This Week in Photos, Week of June 22-28, 2012
From the Olympic trials to a famous dog’s retirement from show business, it was a week of athletic determination and cute animals. Here’s what happened this week around the world.
A girl high fives a reveler as she marches in the New York City Gay Pride March. The annual civil rights demonstration commemorates the Stonewall riots of 1969, which erupted after a police raid on a gay bar, the Stonewall Inn.
Models walk the runway during the Giorgio Armani show as part of Milan Fashion Week Menswear Spring/Summer 2013 in Milan, Italy.
Uggie, the canine star of The Artist, poses after he casted his paw prints in cement outside Grauman's Chinese Theatre during a ceremony marking his retirement from show business.
Ana Ivanovic of Serbia is congratulated by Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez of Spain after their match at the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships in London.
Torchbearer Starr Halley holds the Olympic Flame on Skegness Beach in England during day 40 of the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay. The Olympic Flame is traveling on a 70-day relay involving 8,000 torchbearers covering 8,000 miles.
Switzerland's quadruple scull team members prepare for a training session on the Sarnersee at the Rowing Centre in Sarnen, Switzerland.
Michelle Perry and Lolo Jones compete in the women's 100-meter hurdles semi-final during the 2012 US Olympic Track & Field Team Trials at Hayward Field in Eugene, OR.
Serena Williams of the US hits a return to Barbora Zahlavova Strycova of the Czech Republic during their women's singles tennis match at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London.
A Fiordland penguin leaves his prints on canvas at Taronga Zoo in Sydney, Australia. This week, the zoo pledged to aid in a new elephant conservation project in Thailand, and Taronga’s animals showed their support for the pledge by dipping their feet in paint and smudging them on canvas.
Katy Perry performs at the premiere of her new movie at the Grauman's Chinese theatre in Hollywood. The documentary opens in the US on July 5.
A horse leaps in the air during the festival of San Juan in Ciutadella, Menorca, Spain. Men ride horses around the town, leaping through the festive crowd to celebrate the town’s patron saint.
Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte dive off the starting blocks at the start of the men's 400-meter Individual Medley during the 2012 US Olympic Swimming Team Trials at CenturyLink Center in Omaha, NE.
The Olympic Rings hang from Tower Bridge after being lowered into position for display from the walkways in central London. The London 2012 Olympic Games will begin on July 27.
Rebecca Wade and Lisa Aguilera compete in the women's 3000-meter steeplechase preliminary during the 2012 US Olympic Track & Field Team Trials at Hayward Field in Eugene, OR.