An Israeli youth rushes into a shelter as a rocket warning siren sounds in the northern Israeli town of Akko, Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2006. Hezbollah guerrillas fired 160 rockets at Israeli towns on Wednesday, including medium- and long-ranged rockets that landed near the West Bank town of Jenin and the Israeli city of Beit Shean, police said.
Lebanon Funeral Procession
Mourners carry some of the flag-draped bodies of Lebanese citizens, killed in an Israeli air strike of an apartment building late Monday in the Beirut suburb of Chiah, during a mass funeral procession in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2006. Lebanese security officials said the death toll in the attack had risen to at least 41, with 61 wounded.
Good Fences Make Good Neighbors?
William Lyttle peeps through a hole in the boarded-up fence around his house in Hackney, London, Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2006. The local council obtained a court order to evict him from the house that he owns, after complaints from neighbors about his digging tunnels under the house.
The Eagle Has Taken Off
Gabby a Wedge-tailed eagle is watched by keeper Claudia Biancai as she practices take offs and landings at a park overlooking Sydney Harbor, Australia, Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2006. A 2.2-pound tawny brown eagle, Australia's largest bird of prey is in training to star in a daily bird shows where she will be able to demonstrate her unique natural behaviors and physical features.
Free-falling
U.S. skydivers perform a formation in the air during the Eight-way competition at the World Parachuting Championships in Gera, eastern Germany, Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2006. The U.S. placed 2nd in the Eight-way overall standings.
Giraffe-ing Around
"Alex," a Baby giraffe, sticks out his tongue on Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2006, at the Serengeti Park Hodenhagen near Hanover, northern Germany. "Alex" is three weeks old and was allowed to enter the park for the first time Wednesday.
Having A Ball
Performers on Heliospheres are seen with fireworks exploding in the background at the National Stadium, Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2006, in Singapore, which celebrated its 41st year of independence. Singapore declared independence on August 9, 1965.
Lounging Lizard
The back legs of Shabango, an 8-year-old iguana, are seen as he suns himself in a parking lot in Harrisburg, Pa., Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2006. Shabango's owner, James Horney, regularly brings him to the lot to catch some rays because the heat is necessary for iguanas to digest their food.
Dressed To Thrill
Performers rehearse during the full dress rehearsal for Cirque Du Soleil's Varekai at the The Showring at The Entertainment Quarter, Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2006, in Sydney, Australia.
Big Bang
A car explodes as state police detonate a pound of TNT in Loudon, N.H., Wednesday, Aug. 9. 2006. Police were showcasing a new Explosive Disposal Unit and blew up the car as part of a demonstration.