Both rejected by their mothers, a 26-day-old endangered Sumatran tiger cub cuddles up to a 5-month-old female orangutan at an animal hospital in Cisarua, West Java, Indonesia, Feb. 26. The hospital also is caring for other abandoned cubs and orangutans. More of the story behind the photo: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=438790&in_page_id=1770&ico=Homepage&icl=TabModule&icc=picbox&ct=5

LCpl. Jason Derks and LCpl. Daniel Patrick, who both returned from Iraq wounded, mourn for their fallen companions of the 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, Feb. 15 at Camp Pendleton, Calif., as the Marines of Regimental Combat Team 5 memorialize 100 Marines, soldiers, and sailors who died during the regiment's 12-month deployment to fight in the Al Anbar Province of Iraq.

Antonio Suarez, 7, of Golden Valley, Minn., jumps for joy and cheers as he spots his father, Capt. Eduardo Suarez, at the Civic Center in Grand Rapids, Minn., June 23, upon the Minnesota National Guard's return from Iraq. More of the story behind this photo: http://wcco.com/local/grand.rapids.world.2.368408.html

Opposition leader Benazir Bhutto is welcomed Nov. 12 as she visits with a mother who lost her son in the Oct. 18 bombing in Karachi while Bhutto was traveling in Lahore, Pakistan.

A supporter of Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez points a pistol toward two opponents of Chavez who were demonstrating against the him during clashes at Venezuela’s Central University in Caracas, Nov. 7. Gunmen opened fire on students returning from a march in which 80,000 people denounced Chavez’s attempts to expand his power. Shots were fired during the clashes and at least eight people were injured, including one by gunfire.

Kevin Sterne was shot twice in the right leg after a gunman opened fire in a dorm and classroom on the campus, killing at least 30 people in the deadliest shooting rampage in U.S. history. Sterne tied an electrical cord around his thigh to stop the bleeding until police carried him from the building and emergency workers put a proper tourniquet on him. Read the details behind this photo: http://hamptonroads.com/node/253061

Rescue workers transport a family down a flooded street Aug. 22 following heavy rains that caused flooding in Findlay, Ohio. Water from the worst flood in nearly a century in this northwest Ohio city began receding Thursday, as it did elsewhere in the Midwest. More than 1,000 homeowners have been displaced. The death toll across the Upper Midwest and from the remnants of Tropical Storm Erin that swept Texas, Oklahoma and Missouri over the past week also rose to at least 26. Madalyn Ruggiero, AP

Vehicles rest on a collapsed section of the I35 bridge Aug. 2, in Minneapolis, Minn. The bridge, which spans the Mississippi River in the city's downtown, collapsed during the evening rush hour. Thirteen people were killed in the collapse and 144 injured.

Firemen stand atop rubble on the site of a collapsed building at Borivali, Mumbai, India, July 19.

Three firefighters brace themselves from explosive heat coming from a burning home in Rancho Bernardo, Calif., Oct. 22.

The Anak Krakatau volcano sends up clouds of hot gasses, rocks, and lava as a fishing boat is moored offshore Nov. 8 in the Sunda Straits between Java and Sumatra, Indonesia.

Onlookers gather at Coney Island as smoke fills the air Sept. 7 during the last fireworks show of the summer in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. Coney Island has been a summer destination for millions of working class New Yorkers for generations. A developer, Thor Equities, is planning a $2 billion makeover of the historic seaside theme park to transform it into more upscale establishments to attract a more affluent crowd.

Dust covers The Strip after the implosion of the Stardust hotel-casino in Las Vegas March 13. The property, which opened on July 2, 1958, was imploded to pave the way for Boyd Gaming Corp.'s $4.4 billion megaresort complex, Echelon Place.

Two acrobatic planes from the Zelazny group collide during a performance at an air show in Radom, Poland, Saturday, Sept. 1, 2007. Both pilots died in the crash, but there were no reports of injuries in the crowd.

Astronaut Dr. Buzz Aldrin, who walked on the moon July 20, 1969, waves as he and members of the Hualapai tribe take the first walk on the Skywalk, billed as the first-ever cantilever-shaped glass walkway extending 70 feet from the western Grand Canyon's rim more than 4,000 feet above the Colorado River, March 20, on the Hualapai Reservation at Grand Canyon, Ariz.

Yiming Xiao from China performs in the individual rope final during the 28th Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships Sept. 21 in Patras, Greece.

Britney Spears performs at the MTV Video Music Awards held at the Palms Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Sept. 9.