Brandon Rios (R) of the U.S. connects to the face with a punch on compatriot Mike Alvarado during the sixth round of their WBO Latino Super Lightweight Title boxing match in Carson, California October 13, 2012. Rios won by TKO in the seventh round.
Indian army soldiers perform "Malkhamb" (traditional Indian gymnastics) during a two-day army exhibition in the northern Indian city of Allahabad October 21, 2012. Malkhamb is a combination of traditional Indian gymnastics and martial arts and it can be traced back to the 12th century.
Pilot Felix Baumgartner of Austria exits his capsule as he begins his record-setting skydive over Roswell, New Mexico October 14, 2012 in this frame capture from handout video. Baumgartner broke a 52-year-old record by skydiving from 23 miles (37 km).
Actors Christiane von Poelnitz (L) and Thilo Nest perform on stage during a dress rehearsal of Hugo von Hofmannsthal's play "Elektra" at Burgtheater in Vienna October 22, 2012. The play is directed by Michael Thalhammer and will premiere on October 25.
Colombian Elena Mejia competes in the Miss Pole Dance Colombia 2012 competition in Medellin, Antioquia department, Colombia on September 26, 2012.
Israeli inventor Izhar Gafni rides his cardboard bicycle in Moshav Ahituv, central Israel September 24, 2012. The bicycle, made almost entirely of cardboard, has the potential to change transportation habits from the world's most congested cities to the poorest reaches of Africa, Gafni, an expert in designing automated mass-production lines and an amateur cycling enthusiast, says. Picture taken September 24, 2012.
Dyushes, a Don Sphynx cat, stretches on an armchair at the "Cats Republic" art cafe in St. Petersburg October 21, 2012. The cafe includes an exhibition area, a library and a separate hall with cats living inside. Visitors of the cafe can pay $5-10 to play with the cats, according to the owners.
A skier jumps off a ramp during the Apres Ski 2012 winter fun festival in Prague October 14, 2012.
A Hindu woman reacts as she is smeared with "sindhur", or vermillion powder, as part of a ritual on the last day of the Durga Puja festival in the northern Indian city of Chandigarh October 24, 2012. In Hindu mythology, Durga symbolises power and the triumph of good over evil. The Durga Puja is the biggest religious festival of Bengali Hindus.
Slovak's Milan Roskopf juggles with bowling balls as he tries to break a Guinness record during the Impossibility Challenger, Record Breaking Festival in Budaors near Budapest October 21, 2012.
A seagull passes a girl preparing to refresh herself during 35C heat in Black Sea willage of Zatoka, some 60 km from the Ukrainian city of Odessa on August 5, 2012.
Employees of the botanic garden pose for a photo with a 5 year old boy who sits on a big lily pad in Stuttgart, southern Germany. Temperatures during the next few days are predicted to remain high, there may be occasional thunderstorms on the weekend.
An artist scores a basket during a show held prior the women's preliminary round group A basketball match of the London 2012 Olympic Games Angola vs. Croatia on August 3, 2012 at the basketball arena in London.
A stuntman pretends to play the piano in the air as he and his cardboard instrument are lifted by a hot air balloon over Vilnius on August 10, 2012 during the Piano.lt summer festival. Vilnius remains one of the few European capitals allowing hot air balloons to fly over the city.
A baby broad-snouted caiman (Caiman latipostris) is presented at the zoo in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on June 29, 2012. Rio's zoo on Saturday will open an animal nursery to treat animals originary from Brazil in risk of extintion who were abandoned by their parents.
"Argoun", a three-month-old Amur leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis) is pictured during its first time out on July 11, 2012 at the zoo in Mulhouse, eastern France. Amur leopards population is estimated to about fifty in nature around the world.
Jonathan Horton of the U.S. attends a gymnastics training session at the O2 Arena before the start of the London 2012 Olympic Games in London July 25, 2012. This photo was taken using multiple exposures.
A foreign tourist sits next to a large art display of a shark displayed at a shopping mall in Bangkok on July 9, 2012. Thailand is a tourist magnet but its image as the "Land of Smiles" has been tested in recent years by deadly political unrest, devastating floods and more recently a bungled bomb plot involving Iranian suspects.
The shadow of Air Force One, with US President Barack Obama aboard, is seen as the plane prepares to land at Boeing Field in Seattle, Washington, on July 24, 2012. Obama is traveling to attend campaign events and fundraisers.
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