Thursday, May. 27, 2010

In this photo taken May 25, 2010, female cheetah Rukia, left, grooms Chiku, as they take a break in the shade at The Indianapolis Zoo where a new cheetah exhibit opens this weekend.

A Cuban child uses his mobile phone at a beach on May 26, 2010 in Havana.

Residents of a village near Kunduz walk past a soldier of the German armed forces Bundeswehr (left) securing a road on May 25, 2010. The German contingent in Afghanistan, based mostly in the north of the unstable country, is the third largest after those of the United States and Britain.

An Asian Lion plays with a football painted with a St George's cross, during a photocall at ZSL London Zoo, in central London on May 27, 2010. The England footballs, which are filled with meat treats, are aimed at stimulating thier natural curiosity, form part of the re-developed 'Big Cat' enclosure at the zoo, and were thought up by the keepers as a way of supporting the England football team during the World Cup.

Julia Gnuse, the Guinness World Record holder for the most tattooed woman in the world, shows off some of her tattoos in New York, Wednesday, May 26, 2010.

Young Buddhist monks participate in a special prayer to celebrate Buddha Jayanti (Birth Anniversary of Lord Buddha) at the Maha Bodhi Society in Bangalore on May 27, 2010. Buddhists commemorate the birth of Buddha, his attaining enlightenment andhis passing away on the full moon day of May which falls on May 27 this year.

Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi, left, kisses Emma Marcegaglia, president of Confindustria, the Italian industrialists association, after speaking at their assembly in Rome, Thursday, May 27, 2010. Italy's industrial lobby backed the government's proposed 24 billion euro (dlrs US 30 billion) in budget cuts Thursday but warned that real structural intervention was needed to rein in the country's high debt. During his speech Berlusconi offered Marcegaglia the job of industry minister, the job which is presently also held by Berlusconi, ever since Claudio Scajola stepped down earlier this month.

A man plays a flute for alms beside his artificial leg on a roadside as people pass by, in Bangkok, Thailand, Thursday, May 27, 2010.

Farley Allen Rhodes reacts to cameras just after he was sentenced to life in prison without possibility of parole on Wednesday, May 26, 2010 in Charleston WV. Rhodes admitted he threw lighter fluid on Starlena Pratt and set her on fire in 2008. Pratt died after a month in a burn unit.

Early morning cyclists pedal through a tunnel under Lakeshore Drive into downtown Chicago Thursday, May 27, 2010.

William Lark, inventor of the Hiriko Citycar, poses besides his creation during the presentation of the electric vehicle on May 27, 2010 in Berlin. The car, invented at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and produced in the Basque region, offers place for two persons and is aimed for the use in the urban space. The production of the foldable car is scheduled to the year 2012 and will then be tested in five cities worldwide.

Russian sunbathers relax on a beach in the Black Sea port city of Sochi on May 29, 2010. Sochi is a popular tourist destination for many Russians during the summer.

Indian tribal men lie with sticks as they participate in a ritual to invoke the gods to bring rain at a temple of Hindu god Shiva in Ranchi, India, Thursday, May 27, 2010. Severe heat conditions continue in northern, western and central India.

Acehnese sharia police officers stop a woman wearing pants at a check point in Pasi Jambu, West Aceh, Indonesia, Thursday, May 27, 2010. Authorities in the devoutly Islamic district of Indonesia's Aceh province have distributed 20,000 long skirts and prohibited shops from selling tight dresses as a regulation banning Muslim women from wearing revealing clothing took effect Thursday.

An Afghan man walks during a dust storm in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Thursday, May 27, 2010.