Spectators look on during a ram fight on the outskirts of Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan. The contest, alongside dog and camel fighting, was held as part of new year festivities that began on Saturday.
A child pays tribute to Pope Benedict XVI with some original headgear, as the pontiff prepared to leave the Angolan capital, Luanda, at the end of his first trip to Africa.
A woman attending an election rally for India's ruling Congress party is seen in front of a picture of the party leader, Sonia Gandhi, in Davangere, about 270km (170 miles) north of Bangalore.
Magpies rest on the back of deer at a country estate near Bristol, south-west England.
In Gaza City, women hold photos of relatives held in Israeli jails. Talks on a deal to swap hundreds of Palestinian detainees for Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, held by Gaza militants, recently broke down.
A gem-encrusted gold finial from the golden throne of Indian pre-colonial ruler Tipu Sultan is shown off in London ahead of an auction where it is expected to fetch about £800,000. It had lain undiscovered in an English castle for more than 100 years.