July 1, 2014

Flames are seen after a blast at the family home of an alleged abductor in the West Bank City of Hebron.  Isreal vowed to punish the Palestinian group Hamas after the death of three missing Israeli teenagers in the occupied West Bank.

An Argentina fan cheers at the match between Argentina and Switzerland at Corinthians Arena in Sao Paulo, Brazil, during the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

Master barber Rob Ferrel, known as "Rob the Original", cuts the likeness of Argentine soccer player Lionel Messi on the head of Vincent Hernandez, at his barbershop in San Antonio, Texas, USA, June 30, 2014.

Some members of the newly elected Iraqi parliament argue at the parliament headquarters in Baghdad.

A bolt of lightening strikes near the top of the Willis tower in downtown Chicago, Illinois, June 30, 2014.

Hindu priests sit in large pots of water and rose petals to perform the "Parjanya Varun Yagam", a special prayer for rain, in Ahmedabad.

Matt Guthmiller, from Aberdeen, South Dakota, flashes a thumbs-up sign from his single-engine plane after landing at the Manila International Airport, Philippilippines.  Guthmiller, 17, is attempting to be the youngest pilot to fly solo around the world.  He has eight more legs to complete his feat with Darwin, Australia, as his next stop.

Residents marched through the streets of downtown Hong Kong to push for greater democracy.

A man dries strands of vermicelli at a factory in the northern Indian city of Allahabad.

A keeper tries to entice Hugo, a 63-year-old Gaalapagos Tortoise, with a carrot for his annual weighing at the Australian Reptile Park in Somersby near Sydney, Australia.  At 166 kilograms (366 lbs), he weighs one kilogram more than last year.  The life expectancy of a Galapagos Tortoise is up to 180 years.

Sri Lankan policemen stand next to their new motorcycles at a ceremony in Colombo marking the official distribution of 279 high-powered units to traffic constables across the country.