A Chinese worker at a duck farm in Jiaxing, Zhejiang province, takes a nap surrounded by ducklings.

Veteran marathon runner Noel Bresland attempts to run a marathon on a treadmill inside a capsule of the London Eye big wheel, to raise funds for charity. It is part of an attempt to run 223 marathons over the next decade.

A male stork busies himself preparing his nest for his partner on the chimney of an old distillery at sunrise in Nauen-Ribbeck near the German capital, Berlin. The marshy area is rich in food for chicks.

A US marine (right) is pictured in the reflection of an Afghan soldier's sunglasses as he gives driving lessons to members of the national army in Farah province.

In Shanghai, a woman carries bags of paper offerings on her way to a temple where she will burn them to mark Qing Ming - Tomb Sweeping Day.