The day in pictures

1 of 10 Michael Howard is named as leader of the UK's opposition Conservative Party.

2 of 10 Russian President Vladimir Putin is welcomed by EU Commission President Romano Prodi at the EU-Russia summit in Rome.

3 of 10 Cuban students paint John Lennon's face on a pavement in Havana.

4 of 10 A visitor stands next to a sculpture of Adolf Hitler by artist Maurizio Cattelan at the Haus der Kunst art museum in Munich, southern Germany.

5 of 10 Animal rights activists protest outside a pet food company in Neuilly-sur-Seine near Paris.

6 of 10 Orang Utans at a sanctuary in Sumatra, Indonesia, are fending for themselves after a flash flood destroyed their home.

7 of 10 Taiwanese lawmakers exchange blows during a defence committee meeting.

8 of 10 In the South Korean capital Seoul, labour union members fight with riot police during a protest march.

9 of 10 Fans mourn singer Bobby Hatfield (left) of the chart-topping duo the Righteous Brothers, who died on Wednesday.

10 of 10 Washington's memorial to third US President Thomas Jefferson gets an annual wash-down.