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A giant statue of U.S. actress Marilyn Monroe is seen at the dump site of a garbage collecting company in Guigang, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China on June 18, 2014.China Daily—Reuters
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Pope Francis (C) with Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas (R) and Israeli President Shimon Peres during a joint peace prayer at the Vatican Gardens in Vatican City, Rome on June 8, 2014.Antonello Nusca—Polaris
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This undated picture released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un (L in black) inspecting the submarine No. 748 of Korean People's Army (KPA) naval unit 167 led 7th regiment at an undisclosed location in North Korea, June 16, 2014.KNS Handout—AFP/Getty Images
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Locals play with dirt before a dip to cool off in a nearby canal on a hot day in Lahore, Pakistan on June 8, 2014.Mohsin Raza—Reuters
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Newlyweds Michael Wolber and April Hartley pose for a picture as a wildfire burns in the background near Bend, Ore., June 7, 2014.Josh Newton—AP
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Police patrol the area around a man killed after a shooting, as fireworks are set off at a local party in the background, in Naples, Italy on June 21, 2014.Ciro De Luca—Reuters
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An entertainer performing as the character "Mumtaz Begum", a fox-human hybrid creature, sits inside a wooden canopy in a small room called Mumtaz Mahal (Mumtaz Palace), to amuse visitors at Karachi Zoo in Karachi, Pakistan on June 20, 2014.Akhtar Soomro —Reuters
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Italian navy rescues asylum seekers traveling by boat off the coast of Africa in the Mediterranean Sea near Italy on June 7, 2014.Massimo Sestini—Polaris
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An illegal Moroccan immigrant jumps into the water from the ferry 'Detroit Jet' covering the Tangiers-Tarifa route, upon its arrival to Tarifa, in the southern province of Cadiz, Spain on June 12, 2014.A. Carrasco Ragel—EPA
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A hot air balloon in the likeness of Brazil’s Christ The Redeemer statute, wearing the colors of Australia's soccer team floats through clouds over the Melbourne skyline on June 10, 2014.David Callow—AP
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A Brazilian supporter poses for a picture before the start of the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil vs Mexico match at the FIFA Fan Fest public viewing event in Sao Paulo on June 17, 2014.Miguel Schincariol—AFP/Getty Images
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A flight attendant wearing a Brazil soccer team jersey demonstrates the emergency mask on an airplane travelling from Kunming to Hangzhou June 23, 2014.Wong Campion—Reuters
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Two tornados approach Pilger, Neb., on June 16, 2014.Eric Anderson—AP
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A man dressed in moss walks towards the beginning of the Moss Men procession as a part of the Corpus Christi procession in the small village of Bejar, Spain on June 22, 2014.Daniel Ochoa de Olza—AP
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A local youth takes a selfie in front of Queen Elizabeth II during a visit to St George's indoor market in Belfast, Northern Ireland on June 24, 2014.Peter MacDiarmid—AFP/Getty Images
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Eleven-year old Amateur Lucy Li of the United States walks on the first green during a practice round prior to the start of the 69th U.S. Women's Open at Pinehurst Resort & Country Club, Course No. 2 in Pinehurst, N.C. on June 18, 2014.Streeter Lecka—Getty Images
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The winner of Turkey's first transsexual beauty contest, Yanki Bayramoglu (C) cheers during the contest in Istanbul, June 21, 2014.Sedat Suna—EPA
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A female honour guard has lipstick applied as they prepare for an official welcoming ceremony for Italy's Prime Minister Matteo Renzi outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, June 11, 2014.Jason Lee—Reuters
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Former astronaut and the director of the museum, Mamoru Mori, gives an appointment letter for the museum staff to the new female humanoid robot named "Otonaroid" as she is introduced to the media at the National Museum of Emerging Science and Technology in Tokyo.Nicolas Datiche—Sipa
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Hands hugging trees are pictured as participants take part in an attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the most number of people hugging trees for two minutes in Kathmandu on June 5, 2014.Navesh Chitrakar—Reuters
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Former President George H.W. Bush, left, strapped to Sgt. 1st Class Mike Elliott, a retired member of the Army's Golden Knights parachute team, land on the lawn at St. Anne's Episcopal Church after making a tandem parachute jump to celebrate Bush's 90th birthday near his summer home in Kennebunkport, Maine, June 12, 2014.Robert F. Bukaty—AP
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A recovering drug addict wrestles with a punching dummy to unleash pent-up anger during a psychological therapy at the Shiliping compulsory drug rehabilitation centre in Longyou county, Zhejiang province, China on June 19, 2014.William Hong—Reuters
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The wax statue representing Russian President Valadimir Putin whose head was damaged by an activist of the Femen feminist group lies on the floor next to wax statues of Spain's King Juan Carlos (L) US President Barack Obama (2ndL), French President Francois Hollande (C), German Cancellor Angela Merkel (2ndR) and Morocco's King Mohamed VI (R) at the Grevin museum in Paris on June 5, 2014.Eric Feferberger—AFP/Getty Images
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Pellets of ice are scattered on the pitch after the hailstorm that interrupted the international friendly soccer match between Belgium and Tunisia at King Baudoin stadium in Brussels on June 7, 2014.Oliver Hoslet—EPA
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Local Indian footballers carry cutout portraits of Brazilian soccer player Neymar (R) and Argentine soccer player Lionel Messi to a local football club in Kolkata on June 9, 2014.Dibyangshu Sarkar—AFP/Getty
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Aspiring young Indian soccer players continue with their practice during a dust storm in Jammu, India on June 11, 2014.Channi Anand—AP
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An Israeli woman wears a unicorn mask as she walks in the playa during Israelís first Midburn festival, modeled after the popular Burning Man festival, in the desert near the Israeli kibbutz of Sde Boker.Oded Balilty—AP
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People ride in the World Naked Bike Ride in Los Angeles, June 14, 2014.Lucy Nicholson—Reuters
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A man dressed up as the devil jumps over babies lying on a mattress in the street during 'El Colacho', the 'baby jumping festival' on June 22, 2014 in the village of Castrillo de Murcia, near Burgos, Spain.Cesar Manso—AFP/Getty Images
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Lava flows out of the Piton de la Fournaise volcano, one of the world's most active volcanoes, located on the French island of La Reunion in the Indian Ocean, June 21, 2014.Richard Bouhet—AFP/Getty Images
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A resident rides his horse along a flooded road near Puerto Varas city, south of Santiago, Chile on June 2, 2014.Reuters
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Young members of the village community gather at Duur Bingin temple before walking around their village with painted bodies during the Grebeg Ritual in Tegallalang Village, Gianyar, Bali, Indonesia on June 25, 2014 .Putu Sayoga—Getty Images
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SweePee Rambo, a two-year-old Chihuahua Chinese Crested mix, is raised in the air during the 2014 World's Ugliest Dog contest in Petaluma, California on June 20, 2014.Stephen Lam
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United States' Geoff Cameron pats United States' goalkeeper Tim Howard on the head after Howard made a save during the group G World Cup soccer match between the United States and Portugal at the Arena da Amazonia in Manaus, Brazil, June 22, 2014.Julio Cortez—AP
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