A member of the Edmonton Eskimos cheer squad is airborne as she performs during the first half of their CFL football game against the Calgary Stampeders in Calgary, Alberta, September 6, 2010.
A member of the clergy, from Britain, submerges a child in the water of the Jordan River during a baptism ceremony near the northern Israeli city of Tiberias. Some 1,500 pilgrims from 35 countries attended the ceremony at Yardenit, one of the sites along the Jordan River where it is believed Jesus Christ was baptized. REUTERS
Artists perform during a fire show in Minsk. REUTERS
A sculpture made out of bicycles is seen at the Gdansk Shipyard during the 30th anniversary celebrations of the Solidarity movement. Bicycles were the most common mode of transportation for shipyard workers. REUTERS
A participant lands in the water as he fails to cross a 13m-long (43 ft) pool of water and foam on an inflated item at the foot of a slope at the Bobrovy Log Ski Resort near the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, where holidaymakers gathered to mark the end of the Siberian summer. REUTERS
Seven-and-a-half-month old Tanisha Overbeeke smiles while resting on top of a leaf of the Victoria Amazonica at the Rotterdam Blijdorp Zoo. Children could be photographed on top of the leaf, under the condition that they do not weigh more than 15 kg (33 lbs). The Victoria Amazonica blossoms over two nights producing flowers that are white on the first night, which then turn pinkish-red by the second night. Its leaf could have a diameter of up to two-and-a-half meters. REUTERS
A woman leads a horse, painted in the colors of a zebra to symbolize a zebra crossing, as part of a road safety campaign in Moscow. The city traffic police held the campaign to bring attention to drivers the problem of safety on roads during the school year, local media reported. The board on the horse reads, "Attention! Children go to school". REUTERS
Participants dressed as World War Two Soviet soldiers, and a girl, take part in a military parade marking the Independence Day of Moldova's self-proclaimed separatist Dnestr region in Tiraspol. Moldova's separatist Dnestr region celebrated 20 years of self-styled independence on Thursday. REUTERS
A sculpture of a hand points to an internet cafe at Fulford Harbour on Salt Spring Island, west of Vancouver. REUTERS
A visitor views an installation at the Russian Pavilion during the Architecture Biennale Exhibition in Venice. REUTERS
rem (3), the son of an idol vendor, plays with a mobile phone in front of the idols of Hindu god Krishna at a roadside on the eve of the Hindu festival of "Janmashtami" in Chandigarh. Janmashtami, which marks the birth of Hindu god Krishna, will be celebrated across the country on Thursday. REUTERS
Fans pull over their T-shirts bearing zombie images as they act like zombies at the " Resident Evil: Afterlife 3D " Tokyo premiere. REUTERS
Afgan hounds compete on the course at the local stadium of Rabapatona, about 140 km west of Budapest during the Greyhound World Championship as 15 countries represent themselves in the fourteen categories. AFP
A man stands in front of his fattened sacrificial pig as part of the Hakka Yimin Festival in Hsinchu. During the festival, believers worship ancestors who fought for the government against rebels during ancient times to protect their homeland. After their deaths, locals started sacrificing pigs as offerings during the annual Hungry Ghost festival to commemorate their bravery. The sacrifice preludes with a competition for the fattest pig in town and the family that offers the fattest pig is believed to receive a great blessing. REUTERS
Edward Nino Hernandez (L) walks with his eleven-year-old brother outside their home in Bogota. Edward, 24, who is 70.21 cm (2 ft 3.46 inches), has been recognised as the world's shortest man in the upcoming Guinness World Records 2011 book. REUTERS
Women bodybuilders Lauren Powers (L) and model Tiffany Kramer pose for photos before they compete during the annual Muscle Beach Championship bodybuilding and bikini competition at Venice Beach, Los Angeles. Muscle beach Venice is one of two historic bodybuilding locations and took over as the most famous spot when the nearby Santa Monica Muscle beach was shutdown due to overcrowding. California Governor and actor Arnold Schwarzenegger used to be a regular amongst the many famous bodybuilders and actors who have trained there and still makes an occassional appearance. AFP
A cook makes a 40,9-metre-long "Taco" (Mexican typical food) at Garibaldi square in Mexico City in the framework of the 1st Taco and Mariachi Festival, in an attempt to break a Guinness World Record. AFP
Melanie Oudin is blindfolded while playing tennis against television host Ellen Degeneres (not pictured) during day eight of the 2010 U.S. Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. AFP
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