JUNE 30 - GLASTONBURY, UK: Country music singer Dolly Parton performs in front of a large crowd during the "Sunday Afternoon Legend's Slot" of the Glastonbury festival, which is traditionally reserved for the biggest stars.
She owned it —
JUNE 30 - GLASTONBURY, UK: Country music singer Dolly Parton performs in front of a large crowd during the "Sunday Afternoon Legend's Slot" of the Glastonbury festival, which is traditionally reserved for the biggest stars.
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JUNE 27 - CAIRO, EGYPT: An Egyptian dancer wearing a traditional costume performs while pretending to hold a baby in his arms during a night show marking the holy month of Ramadan on June 26. The dance is locally known as "whirling dervish." Muslims observe the dawn-to-dusk fasting starting this weekend.
Ramadan Kareem —
JUNE 27 - CAIRO, EGYPT: An Egyptian dancer wearing a traditional costume performs while pretending to hold a baby in his arms during a night show marking the holy month of Ramadan on June 26. The dance is locally known as "whirling dervish." Muslims observe the dawn-to-dusk fasting starting this weekend.
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JUNE 26 - KHAZAIR, IRAQ: A young girl waits with her family to get into a temporary displacement camp for Iraqis fleeing the violence in the city of Mosul.<a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcnn.com%2F2014%2F06%2F26%2Fworld%2Fmeast%2Firaq-crisis%2Findex.html"> As Sunni extremist militants and the Iraqi military battle for control,</a> the nation's Vice President has called for the formation of a new government to tackle the crisis.
Young hopes —
JUNE 26 - KHAZAIR, IRAQ: A young girl waits with her family to get into a temporary displacement camp for Iraqis fleeing the violence in the city of Mosul. As Sunni extremist militants and the Iraqi military battle for control, the nation's Vice President has called for the formation of a new government to tackle the crisis.
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JUNE 25 - BEIT GUVRIN-MARESHA , ISRAEL: Saam Gabbay of the U.S. visits the Bell Caves on June 24. UNESCO added the caves -- known as a "city under a city" -- to the prestigious list of World Heritage sites during its annual meeting in Qatar on Sunday. The site is among a network of man-made caves, more than 2,000 years old, outside Jerusalem and the eighth location in Israel to receive the recognition.
Heritage spotlight —
JUNE 25 - BEIT GUVRIN-MARESHA , ISRAEL: Saam Gabbay of the U.S. visits the Bell Caves on June 24. UNESCO added the caves -- known as a "city under a city" -- to the prestigious list of World Heritage sites during its annual meeting in Qatar on Sunday. The site is among a network of man-made caves, more than 2,000 years old, outside Jerusalem and the eighth location in Israel to receive the recognition.
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JUNE 24 - MUMBAI, INDIA: Indian youths play football on the coast of the Arabian Sea in Mumbai, India. Although India has not qualified for the <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcnn.com%2F2014%2F06%2F12%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fworld-cup-schedule-of-matches%2Findex.html">FIFA World Cup</a>, which is running at the moment,<a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcnn.com%2F2013%2F04%2F25%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Findian-football-manchester-united%2F"> FIFA president Sepp Blatter once described Indian football as a "sleeping giant."</a>
Football's 'sleeping giant' —
JUNE 24 - MUMBAI, INDIA: Indian youths play football on the coast of the Arabian Sea in Mumbai, India. Although India has not qualified for the FIFA World Cup, which is running at the moment, FIFA president Sepp Blatter once described Indian football as a "sleeping giant."
AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool
CASTRILLO DE MURCIA, SPAIN - JUNE 22: A man representing the devil leaps over babies during the festival of El Salto del Colacho (The Devil's Jump). The tradition, which dates back to the 17th century, is believed to cleanse babies of original sin and protect them from illness.
Leap of faith —
CASTRILLO DE MURCIA, SPAIN - JUNE 22: A man representing the devil leaps over babies during the festival of El Salto del Colacho (The Devil's Jump). The tradition, which dates back to the 17th century, is believed to cleanse babies of original sin and protect them from illness.
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JUNE 20 - THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS: Johannes Vermeer's Girl with a Pearl Earring has returned home to the renovated Mauritshuis museum, which opens next week. According to the museum curators, the 1665 artwork is not a portrait, but a "tronie" -- a painting of an imaginary figure, in this case a girl wearing an oriental turban and a large pearl in her ear.
The girl is back —
JUNE 20 - THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS: Johannes Vermeer's Girl with a Pearl Earring has returned home to the renovated Mauritshuis museum, which opens next week. According to the museum curators, the 1665 artwork is not a portrait, but a "tronie" -- a painting of an imaginary figure, in this case a girl wearing an oriental turban and a large pearl in her ear.
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JUNE 19 - ASCOT, ENGLAND: A lady wears an elaborate headdress at day two of Royal Ascot 2014 on June 18. <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcnn.com%2F2014%2F06%2F17%2Fsport%2Fhorse-racing-ascot%2Findex.html">Each year, as many as 300,000 punters converge on the affluent village for some spectacular horse racing.</a>
Ladies' Day —
JUNE 19 - ASCOT, ENGLAND: A lady wears an elaborate headdress at day two of Royal Ascot 2014 on June 18. Each year, as many as 300,000 punters converge on the affluent village for some spectacular horse racing.
Chris Jackson/Getty Images for Ascot Racecourse
JUNE 18 - KATHMANDU, NEPAL: Hindu sadhus -- holy men -- watch a film on a mobile phone at the Pashupatinath Temple on June 17. Dozens of sadhus live around the temple devoting their lives to Lord Shiva - the Hindu god of destruction.
Faithful film fans —
JUNE 18 - KATHMANDU, NEPAL: Hindu sadhus -- holy men -- watch a film on a mobile phone at the Pashupatinath Temple on June 17. Dozens of sadhus live around the temple devoting their lives to Lord Shiva - the Hindu god of destruction.
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JUNE 17 - RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL: A U.S. national football team fan watches a live broadcast of the World Cup match between USA and Ghana inside the FIFA Fan Fest area on Copacabana beach on June 16. <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcnn.com%2F2014%2F06%2F12%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fworld-cup-schedule-of-matches%2Findex.html">The United States won 2-1 thanks to defender John Brooks' header in the 86th minute. </a>
GHA 1 - 2 USA —
JUNE 17 - RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL: A U.S. national football team fan watches a live broadcast of the World Cup match between USA and Ghana inside the FIFA Fan Fest area on Copacabana beach on June 16. The United States won 2-1 thanks to defender John Brooks' header in the 86th minute.
AP Photo/Leo Correa
JUNE 16 - NEW DELHI, INDIA: A physically disabled bride waits in line during a mass wedding held by a nongovernmental organization for impoverished couples. Such events are organized to help families who cannot afford the high ceremony costs and the dowry that is customary in many communities.
Her big day —
JUNE 16 - NEW DELHI, INDIA: A physically disabled bride waits in line during a mass wedding held by a nongovernmental organization for impoverished couples. Such events are organized to help families who cannot afford the high ceremony costs and the dowry that is customary in many communities.
AP Photo/Tsering Topgyal
JUNE 13 - RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL: Children watch the World Cup opening match between Brazil and Croatia in an alley at the Mangueira slum. Brazil secured a nervy 3-1 win. But thousands took to the streets in <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fedition.cnn.com%2F2014%2F06%2F11%2Fworld%2Famericas%2Fbrazil-world-cup-tent-city%2F">protest against the government for spending $11 billion </a>on the tournament instead of housing, hospitals and schools.
Kick off —
JUNE 13 - RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL: Children watch the World Cup opening match between Brazil and Croatia in an alley at the Mangueira slum. Brazil secured a nervy 3-1 win. But thousands took to the streets in protest against the government for spending $11 billion on the tournament instead of housing, hospitals and schools.
AP Photo/Leo Correa
JUNE 12 - LONDON, ENGLAND: Neema Namadamu from the Democratic Republic of Congo hugs Angelina Jolie, Hollywood star and special envoy for the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, at<a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fedition.cnn.com%2Fvideo%2F%3F%2Fvideo%2Fworld%2F2014%2F06%2F11%2Fangelina-jolie-william-hague-christiane-amanpour-sexual-violence-conflict.cnn%26hpt%3Dhp_t4%26from_homepage%3Dyes%26video_referrer%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fedition.cnn.com%252F"> London's 'End Sexual Violence in Conflict' summit</a>. Namadamu formed an organization that uses digital media to empower women demanding peace in eastern Congo after her own 25-year old daughter was attacked.
Fighting sexual violence —
JUNE 12 - LONDON, ENGLAND: Neema Namadamu from the Democratic Republic of Congo hugs Angelina Jolie, Hollywood star and special envoy for the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, at London's 'End Sexual Violence in Conflict' summit. Namadamu formed an organization that uses digital media to empower women demanding peace in eastern Congo after her own 25-year old daughter was attacked.
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JUNE 11 - SDE BOKER, ISRAEL: People dance at a party during the country's first Midburn festival in the desert near the kibbutz of Sde Boker on June 10. The event is modeled on the popular Burning Man festival held annually in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada.
Midburn —
JUNE 11 - SDE BOKER, ISRAEL: People dance at a party during the country's first Midburn festival in the desert near the kibbutz of Sde Boker on June 10. The event is modeled on the popular Burning Man festival held annually in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada.
AP Photo/Oded Balilty
JUNE 10 - SAINTE-MARIE-DU-MONT, FRANCE: Descendants of Comanche Indian soldiers pray on Utah Beach. Seventy years ago, 14 Comanche speakers landed in Normandy with the fourth U.S. infantry division. They used the language to transmit messages that could not be understood by the German occupiers.
Comanche —
JUNE 10 - SAINTE-MARIE-DU-MONT, FRANCE: Descendants of Comanche Indian soldiers pray on Utah Beach. Seventy years ago, 14 Comanche speakers landed in Normandy with the fourth U.S. infantry division. They used the language to transmit messages that could not be understood by the German occupiers.
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JUNE 9 - DAMASCUS, SYRIA: Patrons listen to professional storyteller Ahmad Laham reading passages from a book in the al-Nofara café. The 3000-year-old eaterie in Damascus' stone-built Old City has always had "hakawatis" (storytellers) at evening gatherings.
Telling stories —
JUNE 9 - DAMASCUS, SYRIA: Patrons listen to professional storyteller Ahmad Laham reading passages from a book in the al-Nofara café. The 3000-year-old eaterie in Damascus' stone-built Old City has always had "hakawatis" (storytellers) at evening gatherings.
AP Photo/Dusan Vranic
JUNE 6 - NORMANDY, FRANCE: World War II veterans of the U.S. 29th Infantry Division attend a D-Day commemoration on Omaha Beach, where the allied forces landed 70 years ago. World leaders are taking part in the <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fedition.cnn.com%2F2014%2F06%2F06%2Fworld%2Feurope%2Fd-day-commemoration%2Findex.html%3Fhpt%3Dhp_t1">ceremonies in honor of the largest seaborne invasion in history</a>.
D-Day —
JUNE 6 - NORMANDY, FRANCE: World War II veterans of the U.S. 29th Infantry Division attend a D-Day commemoration on Omaha Beach, where the allied forces landed 70 years ago. World leaders are taking part in the ceremonies in honor of the largest seaborne invasion in history.
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JUNE 5 - KATHMANDU, NEPAL: Over 2,000 Nepalese students hug trees during a mass celebration of the United Nation's World Environment Day. The group managed to set a new world record for the "largest tree hug." The event aims to encourage positive environmental action.
Hug a tree —
JUNE 5 - KATHMANDU, NEPAL: Over 2,000 Nepalese students hug trees during a mass celebration of the United Nation's World Environment Day. The group managed to set a new world record for the "largest tree hug." The event aims to encourage positive environmental action.
AP Photo/Niranjan Shresth
JUNE 4 - BEIJING, CHINA: Paramilitary security force officers stand outside the Forbidden City at Tiananmen Square. Twenty-five years ago, <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fedition.cnn.com%2F2014%2F06%2F01%2Fasia%2Fgallery%2Ftiananmen-crackdown-timeline%2Findex.html">Chinese troops cracked down on student pro-democracy protests</a> in the Square and started firing on crowds, killing hundreds and wounding thousands more.
Tiananmen —
JUNE 4 - BEIJING, CHINA: Paramilitary security force officers stand outside the Forbidden City at Tiananmen Square. Twenty-five years ago, Chinese troops cracked down on student pro-democracy protests in the Square and started firing on crowds, killing hundreds and wounding thousands more.
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JUNE 2 - BARCELONA, SPAIN: Supporters of an independent Catalonia celebrate the abdication of Spanish King Juan Carlos I, who said <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fedition.cnn.com%2F2014%2F06%2F02%2Fworld%2Feurope%2Fspain-king-abdication%2Findex.html%3Fhpt%3Dhp_t3">he would hand over the crown to his son Prince Felipe</a>.<br />Catalonia, Spain's richest region, is demanding a referendum on its independence, which Madrid staunchly opposes.
Time for Catalonia? —
JUNE 2 - BARCELONA, SPAIN: Supporters of an independent Catalonia celebrate the abdication of Spanish King Juan Carlos I, who said he would hand over the crown to his son Prince Felipe.
Catalonia, Spain's richest region, is demanding a referendum on its independence, which Madrid staunchly opposes.
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JUNE 2 - HONG KONG: Participants compete in a dragon boat race as part of celebrations marking the Chinese Dragon Boat Festival during the <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftravel.cnn.com%2Fhong-kong%2Fsecrets-dragon-boat-festival-rice-dumpling-revealed-962694">fifth day of the fifth lunar month. </a>The tradition is <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftravel.cnn.com%2Fshanghai%2Flife%2Fwhat-does-dragon-boat-festival-mean-you-272714">one of the most important events </a>on the Chinese calendar.
Paddling the dragon —
JUNE 2 - HONG KONG: Participants compete in a dragon boat race as part of celebrations marking the Chinese Dragon Boat Festival during the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. The tradition is one of the most important events on the Chinese calendar.
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