Day in pictures

1 of 7 Diving pig "Babe" flies through the air during a display of diving and racing pigs in Melbourne, Australia.

2 of 7 Two girls chat while watching a video on rare species shown at a shopping mall in Thailand's capital, Bangkok.

3 of 7 A man casts his ballot in Indonesia's first direct presidential election, in the country's troubled province of Aceh.

4 of 7 A woman begs in the Afghan capital, Kabul.

5 of 7 A Palestinian woman and baby cross through a gap in a section of Israel's separation barrier under construction, in a West Bank village near Jerusalem.

6 of 7 A Chinese man walks past a billboard for a facial cleansing product in the country's capital, Beijing.

7 of 7 A model displays an outfit by Spanish designer Agata Ruiz de la Prada at a fashion show in the country's capital, Madrid.