routine operation. Palestinian sources say a child was critically injured during clashes with the troops.
Fishing The Stumps
As the sun rises over Lake Pontchartrain, a man fishes the cyprus stumps near LaPlace, La., Thursday, Sept. 6, 2007.
Spreading The Druze
Druze sheikhs greet each other at the Quneitra checkpoint between Syria and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, Thursday, Sept. 6, 2007. More than 500 residents of the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights began their annual visit to Syria. Israel seized the strategic plateau in 1967 and annexed it in 1981. Some 18,000 Syrians, mostly from the Druze community, still live there.
No Summer Camp
A child stands in a camp where thousands of displaced people are gathered near the town of Mugunga, Democratic Republic of Congo, Thursday, Sept. 6, 2007. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed deep concern over clashes in the country which have pitted former Gen. Laurent Nkunda's fighters against government troops for days.
In Mother's Arms
A baby orangutan sits on its mother lap at the Singapore Zoological Garden, Thursday, Sept. 6, 2007. By the middle of 2008, visitors will get to experience the new 'Rainforest Challenge' attraction. Costing $5.78 million, the new attraction will fuse ecological and conservation themes with fun and engaging features that are family-focused.
Smiles All Around
Women dressed in Bulgarian traditional clothes pose during an annual international fair featuring traditional arts and crafts in the village of Etar, east of the Bulgarian capital Sofia, Thursday, Sept. 6, 2007. Craftsmen from France, Romania, Czech Republic and Ukraine are demonstrating their skills during the fair.
I've Got A Secret
Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., right, speaks with an aide during a Senate Finance Committee hearing on Capitol Hill Thursday, Sept. 6, 2007, in Washington.
Pavarotti Passes
Nicoletta Mantovani, widow of Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti, cries while arriving at the Modena's Dome, Italy, Thursday, Sept. 6, 2007, to pay homage to her husband. Pavarotti, whose vibrant high C's and ebullient showmanship made him the most beloved and celebrated tenor since Caruso and one of the few opera singers to win crossover fame as a popular superstar, died Thursday. He was 71.