31 พฤษภาคม, 2552

Pictures of the Week.

Ring of Water
An F/A-18F Super Hornet hits the speed of sound. As the plane pushes air away, the temperature drops and water vapor in the air forms a ring cloud around it.
Remembrance
6-year-old Tiger Scout Robert Casal attends a Memorial Day event at Long Island National Cemetery.

Landing
Turkish marines train during a military exercise in Izmir, Turkey.

Cojones
Spanish bullfighter David Fandila taunts his bull with a pair of banderillas during a bullfight in Madrid.

Fallen Leader
Protesters wear masks of slain Tamil Tigers commander Vellupillai Prabhakaran during a rally against Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa. Prabhakaran was killed last week in the final battle of Sri Lanka's 25-year civil war.

Casualty
A badly wounded man is carried away after a suicide bomber struck a bazaar in Peshawar, Pakistan.
Contemplation
An ultra-Orthodox Jew prays on Mount Gerizim overlooking what is believed to be Joseph's Tomb in the West Bank city of Nablus.