Village women in Shirahama, Japan pay homage to the ancient ama tradition of women who freedive for shell fish, seaweed and pearls during the annual Shirahama Ama Festival.
Falun Gong practitioners demonstrate in front of the Chinese Consulate July 20, 2009 in Chicago, Illinois. The demonstrators were marking the tenth anniversary of the Chinese crackdown on the spiritual movement. 
A Rockwell-General Dymanics Space Shuttles model and photograph of famed NASA aerospace engineer Dr. Maxime Faget are displayed at "The Space Sale" auction of NASA artifacts at Bonhams in New York City. Rare NASA items, including Apollo 11 artifacts, are being auctioned off to coincide with the 40th anniversary of the historic Apollo 11 manned lunar landing.
Last week reports that a Nigerian man had died while running from immigration officials sparked protests by African migrants in the Chinese city of Guangzhou. While 20,000 Africans live there legally, others survive without proper documentation. (Images: Namvula Rennie)
Southeast Asian foreign ministers pose for group photograph at a resort in Phuket during the opening ceremony of the 42nd Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Ministerial Meeting on 20 July 2009.
The ministers (l-r) are George Yeo of Singapore, Kasit Piromya of Thailand, Phan Gia Khien of Vietnam, Nyan Win of Myanmar, Prince Mohamed Bolkiah of Brunei, Hor Namhong of Cambodia and ASEAN Secretary-General Surin Pitsuwan.
Photo: Romeo Gacad/AFP/Getty Images
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