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Masked Greenpeace demonstrators in front of the state-run Taipower building to protest against the islands' fourth nuclear power plant in Taipei, Taiwan
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Nuomin He stands beside his plane during the Air Nadaam festival in Hexigten, Inner Mongolia
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An anti-government demonstrator looks on the bright side during a protest in Rio de Janeiro
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A worker tries to remove protesters after they invaded the city council building in Rio de Janeiro. The clash came toward the end of an anti-government march Wednesday night that united about 700 protesters.
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A police officer uses a fire extinguisher as others chase protesters from inside the city council building
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Don't shoot: Demonstrators clash with media as they invade the Municipality Chamber of Rio de Janeiro
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A fire burns at the ecological reserve near the Puerto Madero neighbourhood in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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People eat on a promenade as a fire burns in the background at an ecological reserve in Buenos Aires
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One of the chimpanzees that sparked a major police operation after escaping from Twycross Zoo on Thursday morning. Families were turned away from the gates after the chimps attempted their daring break-out at 9.35am - just 25 minutes before the zoo opened. It took staff two hours to calm the cheeky primates down before coaxing them back with icecreams and fizzy drinks into their enclosure. It is not the first time chimpanzees have gone ape at the zoo. In August 2011, 23-year-old female chimp Josie caused mayhem when she went on a 40-minute rampage.
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Demonstrators hold a sign reading in Italian 'Nobody is more equal than others, not even you' outside Italy's highest court building where Silvio Berlusconi's case on tax fraud will be decided in Rome. The former Prime Minister's fate hung in the balance on Thursday as Italy's highest court deliberated on his last-resort appeal of a tax fraud conviction that could halt, at least temporarily, his political career.
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A policeman is handed a saw to free a protester from a ladder on top of a fire engine which had been used as a gate barrier to the fracking site at Balcombe, West Sussex. Britain announced plans on 19 July 2013 to halve taxes on shale gas production despite environmental concerns over the extraction process and warnings on emissions. The extraction by hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, faces strong opposition from environmentalists and communities near potential production sites
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Russian lawyer Anatoly Kucherena shows Snowden's new temporary document. Mr Snowden has received asylum in Russia for one year and left the transit zone of Moscow airport, his lawyer said on Thursday. Mr Kucherena said Snowden's whereabouts will be kept secret for security reasons
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A picture allegedly showing Syrian President Bashar al-Assad greeting Syrian army soldiers in Daraya, southwestern of the capital Damascus. Al-Assad made a visit to Daraya, a former rebel bastion now mainly under government control, state television reported. In his first known visit outside the capital since March 2012, 'President Assad is currently inspecting a unit of our armed forces in Daraya on the occasion of Army Day,' it said without airing immediate footage with its report.
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The new reef coral species Echinophyllia tarae sp. n. (Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Scleractinia) pictured in the Gambier Islands, French Polynesia. Baptized Echinophyllia tarae by the scientists of the oceanographic schooner Tara, the previously unknown species of coral had never been documented before. 'This new species is added to the eight others like Echinophyllia (with leaves and thorns) that were already known,' Francesca Benzoni, the researcher in charge of coral operations on Tara, explained.
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Thunder and lightning storm above Beijing, China
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Czech Republic's Navratil performs an exhibition dive dressed as Superman at the end of the men's 27m high diving final during the World Swimming Championships in Barcelona
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A Sri Lankan Tamil Hindu, suspended with hooks pierced through his body, carries a child while participating in the Vel Hinduism festival in Colombo. Ethnic Tamils, who are mainly followers of Hinduism, are the main minority community in the island which is emerging from nearly four decades of ethnic conflict which had claimed up to 100,000 lives
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A girl couldn't wait to grab a soft toy - so she climbed inside a Thorpe Park funfair claw machine. Her panicking parents realised she was stuck but the youngster calmly played with the prizes. Thorpe Park staff were called and eventually unlocked a side door to let the toddler out.
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Turkish riot policemen try to disperse anti-goverment protestors during clashes at Taksim square in Istanbul. Turkish riot police fired tear gas and water cannon to disperse hundreds of anti-government protesters at Istanbul's Taksim square, the epicentre of violent demonstrations which rocked the country in June
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Gay rights activist dump Russian vodka during a demonstration in front of the Russian consulate in New York. Russian vodka and the Winter Olympics in Sochi have been targeted by gay rights groups who propose boycotts and other tactics to convey their outrage over Russia's intensifying campaign against gay-rights activism
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Hot air-balloons take off from Chambley-Bussieres, eastern France, to try to set up a new world record with 408 balloons in the sky, as part of the yearly event 'Lorraine Mondial Air Ballons'
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The quirky annual World Snail Racing Championship, held in Congham, Norfolk.
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A burglar had to be rescued by firefighters after getting trapped outside 4th floor window, Nanning, Guangxi Province, China. The man in question sneaked into the village at midnight, but was discovered when he attempted to break into a flat. Pursued by the occupants, he climbed out of a 4th floor window and threatened to jump. Locals called the emergency services and the man had to be rescued by firefighters before being taken away by police
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One of the three liger cubs that were born on May 16 at Novosibirsk Zoo, Russia. All of the cubs were born female and are a rare mix between a lion and a tiger; the biggest known cat in the world.
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The sunrise as seen from the International Space Station by Expedition 36 Flight Engineer Karen L Nyberg of NASA. As the space station orbits the Earth every 90 minutes, traveling at about 17,500 miles per hour, the crew sees about 16 sunrises and sunsets daily
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Students demonstrate against the government to demand changes in the public state education system in Valparaiso city, about 121 km (75 miles) northwest of Santiago. Chilean students have been protesting against what they say is profiteering in the state education system
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Police officers detain an opposition activist during a banned anti-Kremlin protest in St Petersburg, Russia. Opposition groups have been calling rallies on the 31st day of each month to honor the 31st article of the Russian Constitution, which guarantees the right of assembly. Most of the rallies have been banned or dispersed by police as unsanctioned
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A man cools off at a weir in hot weather when a temperature of more than 37 degrees Celsius was recorded, near the Arga River by Pamplona, northern Spain
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People walk down a set of stairs featuring a five-metre-high reproduction of Vincent van Gogh's signature painting 'Sunflowers', exhibited at the entrance of Ocean Terminal in Hong Kong. A premium three-dimensional reproduction of works of Van Gogh were approved by the curators of the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam and are on display at a gallery inside Harbour City shopping mall
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A woman stopped her suicidal husband falling from a window by grabbing his leg, Changchun, Jilin Province, China
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An archive photograph of the Brompton Road underground station, in the Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, when it was still in use. The building, currently owned by the Ministry of Defense, used to be Winston Churchill's command centre during WWII. The MoD is now selling the disused station hoping to gather 60 million pounds for British troops in the frontline. The building is currently home to the London University Air Squadron, the London University Royal Naval Unit, and 46F Squadron Air Training Corps.
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A general view of the top of a mountain called "Al-hardh", the source of natural hot springs in the town Damt, Dali province in southern Yemen July 31, 2013. The natural baths are popular in Yemen due to their therapeutic benefits.
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A man carries cow dung cakes in a basket as he wades through the flooded banks of the river Ganges in the northern Indian city of Allahabad July 31, 2013.
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Buddhist monks attend a prayer ceremony in Yala for victims of violence in troubled southern Thailand July 31, 2013. At least 5,400 people have died since a shadowy low-level Muslim insurgency resurfaced in Thailand's three southernmost provinces of Yala, Pattani and Narathiwat in January 2004
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Francisco Bustamante (C) uses a Surfset machine, which simulates the experience of surfing, during a free weekly yoga class on the front lawn of Parliament Hill in Ottawa July 31, 2013.
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Russia's Interior Ministry officers detain an opposition supporter during a protest rally to defend Article 31 of the Russian constitution, which guarantees the right of assembly, in Moscow July 31, 2013
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Vice-Admiral Pierre Warnauts, head of protocol of the Household of His Majesty the King, adjusts the hat of Queen Mathilde of Belgium after a mass commemorating the 20th anniversary of King Baudouin's death at Saint Gudule cathedral in Brussels July 31, 2013
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U.S. House Speaker John Boehner (2nd R) wipes away tears as opera singer Jessye Norman (R) sings He's Got the Whole World in His Hands at a ceremony on the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom at the U.S. Capitol in Washington July 31, 2013. The centerpiece of the historic 1963 civil rights march was Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech
Baby giveaway TV show
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A childless couple kisses their newly adopted daughter, Fatima, whom Pakistani television talk show host Aamir Liaquat Hussain gave them on his show, as they sit at the Chhipa Welfare Association office in Karachi August 1, 2013. In a ruthless quest for ratings, Pakistani television is screening what many describe as its most controversial content yet: a talk-show host who gives away babies as prizes. Hussain gave away two abandoned infant girls to childless families last month and plans to give away a baby boy this week.
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Aamir Liaquat Hussain, host of the Geo TV channel program "Amaan Ramazan", gestures while asking participants questions during a live show in Karachi July 26, 2013.
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A childless couple holds their newly adopted daughter, Zainab, whom Pakistani television talk show host Aamir Liaquat Hussain gave them on his show, as they pose for photographs at the Chhipa Welfare Association office in Karachi August 1, 2013.
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This combination of two photos taken on June 18, 2013 shows Orthodox Jew Shahar Hadar before and after he prepares for a show at a drag queen school in downtown Tel Aviv, Israel.
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Hadar performs his drag queen show at a gay club in Jerusalem on July 29
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A man shouts during a protest in front of the Public Ministry building in Rio de Janeiro. The protesters' demands include better healthcare and the resignation of state governor Sergio Cabral
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A policeman clashes with anti-government demonstrators as they try to occupy Rio de Janeiro's Municipal Chamber
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Russia's unmanned Progress M-20M cargo craft arrives at the International Space Station on July 27 after a flawless four-orbit trip from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
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"Grapefruit never smelled so good! Fresh fruit arrived on the Progress cargo vehicle yesterday," NASA astronaut Karen Nyberg wrote in a Facebook post about this picture from July 28. Nyberg and other spacefliers on the International Space Station treasure fresh fruit and other goodies sent from Earth.
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A striking cosmic whirl is at the center of galaxy NGC 524, as seen in this Hubble Space Telescope image released on July 22. This galaxy is located in the constellation of Pisces, some 90 million light-years from Earth. NGC 524 is a lenticular galaxy. Such galaxies are believed to be an intermediate state in galactic evolution - they are neither elliptical nor spiral. A version of this image was entered into the "Hubble's Hidden Treasures" photo competition by contestant Judy Schmidt
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The sun-approaching Comet ISON floats against a seemingly infinite backdrop of galaxies and stars in this April 2013 composite image from the Hubble Space Telescope, released on July 16. ISON could put on a dazzling show when it zooms through the inner solar system in late November - or it could just fizzle out.
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Streaks from a few meteors are visible at the beginning of the Delta Aquarid meteor shower in this shot, captured from a vantage point off Highway 44 in rural Iowa on July 28
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The Saturnian moons Mimas (top) and Pandora appear together in this image, taken by NASA's Cassini spacecraft in May and released on July 30. Pandora's small size means that it lacks sufficient gravity to pull itself into a round shape like its larger sibling, Mimas. Researchers believe that the elongated shape of Pandora (50 miles or 81 kilometers across) may hold clues to how it and other moons near Saturn's rings formed.
Radio Times at 90
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Radio Times began life as a joint venture between the fledgling BBC and publisher George Newnes 90 years ago on 28 September 1923. BBC director of programmes Arthur R Burrows wrote proudly in the first front-page article that the corporation had "shaken the ether of Great Britain". Radio Times was published after the BBC director general, John Reith, rejected the demands of newspapers that wanted to charge the corporation for printing radio listings.
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