Protestors attempt to blend in with commuters at Australia's Canberra airport during a demonstration calling on the 'dinosaurs'in power to stop blocking the urgent action needed to address climate change.
Robosaurus the Robot performs at the International Airshow at the Salinas Municipal Airport in California.
A performer reaches out to the audience during a free-for-all collaborative air guitar rendition of the song "Free Bird" at the closing of the 2009 US Air Guitar Championships in Washington.
Highland dancers get ready to take part in a parade that marks the start of the Edinburgh Festival.
A balloonist makes the final checks on his balloon as he prepares for a 100-balloon mass take-off at dawn at the International Balloon Fiesta in Bristol, England.
Headway
People make their way through a partially flooded street after Typhoon Morakot hit Pingtung, Taiwan.
Engulfed
People watch as a fire erupts in the main market in Quetta, Pakistan. About one hundred shops were damaged and four people sustained injuries in the blaze.
Night Vision
A U.S. soldier from the Task Force Mountain Warrior takes a break during a night mission near the Pesh Valley.