The day in pictures

1 of 10 Demonstrators mark the first anniversary of the sinking of the oil tanker Prestige off the Spanish coast, demanding government action to prevent a future catastrophe .

2 of 10 Anger at their government draws around 1,000 Haitian students onto the streets of the capital .

3 of 10 A ship passes by a tornado whirling about 500 metres (1,640 feet) high in the waters off southern Japan. This video image was captured by a passing patrol boat crew.

4 of 10 The Vauselu tribe in Fiji present a freshly slaughtered cow to the family of English missionary Thomas Baker to apologise on behalf of their tribespeople who ate him 136 years ago.

5 of 10 Clash of the Titans... Rugby fans gear up for the World Cup semi-finals in Sydney, Australia. The host nation meets New Zealand on Saturday and France face England on Sunday.

6 of 10 Carabinieri sergeant Alfio Ragazzi - killed in Wednesday's suicide attack in Iraq - wrote two months earlier of Italian troops' 'football-spaghetti' policy to win over the Iraqis. (Picture: Enrico di Giacomo)

7 of 10 With a year to go to the US presidential election, actress Drew Barrymore helps launch the "Declare Yourself" campaign to encourage young people to vote.

8 of 10 Greeting cards of Osama bin Laden, head of the al-Qaeda network and one of the world's most wanted men, are found on sale in a shop in Pakistan.

9 of 10 Italian Jockey Frankie Dettori celebrates his victory with crowds at the race track. It was his 100th win of the British horseracing season, a feat he has achieved nine times.

10 of 10 Indonesian chef Rahmat Ksnaedi retouches a chocolate statue of a Muslim calling for prayer. Made of 150 kgs of pure chocolate from France, it took one month to finish.