Jun 15, 2012

June 15 Photo Brief: Shedding clothes (and skin) for soccer, suspended in Indian air, Jesus goes green

Nick Tann 1 Comment Daily Brief Caravaggio, China, Colombia, Disney, Egypt, France, immigrants, Islam, Italy, Japan, rhinoceros, Rio de Janeiro, Shi’ite, soccer, soldiers, swimming, The Human Body

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Soccer fans get all dressed up, and down, for the Euro 2012 championship, “The Human Body” exhibit unveils in Ostend, pre-election rallies ignite in Egypt and more in today’s daily brief.

: People wear illuminated mouse ears that change colors and blink in sync with images and lights projected through water fountains, fire, music and voices at a preview of World of Color show in Paradise Bay, on the eve of the public grand reopening of Disney California Adventure Park in Anaheim, California, June 14, 2012. (David McNew/Reuters)

: Shi’ite pilgrims pray at the Shrine of Imam Moussa al-Kadhim in Baghdad’s Kadhimiya district. Thousands of people visited the shrine of Kadhim, one of Shi’ite Islam’s 12 imams, in the Iraqi capital. 9Mohammed Ameen/Reuters)

: A general view during the UEFA EURO 2012 group D match between Ukraine and France at Donbass Arena in Donetsk, Ukraine. (Ian Walton/Getty Images)

: A member of the street-side audience waves at American-Japanese illusionist “Cyril” as he performs a stunt where he appears suspended in the air from a lamp post in Mumbai. The stunt was part of the promotional road show for a new TV program featuring Cyril. (Vivek Prakash/Reuters)

: Supporters of the Conservative New Democracy party hold flags and flares during the final pre-election rally by their leader Antonis Samaras in Athens’ Syntagma square. Greece holds general parliamentary elections on June 17. (Yannis Behrakis/Reuters)

: An aerial view of Christ the Redeemer statue is lit up in green to celebrate the Rio+20 forum in Rio de Janeiro in this June 14, 2012 handout. The United Nations Rio+20 Conference on Sustainable Development summit will be held from 20 to 22 June. (Siemens/Handout/Reuters)

: A plastinated human body exhibit with a soccer ball is seen during the media viewing for the exhibition “The Human Body” in Ostend. The exhibition which runs from June 16 to September 9 showcases dissected real human body specimens that are preserved through an innovative process and respectfully presented, giving visitors the opportunity to view the beauty and complexity of their own organs and systems. (Francois Lenoir/Reuters)

: Immigrants push a cart with junk past party election campaign posters and graffiti in a rundown area of central Athens. Greece holds general parliamentary elections on June 17. The writing on the wall reads: “Strong Greek Communist Party – strong people.” (Yannis Behrakis/Reuters)

: Royal de Luxe street theatre actors perform in their new western play “Fall Street (Rue de la Chute)” in the yard of the Saint Anne Duchess castle in the western city of Nantes. The French Royal de Luxe company and its founder and artistic director Jean-Luc Coucoult have established an international reputation with works creating theatrical events with gigantic and incredibly agile human and animal figures which have become the company’s trademark. (Frank Perry/AFP/Getty Images)

: Colombian soldiers victims of landmines, ride on horseback as part of a horse therapy rehabilitation session supported by the Walk Hero Foundation (“Fundacion Heroe Camina”, in Spanish), in Medellin, Antioquia department. According to the government and human rights organizations, Colombia is one of the countries with the largest number of landmine victims. (Raul Arboleda/AFP/Getty Images)

: Swedish fans cheer before the Euro 2012 championships football match Sweden vs England at the Olympic Stadium in Kiev. (Genya Savilov/AFP/Getty Images)

: Tanda the rhinoceros and her four-hour-old baby are seen at the Ramat Gan Safari, an open-air zoo near Tel Aviv. (Jack Guez/AFP/Getty Images)

: Luca Marin of Italy reacts after winning the men’s 400m medley final at the 49th International Swimming Sette Colli Trophy in Rome. (Giampiero Sposito/Reuters)

: Chinese soldiers guard the perimeter of the Jiuquan space base, in north China’s Gansu province on the eve of the launch of the Shenzhou-9 spacecraft. China said on June 15, 2012 that a female astronaut will be among the three-person team on board the Shenzhou-9 spacecraft, and will take off at 6.37 pm (1037 GMT) on June 16 from the Jiuquan space base in the Gobi desert for the country’s fourth manned space launch, with Liu Yang, 33, and two male astronauts on board. (STR/AFP/Getty Images)

: A combination of pictures taken in June 2012 shows supporters from various countries during the Euro 2012 football championships. (AFP/Getty Images)

: People look at the restored Caravaggio’s painting “Resurrection of Lazarus” at the Palazzo Braschi museum in Rome. Painted by Caravaggio in Sicily in 1609 and kept in the Regional Museum of Messina, the painting was restored in the italian capital by experts of the Higher Institute for Conservation and Restoration (Iscr). The complex work lasted six months. (Alberto Pizzoli/AFP/Getty Images)

: Student Milca Calymayor (R), 18-years-old, blocks a a street around the Los Angeles Federal Building during a demonstration by immigrant students for an end to deportations and urge relief by governmental agencies for those in deportation proceedings in Los Angeles, California. In a policy change, the Obama administration said it will stop deporting young illegal immigrants who entered the United States as children if they meet certain requirements. (Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)