Wednesday, Oct. 06, 2010

How do you say 'awww" in German? Daseepis cautiously meets the media for the first time at the Frankfort Zoo. The baby Sumatran was born to a tiger thought to be infertile following a pregnancy that went undetected by zoo officials. The mother rejected the cub, so zookeepers are raising her.

No, that's unsportsmanlike conduct: A police instructor shows a trainee how to direct traffic at the Afghan Police Academy in Kabul.

Welcome to my leaf! Scientists discovered this pink-eyed katydid, a previously unknown species, in the Muller Range of Papua New Guinea.

Will you be my wing woman? Air force officers kneel down to offer bouquets to their brides during a mass wedding of 60 couples in Taipei. Each couple was to receive a Blu-ray DVD player, pearl necklace and a tea set from the military as wedding gifts.

Sacred cows eat sacred Wonder Bread: A Hindu man feeds a sacred cow at the Goshala cow shelter in Hyderabad, India.

Hello? Nigeria's Margareth Okoko appears to be answering a call during the shot put at the Commonwealth Games.

High above the Snake River, Lewis Barnum places channel iron beams on the new scenic overlook in Twin Falls, Idaho. When finished, the cantilever overlook will jut out from canyon rim, giving tourists a great view of the river 460 feet below.

Some Brewers fans just can't let CC go:College students Kathryn Pankratz and Jon Tuttle take a break from their biking along the Wisconsin River in Stevens Point.

Stones vs. tear gas: An Israeli soldier fires tear gas at Palestinian youths throwing stones in the West Bank village of Beit Fajjar. The youths clashed with the Israeli army following Monday's burning of a West Bank mosque, apparently by extremist settlers.

People in the desert can't stand getting their feet wet: Brandon Howard, 19, tries to get to his car without soaking his shoes after a rainstorm in Phoenix.

But I wanted cherry! A "Waterhead" member of the Australian street performance group Erth poses with the youth of Seoul.

Mounted police patrol near the San Jose Mine in Copiapo, Chile, after the government announced it was close to freeing 33 miners trapped in the gold-and-copper mine since Aug. 5.

Mourning her son: Kathleen Lumsden, the mother of U.S. Army Pfc. Clinton E. Springer II, grieves with her son's girlfriend, Kalie Masse, outside St. Patrick's Church in Falmouth, Mass. Springer, 21, was killed last month in a non-combat incident in Kabul.

'Flying' Aussie: Alicia Coutts of Australia leads in the center lane during the Women's 100m Butterfly at the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi.