Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe celebrated his 85th birthday in Chinhoyi, north-west of Harare, at a lavish party thrown by supporters. Here he eats cake with his son Chatunga.
Guinea-Bissau's President Joao Bernardo Vieira was killed by rebellious soldiers hours after his rival, the army's chief of staff, was killed in an explosion.
A pallbearers breaks down as some of the 140 officers killed in a mutiny in Bangladesh were buried in the capital Dhaka.
A Tibetan woman looks on as Buddhist monks pray for world peace in Kathmandu, Nepal. About 300 monks from India, Nepal and Tibet are staging a four-day prayer session.
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton shows a diplomatic cheek at the end of a joint press conference following meetings with Israeli leaders in Jerusalem.
Gunmen attacked members of the Sri Lankan cricket team on their way to play in Lahore, Pakistan. Six police officers and a driver were killed, though the Sri Lankans escaped without serious injury.
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown spoke to Congress, where he urged Britain and the US to renew the "special relationship for our generation".
Supporters of Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir surround him after he scorned the warrant for his arrest issued by the International Criminal Court for alleged war crimes in Darfur.
South Korean President Lee Myung-bak inspects a war memorial in the Australia capital of Canberra during a state visit.
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