Day in pictures

1 of 6 Stalls at this market in the Syrian capital, Damascus, have been quieter since neighbouring Lebanon's political crisis.

2 of 6 Turkish journalists are protesting against a new law which they say will damage press freedom.

3 of 6 Loaded with leaflets, a Chinese woman at a real estate fair in Beijing gazes at models of new apartment blocks.

4 of 6 A woman peruses the catalogue of art works belonging to the Queen Mother at an exhibition in Edinburgh, Scotland.

5 of 6 Hamas members protest outside Egypt's embassy in Gaza City, seeking intervention to release Palestinian prisoners in Israel.

6 of 6 A journalist looks at the image of a dolphin at a Japanese expo on the future.