GREECE Greek President Karolos Papoulias (right) shakes hands with leader of the conservative New Democracy Party Antonis Samaras in Athens on June 18. Samaras, who won Greece’s cliffhanger election that day, is expected to form a new government of pro-euro parties
BELGIUM
People re-enact the Battle of Waterloo on June 17 in Waterloo, 20 km south of Brussels. On June 18, 1815, the French Army led by Emperor Napoleon was routed at the hands of the Duke of Wellington of Britain and Persian Field Marshal Blucher
THE UNITED STATES
U.S. President Barack Obama presents Israeli President Shimon Peres with the Presidential Medal of Freedom at the White House on June 13. The medal is the highest civilian honor in the United States
BRAZIL
An indigenous Kayapo Brazilian holds the Holy Fire during a fire lighting ceremony for the UN Conference on Sustainable Development in Jacarepagua, 55 km from downtown Rio de Janeiro, on June 13
HUNGARY
A competing dog catches a frisbee during the Dogs Frisbee European Championships in Budapest on June 16
THE PHILIPPINES
A worker arranges finished products composed of push-tabs from aluminum beverage cans in Manila on June 13. These handcrafts are sold as top-end fashion items in the Philippines and several other countries
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