A Belarusian hunter places decoys on the Pripyat River near Kremno, south of Minsk. Duck hunting is a popular pastime in largely agrarian Belarus. (Viktor Drachev / AFP/Getty Images)
Workers make their way along the rafters of the new retractable roof on Centre Court at the All England Lawn Tennis Club at Wimbledon, London. The newly unveiled roof will be used during bad weather at the 2009 Wimbledon grass court tennis championships. (Anthony Devlin / Associated Press)
Palestinian Fatmeh Hawamdeih, 34, checks her appearance outside a cave that she calls home, on a mountain in the Ghwein area south of Hebron, in the West Bank. About 120 members of the Hawamdeih family live in caves, earning a living by selling dairy products from their livestock. (Muhammed Muheisen / Associated Press)
A machete on a wood stump near Kiangomara village in Kenya provides a warning. Residents armed with crude weapons decided to form small groups to fight back against the Mungiki, a gang known for beheading and skinning its victims. Ensuing battles led to 24 deaths, police said. (Simon Maina / AFP/Getty Images)
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South Korean activists and North Korean defectors hold a rally against North Korea in Seoul. Talks between the two nations stalled before they even began. (Lee Jin-man / Associated Press)
