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Snapshots: The world in 24 hours, June 4

Updated: 2011-06-05 15:58

(Agencies)

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Snapshots: The world in 24 hours, June 4

Britain's Queen Elizabeth (L) and Prince Edward watch the winners enclosure after her horse lost in the Epsom Derby at Epsom Racecourse in southern England June 4, 2011. [Photo/Agencies]

Snapshots: The world in 24 hours, June 4

A boy swims in the Ganges River in Kolkata June 4, 2011. The World Environment Day is annually observed on June 5. [Photo/Agencies]

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