Larry the Downing Street cat sits with bunting in the garden of number 10 Downing Street in London. Four days of celebrations to mark Queen Elizabeth's 60 years on the throne will start on Saturday. (Reuters)

A member of the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD), right, scuffles with police officers on a street corner leading to parliament house in Bangkok, Thailand. (AP)

Traders look at screens at the Madrid bourse. Yields on safe-haven government bonds hit fresh record lows on Friday after a weak U.S. jobs report added to growing fears of a worldwide economic slowdown that on top of Spain's difficult finances sent investors scurrying for safety. (Reuters)

Kenyan army soldiers march past the Nyayo National Stadium in Nairobi to attend the 49th Madaraka Day or independence from British rule celebrations (AP)

A shopkeeper greets U.S. Army Captain Kelvington in the town of Senjaray, Zahri district of Kandahar province, southern Afghanistan. Afghan and U.S. Army soldiers were invited to dinner with one of the local elders in Senjaray. (Reuters)

A child plays inside a balloon float on water at Chaoyang park during International Children's Day in Beijing, China. (AP)