Day in pictures

A child performs Peking Opera during a music course at a primary school in Gaochun of Jiangsu Province, China.

Pilgrims from Germany wait for Pope Benedict XVI to arrive at St Peter's square at the Vatican.

Supporters cheer as Mohamed 'Anni' Nasheed unseats Asia's longest-serving leader in the Maldives' first democratic presidential election.

Many of China's recycling mills are due to close down, as prices of oil, metal and other commodities plunge worldwide.

Poppy Man, the symbol of the 2008 poppy appeal enthrals children in London's Hyde Park. The Royal British Legion hopes to top last year's record of £30m raised.

Sheep in North Antrim felt the chill after heavy snow fell across Northern Ireland.

Nasa's Mars Orbiter has sent back pictures of rocks similar to opal, seen in this enhanced-colour image, that indicate the presence of water.

Chancellor Angela Merkel attends a cabinet meeting in Berlin as Germany faces a major slowdown in the country's automotive sector.

Back

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Next