A Pekingese dog named Wild Thang walks the stage during the annual World's Ugliest Dog competition in Petaluma, California
Artists perform on the wings of a Grumman biplane during an airshow in Leszno, Poland
Villagers use nets to catch offerings thrown during the Yadnya Kasada festival in Probolinggo, Indonesia
People participate in a mass yoga session on the 10th International Day of Yoga at Batu Caves, Malaysia
Water and tear gas are thrown at academic workers protesting against salary anomalies in Colombo, Sri Lanka
A stork nest in Wehrheim, Germany
Heavy rain overflows the Rapidan Dam near Mankato, Minnesota
People carry the coffin of a slain Buddhist abbot in Bago, Myanmar
A sinkhole forms on a soccer field in Alton, Illinois
Kenyan police officers arrive at the Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Haiti
A Catholic boy walks to church during the Mud People Festival in Bibiclat, Philippines
A protester is sprayed with a water cannon in Nairobi, Kenya
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