Benghazi, Libya: Rebels douse burnt-out cars following an explosion in the parking lot of the Tibesti hotel, used by rebel leaders, diplomats and journalists Photograph: Gianluigi Guercia/AFP/Getty ImagesSrinagar, India: A Kashmiri boatman transports tourists on Dal Lake Photograph: Tauseef Mustafa/AFP/Getty ImagesNew York, US: A woman cools off in the shade on a hot dayPhotograph: Spencer Platt/Getty Images
Playa del Carmen, Mexico: Handlers carry Scarlet Macaws (Ara macao) in Xcaret ecological park. The park has entered the Guinness World Records for having the biggest number of endangered macaws born in captivity in the same place over one yearPhotograph: Victor Ruiz/ReutersAjmer, India: A Sufi Kalandar (wandering ascetic) performs an act of self-torture during devotion at the annual Urs (death anniversary) of Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin ChishtiPhotograph: /AFP/Getty ImagesPodvrh, Slovenia: A bear cub adopted by a local family plays with their dog Photograph: Srdjan Zivulovic/ReutersLa Cumbre, Colombia: An exorcist performs a ritual on a woman who claims to be possessed by spiritsPhotograph: Luis Robayo/AFP/Getty ImagesVenice, Italy: Moored gondolas during a heavy evening rain showerPhotograph: Filippo Monteforte/AFP/Getty ImagesMontevideo, Uruguay: The Palacio Salvo building on a foggy day Photograph: Pablo Porciuncula/AFP/Getty ImagesNazaré, Portugal: Salted fish are put out to dry on a beach Photograph: Rafael MarchantE/ReutersBangkok , Thailand: A customs officer shows a seized false gavial (Tomistoma schlegeli) during a news conference after they seized smuggled animals at Suvarnabhumi airport Photograph: Sukree Sukplang/ReutersBeijing, China: A partially demolished art studio at the Black Bridge Art District 1. Artists abandoned their studios last year after local authorities tried to evict them and make way for redevelopment Photograph: Andy Wong/AP
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