Gallery: The Week In Pictures

A street entertainer lies on a bed of nails during a performance on the Royal Mile in Edinburgh, Scotland

Libyan rebel fighters fire at regime forces during the battle for the control of Zawiya

Riders clear the second jump during the UCI BMX Supercross World Cup in London, England

A woman covers her head during an afternoon shower on 25 August in New York City

In this shot, taken from the International Space Station, a recently-formed Hurricane Irene is seen off the Venezuela coast

Women jump off the side of a boat near Alcatraz for the start of the San Francisco Triathlon

Dogs such as Collie Furth, Mutt Damon, Brad Pitbull and Jennifer LoPaws participate in the the 'Patterns for Paws' fashion event in LA, California

Thai residents party after sunset in the water on a flooded street along the swollen Yom river in Phinchit, Thailand

Tammy, a Southern Tamandua, is weighed and measured at London Zoo as part of the annual weighing day at the zoo

Bearded men participate in the 26th International Alpine Beard Competition in Chur, Switzerland

Victor Vito of the All Blacks takes the ball in a New Zealand All Blacks training session in Brisbane, Australia

Kerry's Colm Cooper celebrates at the Canal End after scoring against Mayo in the All Ireland football semi final at Croke Park

Suspension artist Alice Newstead hangs from a scaffold by shark hooks pierced into her skin in San Francisco, California

Merchandise litters the aisles at Millers Market in Mineral, Virginia, after a 5.8 magnitude hits the US east coast

Ann Hilary Caldwell of Canada warms up during the Summer Universiade in Shenzhen, China

Shamrock Rovers players celebrate a famous victory in Belgrade

Former Formula One driver David Coulthard drives a show car while being chased by a cowboy at an event in Johnson City, Texas

US Army soldiers try to sleep while on an early morning C-130 transport flight to Jalalabad, Afghanistan