Varna, Bulgaria: A boy plays in the Black SeaPhotograph: Krasimir Delchev/EPACalcutta, India: Street food is a big business in Calcutta, where 130,000 street food vendors make an estimated profit of nearly $100m per yearPhotograph: PIYAL ADHIKARY/EPARio de Janiero, Brazil: A protester poses next to the statue of Santos Dumont, the pioneer of Brazilian aviation, during a rally about the country's aviation problems and chaosPhotograph: Antonio Lacerda/EPA
Beijing, China: An inmate holds up a sign saying New Olympics during celebrations for the one-year countdown to the Beijing Olympic Games in Tianhe prisonPhotograph: China Photos/GettyBaghdad, Iraq: Shia pilgrims converge on Khadamiya neighbourhood. A ban on vehicles is in place in some areas as security forces prepare for extremists to attempt to sabotage the annual march to commemorate the eighth-century death of a key Shia saintPhotograph: Spencer Platt/GettyIsles of Wright, UK: The legs of the crew of the British boat Fortis Excel are reflected in its mirrored hull during Cowes weekPhotograph: Chris Ison/PADaytona Beach, USA: A Black Skimmer chick finds a little shade under one of its parentsPhotograph: David Tucker/APWarnemuende, Germany: The ships Lisa von Luebeck, right, and Wissemara sail towards the Baltic Sea port. The replicas of old Hanseatic cogs are taking part in a traditional sailing eventPhotograph: Thomas Haentzschel/APNewquay, UK: Holidaymakers and surf enthusiasts crowd onto the beach during the Ripcurl Boardmasters at Fistral Beach, the most important surfing event in BritainPhotograph: Matt Cardy/GettyHong Kong, China: Pedestrians find cover as dark clouds and rain hit the territory in the afternoonPhotograph: Philippe Lopez/AFPBishan County, China: Rice ears are seen sitting in water after last month's floodingPhotograph: China Photos/GettyPyongyang, North Korea: Students hold flip cards to create the image of a gun during a performance at the May day stadiumPhotograph: Elizabeth Dalziel/APWashington, USA: John Weasel Traveller, a Blackfeet Indian, paints a tipi inside the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian on the eve of the International Day of the World's Indigenous PeoplePhotograph: Matthew Cavanaugh/EPALondon, UK: A woman walks past a picture of Winston Churchill by Banksy at the Warhol vs Banksy ExhibitionPhotograph: Chris Jackson/GettySrinagar, India: Members of Special Operations Group beat Wahab Mir (centre), father of an arrested girl, Naseema Akthar. Hundreds of people staged a protest against the arrest of three youths and a girl during nighttime raids.Photograph: Altaf Qadri/EPAKennedy Space Center, USA: Space Shuttle Endeavour lifts off from launch pad 39-A. The crew included astronaut Barbara Morgan - the first teacher in space to conduct classes from the International Space StationPhotograph: Justin Dernier/EPA
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