The day in pictures, June 21, 2011

Today Tuesday turned out special. The summer equinox - the longest day of the year, followed by slowly sneaking up the shortest night of the year.

One of thirteen infants in the care of the hen ostriches in the zoo in Berlin, Germany.





The trainer kite Subhendu Mallik holding just hatched baby Indian cobra in a suburb of Bhubaneshwar, India.



This two-year elephant Kilaguni was the hero of the film "Born to be free." His mother was killed by poachers, and he was barely saved hyena bites.



But the girl elephant Mumba, three days old, has not yet become a movie star. It is enough to be a star of the Amsterdam zoo.



Cow standing in a meadow in the foothills of the Austrian Alps in the province of Tyrol.



Mexicans fish on the Pacific coast in Playa de Oro.



Wonders of the levitation of a cyclist on the lake Dong in Wuhan, China.



In general, the "miracle" levitation attended by a large number of local residents.



Most of the airport in Sydney, Australia is still vacant because of the ash cloud from a Chilean volcano. No flights - no passengers.



In Kabul, Afghanistan today has passed Day of skateboarding, organized by the local school skateboarders.



A man tries to "like Vodicka?" In a public pool of Essen, Germany.



Lifeguard on the background of the wreckage of the Tu-134, crashed near Petrozavodsk. 44 people were killed and eight are in serious condition.



Weekdays camp for refugees from Syria in the border town of Turkish Boynyugin.



Thousands of European workers took to the streets of Luxembourg, demanding support from the leadership of the EU during the crisis.



Palestinians staged a rally in Rafah on the border with Egypt, demanding the opening of the border on a regular basis.



The former Utah governor and ambassador to China Jon Huntsman announced today in the park Liberty State, Jersey City, the beginning of his campaign for the presidency of the US Republican Party.



British Queen Elizabeth II among the flags during the celebration of the 300th anniversary of St Paul's Cathedral in London.



Bolivian President Evo Morales (center) celebrates a sunrise during the winter solstice ceremony in Tiwanaku, Bolivia.



Psevdoyazychniki greeted the dawn in the rays of the rising sun in the background of Stonehenge, England.



Hundreds of fanatics and a reckless Englishmen wanted to meet here for the summer solstice.



The installer comes down from the roof of the new stadium in Bucharest, Romania, "Lia Manoliu Arena", with capacity of 55 thousand spectators. This stadium will take the next final of the UEFA European Football Championship.



Lightning near the stadium before the match in Omaha college baseball teams USA.



Tennis fan waits for the start to let the stands at Wimbledon. While the first round without surprises.



French Dassault's fighter during a demonstration flight at the second day of the air show in Paris.



The mouse and the elephant from the German TV show has become a way to create a maze in a field near the town of Utting, which runs until the end of September.



Banderilleros a bull during a bullfighting festival fire in Alicante, Spain.



Photo: AP, Getty Images, Reuters