Pics of the Week: July 5-11

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Sri Lankan cricketer Muttiah Muralitharan (L) and his wife Madhimalar (R) attend a press conference in Colombo on July 8, 2010. Sri Lanka's world bowling record holder Muttiah Muralitharan said on July 7 he was retiring from Test cricket because he had nothing left to strive for. (Photo: AFP)

 

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A girl walks in a Walking Ball at an entertainment center in the town of Logoisk, 40 km north of Minsk, Belarus, on Saturday, July 10, 2010. (Photo: AP)

 

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Twenty two men and women suspended 50 meters over a parking lot, enjoy their meal at "Dinner in the Sky" on July 10, 2010, in Beirut, where guests sit harnessed around a dining table lifted up into the air by a crane and served a full diner with drinks. (Photo: AFP)

 

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In a picture taken on July 11, 2010 Coen, age 8, tries to befriend a rare albino kangaroo at Lovers' Cove on Daydream Island in the Whitsundays archipelago off Queensland. Albinism (from Latin albus, "white") is a congenital disorder characterized by the complete or partial absence of pigment in the hair due to the absence of an enzyme involved in the production of melanin. (Photo: AFP)

 

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A bull jumps into the water during the traditional running of bulls at Denia's harbour on July 5, 2010. (Photo: AFP)

 

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Prince Albert II of Monaco (R) and his fiance Charlene Wittstock of South Africa attend concerts of Iggy Pop and the Stooges and ZZ Top on July 5, 2010 on the Prince's Palace square in Monaco. (Photo: AFP)

 

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Models present creations by German designer Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel during the Fall-Winter 2010/2011 Haute Couture Collection Show, on July 6, 2010, at the Grand Palais in Paris. (Photo: AFP)

 

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Belarussian girls wearing tradionnal dresses jump while celebrating Ivan Kupala Night, a traditional Slavic holiday, 270km south of Minsk in Turov on July 6, 2010. During the celebration, originating in pagan times, people plait wreaths, jump over fires, and swim. (Photo: AFP)

 

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Handout phototaken by a Swedish SAR helicopter shows a Danish fishing boat with a heavy list after a collision off Grena, Denmark on July 6, 2010. The boat capsized just as the first crewmember was hoisted to safety and the remaining fisherman went under with the boat. A rescue diver managed to reach him and both the distressed men were brought to safety. (Photo: AFP)

 

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Fireworks explode over Pamplona, north of Spain, during the San Fermin Festival, on July 8, 2010. The festival is a symbol of Spanish culture, despite heavy condemnation from animal rights groups, and attracts thousands of tourists to watch the bull runs. (Photo: AFP)

 

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Bollywood actress Manisha Koirala (L) and her new husband, Nepalese businessman Samrat Dahal pose in Sievi, Finland on July 7, 2010. The couple is spending their honeymoon in Sievi, Finland. (Photo: AFP)

 

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Spanish matador Antonio Ferrera jumps as a bull charges past during a bullfight at the San Fermin festival in Pamplona, northern Spain, on July 9, 2010. (Photo: AFP)

 

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A paraglider flies near Chopok mountain in the Low Tatra mountains on July 10, 2010 in Jasna. The ideal weather attracted many pilots and visitors alike to spend weekend in the famous Slovakian resort of Jasna. (Photo: AFP)

 

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A picture shows on July 10, 2010 a building belonging to the Saline Royale site at Arc-et-Senans, eastern France as a flash is seen in the sky during the 9th edition of the "Nuit Bleue" event. The "Nuit Bleue" (Blue night) festival mixes electronic music, lighting effects and strolls in a UNESCO world heritage site. (Photo: AFP)

 

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A picture taken on July 11 shows the Strasbourg's cathedral floodlited as part of the summer animations. (Photo: AFP

 

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"La Salsa Man" is on display at the press preview of "Dennis Hopper: Double Standard," the first US comprehensive museum survey of the works of the actor/artist/director, on July 9, 2010 at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) in Los Angeles. Best known for his work in cinema, including the 1969 film classic "Easy Rider, the show traces the evolution of Hopper's artistic output in a variety of medium and features more than 200 works spanning his prolific 60-year career including photography, painting, sculpture, film, installations and found art. (Photo: AFP)

 

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Residents of Laguna Niguel expose their buttocks to a passing Amtrak train during the 31st annual "Mooning of the trains" event along a stretch of railroad track in Orange County, south of Los Angeles on July 10, 2010. Local legend has it the tradition began in 1979 when customer K.T. Smith offered to buy a drink for anyone who would run outside and moon the next train. Since then, on the second Saturday of each July, people have lowered their inhibitions and their underwear and pressed their naked buttocks up against a wire fence as the trains go by. (Photo: AFP)

 

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A visitor looks at an oil on vinyl painting called "Biker Couple" at the press preview of "Dennis Hopper: Double Standard," the first US comprehensive museum survey of the works of the actor/artist/director, July 9, 2010 at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) in Los Angeles. Best known for his work in cinema, including the 1969 film classic "Easy Rider, the show traces the evolution of Hopper's artistic output in a variety of medium and features more than 200 works spanning his prolific 60-year career including photography, painting, sculpture, film, installations and found art. (Photo: AFP)

 

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A wall decorated with graffiti in the town of Mejicanos, a suburb north of San Salvador on July 8, 2010. (Photo: AFP)

 

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Constantina Bush, an alter-ego of male Aboriginal performer Kamahi King, poses in a museum display case in 'Jacky Jacky in the Box' at a preview of a new Aboriginal exhibition titled '20 Years: Bold. Black. Brilliant.' at the Melbourne Museum on July 7, 2010. Ilbijerri Theatre Company and the Museum are presenting 'Jacky Jacky in the Box', a performance art installation in which an Aboriginal actor is exhibited in the case, challenging audiences to reconsider their perceptions of Indigenous Australia as an anthropological curiosity. (Photo: AFP)