World Lens: Week of August 17

World beauty queens show off their style | Kenyans receive aid. See photos.

Island Flavor - Miss Jamaica 2009 shows off her island style while taping her opening number for the Miss Universe 2009 competition to be held in the Bahamas later this month. REUTERS/Miss Universe Organization L.P.,LLLP/Handout

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Island Flavor - Miss Jamaica 2009 shows off her island style while taping her opening number for the Miss Universe 2009 competition to be held in the Bahamas later this month. REUTERS/Miss Universe Organization L.P.,LLLP/Handout

Miss Zambia - Miss Zambia 2009 appears on stage in costume to pre-tape her opening number for this year’s Miss Universe competition to be held in the Bahamas later this month. REUTERS/Miss Universe Organization L.P.,LLLP/Handout

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Miss Zambia - Miss Zambia 2009 appears on stage in costume to pre-tape her opening number for this year’s Miss Universe competition to be held in the Bahamas later this month. REUTERS/Miss Universe Organization L.P.,LLLP/Handout

English Lesson - Major League Baseball players from the Dominican Republic attend an English class as part of an academy set up by the Cleveland Indians. The team runs the academy, teaching and training players in the Caribbean nation. They then recruit the best players to join their team. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz

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English Lesson - Major League Baseball players from the Dominican Republic attend an English class as part of an academy set up by the Cleveland Indians. The team runs the academy, teaching and training players in the Caribbean nation. They then recruit the best players to join their team. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz

Camp Raid - A Nigerian immigration official takes down identifying information from members of the Islamic community Darul Islam in Moka. Police in the West African nation recently raided the community and held hundreds of its members. REUTERS/Joy Simon

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Camp Raid - A Nigerian immigration official takes down identifying information from members of the Islamic community Darul Islam in Moka. Police in the West African nation recently raided the community and held hundreds of its members. REUTERS/Joy Simon

Osun Festival - In Nigeria, people who worship the Osun River attend a yearly festival honoring the goddess Osun in Osogbo. Each year, tens of thousands of Nigerians gather to mark the remains of the bond between humans and the river goddess. REUTERS/Akintunde Akinleye

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Osun Festival - In Nigeria, people who worship the Osun River attend a yearly festival honoring the goddess Osun in Osogbo. Each year, tens of thousands of Nigerians gather to mark the remains of the bond between humans and the river goddess. REUTERS/Akintunde Akinleye

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Music Against Racism - In Hungary, music lovers attend the concert “Music Against Racism.” The one-week Sziget (“Island”) music festival, which goes on for 24 hours each day, is held on an island on the Danube River. REUTERS/Karoly Arvai

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Music Against Racism - In Hungary, music lovers attend the concert “Music Against Racism.” The one-week Sziget (“Island”) music festival, which goes on for 24 hours each day, is held on an island on the Danube River. REUTERS/Karoly Arvai

Acquitted - Ex-Zambian leader Frederick Chiluba talks to reporters at his home shortly after being acquitted of corruption. Chiluba was acquitted of all charges in what was seen as a landmark corruption case. REUTERS/Mackson Wasamunu

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Acquitted - Ex-Zambian leader Frederick Chiluba talks to reporters at his home shortly after being acquitted of corruption. Chiluba was acquitted of all charges in what was seen as a landmark corruption case. REUTERS/Mackson Wasamunu

In Liberia - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton poses with a Liberian newspaper during her meeting with the nation’s leader Ellen Johnson Sirleaf in Monrovia. REUTERS/Glenna Gordon/Pool

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In Liberia - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton poses with a Liberian newspaper during her meeting with the nation’s leader Ellen Johnson Sirleaf in Monrovia. REUTERS/Glenna Gordon/Pool

Food Aid - In Kenya, a Maasai woman receives food aid from the United Nations World Food Program (WFP). The nation has been suffering an intense drought; this year marks the fourth consecutive year of rainfall failure. The government has set up a response program and international organizations are distributing food to millions. REUTERS/Noor Khamis

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Food Aid - In Kenya, a Maasai woman receives food aid from the United Nations World Food Program (WFP). The nation has been suffering an intense drought; this year marks the fourth consecutive year of rainfall failure. The government has set up a response program and international organizations are distributing food to millions. REUTERS/Noor Khamis

Somali Child Soldier - A child member of a Somali Islamist militia patrols the streets of Mogadishu. The east African nation has not had a stable government since the early 1990s and they are currently battling with insurgents for control of cities. REUTERS/Feisal Omar

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Somali Child Soldier - A child member of a Somali Islamist militia patrols the streets of Mogadishu. The east African nation has not had a stable government since the early 1990s and they are currently battling with insurgents for control of cities. REUTERS/Feisal Omar