Meeting Thai royalty

Trying to beat the heat

Children play at a fountain during the summer heat in Budapest, Hungary on July 7, 2015. (Xinhua/Attila Volgyi)

08 Jul, 2015

People take part in Independence Day parade in Washington

A man performs during the Independence Day parade in Washington D.C., capital of the United States, July 4, 2015. The United States celebrated its 239th Independence Day on Saturday.(Xinhua/Bao Dandan)

05 Jul, 2015

Drought in SW China affects thousands

Farmer Li Zailiang looks at a dried-up pond in Mouding County, Yi Autonomous Prefecture of Chuxiong, southwest China’s Yunnan Province, July 8, 2015. Nearly 210,000 people and 53,360 hectares of farmland were affected by the lingering drought in Chuxiong. (Xinhua/Yang Zongyou)

09 Jul, 2015