Pictures of the Week

Singapore's torch bearer and sailor Darren Choy runs toward the Youth Olympics Cauldron during the opening ceremony to mark the start of the inaugural Youth Olympics Games held in Singapore.

A Pakistani man reaches out from behind a truck during the distribution of relief goods for flood victims at Muzaffargarh district, Punjab province, Pakistan

A lone fisherman casts his line as he tries his luck in the tranquil setting of the River Coquet near Rothbury, England, at sunset

Nina Harbold of France, left, and Anastasiya Puzakova of Bulgaria, second from left, compete in the women's 2000-meter steeplechase event at the Youth Olympics

A young Pakistani boy displaced by flooding rests on a small hammock on a bed at a temporary camp near the flood line outside of Sukkar, in Sindh province, southern Pakistan

This picture taken from on board Air Force One shows smog settling down at the valley of Serra Nevada Mountains in Nevada.

Aerial dancers from Project Bandaloop perform a dance as they rappel down the side of Thanksgiving Tower Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2010 in Dallas , Texas.

The shadow of a Palestinian Muslim praying at "fajr" or early morning prayer is cast on a pole, during the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan at a mosque in the West Bank city of Ramallah.

A Chinese worker makes his way along a construction site in Suining, southwest China's Sichuan province.

Pakistani children read The Koran at a camp set up for flood survivors in Nowshera. Pakistan's devastating floods are now threatening ancient archeological sites, on top of leaving millions of people dependent on humanitarian aid to survive, an antiquities official said.

A Palestinian youth plays with a homemade sparkler after breaking his fast of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan in the West Bank city of Ramallah.

An Indian worker dries Seviiyan - thin vermicelli - which is used for the preparation of "sheerkhorma", a traditional sweet dish prepared by the Muslim community during the holy month of Ramadan at a food factory in Hyderabad.

A farmer eats his lunch while following his flock of ducks along a country road in Guangyuan County.

A faithful claps during Pope Benedict XVI's Angelus prayer from his summer residence in Castel Gandolfo, on the outskirts of Rome, Italy.