Karachi, Pakistan: A butcher presses his foot on to a slaughtered chicken as he waits for the blood to drainPhotograph: Behrouz Mehri/AFP/Getty ImagesBenghazi, Libya: A street artist paints a caricature of Muammar GaddafiPhotograph: Sergey Ponomarev/APKarachi, Pakistan: An ice-cream seller waits for customers at Sea View beachPhotograph: Behrouz Mehri/AFP/Getty Images
Bhaktapur, Nepal: A woman gives the finishing touches to a clay pot in Talako pottery squarePhotograph: Navesh Chitrakar/ReutersTuz Khurmatu, Iraq: A seven-year-old girl cries after undergoing female circumcisionPhotograph: The Washington Post/Getty ImagesSofia, Bulgaria: A Chinese performer cheers on her troupe during the opening of the fourth international folk festivalPhotograph: Valentina Petrova/APMoscow, Russia: A woman takes the weight of her feet in a night clubPhotograph: Ivan Sekretarev/APLondon, UK: A police officer guarding the houses of parliament shelters from torrential rainPhotograph: Matthew Lloyd/Getty ImagesHelmand province, Afghanistan: A US marine passes down a gun to his staff sergeant as they come down from the rooftop of a housePhotograph: David Goldman/APLondon UK: The Duchess of Cambridge's wedding dress, designed by Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen, on display in Buckingham PalacePhotograph: Lewis Whyld/APWajir, Kenya: People collect water containers in drought-hit east AfricaPhotograph: ReutersAthens, Greece: Taxis are lined up at the Afidnes toll post during a protest that allowed motorists to pass through without payingPhotograph: Petros Giannakouris/APPrague, Czech Republic: Tourists shelter under umbrellas in Old Town Square Photograph: Roman Vondrous/APNew York, US: A girl runs through a fountain in John Jay parkPhotograph: Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty Images
Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100’s of titles, curated specifically for you.