Day in pictures

A Japanese woman drinks sake through the stem of a lotus leaf, which is believed to be good for health and longevity.

A man riding a papier-mache horse takes a break during a parade, which is part of the San Fermin festival in Pamplona, northern Spain.

Native American dancers take part in a walk from San Francisco to Washington to press for the protection of indigenous sacred sites.

A Bosnian woman weeps amid coffins in Srebrenica, during a ceremony to mark the 1995 massacre of 8,000 Muslim men and boys.

A giraffe calf is seen at zoo in France, which experienced a recent baby boom with four giraffes born within weeks of one another.

Chinese workers clean the roof of the "Bird's Nest" national stadium in Beijing, the main venue for next month's Olympic Games.

A bird bites the tongue of a street vendor at a popular pet market in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad.

A doctor tends to a new-born baby receiving light therapy treatment at a maternity ward in north-eastern India.

A man performs an act aimed at raising awareness of environmental pollution during a motor show in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta.

A Lebanese soldier sits under the shade of a parasol on top of a tank in the northern city of Tripoli.

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