Toogood Pond, Markham, Ontario is one of the most beautiful features of Markham’s historic Unionville community. Neighbouring the Varley Art Gallery and scenic Unionville Main Street, the pond is part of Rouge Park, North America’s largest natural environment park in a natural setting. Photo courtesy of Carina Seth.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (C) holds talks with Afghan President Hamid Karzai (L) and Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari during the Shanghai Cooperation Organization
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton makes her way on foot from the White House to the presidential guest residence Blair House in Washington for talks with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak . Lee will meet with President Barak Obama on June 16 about North Korea, which recently carried out a nuclear test as well as a long range missile test.
Japan's Marcus Tulio Tanaka, right, fights for the ball with Belgium's Faris Haroun during their friendly soccer match in Tokyo, Japan, Sunday, May 31, 2009. Japan won 4-0.
President Barack Obama walks past F-16 aircraft at Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas, Nevada May 27, 2009.
Czech Republic President Vaclav Klaus poses with Pope Benedict XVI during a visit in his private library in the Vatican May 30, 2009.
Pakistan - Lahore: Students take part in the events during the annual sports day of a local College.
Model Nicole "Coco" Austin attends a special screening of Sony Picture Classics' 'Tyson' on Monday, April 20, 2009 in New York.
Manchester United's English forward Wayne Rooney (L) celebrates with French defender Patrice Evra (2nd L), English midfielder Michael Carrick (2nd R) and English midfielder Paul Scholes (R) after scoring their fifth goal in the English Premier League football match between Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur at Old Trafford, Manchester, north-west England, on April 25, 2009.
A supporter runs naked waving the flag of South Africa as security officials attempt to stop him during the final One Day International (ODI) between South Africa and Australia at Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg, on April 17, 2009. Australia beat South Africa by 47 runs for this mach but South Africa won the series.
President Barack Obama (R) reads a book to a group of children, as first lady Michelle Obama (L) and their daughters Sasha Obama (2R) and Malia Obama sit with him, during the annual White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House April 13, 2009 in Washington, DC. The event dates back to 1878 and is named for races where children push colored eggs across the grass using wooden spoons.
Indian field hockey captain Sandeep Singh kisses the winner's trophy after India beat Malaysia in the final of the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup field hockey in the northern state of Ipoh on April 12, 2009. India beat Malaysia 3-1.
India's team members pose for photographers with their winning trophy after they won the final against Malaysia at the Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey final match in Ipoh, Northern state of Perak, 200km from Kuala Lumpur, Sunday, April 12, 2009. India won with score 3-1.
Malaysian player Mohammad Sharun Nabil (bottom) dives to stop Tushar Khandker of India during the final of the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup field hockey match in Malaysia's northern state of Ipoh on April 12, 2009. India leadd 2-1 against at the end of first half.
A woman pours talcum powder to a man as they celebrate the Songkran festival, the Thai traditional New Year, also known as the water festival in Petaling Jaya, near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Sunday, April 12, 2009. The festival will officially start April 13 through April 15.
Cherry trees were in full bloom over the Kanda River in Tokyo. Flower viewing, or Hanami, is a traditional Japanese custom of enjoying the beauty of flowers.
The Soyuz TMA-13 spacecraft, carrying Expedition 18 Cmdr. Michael Fincke, Flight Engineer Yury V. Lonchakov and American civilian Charles Simonyi, landed near Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan. Mr. Fincke and Mr. Lonchakov returned after six months on the International Space Station, and Mr. Simonyi was returning after 12 days in space.
Laborers harvested wheat by hand in a field at Bharatpur village in the northern Indian state of Punjab. Indian government agencies are slowing wheat purchasing in many parts of the country, the second largest producer in the world after China, and that may cause prices to fall, senior traders said.
Indonesian election workers carried ballot boxes through the flooded streets of the capital, Jakarta, for Thursday's parliamentary elections.
The two founders of Skype are seeking to buy back the hugely popular Internet telephone service that they sold to online auction giant eBay in 2005, according to US media reports.
Michael Devarapria, a 28 year old Indonesian Christian art student prepares for his role as Jesus Christ in reenacting the stations of the cross during a Good Friday mass on April 10, 2009 at the Jakarta Cathedral, the center of Easter celebrations for minority Christians in predominantly Islamic country of Indonesia.
White House carpenter Charles Brandts, who is also a beekeeper, lends his skills to the White House after a swarm of Honey Bees nested near one of the front gates at the White House on April 9, 2009 in Washington, DC. Brandts, put the queen and the swarm into a cardboard box and removed them from the grounds.
President Barack Obama will return to White House in Washington after his European trip, with tulips in full bloom, seen in Lafayette Park across the street from the White House, Tuesday, April 7, 2009. The president will return later tonight after a quick stop in Baghdad, Iraq, after the conclusion of a long overseas trip that included economic and NATO summits in Europe and two days in Turkey.
US President Barack Obama returns to the White House after an overseas trip to Europe and the Middle East, on April 8, 2009 in Washington, DC. Following his attendance at the G20 and NATO summits Obama made a surprise visit to Iraq.
Mike Gansler, Director of Core Technology with Segway Inc., drives a Personal Urban Mobility and Accessibility, or PUMA, project prototype vehicle in New York's Times Square on Sunday, April 5, 2009.
Japan's Kashima Antlers' Yuya Osako (L) fights for the ball with Singapore Armed Forces' Daniel Bennett during their AFC Champions League soccer match in Singapore April 7, 2009.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is surrounded by reporters during a news conference at a Tokyo hotel, Japan, Tuesday, April 7, 2009. Chavez applauded President Barack Obama's promise to lead the world into a future free of nuclear weapons, and said he was open to working with the new American president. "With this statement, it is as if an 'Obama missile' has landed," Chavez said of the U.S. president's call to eliminate nuclear bombs.
3000 carnations are displayed at Sony building on April 1, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan. Carnation production in Japan started in 1909 when a florist brought seeds back from United States.
In this photo released by the Iraqi Government, U.S. President Barack Obama, right, meets with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, left, in Baghdad, Tuesday, April 7, 2009.
A handout picture released by the Iraqi president's office shows US President Barack Obama (L) meeting with his Iraqi counterpart Jalal Talabani in Baghdad on April 7, 2009. Obama said on a surprise visit to Iraq that the next 18 months would be "critical," and told the war-torn country that it would soon have to look after itself. Obama, who has called for an end to US combat operations in Iraq by August next year, also pledged he would stick to a timetable for all US troops to leave the country by the end of 2011.
Sachin Tendulkar is congratulated by his team-mates on removing James Franklin, New Zealand v India, 3rd Test, Wellington, 5th day, April 7, 2009
Congress Party President Sonia Gandhi waved to supporters from the back seat of her car as she made her way to file her nomination papers as a candidate at Rae Bareli, in northeastern India. General elections will be held in five phases, starting April 16.
Surprise....April Showers Of Snow In Toronto To Welcome Easter Joy
India players wait for a decision on New Zealand's Ross Taylor from the third umpire after initially being given out to India's Harbhajan Singh during their third international cricket test match in Wellington, April 6, 2009.
U.S. President Barack Obama, left, walks out with Turkey's President Abdullah Gul, right, following their joint statement at Cankaya Palace in Ankara, Turkey, Monday, April 6, 2009.
US President Barack Obama (L) with his wife Michelle greets the crowd before his speech at Hradcansky square in Prague on April 5, 2009. Obama said today he would move forward with a planned missile defence shield in central Europe despite Russian objections, saying Iran remained a real threat. Obama said the project to install a radar system and 10 interceptor missiles in the Czech Republic and Poland could still be scrapped, but only if Iran was deemed no longer a danger.
US President Barack Obama (C) shakes hands with Polish President Lech Kaczynski (R) as they pose with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk on April 5, 2009 during a bilateral meeting at the Prague Congress Center in Prague.
Seven babies sit in tummy tubs filled with water to cool down after a baby massage class held for young mothers in IJmuiden March 24, 2009. The "cooling down" segment is to simulate a womb-like environment for the infants to experience the warmth and comfort.
Pop diva Madonna with her adopted son at the Mphandula Child Care Centre -- built by Madonna's charity -- in Lilongwe, March 30. Madonna has left Malawi after a court rejected her application to adopt a second child from the southern African country, an airport official said.
U.S. President Barack Obama,left. smiles with Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, centre, and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev during a group photo at the G20 Summit in the Excel centre in London, Thursday, April 2, 2009. The objective of the London Summit is to bring the world's biggest economies together to help restore global economic growth through enhanced international coordination.
U.S. first lady Michelle Obama, (R) talks with Gursharan Kaur, wife of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, during a G20 spouses visit to the Royal Opera House in London, April 2, 2009. World leaders are set to declare an end to unfettered capitalism at a G20 summit on Thursday after France and Germany demanded they act fast on promises to prevent a repeat of the worst economic crisis since the 1930s.
A pair of deer peers through a drive-in liquor store window Friday, March 27, 2009 in Medicine Bow, Wyo.
The new Palm Pre smartphone. Palm is inviting outside developers to tailor applications for eagerly-awaited Pre smartphones that will be taking on heavyweights such as iPhone and BlackBerry.
Tibetan Buddhist monks debate on topics taken from the Buddhist philosophy at the Namgyal monastery in Dharmsala, India, Saturday, April 4, 2009.
US first lady Michelle Obama, left, and France's first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy wave to onlookers, after they visited Strasbourg Cathedral during the programme for the spouses of NATO leaders, in Strasbourg, France, Saturday, April 4, 2009. The leaders were attending a summit marking the 60th anniversary of NATO.
Michelle Obama, fifth from left, posed with some of the wives of Group of 20 leaders and delegates during their visit to the Royal Opera House in London.
A just-married couple of Japanese tourists passed police officers in riot gear in central Athens, where hundreds of thousands gathered during a nationwide general strike protesting low salaries and unemployment.
US President Barack Obama (R) and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (C) and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown attend the North Atlantic Council Summit meeting on April 4, 2009 in Strasbourg during the NATO summit. The summit, which marks the organisation's 60th anniversary, is taking place on April 3 and 4, 2009 in Strasbourg and the neighbouring German cities of Baden-Baden and Kehl.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) congrtatulates Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen at the closing press conference at the NATO summit in Kehl, southern Germnay on April 4, 2009. Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen will be the next NATO secretary general, he and his predecessor said, after alliance leaders persuaded Turkey not to veto the nomination.
