Thursday June 25, Our World In Pictures
MANHATTAN — Misty Copeland Performs Her NYC Debut: In this photo provided by American Ballet Theater, Misty Copeland and James Whiteside appear in “Swan Lake” at the Metropolitan Opera House on Wednesday. It was Copeland’s New York debut in the lead role, a key moment for her fans who hope she’ll soon be named American Ballet Theater’s first black principal dancer.
UZBEKISTAN — Drug Trafficking Rises: A National Security Service officer stands guard as drugs are burnt behind him at a plant on the outskirts of Tashkent on Thursday. Drug trafficking is on a rise in Uzbekistan as Afghanistan significantly expanded opium growing areas.