Day in pictures

1 of 11 This model's body art was painted by a master of traditional Chinese painting who is promoting a new book in Hong Kong.

2 of 11 US marine Brian Stokes shaves in front of the side mirror of his Humvee while on duty for the quick response team in Iraq.

3 of 11 Spiritual cleansing as a Hindu Holy man prepares to bathe in India's river Ganges.

4 of 11 Pope John Paul II holds his traditional weekly general audience at the Vatican.

5 of 11 Flood waters nearly submerge homes along the Yuanjiang river in Changde, central China's Hunan province.

6 of 11 A man walks among concrete slabs being used to build Israel's controversial barrier in the West Bank.

7 of 11 Taiwanese pilots practise their first air force motorway landings in 26 years.

8 of 11 The Queen Mary 2, the world's tallest, longest, widest, and most expensive passenger ship, arrives in Rotterdam.

9 of 11 A worker prepares medals for the Olympic Games in Athens - 13kg of gold, a ton of silver and a ton of bronze are needed.

10 of 11 Workers from one of South Korea's largest oil refiners shout in protest over pay and conditions.

11 of 11 A dramatic set design for a production of Bernstein's West Side Story floats on Lake Constance, Austria.