Best pictures from June 11
A man patiently spends a leisurely afternoon fishing among the marshes where the Rouge River meets Lake Ontario in Toronto.Peter Power/The Globe and Mail
Micheal, 3 week-old Sumatra elephant, stands under his mother Mayang in a breeding program at Bali's Safari and Marine Park in Giayar, Bali, Indonesia.Firdia Lisnawati/The Associated Press
Munduruku Indians from the Amazon Basin demonstrate in front of the Ministry of Mines and Energy by lying on the street to symbolize the dead, in Brasilia. The Indians are demonstrating against violations of indigenous rights and are calling for the suspension of the construction of the Belo Monte hydroelectric plant on the Xingu, Teles Pires and Tapajos rivers, a huge project aimed at feeding Brazil's fast-growing demand for electricity.LUNAE PARRACHO/Reuters
A child plays soccer near former South African President Nelson Mandela's house in Qunu, South Africa.ROGAN WARD/Reuters
Protesters cast their shadows on the ground during a demonstration for free elections in Iran, in Berlin. Several hundred protesters attended the demonstration of the National Council Of Resistance Of Iran near the Brandenburg Gate demanding free elections and the end of the Mullah government.Markus Schreiber/The Associated Press
Cliff diver Hector Adrian Estrada, 38, dives into the Pacific Ocean in Mazatlan, Mexico. Estrada has been making a living in Mazatlan for the last 26 years as a cliff diver by collecting gratuities from tourists who stop to watch Estrada and other divers peform.Dario Lopez-Mills/The Associated Press
Brothers, who are members of a rebel group called the Martyr Al-Abbas, discuss tactical plans in Aleppo. The brothers said the group, which consists of two more brothers and other members, is operating under the Free Syrian Army, and was first established in the memory of their brother, Abbas Sheikh Yasine.MUZAFFAR SALMAN/Reuters
A protester throws a petrol bomb towards riot policemen during clashes in Taksim Square in Istanbul, Turkey.Kostas Tsironis/The Associated Press
An Afghan refugee, center, covers his face as he and others get caught in a sand storm at a poor neighborhood on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan. Pakistan hosts over 1.6 million registered Afghans, the largest and most protracted refugee population in the world, according to the U.N. refugee agency.Muhamme dMuheisen/The Associated Press
A protester lays under a wheel of a police water cannon as other tries to pull out him during a police operation to evacuate Taksim Square in Istanbul.Thanassis Stavrakis/The Associated Press
A protester tries to remain standing as police water cannon fires water during clashes at the Taksim Square in Istanbul.Thanassis Stavrakis/The Associated Press
Protesters run in panic as riot police and water cannons returned to Istanbul's Taksim square.YANNIS BEHRAKIS/Reuters