Printable View
https://teakdoor.com/images/smilies1/You_Rock_Emoticon.gif
Construction workers and guests watch as the final steel beam to be installed on 4 World Trade Center is raised during a ceremony in New York, June 25.
https://teakdoor.com/images/smilies1/You_Rock_Emoticon.gif
https://teakdoor.com/images/smilies1/You_Rock_Emoticon.gif
https://teakdoor.com/images/smilies1/You_Rock_Emoticon.gif
Hindu pilgrims climb a hill to the Amarnath cave, near Baltal, India, June 25.
https://teakdoor.com/images/smilies1/You_Rock_Emoticon.gif
Soldiers from India's Border Security Force (BSF) keep watch as Hindu pilgrims make their way to the holy cave of Lord Shiva, June 25.
https://teakdoor.com/images/smilies1/You_Rock_Emoticon.gif
https://teakdoor.com/images/smilies1/You_Rock_Emoticon.gif
https://teakdoor.com/images/imported/2012/06/2438.jpg
Girl power lives on as the Spice Girls – Melanie Brown, Melanie Chisholm, Geri Halliwell, Emma Bunton and Victoria Beckham – reunite at the St Pancras Renaissance hotel to launch Viva Forever, a musical featuring songs from the Spice Girls, which opens at the Piccadilly theatre in December. Posh looks like she really doesn't want to be there and is contemplating sneaking off
https://teakdoor.com/images/imported/2012/06/2439.jpg
Not everyone has been enjoying the recent rise in popularity of the royal family. Anti-monarchy graffiti is daubed on a wall in west Belfast before the Queen's visit to Northern Ireland and her historic meeting with former IRA commander Martin McGuinness
https://teakdoor.com/images/imported/2012/06/2440.jpg
People watch as a house comes off its foundation in Two Mile just outside of Sicamous, Canada. Heavy rainfalls, flooding and mudslides have caused the area to be evacuated, hopefully including the residents of this home
https://teakdoor.com/images/imported/2012/06/2441.jpg
The earth is scorched in Utah after ongoing wildfires in the area. This aerial photo shows houses and wooded areas destroyed by the fire that is threatening a further 300 homes in the area
https://teakdoor.com/images/imported/2012/06/2442.jpg
It's hatching time: a worker shows a newly-hatched baby crocodile at a crocodile farm in Manila, Philippines
https://teakdoor.com/images/imported/2012/06/2443.jpg
Barcelona, Spain: A protester lies on the ground covered by fake notes during a demonstration against the construction of Eurovegas in Catalonia
https://teakdoor.com/images/imported/2012/06/2444.jpg
Sydney, Australia: A woman looks at an artwork by Canadian artist Philip Beesley, entitled Hylozoic Series, at the Biennale of Sydney on Cockatoo Island
https://teakdoor.com/images/imported/2012/06/2445.jpg
Coronel, Chile: A resident buries himself in an ash deposit during a protest
https://teakdoor.com/images/imported/2012/06/2446.jpg
Mexico City, Mexico: Federal police officers lift a strip of crime-scene tape as they leave a cordoned area of the Mexico City International Airport
https://teakdoor.com/images/imported/2012/06/2447.jpg
Kathmandu, Nepal: Men tend to a wounded anti-government protester during clashes with police
https://teakdoor.com/images/imported/2012/06/2448.jpg
Larnaca, Cyprus: A bride smokes a cigarette on the beach after a mass civil ceremony
Shanghai's super car show
https://teakdoor.com/images/imported/2012/06/2449.jpg
A man gets out of a Lamborghini during the sport cars 2012 Super Show in Shanghai June 23, 2012. The event drew more than 450 high-end sports car owners who are members of various Chinese sport car clubs racing against each other during the three-day event, according to organizers
https://teakdoor.com/images/imported/2012/06/2450.jpg
https://teakdoor.com/images/imported/2012/06/2451.jpg
https://teakdoor.com/images/imported/2012/06/2452.jpg
https://teakdoor.com/images/imported/2012/06/2453.jpg
https://teakdoor.com/images/imported/2012/06/2454.jpg
https://teakdoor.com/images/imported/2012/06/2455.jpg
People stand next to a Koenigsegg during the sport cars 2012 Super Show in Shanghai June 23, 2012.
https://teakdoor.com/images/imported/2012/06/2456.jpg
https://teakdoor.com/images/imported/2012/06/2457.jpg
https://teakdoor.com/images/imported/2012/06/2458.jpg
https://teakdoor.com/images/imported/2012/06/2459.jpg
A labourer sits among building debris at a construction site which was damaged by a storm in Luoyang, Henan province June 24, 2012. The storm struck Luoyang on Saturday afternoon, local media reported.
https://teakdoor.com/images/imported/2012/06/2460.jpg
Festival goers are pictured during the Hackney Weekend festival at Hackney Marshes in east London June 24, 2012.
https://teakdoor.com/images/imported/2012/06/2461.jpg
Venus Williams wipes her face during her women's singles match against Elena Vesnina of Russia at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London June 25, 2012.
https://teakdoor.com/images/imported/2012/06/2462.jpg
A woman (background) checks her personal digital assistant (PDA) while seated next to a work of art entitled "Woman Eating" (front) at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington June 25, 2012. The life-like sculpture was created by artist Duane Hanson
https://teakdoor.com/images/imported/2012/06/2463.jpg
Kashmiri Muslim protesters throw stones at Indian policemen during a clash in Srinagar June 25, 2012. Fire gutted one of the most revered Sufi Muslim shrines in Kashmir on Monday sparking clashes between police and angry Muslim protesters, witnesses said.
https://teakdoor.com/images/imported/2012/06/2464.jpg
Sri Lanka's cricket team members react after winning their first test match against Pakistan in Galle June 25, 2012
https://teakdoor.com/images/imported/2012/06/2465.jpg
A supporter of Bolivia's President Evo Morales hit police officers in civilian clothing while they were protesting at Murillo square in La Paz June 25, 2012. Some members of the police and their wives occupied police barracks and marched in their fifth day of protests against low wages according to local media.
https://teakdoor.com/images/imported/2012/06/2466.jpg
Mike Cook, of Bradenton, and his son Justin, 7, walk out to check out the waves on the Gulf of Mexico as storm surge and high winds associated with Tropical Storm Debby batter Bradenton Beach, Florida, June 25, 2012. The National Hurricane Center expects Debby to make landfall on Thursday in the Florida Panhandle as a tropical storm, but warns that forecasts remain uncertain.
Oldham explosion: Child dies as house 'completely flattened'
https://teakdoor.com/images/imported/2012/06/2467.jpg
A child has died in an explosion which "completely flattened" a house in the Shaw area of Oldham.
Another person is believed to be trapped after five terraced houses were damaged in the suspected gas blast, Greater Manchester Police said.
Firefighters are searching the damaged properties in Buckley Street. One man was taken to hospital with 80% burns.
National Grid said there was a report of a "gas escape" at 10:40. It said 100 homes had been evacuated.
A fire service helicopter with listening equipment is at the scene trying to detect if people are trapped in the rubble.
North West Ambulance Service said the burns victim had been taken to Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester
https://teakdoor.com/images/imported/2012/06/2468.jpg
BBC Rogue Traders' Dan Penteado admits benefit fraud
https://teakdoor.com/images/imported/2012/06/2469.jpg
A presenter on the BBC consumer affairs programme Rogue Traders has admitted illegally claiming housing and council tax benefits totalling £24,000.
Dan Penteado, 40, from Westbourne, Bournemouth, admitted eight offences of dishonestly or knowingly claiming housing and council tax benefits.
Bournemouth Magistrates' Court heard he failed to declare his BBC earnings.
Penteado has been the motorbike-riding on-screen sidekick of Rogue Traders star Matt Allwright since 2001.
He was warned he could face jail and was granted bail while a pre-sentence report is prepared. The case was adjourned until 17 July.
The prosecution said the offences went back to 2007 when Penteado filled out his first claim form and failed to declare he had another bank account.
The court heard he repeated the fraud in subsequent years up to 2011.
In that time Penteado failed to tell Bournemouth Borough Council he had been paid more than £56,000 for his work on Rogue Traders from 2008 to 2011.
Bank's King says 'pessimistic' about worsening economy
https://teakdoor.com/images/imported/2012/06/2470.jpg
Bank of England governor Sir Mervyn King has said he is "pessimistic" about the short-term prospects for the global economy.
He also said he had been struck by how much the situation had changed in the past six weeks.
Sir Mervyn said he was particularly concerned about the worsening situation in Asia and other emerging markets.
His comments followed official data showing the government borrowed more than expected in May.
Excluding financial interventions such as bank bailouts, it borrowed £17.9bn, compared with £15.2bn in May 2011.
A 7% fall in income tax receipts contributed to the rise in borrowing
https://teakdoor.com/images/imported/2012/06/2471.jpg
Archaeologists in Greece have uncovered a 70m section of ancient road built by the Romans nearly 2000 years ago
https://teakdoor.com/images/imported/2012/06/2472.jpg
A carpenter works on a fishing boat at the harbour in Karachi, Pakistan
https://teakdoor.com/images/imported/2012/06/2473.jpg
The second day of Wimbeldon 2012
Classic bikes gather - Royal Enfield's annual open weekend
https://teakdoor.com/images/imported/2012/06/2475.jpg
https://teakdoor.com/images/imported/2012/06/2476.jpg
https://teakdoor.com/images/imported/2012/06/2477.jpg
https://teakdoor.com/images/imported/2012/06/2478.jpg
Despite the bad weather over 1500 bikers turned up
https://teakdoor.com/images/imported/2012/06/2479.jpg
https://teakdoor.com/images/imported/2012/06/2480.jpg
https://teakdoor.com/images/imported/2012/06/2481.jpg
Ex-detective jailed for murdering partner Heather Cooper
https://teakdoor.com/images/imported/2012/06/2482.jpg
A former detective has been jailed for life for murdering his police officer partner whose body was found in a shallow grave in West Sussex woodland.
Peter Foster, 36, of Haslemere, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to at least 17 years in prison at Lewes Crown Court.
Heather Cooper, 33, who was on maternity leave from Surrey Police, was hit over the head and stabbed in the throat at their home in West Street.
Her body was found in Blackdown Woods, near Lurgashall, on 16 October 2011.
Foster had previously denied murdering Ms Cooper, a mother of two who grew up in York and served as a detective constable in the Public Protection Investigation Unit based at Guildford police station.
https://teakdoor.com/images/imported/2012/06/2483.jpg
Peter Foster resigned from Surrey Police in 2009 after an off-duty incident
Shanghai Metro 'dress code' warning sparks debate
https://teakdoor.com/images/imported/2012/06/2484.jpg
Many internet users agreed women should dress conservatively in public
A Shanghai Metro microblog post urging women to ''pay attention to how you
dress'' to avoid sexual harassment has sparked protests and strong reactions.
The metro operator posted a picture of a woman in a see-through dress on its Twitter-like Weibo account, saying: "It's no wonder that some people get harassed if they dress like this."
This drew criticism for discrimination and sexism from irate women.
But in an online poll, most agreed that women should dress more conservatively.
The post published by Shanghai No 2 Subway Co on Wednesday added that there were many perverts on the subway and asked women to ''cherish'' themselves.
This set off a flurry of comments online, with many decrying the suggestion that women were to blame for sexual harassment by dressing scantily.
"According to this logic, all men can harass women in swimming pools?" one microblog user was quoted as saying in China Daily.
EU unveils its vision for the future of monetary union
https://teakdoor.com/images/imported/2012/06/2485.jpg
The ideas are backed by the Europgroup's Herman Van Rompuy and Jose Manuel Barroso from the European Commission
European authorities have unveiled their vision for the future, which gives them much greater powers.
It includes the creation of a European treasury, which would have powers over national budgets. :smileylaughing:
European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said it was "a defining moment for European integration".
Mexico City airport shootout leaves three police dead
https://teakdoor.com/images/imported/2012/06/2486.jpg
Three Mexican policemen have been killed in a shootout with two other officers at Mexico City's main airport.
Officials say those shot dead were attempting to arrest the two officers who are suspected of involvement in a cocaine trafficking ring.
Passengers dived for cover when the suspected traffickers opened fire, killing two officers immediately and injuring a third who later died.
The two suspects escaped and are being sought by the authorities.
Officials said they had spent 18 months investigating corrupt federal and local officials who they suspect are part of a drug trafficking ring operating at the airport.
The area was sealed off immediately after the incident but flights were reported to be operating normally in and out of the airport.
"When the alleged perpetrators were surrounded by the police, shots were fired against the federal agents," a security ministry statement said.
The two officers have been identified, authorities said.
Eyewitness Israel Lopez told the Associated Press news agency: "We were in the food court, and some policemen came in and started shooting at another policeman who was on the floor."
The BBC's Will Grant in Mexico City says shootings in public spaces in broad daylight remain rare in the capital, which has been largely insulated from the violence seen elsewhere in the country.
https://teakdoor.com/images/smilies1/You_Rock_Emoticon.gif
The picture above may not look all that special, but it captures a historic moment in the Northern Ireland peace process.
Since it was announced last week that Queen Elizabeth II would meet Martin McGuinness, formerly a senior commander in the IRA, there had been intense speculation about how the encounter would play out — and how it would be recorded.
https://teakdoor.com/images/smilies1/You_Rock_Emoticon.gif
Armed police block a road leading to the Lyric Theatre in Belfast during the Queen's visit
https://teakdoor.com/images/smilies1/You_Rock_Emoticon.gif
More than two dozen students graduated on Tuesday from one of New York City's more unusual schools, where pens are forbidden and armed guards watch over every classroom.
The ceremony at the East River Academy on Rikers Island, New York City's main jail, allowed prisoners to take a step toward a better future with a high school equivalency diploma, known as a GED.
"Wow! Wow! I say ‘wow' because now I have something people can appreciate me for," said Adboul Hanne, who is awaiting trial on an attempted murder charge.
Rikers makes the school mandatory for inmates who are 16 or 17 and encourages it for inmates ages 18 to 21. Some 3,600 students pass through the school per year, and about 800 are enrolled at any given time, the New York City Department of Correction said.
https://teakdoor.com/images/smilies1/You_Rock_Emoticon.gif
Inmate Arisleida Duarte applauds as she and others receive their diplomas.
https://teakdoor.com/images/smilies1/You_Rock_Emoticon.gif
'Tuka' the komodo dragon leaves a paw print on a canvas at Taronga Zoo in Sydney, Australia on June 27, 2012.
https://teakdoor.com/images/smilies1/You_Rock_Emoticon.gif
'Tukta' the female elephant prepares to make her mark.
https://teakdoor.com/images/smilies1/You_Rock_Emoticon.gif
'Mr Munro', a Fiordland penguin, jumps to the side after leaving his prints on a canvas
Animals at an Australian zoo created a Hollywood-style Walk of Fame on Wednesday as they signed up to a worthy cause.
Taronga and Western Plains Zoo announced a new elephant conservation project in Thailand, Getty Images reports, and animals at the zoo made their own pledges by dipping their paws in paint and smudging them on canvas
https://teakdoor.com/images/smilies1/You_Rock_Emoticon.gif
A demonstrator with a mask of Costa Rica's President Laura Chinchilla rests after a march of public workers against corruption in San Jose, Costa Rica on June 26, 2012
https://teakdoor.com/images/smilies1/You_Rock_Emoticon.gif
Homes are destroyed by the Waldo Canyon fire in the Mountain Shadows area of Colorado Springs, Colo., on June 26, 2012
https://teakdoor.com/images/smilies1/You_Rock_Emoticon.gif
Tens of thousands of people have been evacuated from their homes around Colorado Springs, Colo. as the Waldo Canyon Fire consumed more than 5,000 acres, the Denver Post reported. High winds and 100-plus-degree temperatures have worked against firefighters.
The El Paso County sheriff told reporters Tuesday night that 32,000 people were evacuated in the area.
https://teakdoor.com/images/smilies1/You_Rock_Emoticon.gif
https://teakdoor.com/images/smilies1/You_Rock_Emoticon.gif
https://teakdoor.com/images/smilies1/You_Rock_Emoticon.gif
Passersby looking at the "Inspiration State College" mural downtown that once included Jerry Sandusky's image.
https://teakdoor.com/images/smilies1/You_Rock_Emoticon.gif
The depiction of Jerry Sandusky on a well-known mural across the street from the Penn State campus has been replaced by an image of a poet and activist draped with a blue ribbon - a symbol for awareness of child sexual abuse.
Also replacing Sandusky were two red handprints - one belonging to Ann Van Kuren, one of the 12 jurors who convicted Sandusky, and the other belonging to a sexual abuse victim
https://teakdoor.com/images/smilies1/You_Rock_Emoticon.gif
Ann Van Kuren, one of the 12 jurors who convicted former Penn State assistant coach Jerry Sandusky poses for a photo as artist Michael Pilato modifies his mural on Monday