East Timorese demonstrators, painted white to represent the ghosts of people killed during the recent unrest, celebrate after Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri's announcement that he will resign Monday, June 26, 2006, in Dili, the capital of East Timor. The announcement triggered celebrations in the violence-scarred capital and raised hopes for an end to weeks of political turmoil and unrest.
Ugliest Mug
A dog named Elwood is seen during the 18th annual World's Ugliest Dog competition June 23, 2006, at the Sonoma-Marin Fair in Petaluma, Calif. Heather Peoples of Phoenix, Ariz., and her dog Archie took home a $1,000 prize for winning this year's contest.
A Private Prayer
A Jewish worshipper participates in a special prayer for kidnapped Israeli soldier, Cpl. Gilad Shalit, 19, at the Western Wall, in Jerusalem's Old City Sunday June 25, 2006. Israel said militants from Hamas and other factions captured Shalit after attacking an Israeli military post near the Gaza Strip border.
Raid Route
U.S. Marine Cpl. Brad Bruce, center, of LaPorte, Ind., Cpl. Tyler Warndorf, right, of Hebron, Ky., and a translator, study a map before a patrol in Ramadi, the capital of Iraq's volatile western Anbar province, Sunday, June 25, 2006.
Intensive Care Unit
Models dressed as bandaged nurses take part in a promotional event for the film "Silent Hill" on June 22, 2006, in Tokyo. The film will open July 8 in Japan.
Smoke Out
A worker pours fuel on a pile of drugs before setting it on fire, in front of an anti-drug mural at a ceremony in Tehran, Iran, Monday, June 26, 2006. More than 60 tons of narcotics were burned by Iranian police to mark International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking.
Happy 5514th!
Bolivian Aymaras raise their arms waiting for the first rays of sunlight to celebrate New Year in the highest mountain near the village of Curahuara de Carangas, some 124 miles southeast of La Paz, Bolivia, on Wednesday, June 21, 2006. Aymaras, the country's most politically influent ethnic group, celebrate year 5514 on a calendar based mainly on the agricultural cycle, paying tribute to Mother Earth.
Molten Mount
Lava flows on the slope of Mount Merapi as seen from Deles, early Friday, June 23, 2006. The 9,700-foot volcano has been at a near-continuous state of high alert for seven weeks, forcing the evacuation of thousands of villagers in a government-designated danger zone.
Mourning A Militant
Nimah, center, the grandmother of Ayman Rateb Gabareen, a Palestinian militant from the Al Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades, mourns during his funeral in the West Bank town of Ramallah Friday, June 23, 2006. Gabareen was killed on Thursday by Israeli forces during a raid in Ramallah. The Israeli military said soldiers returned Palestinian fire during the operation, hitting Gabareen.
Pudgy Protest
A South Korean soccer fan protests against what he considers to be the referee's unfair judgment after South Korea's national soccer team lost to Switzerland in their World Cup Group G match as they watched the match on a screen in Seoul, Saturday, June 24, 2006. Switzerland defeated South Korea, 2-0.
Cloudbuster
A jetliner flies into a cloud bank as it descends into the Washington, D.C., area Friday, June 23, 2006, in Potomac, Md.
Hog Dog
A motorcycle driver and his eye-goggled-dog race past the chapel where Oscar-winning actress Nicole Kidman is set to marry country music star Keith Urban in Sydney Sunday, June 25, 2006. Several thousand people lined the street for a chance to glimpse Kidman and Urban.
Swim Training
Liu Xiaogang, who has only one arm and one leg, prepares himself for swimming training on June 20, 2006, in Changchun of Jilin Province, China. Twenty-eight-year-old Liu was hit by high-voltage electricity at the age of 13 and lost his left arm and leg. Liu has struggled to learn to walk since the accident, but despite this he said his dream is to attend the swimming competition in the 2008 Paralympic Games.
Nail File
A school girl checks the nails of her fellow students at the start of a school in the morning, in Kilinochchi, north of Colombo, Sri Lanka, Tuesday June 20, 2006.
Board Games
Members of an Israeli border police anti-terrorist unit perform during a show at Beit Horon near Jerusalem, Tuesday, June 20, 2006. Members of the unit displayed their skills to U.S. law enforcment agencies visiting the country.
Splash Down
Children jump into the River Ganges for bathing in Calcutta, India, Tuesday, June 20, 2006. On right, is a bird flying over the water surface.
Pay Day
Palestinian government employees hand their identity cards to post office officials as they wait to receive payments of $300 in Gaza City, Tuesday, June 20, 2006. Days after spiriting suitcases full of cash into the Gaza Strip, the Hamas-led Palestinian government on Monday distributed emergency payments to thousands of desperate civil servants who haven't received salaries in nearly four months.
The Happiest Day
Members of Dover and Deal Odd Fellows Club perform the famously British dance of comedians Morcambe and Wise, next to a statue of Eric Morcambe at Morcambe Bay on June 22, 2006, in Morcambe, England. Scientist Cliff Arnall from the University of Cardiff, a confidence and happiness specialist, has identified June 23 as being the happiest day of the year.
Pride Parade
Make-up artist Freddy Capucci hangs out near 5th Avenue and 53rd Street before walking down 5th Avenue for the 2006 Gay Pride Parade June 25, 2006, in Manhattan Borough of New York.
Glory Road
Monks and nuns pray along the No.109 State Highway on June 20, 2006, in Geermu City of Qinghai Province, China. Two monks and two nuns from Xiangchi Temple in Tongde County of Qinghai, have prayed along the roads as they make their pilgrimage to Lhasa, the sacred Buddhist center for pilgrims.