Thai people hold candles in front of Grand Palace in Bangkok during celebrations for the 85th birthday of Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej (AP)

A woman rides a bike on her way to work in heavy snow in the Center of Copenhagen, Denmark. (AP)

A woman spreads beans on a red cloth during a protest against the number of homicides in Brazil, on the sandy beach of Copacabana in Rio de Janeiro. (AP)

German Chancellor and leader of Germany’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU), Angela Merkel waits for a TV interview at the end of the CDU’s annual party meeting in Hanover. (Reuters)

An Egyptian protester with Arabic writing on his forehead that reads Muslims and Christians, one hand attends a demonstration outside the presidential palace in Cairo. (AP)

Devastation brought about by a flash-flood at the height of typhoon Bopha is seen at the village of Andap, New Bataan township, Compostela Valley in southern Philippines. Typhoon Bopha, one of the strongest typhoons to hit the Philippines this year, killed scores of people and forced more than 50,000 to flee inundated villages. (AP)

Hollywood action man Jackie Chan speaks in Shanghai, China to promote his new film Chinese Zodiac in Shanghai. Chan was presented with two official Guinness World Records certificates for his career achievements, local media reported. (Reuters)

An Indian wrestler watches at an akhada, a traditional gymnasium, in Mumbai. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has suspended India’s national Olympic committee because of government interference in its election process, a major embarrassment for the world’s second most populous nation. (AP)

A young man in a bizarre straw outfit wears a devil mask for the traditional Buttnmandl run, to shout and make noise on cowbells to frighten people in the village of Bischofswiesen, Germany. (AP)

Vladimir Chaus and Denis Gribanov of Russia sail through the waves in the 470 Men’s class at the ISAF Sailing World Cup event in Melbourne, Australia. (AFP)