Maryland, US: A member of the US Naval Academy freshman class goes through a muddy ditch during the rigorous sea trialsPhotograph: Chip Somodevilla/Getty ImagesBucharest, Romania: A Romanian policeman holds cardboard police cut outs as he protests in front of the Romanian Parliament buildingPhotograph: Daniel Mihailescu/AFP/Getty ImagesAjdabiya, Libya: A rebel fighter serves a cup of tea at a checkpointPhotograph: Rodrigo Abd/AP
Dublin, Ireland: A woman is detained by riot police during disturbances as Queen Elizabeth begins a four-day state visitPhotograph: Cathal Mcnaughton/ReutersWashington, US: Members of the Jordanian press and others wait for a meeting in Capitol HillPhotograph: Brendan Smialowski/Getty ImagesNew York, US: Katharina Merkle (left) of Austria hits Kate Russell of the US in the semi-final round of the first Pillow Fighting World ChampionshipsPhotograph: Lucas Jackson/ReutersIslamabad, Pakistan: A child, with his face covered with flies, sits inside a wooden cartPhotograph: Muhammed Muheisen/APBangkok, Thailand: A girl plays behind her mother as Buddhist believers pray during a ceremonyPhotograph: Damir Sagolj/ReutersKiryat Gat, Israel: Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men beat sacks of wheat in a fieldPhotograph: MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP/Getty ImagesAbbottabad, Pakistan: A boy blows up multi-coloured balloons for sale along a roadPhotograph: Akhtar Soomro/ReutersIstanbul, Turkey: French climber Alain Robert – the French 'Spiderman' scales the 261-metre high Sapphire skyscraperPhotograph: Mustafa Ozer/AFP/Getty ImagesMagelang, Indonesia: Buddhist monks at Borobudur temple during Vesak Day, commonly known as Buddha's birthdayPhotograph: Ulet Ifansasti/Getty ImagesBenghazi, Libya: A Libyan woman helps children light a lantern at a gathering in Revolution SquarePhotograph: Saeed Khan/AFP/Getty ImagesLondon, UK: Neon artist Chris Bracey puts the finishing touches to the artwork 'Heart of the World'Photograph: Matthew Lloyd/Getty Images
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