June 24, 2014

Otonaroid, a female robot, speaks at a National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation Miraikan press event in Tokyo.  The life-like robot is a creation from Japanese android expert Hiroshi Ishiguro.

Uruguay's Diego Godin, second right, scores with a header against Italy in the World Cup match at the Arena das Dunas in Natal, Brazil.

Lebanese civil defense firefighters put out a fire at the site of a car bomb attack in the Shi'ite neighborhood of Shayyah, a suburb of Beirut.

Members of Iraqi volunteer force put on new boots in the Shi'ite city of Karbala, near Baghdad.  Iraqi forces and volunteers are deployed in and around Baghdad to bolster its defense against Sunni Muslim forces.

"Mud people" wearing banana leaves attend mass as part of religious festivals in honor of St. John the Baptist, in Aliaga, north of Manila, Philippines.

Serena Williams of the U.S. slips during her women's singles tennis match against Anna Tatishvili of the U.S. at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships, in London.

Crowd cheer on a rider during the traditional Fiesta of San Joan (Saint John) on the Spanish Balearic Island of Menorca, June 23, 2014.  The riders of the horses are representatives of ancient Ciutadella society - nobility, clergy, craftsmen and farmers.

A surfer jumps into Port Phillip Bay to take advantage of the waves in Melbourne, Australia.

A human tower called "castells" is formed during the Sant Joan festival at Plaza del Blat square in Valls, south of Barcelona, Spain.

This image captured by Expedition 40 Flight Engineer Reid Wiseman from the International Space Station shows Earth and the stars.  Among the scene is part of the constellation Orion, near the center of the frame.

A youth takes his selfie in front of Queen Elizabeth II during her visit in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Workers put final touches on decorations made of flowers at Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China