La Gloria, Mexico: A woman stands outside the home of a child who, according to Veracruz state governor, Miguel Herrera, survived the swine flu, as she waits for Herrera's arrival at the villagePhotograph: Alexandre Meneghini/APManila, Philippines: A riot policeman yawns during a drillPhotograph: Romeo Ranoco/ReutersToronto, Canada: Twelve-year-old Kaiyash holds a sign protesting against the planned expansion of the Toronto city centre airportPhotograph: Mark Blinch/Reuters
L'Aquila, Italy: An elderly man walks amid the tents at an earthquake refugee campPhotograph: Filippo Monteforte/AFP/Getty ImagesMexico City: A pizza restaurant worker wears a surgical mask and prepares to close up as a precaution againt swine fluPhotograph: Luis Acosta/AFP/GettyRio de Janeiro, Brazil: Two women view the work of photographer Mauricio Hora picturing daily life at the Providencia shantytown, where he livesPhotograph: Antonio Scorza/AFP/GettyVenice, Italy: A woman walks in the flooded Piazza San MarcoPhotograph: Giuseppe Cacace/AFP/GettyJerusalem, Israel: Soldiers stand in formation during the Memorial Day ceremony at the Western WallPhotograph: Dan Balilty/APRamallah, West Bank: A woman holds a portrait of her son during a protest calling for the release of Palestinian prisonersPhotograph: Muhammed Muheisen/APVavuniya, Sri Lanka: A displaced Tamil woman and child waiting to receive food and water at a government campPhotograph: UN/AFP/GettyBraunschweig, Germany: An activist of the online network "Campact" protests against a request by US biotech giant Monsanto, concerning a ban on a type of genetically modified maizePhotograph: Nigel Treblin/AFP/Getty ImagesJammu, Afghanistan: A farmer carries harvested wheat cropPhotograph: Amit Gupta/ReutersCounty Durham, UK: The North East's latest public art piece In Our Image by Joseph Hiller at Aycliffe Fabrications Business ParkPhotograph: Owen Humphreys/PAIceland: Tourists stand in the Blue Lagoon near ReykjavikPhotograph: Olivier Morin/AFP/Getty
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