Pyongyang, North Korea: Runners rest in the Kim Il-sung Stadium during the 26th Mangyongdae prize marathon, ahead of the birthday of the former leaderPhotograph: David Guttenfelder/APLagos, Nigeria: An engineer stands near a sign that likens the human body to a train engine. The Nigerian Railway Corporation, which recently restarted a service from Lagos to Kano, has many such items at its headquartersPhotograph: Jon Gambrell/APQuezon, Philippines: A boy retrieves a chip from a powder-filled basin during the 'OlymPeace' games at Camp AguinaldoPhotograph: Aaron Favila/AP
Guwahati city, India: A close-up view of an orchid in full bloom Photograph: EPAAssen, the Netherlands: Re-enactors from all over Europe take part in Operation Amherst (Lucky Strike), which was the codename for a special commando action for the liberation of Drenthe during the second world warPhotograph: Catrinus Van Der Veen/EPAMogadishu, Somalia: Goats nibble grass at Bakara animal marketPhotograph: Tobin Jones/AFP/Getty ImagesCairo, Egypt: A boy clutches a picture of Hosni Mubarak outside the police academy where the ousted president's trial collapsed after the presiding judge withdrew from the casePhotograph: Amr Abdallah Dalsh/ReutersHavana, Cuba: Identical triplets Marcos, Cesar and Angel Ramirez Castellanos prepare for their class at the National School of BalletPhotograph: Ramon Espinosa/APRome, Italy: Demonstrators unfurl a Syrian National Coalition flag as they rally against President Bashar al-AssadPhotograph: Filippo Monteforte/AFP/Getty ImagesHong Kong, China: A trial cyclist rides a unicycle on rocks stacked on the banks of the Shing Mun river. The new town of Ma On Shan is seen in the background Photograph: Jerome Favre/EPAMinsk, Belarus: A robin perches on a pile of old tyresPhotograph: Sergei Grits/APLondon, England: A woman photographs dogs at the start of the Tweed Run cycle ridePhotograph: Luke MacGregor/ReutersLima, Peru: Participants carry their Cajones, a box-shaped percussive instrument of Afro-Peruvian origin, during the International Peruvian Cajon FestivalPhotograph: Ernesto Benavides/AFP/Getty ImagesDenpasar, Indonesia: A Lion Air Boeing 737 plane is partially submerged after skidding off the runaway while attempting to land at Bali's international airport Photograph: Indonesian Police/AFP/Getty Images
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