Arssal, Lebanon: Syrian refugees who fled their houses in Homs, stand in a house under construction which they’re using as a temporary home, at the Lebanese-Syrian border town

Arssal, Lebanon: Syrian refugees who fled their houses in Homs, stand in a house under construction which they’re using as a temporary home, at the Lebanese-Syrian border town

Buenaventura, Colombia: Soldiers patrol the Cajambre river. A homemade submersible with a capacity to transport up to five tonnes of drugs was seized

Buenaventura, Colombia: Soldiers patrol the Cajambre river. A homemade submersible with a capacity to transport up to five tonnes of drugs was seized

Karachi, Pakistan: A driver lights up a cigarette while standing beside a fuel tanker, which was used to carry fuel for Nato forces in Afghanistan

Karachi, Pakistan: A driver lights up a cigarette while standing beside a fuel tanker, which was used to carry fuel for Nato forces in Afghanistan

Johannesburg, South Africa: Security guards clash with Greenpeace activists protesting against a nuclear energy conference outside the Industrial Development Corporation’s headquarters

Johannesburg, South Africa: Security guards clash with Greenpeace activists protesting against a nuclear energy conference outside the Industrial Development Corporation’s headquarters

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: People exercising are reflected in a beachfront apartment in the Leblon neighbourhood

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: People exercising are reflected in a beachfront apartment in the Leblon neighbourhood

New Delhi, India: A labourer loads his donkey with stones on a warm morning

New Delhi, India: A labourer loads his donkey with stones on a warm morning

Barcelona. Spain: A passenger stands at the check-in desks during a protest by the cleaning staff at Barcelona’s airport

Barcelona. Spain: A passenger stands at the check-in desks during a protest by the cleaning staff at Barcelona’s airport

Sidoarjo, East Java: A victim of the Lapindo mud volcano takes part in a theatrical performance on a retaining dyke. Six years after it erupted, the mud volcano known as ‘Lusi’ is still spewing toxic sludge over the countryside

Sidoarjo, East Java: A victim of the Lapindo mud volcano takes part in a theatrical performance on a retaining dyke. Six years after it erupted, the mud volcano known as ‘Lusi’ is still spewing toxic sludge over the countryside

Allahabad, India: A holy man applies tilak, or vermillion paste, on the forehead of a child after writing ‘pure Ganges’ at the Sangam - the confluence of three holy rivers

Allahabad, India: A holy man applies tilak, or vermillion paste, on the forehead of a child after writing ‘pure Ganges’ at the Sangam - the confluence of three holy rivers

Nuenen, The Netherlands: An aerial view shows a reproduction of the self-portrait of Duch painter Vincent van Gogh, made with wood chips and plants, in a field

Nuenen, The Netherlands: An aerial view shows a reproduction of the self-portrait of Duch painter Vincent van Gogh, made with wood chips and plants, in a field