Police in Kiev block thousands of people attempting to march on government buildings in a protest against the corruption trial of former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko.

Two orphaned seal pups, Jellyfish and Sand, swim in a pool at a rescue centre in Fife, Scotland. The two were found separately but have become so close their rescuers have decided to release them into the wild together.

Some of the tens of thousands of North Koreans taking part in the Arirang synchronised dance and acrobatics display flip coloured cards to reveal their country's flag.

Pedestrians walk past fruit stalls in the Thai capital, Bangkok.

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama embraces children as he visits a school for the visually impaired in Friedberg, near the German city of Frankfurt. He is on a three-day visit to the state of Hesse.

A Sri Lankan air force paratrooper gets ready for an exercise at an air force base in Ratmalana, a suburb of Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Models parade swimsuits at the Sydney Fashion Festival in Australia.

A mannequin displays a blue headdress in central Damascus, Syria.

A man takes his daily dip in Qianhai Lake in the Chinese capital Beijing.

A woman browses strings of lotus-shaped incense papers during a prayer for the Chinese Hungry Ghost Festival in Taipei, Taiwan.