Skiers collide during ski cross freestyle skiing during the Vancouver Olympics
Sweden's Eric Iljans and Daron Rahlves of the U.S. collide during their ski cross freestyle skiing 1/8 finals at Cypress Mountain during the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics
Demonstrators flee police during a protest against the Vancouver Olympics
Demonstrators run away from a confrontation with the police during a protest against the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics
A streaker is caught by his underwear by a pursuing security guard at Wembley
A streaker is caught by his underwear by a pursuing security guard after the man ran onto the pitch during the Coca Cola Cup soccer final at Wembley stadium
Two revellers playfully wrestle in a sea of mud at the Glastonbury music festival in Somerset
Two revellers playfully wrestle in a sea of mud at the Glastonbury music festival in Somerset
Canadian war veteran is cheered by French women during a parade through Dieppe
Canadian war veteran Sergeant Jacques Cinq-Mars of Les Fusiliers
Mont-Royal is cheered by French women during a parade through Dieppe
Gaddafi supporter holds his portrait near a blazing oil storage tank
A supporter of Libya's leader Muammar Gaddafi holds his portrait near a blazing storage tank at a refinery in Ras Lanuf
Supporters of Libya's leader Muammar Gaddafi salute during a rally
Supporters of Libya's leader Muammar Gaddafi salute during a rally in central Tripoli
Libyan leader Gaddafi's son Saif al-Islam pauses in Tripoli
Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's most prominent son, Saif al-Islam, pauses during an interview in Tripoli
Family strolls past a blank Vatican Television screen as Pope John Paul dies
A family strolls past a blank Vatican Television screen in St. Peter's square, as officials prepared to announce the death of Pope John Paul II during an evening vigil in Vatican City
Pallbearers carry the body of the late Pope John Paul II through Saint Peter's Square
Pall bearers carry the body of the late Pope John Paul II through a packed Saint Peter's Square enroute to the Basilica at the Vatican
Pope Benedict XVI waves after watching a film on the life of late Pope John Paul II
Pope Benedict XVI waves to wellwishers after watching the debut of a film on the life of late Pope John Paul II during a special screening at the Vatican
Pope Benedict XVI kisses a baby at the end of his weekly general audience at the Vatican
Pope Benedict XVI kisses a baby at the end of his weekly general audience at Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican
U.S. President Barack Obama views artwork while arriving for a meeting with Pope Benedict XVI
U.S. President Barack Obama views artwork in a hallwa while arriving for a meeting with Pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican
Actor Tom Cruise kisses his girlfriend, actress Katie Holmes, for the first time in public in Rome
Actor Tom Cruise kisses his girlfriend, actress Katie Holmes, for the first time in public in Rome
Italy's outgoing president Carlo Azeglio Ciampi leaves Quirinale palace in Rome
Italy's outgoing president Carlo Azeglio Ciampi leaves Quirinale palace in Rome, near a mascot of the mounted guards.
A family views the destruction the morning after an earthquake struck the Italian village of Onna
A family views the destruction the morning after an earthquake struck the Italian village of Onna
Queen Elizabeth laughs along with the Royal family in London
Queen Elizabeth laughs along with the Royal family during a Silver Jubilee event outside Buckingham Palace in London
A card reading "Mummy" lies on top of flowers from the Princes Harry and William to their mother Diana, Princess of Wales
A card reading "Mummy" lies on top of flowers from the Princes Harry and William to their mother Diana, Princess of Wales, as her coffin makes it way to Westminster Abbey in London
Surfer walks home after at dusk during a windstorm in Cornwall
Stuart Pennicook walks home after surfing at dusk during a windstorm in the Cornish coastal town of Newquay
Commuters are reflected in the window of a bus during a strike
Commuters are reflected in the window of a bus as they queue during a strike by underground transit workers, outside Liverpool Street rail station in London
A man sits with a Saluki at Crufts dog show in Birmingham
A man sits with a Saluki dog on his lap during the final day of competition at Crufts, the world's largest dog show, in Birmingham
Titanic Memorial Cruise participants adjust their life jackets during a drill
Titanic Memorial Cruise participants adjust their life jackets during a drill
Grease actors take shelter from rain while greeting arriving audience
Actors playing the parts of Sandy and Frenchie take shelter from the rain while greeting the arriving audience at the Future Cinema outdoor screening of the 1978 film "Grease" in Barnes
A man, who wished to be known only as "Bob", holds a placard at Speaker's Corner in Hyde Park in London
A man, who wished to be known only as "Bob", holds a placard at Speaker's Corner in Hyde Park in London
A camel looks over grazing ground at sunset in the Kuwait desert near the town of Wafra
A camel looks over grazing ground at sunset in the Kuwait desert near the town of Wafra
Santa Claus makes a Christmas Eve visit to United States Marines in the Kuwait desert
Santa Claus makes a Christmas Eve visit to United States Marines at their
Camp Commando in the Kuwait desert
A British Army soldier shouts instructions as a woman who was wounded by shrapnel arrives
A British Army soldier manning a checkpoint near the Iraqi town of Safwan,
on the border with Kuwait, shouts instructions as a woman who was wounded by
shrapnel
A family flees past a destroyed Iraqi tank after a mortar attack on British Army positions
A family flees past a destroyed Iraqi T-55 tank after a mortar attack
on British Army positions in the city of Basra
Sand kicks up outside door gunner in a U.S. Army Blackhawk helicopter while landing in Baghdad
Sand kicks up outside door gunner Sergeant John McDonald's perch in a U.S. Army Blackhawk helicopter while landing in Baghdad
U.S. Army infantry and military police make a dawn raid to search for weapons
U.S. Army infantry and military police make a dawn raid to search for weapons in the town of Khaldiya, 80 km west of Baghdad
A row of U.S. Army helmets are perched on M-16 rifles during a memorial at Al Asad air base
A row of U.S. Army helmets are perched on M-16 rifles during a memorial at Al Asad air base for the 15 victims of a Chinook helicopter which was shot down by insurgents
An Iraqi, looking for missing relatives believed held as prisoners, climbs from a manhole
An Iraqi, looking for missing relatives believed held as prisoners,
climbs from a manhole at the ransacked military intelligence service
headquarters in Baghdad
Rescuers carry a wounded man after a car bomb in Baghdad
Rescuers carry a wounded man from the rubble of a building demolished by a bomb in Baghdad
Arab journalists walk out on U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell in Baghdad
Secretary of State Colin Powell (L) and U.S. civil administrator in Iraq Paul Bremer address a press conference in Baghdad after 30 Iraqi and Arab journalists walked out in protest at lack of security and the killing of two Iraqi journalists by U.S. troops
Sarajevans run for cover as they pass an area of heavy Serb sniper fire in the besieged Bosnian capital
Sarajevans run for cover as they pass an area of heavy Serb sniper fire in the besieged Bosnian capital
Hitchhikers who were riding in the rear of a locked transit van are rescued by French troops in Sarajevo
Hitchhikers who were riding in the rear of a locked transit van are rescued by French troops in Sarajevo
A weary Bosnian soldier rests against a wall after the last battle of the war
A weary soldier of the Bosnian Army Fifth Corps' elite 502 "Tigers" brigade rests against a wall before heading home after his unit captured a strategic town from separtist Serb forces in what would become the last government offensive of the war
The feet of Bosnian Muslim boy Elvedin Sendo, clad in grass-stained running shoes, protrude from under a blanket at a Sarajevo hospital morgue
The feet of a 10 year old Bosnian Muslim boy Elvedin Sendo, clad in
grass-stained running shoes and marked with his name tag, protrude from
under a blanket at a Sarajevo hospital morgue
Miss Besieged Sarajevo beauty contest winner Imela Nogic waves to the crowd
Miss Besieged Sarajevo beauty contest winner Imela Nogic, a 17 year old student, waves to the crowd as other finalists carry a banner reading "Don't let them kill us" in reference to the year-old state of siege of the Bosnian capital by Serb forces