Catholic faithful pray toward a statue of the Virgin Mary at St. Michel Church in Cotonou, Benin. (AP)

Residents walk on makeshift steps to a tollway at a flooded area in Bangkok, Thailand. (Reuters)

Anti-government protesters perform Friday prayers during a rally demanding the trial of Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh and opposing the proposed immunity for Saleh, Sanaa. (Reuters)

School students pose for pictures during celebrations for the 83rd birthday of cartoon character Mickey Mouse at a school in the northern Indian city of Chandigarh. (Reuters)

A construction laborer carries bricks on her head at the construction site of a residential estate on the outskirts of the western Indian city of Ahmedabad. (Reuters)

Anyavarin Supateeralert of Thailand performs during the Rhythmic gymnastics final at the 26th Southeast Asian Games (SEAGAMES) in Palembang, Sumatra province. (AFP)

A Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) flies over the Rapati River in Chitwan National Park, southwest of Kathmandu, Nepal. (AFP)