World Lens: Week of June 16, 2008

Indian Protest - In India, a police officer attempts to hit a protester, a government employee, at a demonstration against a rise in fuel prices. Officers also used water cannon to break up the hundreds of protesters, who were all government employees. REUTERS/Fayaz Kabli (INDIAN-ADMINISTERED KASHMIR)

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Indian Protest - In India, a police officer attempts to hit a protester, a government employee, at a demonstration against a rise in fuel prices. Officers also used water cannon to break up the hundreds of protesters, who were all government employees. REUTERS/Fayaz Kabli (INDIAN-ADMINISTERED KASHMIR)

In Line - In Ethiopia, a man stands in line hoping to receive maize during food distribution sponsored by the International Federation of the Red Cross. As a result of high food prices and a lack of rain (which led to fewer crops) about 4.5 million Ethiopians need emergency food aid. REUTERS/Radu Sigheti (ETHIOPIA)

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In Line - In Ethiopia, a man stands in line hoping to receive maize during food distribution sponsored by the International Federation of the Red Cross. As a result of high food prices and a lack of rain (which led to fewer crops) about 4.5 million Ethiopians need emergency food aid. REUTERS/Radu Sigheti (ETHIOPIA)

Malnourished - Someone weighs a severely malnourished Ethiopian child at an International Medical Corps outpatient therapeutic program in southern Ethiopia. Over the last three months, the program has seen a 600 percent spike in the number of new patients at its feeding sites. REUTERS/Margaret Aguirre/International Medical Corps/Handout (ETHIOPIA

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Malnourished - Someone weighs a severely malnourished Ethiopian child at an International Medical Corps outpatient therapeutic program in southern Ethiopia. Over the last three months, the program has seen a 600 percent spike in the number of new patients at its feeding sites. REUTERS/Margaret Aguirre/International Medical Corps/Handout (ETHIOPIA

Cuban TV - A Cuban woman watches as retired leader Fidel Castro meets with his brother Raul and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Cuban TV. These are the first images of Fidel since January. REUTERS/Stringer (CUBA)

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Cuban TV - A Cuban woman watches as retired leader Fidel Castro meets with his brother Raul and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Cuban TV. These are the first images of Fidel since January. REUTERS/Stringer (CUBA)

Street Protest - No, they aren't sleeping. Chilean students lie on the ground during a rally to protest proposed education reform. Hundreds of students and teachers participated in demonstrations in Santiago. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado (CHILE)

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Street Protest - No, they aren't sleeping. Chilean students lie on the ground during a rally to protest proposed education reform. Hundreds of students and teachers participated in demonstrations in Santiago. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado (CHILE)

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Free Election - Simba Makoni, a former presidential candidate in Zimbabwe, speaks to the media during a briefing in South Africa. He told reporters that the elections in Zimbabwe should be as free as possible and that opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai should try to negotiate a transitional government to rule the nation. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko (SOUTH AFRICA)

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Free Election - Simba Makoni, a former presidential candidate in Zimbabwe, speaks to the media during a briefing in South Africa. He told reporters that the elections in Zimbabwe should be as free as possible and that opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai should try to negotiate a transitional government to rule the nation. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko (SOUTH AFRICA)

Soccer Acrobats - Japan's Hiroyuki Taniguchi (L), Cameroon's Etienee Pokong (bottom) and Georges Ndoum show their acrobatics as they fight for the ball during a friendly soccer match in Tokyo. REUTERS/Toru Hanai (JAPAN)

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Soccer Acrobats - Japan's Hiroyuki Taniguchi (L), Cameroon's Etienee Pokong (bottom) and Georges Ndoum show their acrobatics as they fight for the ball during a friendly soccer match in Tokyo. REUTERS/Toru Hanai (JAPAN)