poon cho tang SG AFP - Wed May 3, 7:01 PM ET Monfils' reach : Gael Monfils of France fails to get the ball as he plays against Spain's Albert Portas on the central during the Estoril Open 2nd round, in Estoril on the outskirts of Lisbon (AFP/Nicolas Asfouri)
poon cho tang SG AFP - Wed May 3, 6:59 PM ET Ballet in Budapest : Ballet dancers of Merce Cunnungham Dance Company (USA) perform a dance of title 'Biped' on the stage of the Arts Palace in Budapest during the first Hungarian station of their European tour. (AFP/Attila Kisbenedek)
poon cho tang SG AFP - Tue May 2, 7:58 PM ET At the museum : Men look at "les Nympheas" of Claude Monet at the Museum 'L'Orangerie" in Paris, which will reopen 17 May 2006 after a six-years closure for renovation works. The (AFP/Jacques Demarthon)
poon cho tang SG AFP - Tue May 2, 6:50 PM ET Fuming... : A low-intensity fume emanates from the Popocatepetl volcano in Puebla State, Mexico. (AFP/Ronaldo Schemidt)
poon cho tang SG AFP - Tue May 2, 6:38 PM ET Not so tasty : Baby giraffe Raha spits out dirt while eating on his debut day at the Los Angeles Zoo. (AFP/Robyn Beck)
poon cho tang SG AFP - Tue May 2, 3:49 PM ET Working hard : Spain's Lourdes Dominguez Lino returns a forehand to Magalie De Latre of Portugal on the second day of the Estoril Open in Estoril on the outskirts of Lisbon. (AFP/Nicolas Asfouri)
poon cho tang SG AFP - Tue May 2, 3:47 PM ET Safin vs the ball : Marat Safin of Russia focuses on the ball before returning a forehand to Fabio Fognini of Italy during their Estoril Open first-round match. (AFP/Nicolas Asfouri)
poon cho tang SG AFP - Tue May 2, 3:45 PM ET Beekeeper protesting : A South Korean beekeeper is covered by honey bees as he stages a protest denouncing Japan's claim to disputed islets, known as Dokdo in Korea and Takeshima in Japan. (AFP/Jung Yeon-Je)
poon cho tang SG Day in pictures: 5 May 2006 A man bereaved by the Black Sea air disaster prepares to drop a wreath of roses from a ship at the site of the crash.
poon cho tang SG Veterans of Ethiopia's war against the Italian Fascists attend a victory parade in Addis Ababa.
poon cho tang SG Australia's Ben Kennedy (left) fights with New Zealand's Nigel Vagana during a Rugby League Test Match in Brisbane.
poon cho tang SG A giant puppet show featuring an enormous mechanical elephant takes to the streets of London.
poon cho tang SG The coffins of murdered Swiss skier Corinne Rey-Bellet and her brother, Alain, stand in a chapel before the funeral Mass.
poon cho tang SG Outgoing Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi drums up support for his party at local elections in Naples this month.
poon cho tang SG A would-be illegal migrant shivers in a Red Cross tent on the Spanish island of Tenerife, after being apprehended.
poon cho tang SG Holidaymakers watch a giant kite with carp-shaped streamers at a kite-flying festival in Sagamihara, west of Tokyo.
poon cho tang SG Firefighters tackle a blaze at an aircraft hangar at Brussels international airport. The fire was eventually brought under control.
poon cho tang SG Day in pictures: 15 May 2006 A farmer takes a cigarette break while volcanic activity on Mount Merapi in Central Java intensifies. Thousands of villagers have fled but others refuse to leave.
poon cho tang SG Businessmen on their lunch break pass a fountain in a park in Tokyo where temperatures have soared.
