Demonstrators hold effigies of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad (L), Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Iran's religious leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during a protest outside the 66th UN General Assembly at the United Nations headquarters in New York. (AFP)

A stray dog barks at policemen outside the Greek parliament during a protest march by students against economic austerity and planned education reforms in Athens, Greece. (Reuters)

A demonstrator opposing the visit of Pope Benedict XVI wears a caricature of a Catholic nun with a slogan reading 'Never Again', during a protest in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany. (Reuters)

Wearing their traditional dress, a group of Iranian Turkmen, who are members of Basij militia, affiliated with the Revolutionary Guard, march, during armed forces parade marking the 31st anniversary of the start of the Iraq-Iran war, in front of the mausoleum of the late Iranian revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, just outside Tehran. (AP)

People riding bicycles pass the Republic Museum during World Car Free Day in Brasilia, Brazil. The movement, whereby participants switch from using cars to bicycles, aims to raise awareness on environmental problems caused by heavy usage of cars in urban areas. (Reuters)

A farmer picks cotton on a farm in Qaha about 25 km (16 miles) north of Cairo, Egypt. (Reuters)

A woman looks into the eyes of a sculpture of golfer Jack Nicklaus during the last practice day ahead of the Solheim Cup at Killeen Castle in Dunsany near Dublin, Ireland. (AFP)

A model shows off part of the Fendi Women's Spring-Summer 2012 collection, during the Fashion Week in Milan, Italy. (AP)

Fans attend the 2011 Rugby World Cup pool D match Namibia vs South Africa at North Harbour Stadium in Auckland, New Zealand. (AFP)

Fischer's Lovebirds stand in a bird cage at Pairi Daiza, a zoo and botanical garden, in Brugelette, Belgium. (Reuters)