June 28, 2011

Posted June 28th, 2011 at 2:28 pm (UTC-4)
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"Greece Financial Crisis"

A fire bomb explodes as riot police officers run to avoid the fire during a demonstration in Athens. Greece's government is bracing for a 48-hour general strike as lawmakers debate a new round of austerity reforms. (AP)



"Libya Female Volunteer Fighters"

Female volunteer fighters take part in a weapon training session by Libyan soldiers loyal to leader Moammar Gadhafi at a military camp in Beni Walid, 130 kms (80 miles) southeast of Tripoli. (Reuters)

"Iraq Pilgrims"

Shi'ite pilgrims gather at the Imam Moussa al-Kadhim shrine in Baghdad, Iraq. Hundreds of thousands of Shi'ite Muslim pilgrims are flocking to a Baghdad shrine to observe the death of a revered eighth century saint, snarling traffic and sending security forces to the streets to protect the worshippers. (AP)

"Romania Holocaust"

Members of the Romanian army carry flowers during a ceremony commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Iasi pogrom (Eastern Romania) in the Jewish cemetery in Iasi. About 15,000 Jews out of the 45,000 living in the city of Iasi were killed in the summer of 1941. (AFP)

"Afghanistan Daily Life"

An Afghan beggar woman clad in burqa sleeps on a road, as her daughter throws a small stone for fun while waiting for alms on the out skirts of Kabul, Afghanistan. The World Food Program announces it will cut food assistance to more than 3 million Afghans because of a shortage of money from donor nations. (AP)

"U.S. Soldier"

Tammy O'Brien kisses the casket after services for her son Marine Lance Corporall Nicholas O'Brien, at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, USA. O'Brien died June 9 from an IED (improvised explosive device) in Helmand province in southern Afghanistan. (AP)

"Western Wildfires"

A wildfire burns near Los Alamos, New Mexico, USA. Thousands of residents calmly fled from the town, ahead of an approaching wildfire that sent up towering plumes of smoke, rained down ash and sparked a spot fire on the lab property where scientists 50 years ago conducted underground tests of radioactive explosives. (AP)

"China Hair and Beauty Exhibition"

A model covered in glittery makeup poses during a creative design contest at the China 2011 Hair and Beauty exhibition in Beijing. (AP)

"Britain Dance Festival"

A dancer from the Rambert Dance Company performs in front of St. Paul's Cathedral in central London, as part of the City of London Festival. (AFP)

"Singapore Eco Car"

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