An Indian farmer walks through a dry, cracked paddy field on the outskirts of Jammu. Indians have grown increasingly desperate waiting for the long-delayed monsoon, the annual rains that replenish rivers and quench crops to keep this agricultural nation of 1.2 billion fed through the year. (AP)

Manchester United fans take photographs at a training session at the Shanghai Stadium, China. Manchester United will play a pre-season friendly match against Shanghai Shenhua on July 25. (Reuters)

Heba Seraj, left, and Mohy Abozeid, right, film a segment of a Ramadan program at the Maria Channel’s studio in Cairo, Egypt, July 23, 2012. The first Egyptian satellite channel operated by women wearing the niqab, or face veil, launched on the first day of the holy month of Ramadan. (AP)

U.S. President Barack Obama gestures at a campaign stop in Oakland, California, July 23, 2012. (AP)

Families fleeing fighting between Congolese army and M23 rebels walk toward the eastern Congolese city of Goma, July 23, 2012. More than 200,000 civilians have had to leave their homes and several hundred fighters have been killed in the recent North Kivu clashes. (Reuters)

Thai Muslim women pray in a mosque in the southern province of Pattani, Thailand, during the holy month of Ramadan, July 23, 2012. (AP)