Festival goers watch a laser and pyrotechnics show at the Arcadia arena on the fourth day of the Glastonbury music festival
Festival goers watch a laser and pyrotechnics show at the Arcadia arena on the fourth day of the Glastonbury music festivalReuters
Gilles of Binche surround a performer dressed as a witch as they take part in a procession during an annual medieval pageant marking the historical entry of Charles the Fifth, his son Don Philip, infant of Spain and Duke of Brabant, and his sisters, Eleanor of Austria, Queen of France and Mary of Hungary into Brussels in 1549
Gilles of Binche surround a performer dressed as a witch as they take part in a procession during an annual medieval pageant marking the historical entry of Charles the Fifth, his son Don Philip, infant of Spain and Duke of Brabant, and his sisters, Eleanor of Austria, Queen of France and Mary of Hungary into Brussels in 1549Reuters
A bolt of lightning strikes One World Trade Center in Manhattan as the sun sets behind the city after a summer storm
A bolt of lightning strikes One World Trade Center in Manhattan as the sun sets behind the city after a summer stormReuters
The eye of Hurricane Arthur is seen over the Atlantic in this photo from the International Space Station tweeted by European Space Agency astronaut Alexander Gerst
The eye of Hurricane Arthur is seen over the Atlantic in this photo from the International Space Station tweeted by European Space Agency astronaut Alexander GerstReuters
Hindu priests sit in cauldrons of water and perform a special prayer for rain, in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad. India's monsoon rainfall was 43 percent below average in June, the weather office said, the weakest first month of the season in five years
Hindu priests sit in cauldrons of water and perform a special prayer for rain, in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad. India's monsoon rainfall was 43 percent below average in June, the weather office said, the weakest first month of the season in five yearsReuters
A girl wearing a faeces-shaped hat prepares to slide down into a large toilet at the Miraikan National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation in Tokyo
A girl wearing a faeces-shaped hat prepares to slide down into a large toilet at the Miraikan National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation in TokyoReuters
Children in gowns and mortarboards pose for pictures during their kindergarten graduation ceremony, in Wenxian county, Henan province, China
Children in gowns and mortarboards pose for pictures during their kindergarten graduation ceremony, in Wenxian county, Henan province, ChinaReuters
A life-sized Thomas the Tank Engine makes a test run in the mountains on a line run by Japan's Oigawa railway near the city of Shimada in Shizuoka prefecture, west of Tokyo
A life-sized Thomas the Tank Engine makes a test run in the mountains on a line run by Japan's Oigawa railway near the city of Shimada in Shizuoka prefecture, west of TokyoAFP
The Queen presses the button to release a bottle of whisky to formally name the Royal Navy's biggest ever ship, HMS Queen Elizabeth, at Rosyth Dockyard
The Queen presses the button to release a bottle of whisky to formally name the Royal Navy's biggest ever ship, HMS Queen Elizabeth, at Rosyth DockyardGetty
The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh attend the Thistle Service at St Giles' Cathedral in Edinburgh
The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh attend the Thistle Service at St Giles' Cathedral in EdinburghGetty
Prince Harry puts on a fireman's helmet at Valparaiso Fire Station during his visit to Chile
Prince Harry puts on a fireman's helmet at Valparaiso Fire Station during his visit to ChileGetty
Members of the June 2014 graduating class of the New York City Police Academy embrace during their graduation ceremony at Madison Square Garden in New York
Members of the June 2014 graduating class of the New York City Police Academy embrace during their graduation ceremony at Madison Square Garden in New YorkReuters
Two men dressed as Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers kiss during the WorldPride Parade in Toronto
Two men dressed as Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers kiss during the WorldPride Parade in TorontoReuters
Two men with a baby share a kiss as they take part in the annual Pride In London parade
Two men with a baby share a kiss as they take part in the annual Pride In London paradeGetty
Artist Jade Little touches up body paint on model Renee Somerfield, as she poses for a new advertisement by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) in Sydney
Artist Jade Little touches up body paint on model Renee Somerfield, as she poses for a new advertisement by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) in SydneyReuters
A participant of the
A participant of the "Zombie Takeover of Coney Island" poses for a portrait in Coney Island in the Brooklyn borough of New YorkReuters
Master barber Rob Ferrel cuts the likeness of Lionel Messi on the head of customer Vincent Hernandez at his barbershop in San Antonio, Texas, ahead of the World Cup match between Argentina and Switzerland
Master barber Rob Ferrel cuts the likeness of Lionel Messi on the head of customer Vincent Hernandez at his barbershop in San Antonio, Texas, ahead of the World Cup match between Argentina and SwitzerlandReuters
Bodybuilders flex muscles on stage during the Hong Kong Bodybuilding Championship
Bodybuilders flex muscles on stage during the Hong Kong Bodybuilding ChampionshipGetty
Switzerland fans cheer prior to the World Cup match against Argentina at the Corinthians Arena in Sao Paulo
Switzerland fans cheer prior to the World Cup match against Argentina at the Corinthians Arena in Sao PauloAFP
A Brazil fan puts on his costume before watching a telecast of the 2014 World Cup match between Brazil and Chile, at a Fifa fan area in Sao Paulo
A Brazil fan puts on his costume before watching a telecast of the 2014 World Cup match between Brazil and Chile, at a Fifa fan area in Sao PauloReuters
Fans watch the men's singles tennis match between Andy Murray of Britain and Roberto Bautista Agut of Spain on Centre Court at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships
Fans watch the men's singles tennis match between Andy Murray of Britain and Roberto Bautista Agut of Spain on Centre Court at the Wimbledon Tennis ChampionshipsReuters
Sophie McKinna competes in the Women's Shot Put Final during day two of the Sainsbury's British Championships at Birmingham Alexander Stadium
Sophie McKinna competes in the Women's Shot Put Final during day two of the Sainsbury's British Championships at Birmingham Alexander StadiumGetty
Shi'ite volunteers, who have joined the Iraqi army to fight against Isis, demonstrate their skills during a graduation ceremony after completing their field training in Najaf
Shi'ite volunteers, who have joined the Iraqi army to fight against Isis, demonstrate their skills during a graduation ceremony after completing their field training in NajafReuters
A Palestinian stone-thrower takes cover during clashes with Israeli police in Shuafat, an Arab suburb of Jerusalem
A Palestinian stone-thrower takes cover during clashes with Israeli police in Shuafat, an Arab suburb of JerusalemReuters
Bat-Galim Shaer (R) and Iris Yifrah (C), mothers of two of the three Israeli teens who were abducted and killed in the occupied West Bank, mourn during the joint funeral of their sons in the Israeli city of Modi'in
Bat-Galim Shaer (R) and Iris Yifrah (C), mothers of two of the three Israeli teens who were abducted and killed in the occupied West Bank, mourn during the joint funeral of their sons in the Israeli city of Modi'inReuters
An Iraqi mother who fled fighting in the city of Tal Afar rocks her twin children in the back of a pick-up truck as they try to enter a temporary displacement camp in Khazair
An Iraqi mother who fled fighting in the city of Tal Afar rocks her twin children in the back of a pick-up truck as they try to enter a temporary displacement camp in KhazairGetty
An officer of Malaysia's Islamic authority uses a telescope to sight the new moon of Ramadan, in Putrajaya outside Kuala Lumpur
An officer of Malaysia's Islamic authority uses a telescope to sight the new moon of Ramadan, in Putrajaya outside Kuala LumpurReuters
Members of the public enjoy the views from
Members of the public enjoy the views from "London's highest lawn" at the Shard in London. At 243.84 metres above London Bridge, the observation platform has been decorated with astroturf and will host a giant Fortnum and Mason picnic on August 10AFP
Rescue workers try to reach vehicles trapped underneath a bridge that collapsed while under construction in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, killing at least two people
Rescue workers try to reach vehicles trapped underneath a bridge that collapsed while under construction in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, killing at least two peopleReuters
Rescue workers conduct a search operation for survivors at the site of a collapsed 11-storey building that was under construction on the outskirts of the southern Indian city of Chennai
Rescue workers conduct a search operation for survivors at the site of a collapsed 11-storey building that was under construction on the outskirts of the southern Indian city of ChennaiReuters
Policemen and firefighters search in the wreckage of a cargo plane ferrying khat to Somalia which crashed at a commercial building in a Nairobi suburb shortly after takeoff
Policemen and firefighters search in the wreckage of a cargo plane ferrying khat to Somalia which crashed at a commercial building in a Nairobi suburb shortly after takeoffReuters
A firefighter holds a red panda by its tail while removing it from a tree at a residential area in Kunming, Yunnan province, China
A firefighter holds a red panda by its tail while removing it from a tree at a residential area in Kunming, Yunnan province, ChinaReuters
A baby walrus is watched over by her mother Dyna at the Hagenbeck Zoo in Hamburg. The nameless calf was born June 15
A baby walrus is watched over by her mother Dyna at the Hagenbeck Zoo in Hamburg. The nameless calf was born June 15Reuters