Beijing, China: A woman performs morning exercises with fans at Ditan park
Chianocco, Italy: Riot police stand guard during a
sit-in protest against the construction of a high-speed train line that
will link Turin and Lyon
Dakar, Senegal: Supporters of the presidential
candidate Macky Sall attack and beat a supporter of the incumbent
president, Abdoulaye Wade
Mexico City, Mexico: An activist hangs a placard
from a sculpture of Mexican hero Leonardo Bravo during a campaign called
Breathing Shouldn't Be Something For Heroes, drawing attention to the
problems of pollution
Whitley Bay, England: American artist Yvette
Mattern's Global Rainbow, which celebrates Martin Luther King Day,
lights up the north-east coastline to herald the 2012 Olympic Games
Khartoum, Sudan: A member of the national
weightlifting team prepares to compete with other athletes for a place
in the Olympic team
Allahabad, India: A police officer checks forms as unemployed Indian women crowd the employment exchange office
Amman, Jordan: A bee collects pollen from an almond blossom
Tokyo, Japan: A miko, or shrine maiden, walks as snow falls at the Meiji Shrine
Harveyville, Kansas, US: The damage and wreckage left after a tornado passed through the town
Paris, France: A model stumbles during French designer Anthony Vaccarello's show at Paris Fashion Week
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: A worker runs for cover during a torrential downpour at a construction site
Punta Arenas, Chile: One of two British cruise
ships refused entry to an Argentinian port because they had berthed in
the Falklands arrives in southern Chile
Tehran, Iran: Iranians pray next to the graves of their loved ones at the Beheshte Zahra cemetery