Pictures of the Day - 29.05.2007
Japanese rider Eigo Sato performs during the Red Bull X-Fighter motorcross freestyle (FMX) event at Slane Castle in Ireland.
Jamison Stone, aged 11, poses with a wild pig he killed near Delta, Alabama in the U.S. Stone's father, Melynne, says the hog weighed a staggering 1,051 pounds and measured 9-feet-4 from the tip of its' snout to the base of its' tail.
Indian white Bengal tigers play in a water pond in their enclosure at the Nehru Zoological Park in Hydrabad, India.
A sharp fall in the number of rare Royal Bengal Tigers in the country compared to three years ago is linked to poachers, as well as development - decimating sanctuaries.
A Russian ultranationalist tries to remove a placard which veteran British gay rights campaigner Peter Tatchell is holding during a demonstration in Moscow. Russian police arrested Russian gay rights activists as they protested outside the Moscow mayor's office.
Pole-vaulter Takehito Ariki clears a bar between two Tokyo skyscrapers during a Tokyo Street Track and Field event in the Marunouchi business district in the Japanese capital. Four top Japanese athletes showed their skills to the public at a makeshift track and field to raise the public's interest in the sport.
The Rio-Antirio bridge glows in the night. The newly named Charilaos Trikoupis bridge was the vision of Chariloas Trikoupis (1832-1896), former Prime Minister of Greece.
Visitors admire the display of prototype robots at a hi-tech exposition in Beijing. China will increase its' spending on science and techology by nearly 20 per cent this year.
A rainbow arches over Bangkok's skyline after a rain storm
At the Cannes Film Festival South Korean actress Do-Yeon Jeon celebrates winning Best Actress for her role in the film Secret Sunshine
British racer James Toseland crashes off his Honda during the Superbike World Championships at Silverstone
Champion Mongolian sumo wrestler Hakuho holds the Grand Sumo Tournament cup and smiles at his wife Sayoko Wada
Bank Holiday washout: A family braves the elements on a deserted beach in Margate, Kent
American pride: A couple take a ride in the Rolling Thunder event, which is held on Memorial Day weekend to honour veterans, POWs and MIAs
Japanese rider Eigo Sato performs during the Red Bull X-Fighter motorcross freestyle (FMX) event at Slane Castle in Ireland.
Jamison Stone, aged 11, poses with a wild pig he killed near Delta, Alabama in the U.S. Stone's father, Melynne, says the hog weighed a staggering 1,051 pounds and measured 9-feet-4 from the tip of its' snout to the base of its' tail.
Indian white Bengal tigers play in a water pond in their enclosure at the Nehru Zoological Park in Hydrabad, India.
A sharp fall in the number of rare Royal Bengal Tigers in the country compared to three years ago is linked to poachers, as well as development - decimating sanctuaries.
A Russian ultranationalist tries to remove a placard which veteran British gay rights campaigner Peter Tatchell is holding during a demonstration in Moscow. Russian police arrested Russian gay rights activists as they protested outside the Moscow mayor's office.
Pole-vaulter Takehito Ariki clears a bar between two Tokyo skyscrapers during a Tokyo Street Track and Field event in the Marunouchi business district in the Japanese capital. Four top Japanese athletes showed their skills to the public at a makeshift track and field to raise the public's interest in the sport.
The Rio-Antirio bridge glows in the night. The newly named Charilaos Trikoupis bridge was the vision of Chariloas Trikoupis (1832-1896), former Prime Minister of Greece.
Visitors admire the display of prototype robots at a hi-tech exposition in Beijing. China will increase its' spending on science and techology by nearly 20 per cent this year.
A rainbow arches over Bangkok's skyline after a rain storm
At the Cannes Film Festival South Korean actress Do-Yeon Jeon celebrates winning Best Actress for her role in the film Secret Sunshine
British racer James Toseland crashes off his Honda during the Superbike World Championships at Silverstone
Champion Mongolian sumo wrestler Hakuho holds the Grand Sumo Tournament cup and smiles at his wife Sayoko Wada
Bank Holiday washout: A family braves the elements on a deserted beach in Margate, Kent
American pride: A couple take a ride in the Rolling Thunder event, which is held on Memorial Day weekend to honour veterans, POWs and MIAs
