Valued Exposure

British troops under the command of General Sir Frederick Roberts stand ready behind fortifications in Kabul, Afghanistan, during the Second Anglo-Afghan War.

Sri Lanka

A woman videotapes the wreckage of the coastal train, "Queen of the Sea," which was derailed by the tsunami which struck South Asia in December, 2004, a disaster which killed over 1,000 people. The site is now a tourist attraction.

Piccadilly Circus

A panoramic view of Piccadilly Circus from the southern side in front of Lillywhites.

Lights Out London

Londoner Chris Constantine snapped this shot. An hour's "lights-out" in the capital could save enough power to run 3,000 televisions.

Mayor Ken Livingstone's HQ City Hall was unrecognisable as it joined the shutdown.

Even MPs took part - the Palace of Westminster and St Stephen's Tower were in darkness

... while the landmark Tower Bridge took on a menacing shape in the darkness.

The normally blazing advertising hoardings at Piccadilly Circus were dimmed...

Some of the city's most famous landmarks were plunged into darkness on Thursday night for an hour to highlight climate change.

British troops under the command of General Sir Frederick Roberts stand ready behind fortifications in Kabul, Afghanistan, during the Second Anglo-Afghan War 1880.

66th anniversary of the Nazi invasion

A WWII veteran holds flowers near the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, for the 66th anniversary of the Nazi invasion in 1941.

World War II veteran Lev Yatsevich salutes after lighting a candle at the Tomb of Unknown Soldier in the Kremlin, Moscow, marking the anniversary of Operation Barbarossa, the codename for Nazi Germany’s attack on the Soviet Union 22 June 1941

Future Wonder of the World

English Heritage said there were about 4,000 more visitors than they had predicted.

Future Wonder of the World

Dawn broke at 0458 BST on 21 June, marking the longest day of the year.

Future Wonder of the World

The 5,000-year old site is in the race to become one of the new Seven Wonders of the World.

Future Wonder of the World

The event is also a chance for friends and like-minded people to meet and catch up.

Future Wonder of the World

More than 24,000 people gathered at Stonehenge this year to celebrate the summer solstice.

Valued exposure 1956

Spectators gather at Stonehenge to watch a group of Druids carry out the Dawn Ceremony on the Summer Solstice, 21 June 1956.

HONG KONG

Babies disguised as pandas take part in a crawling contest in a Hong Kong shopping mall.

INDIA

In Delhi's old quarter, an antique gramophone is displayed at the entrance of a shop.

SOUTH KOREA

South Korean army soldiers cheer during a ceremony at a military base in Gwangju, east of Seoul.

INDIA

Indian schoolchildren hold pictures of astronaut Sunita Williams, as they pray for her safe return on the Atlantis space shuttle

ROMANIA

Sasha the dog splashes around in a lake in Bucharest, Romania, as temperatures reach 35C.

UK

Druids and others celebrate the summer solstice at the UK's 5,000-year-old Stonehenge monument.

China

Visitors watch the annual silt-washing operation at the Xiaolangdi Reservoir on China's Yellow River, which has been cut to 12 days from 20 because of a drought.

China

A Siberian tiger holds on to a tree branch at the zoo in Beijing, China.

Cambodia

A Cambodian woman sells insects and seafood in front of the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh.

Australia

Swirling evening dust envelops riders in the last races of the two-day Naadam festival in the Altai Mountains of Western Mongolia."

3.Marie Ange Sylvain

Swirling evening dust envelops riders in the last races of the two-day Naadam festival in the Altai Mountains of Western Mongolia."

3.Derek Sprik

A colourful Diani Beach, Kenya."

2.Kevin Grice

Kevin Grice sent this picture of a fairground ride

1.Brian Dion

"I call this, I'm late, I'm late!"

Valued Exposure

The Scout Movement is 100 years old. Here, three boy scouts from the Kent County Troops peel potatoes in the grounds of Knole Park, Kent during a jamboree of 700 scouts, 18th August 1960.

Atlantis

Photographed from the International Space Station, the Space Shuttle Atlantis from the aft looking forward as the two spacecraft were nearing their much-anticipated link-up in Earth orbit.

Natural wonders :Nominations for UN World Heritage List

1.Teide National Park

The World Conservation Union (IUCN) has nominated five natural sites to be added to the UN World Heritage List.
Situated on the island of Tenerife, Teide National Park was nominated for its "mature, slow-moving and geologically complex volcanic system".

2.South China Karst

The diversity of South China's karst features - a unique landscape formed by water eroding limestone and marble rocks - are said to be unrivalled.
The karst towers of Libo are described as being among the finest examples of this kind of formation.

3.Jeju Volcanic Island

Situated off the southern shores of South Korea, the island also features a network of lava tubes.
The IUCN describes the system as the "most impressive and significant series of protected lava tube caves in the world".

4.Beech forests

The Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians, located in Slovakia and Ukraine, contain "an invaluable genetic resevoir".
The IUCN says: "They demonstrate the most complete ecological patterns of European beech across a variety of environmental conditions."

5.Madagascar rainforests

The rainforests of Atsinanana are home to a unique array of species, 80-90% of which are only found on the island nation.
Deforestation has destroyed more than 90% of the original forest. The proposed World Heritage Site would protect the remaining habitat.

Hong Hong

Competitors take part in Dragon boat races in the old fishing town of Aberdeen in Hong Kong.

Valued Exposure

A South African boy dances in Duduza township around a car of a suspected police informer being burnt during an anti-apartheid riot, 10 July 1985.