Followers of the Taiwan Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation pray for the world at the Taipei Arena to mark the annual Ghost Month Buddhist festival.

Participants battle for the ball during a preliminary match in Beijing for the up-coming Mud Football World Championships.

Bollywood actresses Esha Deol and Hema Malini pose during a ceremony for the forthcoming Hindi film 'Tell Me O Khuda', in Mumbai.

Bollywood actors Ajay Devgan, Amitabh Bachchan and Sanjay Dutt pose alongside director David Dhawan during a ceremony for the forthcoming Hindi film 'Rascals', in Mumbai.

Israeli soldiers remove a Palestinian youth from a checkpoint on the outskirts of the West Bank city of Bethlehem as elderly Palestinians wait to cross into Jerusalem to attend the second prayers of the holy fasting month of Ramadan at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound.

A People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals activist dressed as a dog, poses with a placard during a demonstration in Hyderabad.

Somali refugees line up to be vaccinated against measles at the Ethiopian Kobe camp in Dolo Ado.

Demonstrators from minority communities burn an effigy of Prakash Jha as they shout slogans against Amitabh Bachchan's new film Aarakshan, which tackles the controversial issue of caste quotas, during a protest in New Delhi.

A student poses with a mask while waiting for the attraction of the 'Chemical Brothers' band, in Paris.

The union of pig farmers VEVA protest in front of the distribution centre of Delhaize in Zellik, Belgium.

A US Navy soldier stands guard onboard the USS aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan anchored in Hong Kong. The US carrier is in town for several days before heading back to America.

Riding in his winner's yellow jersey, Tour de France winner Cadel Evans of Australia is greeted by some of the thousands of fans which lined the streets for his homecoming victory parade in Melbourne. Evans' win, the first by an Australian, was hailed here as one of the country's finest ever sporting achievements, ranking alongside Rod Laver's tennis exploits and their America's Cup yachting triumph.

A police combat vehical is stationed outside a theatre showing the movie 'Aarakshan'.

A policeman stands guard outside a cinema hall screening the newly released film 'Aarakshan', or 'Reservation' in Mumbai - AP

26-year-old German-Turkish citizen charged with plotting an attack with explosives on U.S. installations in Germany and attempting to recruit al-Qaida supporters over the Internet, Adnan V., covers his face in a Frankfurt courtroom.

Images of fireworks is displayed on a huge screen at the opening ceremony of the 26th Universiade games at Shenzhen Bay Sports Center in Shenzhen, China.

Police officers detain a protester in Moscow, Russia during a protest against corruption, rising prices and to increase democratic rights.