Kashmiri gardeners work in a tulip garden outside the city of Srinagar in Indian-administered Kashmir.
Sumo wrestler Baruto, with his back to camera, is thrown on to the dirt by champion Kaio during their bout in Osaka, Japan
A visitor looks at figures of Japanese animation series characters, Suzumiya Haruhi, left, and Tsuruya-san, at the Tokyo International Anime Fair 2009 in Tokyo.
Maternal bond: One of the newborn polar bear cubs drinks milk from its mother Huggies on their first day out at the Ouwehands Zoo in Rhenen.
An Afghan man kisses the Hazrat Ali shrine in the northern town of Mazar-i-Sharif, where thousands of pilgrims are due to bring in the Afghan New Year - Naw Ruz - with special religious ceremonies.
Red red wine: A woman tastes red wine during the annual Vinaria 2009 international wine fair in the town of Plovdiv in Bulgaria.
13,950-ton JDS Hyuga (16DDH) is handed over to Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force from its builder IHI Marine United Inc. in Yokohama, southwest of Tokyo.
