Visitors enjoy the nice weather on a carousel of the 176th Oktoberfest in Munich, southern Germany. The worlds largest beer-festival lasts until Oct. 4, 2009. -- PHOTO: AP
Mill manager Josh Wheeler examines a pile processed potash at the Mosaic Potash Colonsay mine storage facility in Colonsay, Saskatchewan. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
The #2 Audi Sport Team Joest Audi R15 TDI driven by Rinaldo Capello and Allan McNish drives during practice for the American Le Mans Series Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta in Braselton Georgia. -- PHOTO: AFP
Dairy farmers spill milk onto a field near Zernikow, northeastern Germany. With Europe-wide demonstrations, dairy farmers demanded a higher price for their produce. -- PHOTO: AP
US Marine Capt. Drew Schoenmaker, right, who commands Bravo Company, 1st Battalion 5th Marines, refers to a map which the elders made in the dust on the floor to aid a discussion of a potential humanitarian irrigation project, inside a school, in Nawa district, Helmand province, southern Afghanistan. -- PHOTO: AP
Belarussian soldiers participating in the joint Russian-Belarussian military exercises "West-2009" some 230km southwest of Minsk near the village of Volka. The exercises will involve more than 12,000 troops, over 200 tanks, 470 armored vehicles, and more than 100 aircraft. -- PHOTO: AFP
A visitor looks at exhibits relative to former French actress, Brigitte Bardot, during an exhibition 'Brigitte Bardot' running Sept. 28 untill Jan. 31. -- PHOTO: AP
Paramilitary policemen from the National Flag Guards unit take part in a parade training session at a military base on the outskirts of Beijing. The unit will raise the national flag on October 1 to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
A makeshift worship venue of Hindu goddess Durga is seen illuminated in Calcutta, India. The five-day long festival that begins on Friday commemorates the story of the lion-riding, 10-armed goddess Durga's slaying of a demon king, celebrating the triumph of good over evil. Ornately decorated worship tents are an attraction during the festival. -- PHOTO: AP
Casandra Pertusio from Florida shows her Michael Jackson tattoo as she starts a three day wait in the line to buy tickets to the Michael Jackson film This Is It. The film is being culled from more than 100 hours of rehearsal footage shot between April and June in Los Angeles, where Jackson prepared for his comeback before dying suddenly on June 25 at age 50. It will feature 3-D sequences and will also include a retrospective of his career and interviews with friends and collaborators. Proceeds from the film will go to the Michael Jackson Family Trust. -- PHOTO: AFP
A boy is wheeled by relatives at the end of a Catholic procession at Santo Cerro in La Vega, Hispaniola, a Caribbean island. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
A labourer stands on a pyramid of tables during the preparations for the celebrations of the 'Navratri' festival in the northern Indian city of Chandigarh. The festival, which is held in honour of Hindu goddess Durga, is celebrated over a period of nine days where thousands of youth dance the night away in traditional costumes. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Two men take part in a chess boxing training session in Berlin. Welcome to the bizarre world of chess boxing, developed in inner-city Berlin and featuring alternate rounds of chess and boxing in a fierce combination of brains and brawn. Boxers play six rounds of chess alternating with five of boxing as they put their physical and mental skills to the test. Chess rounds last a total of four minutes, with the players wearing headphones to block out cheers, coaches' advice and the commentator's voice. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
An Israeli man kite surfs in the Mediterranean sea in the southern city of Ashkelon, Israel. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Nik Spayne from Elgin, Illinois, stretches during dance class at the Chicago Academy for the Arts in Chicago. Spayne, 17, is one of nearly 1.5 million aspiring student actors, dancers and vocalists nationally, attending 1,670 performing arts schools seeking that spotlight of fame. -- PHOTO: AP
Olympic gold medalist Chandra Crawford (left) and multiple World Cup medalist Devon Kershaw roller ski at the Olympic Nordic training centre in Canmore, Alberta. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
A general view shows the opening ceremony of the Fifa U20 World Cup that held in Borg el-Arab stadium 200km north-east of Cairo, Egypt. -- PHOTO: AFP
