Modern Robinson

In 1987, a man named David Glashin on the stock exchange lost 6.5 million and decided to go to the secluded island. In 1993, he and his girlfriend moved to Restoration Island in Australia, but no companion liking island life and she threw David's Island, taking their young son.

2012 International Bodypainting Festival Takes Place

A model participates in a 2012 International Bodypainting Festival Asia at Duryu park on September 1, 2012 in Daegu, South Korea. The festival is the largest event in the field of body painting and spreads the art form to thousands of interested visitors each year. (August 31, 2012 - Source: Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images AsiaPac)

A collection of successful moments

On these photographs do not write. Be in the right place at the right time - the main task of a photographer. A main award - well caught moment. I hope, that all of the photos in this collection, and it is such an insidious statement here not crept in.

Tomatoes Are Hurled During The Annual Tomatina Festival

Revellers use the public showers after participating on the annual Tomatina festival on August 29, 2012 in Bunol, Spain. An estimated 35,000 people throw 120 tons of ripe tomatoes in the world's biggest tomato fight held annually in this Spanish Mediterranean town.

MBFFS 2012: Trends - Catwalk

A model showcases designs by Bowie on the catwalk as part of the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Festival Sydney 2012 on August 25, 2012 in Sydney, Australia. (August 24, 2012 - Source: Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images AsiaPac)

Cool Pics from the Dakar Rally

The 31st running of the Dakar Rally is being held in South America for the second year, instead of the traditional African route, due to ongoing security concerns. This year's race began and will end in Buenos Aires, covering a looping 9,000 kilometers between Argentina and Chile over 14 stages. 362 Teams began the race with 176 motorcycles and quad bikes, 134 cars, and 52 trucks. The race is just over halfway completed now, the winners expected to cross the finish line on January 16th. Collected here are several photographs from the first 8 stages of this year's rally

Amazing scenes Festival Tomorrowland

In Belgium each year passes Music Festival «Tomorrowland». It takes place in the small town of Boom (about 30 meters away from Brussels), which attracts hundreds of people to hang out under the energetic rhythms of famous DJs. But the main attraction of this festival - this is his amazing scenes!

Downpour and drought

An unexpected downpour briefly drenched parts of the US this week, while most of the central and southern United States continued to experience drought conditions - expected to be the most expansive drought in a half century. In the South, 14 states are now baking in blast-furnace conditions - from Arizona, which is battling the largest wildfire in its history, to Florida, where fires have burned some 200,000 acres so far. More than 70 percent of the nine-state Midwest was in some stage of drought this week. More extreme heat and scant rains were expected in the area, suggesting the poorest crop conditions since the historic 1988 drought. The visual documentation of the breadth and depth of the current drought conditions has just begun. This is a small sampling of images, expect much more storytelling to come in the weeks ahead. -- Paula Nelson

India suffers major power failures

Major power failures affected millions of people across India earlier this week and reached some 2,000 miles from the borders with Myanmar to the east and Pakistan to the west. Some 670 million people, which is 10 percent of the world's population, were affected by the largest blackout in history on Tuesday. Even as power was restored today, arguments have arisen between state and federal officials over who is to blame. -- Lloyd Young

Battle for Aleppo intensifies Syrian conflict

With 200,000 fleeing Aleppo, fighting in Syria intensified in the 16-month long struggle opposing the rule of Bashar al-Assad. While fighting still grips Homs after a brutal siege, the conflict has moved north to finally include commercial hub Aleppo - largely spared until now - a city of over two million. Both the Syrian army and the rebel Free Syrian Army claim advances in the battle for Aleppo, which began in earnest over the weekend. More pockets of conflict rage in other locations within Syria as well. Gathered here are images made available in the last week from Syria, where independent news coverage has been limited and difficult. Some of the images are from third parties and transmitted without confirmation via international wire services as they were received. -- Lane Turner

Cleanup begins after massive flooding in Manila

Relentless rains submerged at least a third to one half of the sprawling Philippine capital of Manila, triggering a landslide that killed nine people and sent emergency crews scrambling to rescue tens of thousands of residents. The deluge, the worst to hit Manila since 2009 (when hundreds died in rampaging flash floods), was set off by the seasonal monsoon that overflowed major dams and rivers in the city and surrounding provinces. Residents were under waist- or neck-deep waters at one point. Clean up has begun, but remains a huge task for the area. At least 60 have died, most from drowning. -- Paula Nelson

India celebrates Independence Day

A member of the women's police contingent smiles at a parade during India's Independence Day celebrations in Srinagar Aug 15, 2012. [Photo/Agencies]

Skip the lion!

According to Matt Weaver (Matthew Weaver), the superintendent of the National Park Etosha National Park in Namibia (Africa), for three years he had never seen.

International Balloon Festival in Bristol

International Balloon Festival «Bristol International Balloon Fiesta 2012" was held in Bristol in English from 9 to 12 August. The day started on the Ashton Cat in the air has risen about 100 balloons. addition to the direct running of traditional balloons, the festival could see balls of unusual shapes, as well as the famous night show Nightglow, during which dozens of beautifully-lit units, hovering in the sky at musical accompaniment. Also on the fest were air-show team of the Royal Air Force «Red Arrows», the team «The White Helmets Motorbike Display Team» from the Motor Show, the paratroopers of the «Exit Parachute Display Team» Team and a helicopter of the Royal Navy «The Black Cats» with the stunts on modern helicopters. Finally, the visitors simply had the opportunity to climb into the sky on one of the balls.

Again, in the frame - gold

The action of the fifth film of the legendary saga of "Resident Evil" director Paul WS Anderson begins with what is over the fourth part of the story. Gill gives the order to capture the group to storm the ship "Arcadia", causing the ship starts to sink. However, Alice and the rest of the survivors manage to escape, lifting into the air ... konvertoplan

Starring: Milla Jovovich, Michelle Rodriguez, Sienna Guillory, Kevin Durand, Oded Fehr, Shawn Roberts, Bingbing Li, Johann Urb, Boris Kodzhoe, Colin Salmon, etc.