Khram Island, Thailand, June 17, 2009--A Thai Navy sailor holds a baby albino green sea turtle at a nursery for the reptiles, which are considered endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
About 15,000 green turtles and hawksbill turtles are hatched and housed at the navy's conservation center annually until the animals are old enough to be released into the sea.
—Photograph by Chaiwat Subprasom/Reuters
Zhucheng, Shandong Province, China, June 18, 2009--Twins Cao Xiaoqiao (right) and Cao Daqiao, 104, regard each other.
The sisters are now the oldest pair of twin sisters in the country, according to local media.
—Photograph from Reuters
Tehran, Iran, June 20, 2009--An Iranian demonstrator stands near a burning bus during clashes with police in the embattled capital.
Since the June 12 election, which was declared a victory for incumbent President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, thousands of Iranians have taken to the streets in protest, believing Mir Hussein Moussavi to be the winner.
The protests have continued despite supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's ultimatum to end the demonstrations.
—Photograph by Ali Safari/AFP/Getty Images
Wiltshire, United Kingdom, June 21, 2009--A reveler makes green streaks with a glowing ball in this long-exposure photograph, taken during a celebration of the summer solstice at Stonehenge.
The annual Stonehenge celebration marks the longest day of the year and features druidic rites that culminate at sunrise.
—Photograph by Stefan Wermut/Reuters
Aliaga, Philippines, June 24, 2009--A mud-covered Catholic devotee sporting dried banana leaves participates in a Mass celebrating St. John the Baptist.
Hundreds of Catholics in the remote town take part in the ceremony to give thanks for good blessings and an abundant harvest.
—Photograph by Bullit Marquez/AP
Big Scaredy Giant
A man on stilts hides from the rain before the start of the 2009 Mermaid Parade at Coney Island, which pays homage to the former tradition of the Coney Island Mardi Gras.
Little Sports Shooter
A hand-reared meerkat named Bob investigates a camera at Predator World in Rustenburg, South Africa, host city of soccer's 2009 Confederations Cup.
Palestinian boys play with toy guns in a refugee camp in Ramallah.
A laborer takes a rest on a cinder dumpsite in Changzhi, China.
