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Competitors ride their home-made vehicle without an engine on a 500-metre-track during the Red Bull Soapbox Race in Saint-Cloud, near Paris July 7, 2013.
Carvers spent several weeks building giant sand sculptures representing "The World Collection" depicting dramatic events from the history, famous people and monuments.
People jump over a campfire during a celebration of the traditional Ivana Kupala (Ivan the Bather) holiday near Kiev July 6, 2013.
Hundreds of thousands of supporters and opponents of ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi gathered in Cairo and Alexandria on Sunday, two days after similar gatherings led to nationwide clashes that claimed more than 30 lives.
Re-enactment activities July 7, 2013, recognizing the 150th anniversary of the U.S. Civil War battle in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
People in traditional costumes attend the gala show of the Latvian Nationwide Song and Dance Celebration in Riga July 7, 2013.
The San Fermin festival, best known for its daily running of the bulls, kicked off on Saturday with the traditional "Chupinazo" rocket launch and will run until July 14.
Pictures of the San Francisco air crash scene by survivor
An Asiana Airlines flight crashed while landing at San Francisco International Airport on Saturday, killing at least two people and injuring dozens of others.
The world's biggest bodypainting event takes place from July 5 to 7 at Lake Woerthersee in Austria's southern Carinthia province.
Animal rights protesters stand inside cardboard coffins during a demonstration calling for the abolition of bull runs and bullfights, a day before the start of the famous running of the bulls San Fermin festival, in Pamplona July 5, 2013.
Egyptian military jets fly in formation over Cairo as the head of Egypt's constitution court Adli Mansour is sworn in as the interim head of state July 4, 2013.