Dramatic images from around the world
Take in the view from the wing of Air Force One. Fly from ancient Babylon to modern Kiev, slide down a volcano in Nicaragua, and take a train through snow-draped Switzerland. Trek in remote, mountainous Cape Verde and go sailing on a luxury yacht in Venice. Experience the sights of the world in dramatic photographs.
People ride on a banana boat at the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh in the South Sinai governorate, about 550 km (342 miles) south of Cairo, Egypt.
Members of the public gather to enjoy the annual 'Brixton Splash,' which marked Jamaican Independence Day on August 5 in London, England. The day marked the 50th anniversary since Jamaica gained Independence from Great Britain.
Tourists eat and drink cocktails in a bar at Lloret de Mar Beach, Spain.
A 7-day-old unnamed Siamang Gibbon weighing 170 grams is carried by his mother Jamby at the safari park and zoo in Ramat Gan, Israel. The Siamang Gibbon is found mainly on the Indonesian island of Sumatra and the Malaysian peninsula.
Tourists relax and take in the view over Edinburgh after climbing to the summit of Arthur's Seat during the Edinburgh Fringe Festival on August 8 in Edinburgh, Scotland. The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is the largest arts festivals in the world, it was established as an alternative to the International Festival also held in August, and celebrates it's 66th anniversary this year.
Runners and walkers dressed in light-emitting suits and holding light-sticks make their way up Arthur's Seat as part of a dress rehearsal of a mass participation public art piece called 'Speed of Light' on August 8 in Edinburgh, Scotland. The piece which forms part of the annual Edinburgh Festival is set to illuminate the iconic natural monument as hundreds of people make their way up and around, creating streaks of light as they go. Each of the walkers' glowing sticks is also set to provide a musical accompaniment as their movement triggers the sticks to create different sounds
A sunset is seen behind the city of London.
Visitors look at killer whales perform during a show at the Marineland aquatic park in Antibes, France.
The four-masted Russian tall ship Kruzenshtern (R) is flanked by the French tall ship Bellem (C) as they enter the Bay of Douarnenez as part of an armada participating in the "Tonnerre de Brest" maritime festival in Finistere, Brittany, in western France.
A ship travels on the Isfjorden near Longyearbyen on the Norwegian Svalbard islands. The Svalbard archipelago on Europe's northern edge is probably the remotest and wildest place in the Arctic with regularly scheduled flights, so get there quick before the crowds discover its crystal clear waters, glaciers and wildlife.
The Rhone Valley with the city of Martigny are pictured from the Col de la Forclaz near Martigny, Switzerland.
Mt Saint Helens is seen under the right wing of Air Force One while heading away from Seattle in Washington.
People sunbathe on the grass near the Eiffel Tower as hot summer temperatures continue in Paris.
People walk in a square near Kul Sharif (also known as Qol Sharif) mosque in Kazan. Kazan is the capital of Russia's mainly-Muslim Tatarstan region
A train of Jungfraubahn railways arrives at Kleine Scheidegg station (altitude 2061 metres/6762 feet) near the Swiss mountain resort of Grindelwald. The Jungfraubahn cog railway line, considered pioneering for the steep incline of its 7 km tunnel dug behind the Eiger mountain's North Face, celebrated its hundredth anniversary on August 1.
People sail a raft near a camp, The Territory of the Initiative Youth "Biryusa", pitched on the banks of the Yenisei river in the Siberian Taiga, some 60 km (37 miles) south of Russian city of Krasnoyarsk. The Territory of Initiative Youth was first held in the Biryusa Bay, on the shores of the Krasnoyarsk Sea in 2007, bringing together young people with different talents and skills. The project serves as an annual meeting place for over 5,000 representatives of various youth movements, NGOs and professional communities from Siberian Federal District in general, according to organizers.
The snow-covered Popocatepetl volcano stands behind the Los Remedios church in the valley of Puebla