Smoke from nearby forest fire and evening cloud mix as residents gather on the shores of Okanagan Lake to watch in British Columbia. Emergency crews made slow progress on Sunday to contain wildfires that have forced thousands of residents to flee their homes. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Children extend their hands to touch the image of a whale shark projected from a Sony ultra-high resolution digital movie projector. -- PHOTO: AFP
An employee of the presidential palace looks at a statue of ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya lying on the grass, in front of statues of Honduran national heroes. -- PHOTO: AFP
Chinese diver Wang Han (above) competes during the women's diving 1m springboard final at the FINA World Swimming Championships in Rome. -- PHOTO: AFP
Four Alpi Pioneer 300 airplanes from the Italian aerobatic team "Pioneer Team" perform over Samil beach in Vigo, northern Spain, during an aerial exhibition. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Astronaut Tim Kopra, mission specialist, starts a series of five spacewalk sessions while at the edge of Endeavour's cargo bay in space. -- PHOTO: AFP
SANTA ROSA, CA - JULY 19: An athlete exits the water after finishing the 1.2 mile swim in the Vineman Ironman 70.3 on July 19, 2009 in Santa Rosa, California. The Vineman Ironman 70.3 Triathlon, which is held in Sonoma County, California (about one hour north of San Francisco), consists of a 1.2 mile swim, a 56 mile bike, and a 13.1 mile run. -- PHOTO: AFP
China's Chen Ruolin and Wang Xin perform during the women's 10-meter platform synchronized diving event, at the FINA Swimming World Championships in Rome on Sunday. -- PHOTO: AP
Jockeys race their horses through a puddle during the traditional horse and trotter race meeting in Duhnen on the German North Sea coast near Cuxhaven. About 30,000 spectators were on hand to watch the annual event that begins as the ebbing tide exposes the mud flats on which the races are run. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Fans cheer during the Inter Milan and Club America match during the World Football Challenge at Stanford Stadium on Sunday in Palo Alto, California. -- PHOTO: AFP
Keito Matsuoka (Japan) slides off the top in his second round heat during the 2009 Hurley US Open of Surfing on Sunday in Huntington Beach, California. -- PHOTO: AFP
Residents ride a paddle boat in a river covered by duckweed at a park in Xiangfan, Hubei province. Environmental officials say that the summer heat and humidity will likely accelerate the growth of duckweed, local media reported. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
A young Indian girl walks a tightrope to earn a living at Marina Beach in Chennai. Child labor in India is a human rights issue where the exploitation of young children for labor is often an accepted practice and perceived as a necessity to alleviate poverty. India accounts for the second highest number where child labour in the world is concerned. -- PHOTO: AFP
