Day in pictures

1 of 10 Boys in a river with a flag of Indonesia's ruling Democratic Party of Struggles (PDI-P), in Bekasi, West Java.

2 of 10 An Iraqi boy waits for his father as thousands of Shia Muslims gather for Friday prayers at a Baghdad shrine.

3 of 10 Two elderly Indian men walk past a wall painted with the Congress Party symbol in Bangalore, India.

4 of 10 Residents flee their homes for safety in the province of Erzurum, east of Ankara, following the Turkish earthquake.

5 of 10 A Georgian woman stands at a wall covered with parliamentary election posters depicting President Mikhail Saakashvili, in Tbilisi.

6 of 10 A Turkish female Islamic militant protests in Ankara at the killing of Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, spiritual leader of Palestinian militant group Hamas.

7 of 10 The flag-covered face of a supporter of opposition presidential candidate Lien Chan in Taipei, Taiwan.

8 of 10 Australian artist Craig Ruddy stands by his charcoal portrait of Australia's leading Aboriginal actor, dancer and musician, David Gulpilil.

9 of 10 The shadow of British Prime Minister Tony Blair projects on a wall during an EU summit in Brussels.

10 of 10 Russian Irina Slutskaya performs at the World Figure Skating Championships in Dortmund, western Germany.