World in photos: July 6 - July 12
U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Shaun Miller makes his way through an opium poppy field in the southern province of Helmand in southern Afghanistan. His work includes assessing war damage to farmers’ property and arranging compensation. (Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times)
A man jumps onto wild horses during the 400-year-old horse festival called “Rapa das Bestas” or “Shearing of the Beasts,” in Sabucedo, Spain, on Sunday. The wild horses are rounded up from nearby mountains and herded into an outdoor pen so that their manes may be cut. (Lalo R. Villar / Associated Press)
Customers walk on the glass staircase in New York’s Apple store on Wednesday. The company’s new version of the iPhone began selling around the world Friday, with crowds lining up outside stores. (Ed Ou / Associated Press)
Overall Tour de France leader Kim Kirchen, center, is flanked by the best climber, Sylvain Chavanel, left, and best sprinter Thor Hushovd on Friday before the start of the seventh stage between Brioude and Aurillac. Running from July 5th to July 27th, the 95th Tour will be made up of 21 stages and will cover a total distance of about 2,175 miles. (Patrick Hertzog / AFP / Getty Images)
Police use a water cannon to scatter a group of school teachers and students who tried to march along the main avenue of Santiago, Chile, on Tuesday. The protest was organized against a government-sponsored education bill. (Santiago Llanquin / Associated Press)
Giant panda Tai Shan gnaws on some bamboo in his habitat at the National Zoo on Wednesday in Washington, D.C. About 100 people gathered to watch Tai Shan receive his birthday treat. (Karen Bleier / AFP / Getty Images)
Participants run ahead of fighting bulls Thursday during the fourth day of the San Fermin festival in Pamplona, Spain. On each day of the centuries-old festival, bulls are released at 8 a.m. and run from their corral over a 900-yard course to the bullring where they face matadors in the afternoon. (Rafa Rivas / AFP / Getty Images)
A man watches an art installation during the Bienal de Arte Paiz exhibition in Guatemala City on Wednesday. The event includes painting, sculpture, graphics, drawings and photography. (Rodrigo Abd / Associated Press)
Makhalea, 16, stands in her corrugated iron shack in eastern Maseru, Lesotho, on Wednesday. Makhalea lives with 34 other orphans in a project supported by the work of the charity Sentebale, founded by Prince Seeiso of Lesotho and Prince Harry of Britain. HIV and AIDS have left more than 380,000 orphans in Lesotho, a plight highlighted by Prince Harry’s recent trip to the region. (Chris Jackson / Getty Images)
