poon cho tang SG Ramadan begins But, despite the threats, streets such as this one in Gaza continue to bustle as families enjoy this festival month.
BabyLover SG TOO MUCH TO SWALLOW: The mid-section of a 4m-long python burst open after it attempted to swallow a 1.8m alligator in a Florida swamp. -- AP
poon cho tang SG AP - Wed Oct 5,11:11 AM ET Shafts of sunlight illuminate a fog-shrouded meadow in the Cleveland Metroparks Rocky River Reservation in Brook Park, Ohio Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2005. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)
poon cho tang SG AP - Wed Oct 5, 9:01 AM ET Piggies swim in a pool during a piggy sports contest held in the Yaohai Park in Hefei, capital of east China's Anhui Province, Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2005. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Liu Bingsheng)
poon cho tang SG Reuters - Wed Oct 5, 8:19 AM ET Russia's Irina Tchachina performs with the ribbon during team competition at the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships in Baku, October 5, 2005. REUTERS/Grigory Dukor
poon cho tang SG Children inspect the world's first autonomously-controlled robotic fish at the London Aquarium.
poon cho tang SG Indian Air Force personnel in Delhi march past a photograph of colleagues climbing Mount Everest.
poon cho tang SG Indonesian women taking part in a procession pass one of the sites of the weekend blasts in Bali.
poon cho tang SG Bishops catch up on the news as they attend a meeting of the world's bishops at the Vatican.
poon cho tang SG AFP - Wed Oct 5, 4:33 PM ET Ungaro creation : A model presents a creation by French designer Vincent Darre for Ungaro during the Spring/Summer 2006 Ready-to-Wear collections in Paris. (AFP/Pierre Verdy)
poon cho tang SG AFP - Wed Oct 5, 6:25 PM ET Van Noten creation : A model presents a creation by Belgian designer Dries van Noten during the Spring/Summer 2006 Ready-to-Wear collections in Paris. (AFP/Francois Guillot)
poon cho tang SG AFP - Wed Oct 5, 4:36 PM ET Ramadan celebrations : A Palestinian man celebrates with fireworks on the second day of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in the streets of the border town of Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip. (AFP/Said Khatib)
poon cho tang SG AFP - Wed Oct 5, 4:54 PM ET Fighting the flames : Two firemans have a rest as they are watching the flames of a wild fire which is approching the village of Lapa do Lobo, 300 km north of Lisbon. (AFP/Nicolas Asfouri)
poon cho tang SG AFP - Wed Oct 5, 4:56 PM ET Dying Swan : German-born Bernd Burgmaier of the all-male dance troupe Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo performs Dying Swan on the opening day of their new show in Sydney. (AFP/Torsten Blackwood)
poon cho tang SG AFP - Wed Oct 5, 4:44 PM ET Stone Town sunset : The sun sets into the Indian Ocean in Stone Town, Zanzibar, Tanzania while sailors tight their dows (traditionals swahili boats) to the pier. (AFP/Marco Longari)
poon cho tang SG AFP - Wed Oct 5, 4:58 PM ET Raymonda's Wedding : The all-male dance troupe Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo performs Raymonda's Wedding on the opening day of their new show in Sydney. (AFP/Torsten Blackwood)
poon cho tang SG AFP - Wed Oct 5, 4:49 PM ET Tochka-M : Russian soldiers sit on the launcher of Tochka-M (Point-M), short range missile, which has a range of about 44 miles (70 kilometres) prior its launch at the military training ground outside Russian enclave of Kaliningrad. (AFP/Stringer )
