French swimmer Philippe Croizon rests after his arrival at Pasar Skow in Indonesia's province of Papua. Croizon, who lost his limbs in an accident, braved strong winds and currents to swim from Papua New Guinea to Indonesia, in the first stretch of a mission to swim between five continents.
Streets performers dressed as Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse drinking alcohol, ask for money in Las Vegas
A New York commuter busy using her mobile phone walks right past a sign designed by artist Jay Shells, reading: "Pay Attention While Walking - Your Facebook Update Can Wait"
A firefighter is lowered headfirst down well to rescue a trapped 13-year-old boy, in Changchun, Jilin Province, China. Passers-by called police after hearing Xiao Ming's screams for help from the 10m deep well, which had an opening just 40cm wide...
....Firefighter Wei Ping was lowered into the well. He tied a rope round the boy's arms and grabbed hold of his hands; his colleagues up top then carefully pulled them both to the surface.
A man in Tyumen, Russia, had to be rescued by emergency workers from a rubbish chute where he had jumped to escape his girlfriend, but ended up getting stuck after sliding three floors down.
David Cameron meets The Saturdays on the set of ITV's 'Daybreak'
A male house sparrow flies up to a bird box with an insect to feed its nestlings in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania
Malang, a one-month-old female langur, is cradled by her mother Untala, as she makes her public debut at Howletts Wild Animal Park, near Canterbury, Kent
A wax figure of Pope John Paul II stands in a parking garage prior to being loaded into a car to be driven to Wadowice, Poland from the Madame Tussauds museum in Berlin. The figure will be displayed in his home town for celebrations of the 92nd anniversary of his birth.
Rachel Phillipps poses with artist Ana Tzarev's fibreglass artwork "Love" at the Saatchi Gallery in London
The Space Needle rises above the "Glasshouse," featuring a 100-foot suspended, 1,340-piece sculpture by Dale Chihuly, at the Seattle Centre
A girl participates in the Awesome Hairstyle exhibit during the Shell Eco-marathon Challenge Europe at The Ahoy centre in Rotterdam
Ino Menegaki, dressed as a high priestess, lights the torch at a ceremony in Panathinean stadium in Athens
David Beckham smiles during a visit to The Experimental University School of Athens, a day after the ceremonial handover of the Olympic flame
Carmen Marton and Safwan Khalil of the Australian Olympic Taekwondo team pose during a portrait session in Sydney
Nik Wallenda performs a walk on a tightrope in the rain during training for his walk over Niagara Falls
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