A man holds his pet pigeon on a rooftop in Jalalabad, Afghanistan. Bird keeping was banned as un-Islamic under the Taliban
Officers check an honour guard before the start of a welcome ceremony for President Michael D Higgins at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China'The Walkie-Talkie' rises behind the gothic tower of the St Pancras Renaissance Hotel at sunrise in LondonFilipino typhoon victim Alfredo dela Pena fixes the roof of his damaged house in the Typhoon Hagupit hit town of Quinapondan, Samar Island, Philippines
Snow and ice on Feldberg Mountain in the Taunus region near Schmitten, GermanyTrucks carrying the wreckage of MH17 on the A1 highway near De Lutte in the NetherlandsPolar bear twins Nela and Nobby eat an ice cream cake on their birthday at Hellabrunn zoo in Munich, GermanOne of the twins plays with a cone
