Hot Shots Photos of the Day: Koala Selfie, Royal Dolls, Sahara Dust


A koala born with a damaged eye looks at a camera tethered to a branch in its enclosure at Wild Life Sydney Zoo. Images from the camera, which is triggered by movement, are displayed on a nearby screen which the zoo is promoting as a koala 'selfie'

A koala born with a damaged eye looks at a camera tethered to a branch in its enclosure at Wild Life Sydney Zoo. Images from the camera, which is triggered by movement, are displayed on a nearby screen which the zoo is promoting as a koala 'selfie'Reuters



A child runs alongside a polar bear during the opening day of a new area at the zoo in Mulhouse, France

A child runs alongside a polar bear during the opening day of a new area at the zoo in Mulhouse, FranceAFP



Supporters of Indonesia's Golkar party perform a traditional dance during a campaign rally ahead of elections in Jakarta

Supporters of Indonesia's Golkar party perform a traditional dance during a campaign rally ahead of elections in JakartaAFP



A woman reacts as she listens to a fortune telling machine on a beach along the Arabian Sea in Mumbai

A woman reacts as she listens to a fortune telling machine on a beach along the Arabian Sea in MumbaiReuters



Women walk on a road blockaded by independent miners in the La Cumbre mountain pass near La Paz, Bolivia

Women walk on a road blockaded by independent miners in the La Cumbre mountain pass near La Paz, BoliviaReuters



People walk along a large crack in a road in Iquique Chile, a day after the powerful 8.2-magnitude earthquake hit

People walk along a large crack in a road in Iquique Chile, a day after the powerful 8.2-magnitude earthquake hitAFP



A visitor looks at the work

A visitor looks at the work "Stools" by Chinese artist Ai Weiwei during a preview of his "Evidence" exhibition at Martin Gropius Bau in Berlin.The exhibition opens from from April 3 to July 7 in the German capitalGetty



Exhibition curator Anna Reynolds poses with dolls and a wicker toy pram that belonged to the Queen and her sister Princess Margaret, at Buckingham Palace in London. Toys and childhood outfits belonging to the royal family will form part of an exhibition

Exhibition curator Anna Reynolds poses with dolls and a wicker toy pram that belonged to the Queen and her sister Princess Margaret, at Buckingham Palace in London. Toys and childhood outfits belonging to the royal family will form part of an exhibition "Royal Childhood" during the summer opening of Buckingham Palace from July 26 - September 28Reuters



An Iraqi worker operates a drill during a clean-up of the furnace pipes at a cement plant in Najaf, south of Baghdad

An Iraqi worker operates a drill during a clean-up of the furnace pipes at a cement plant in Najaf, south of BaghdadReuters



The cupola of the Hungarian parliament building in Budapest is lit up in blue to mark the seventh annual World Autism Awareness Day

The cupola of the Hungarian parliament building in Budapest is lit up in blue to mark the seventh annual World Autism Awareness DayAFP



A girl reads a book on her balcony as smoke rises from chimneys at a nearby steel plant, on a hazy day in Quzhou, Zhejiang province, China

A girl reads a book on her balcony as smoke rises from chimneys at a nearby steel plant, on a hazy day in Quzhou, Zhejiang province, ChinaReuters



The City of London can barely be made out due to high pollution levels caused by local and European emissions, coupled with dust blowing in from the Sahara

The City of London can barely be made out due to high pollution levels caused by local and European emissions, coupled with dust blowing in from the SaharaAFP



An architectural model showing the transformation of London's skyline with proposed developments is displayed at the 'Growing Up!' exhibition in London. Over 230 new towers are planned in the capital

An architectural model showing the transformation of London's skyline with proposed developments is displayed at the 'Growing Up!' exhibition in London. Over 230 new towers are planned in the capitalGetty



A man walking past a stock index board in Tokyo is seen through raindrops on a car window

A man walking past a stock index board in Tokyo is seen through raindrops on a car windowReuters



Confiscated cigarette packets and catrtons are burned in the city of Raqqa, Syria

Confiscated cigarette packets and catrtons are burned in the city of Raqqa, SyriaReuters



Fighters from the Free Syrian Army's Al Rahman legion fire a weapon in the Mleha suburb of Damascus during what the rebel fighters said was an offensive against them by forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad

Fighters from the Free Syrian Army's Al Rahman legion fire a weapon in the Mleha suburb of Damascus during what the rebel fighters said was an offensive against them by forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-AssadReuters



US President Barack Obama speaks at the University of Michigan about raising the national minimum wage

US President Barack Obama speaks at the University of Michigan about raising the national minimum wageAFP



North Korean leader Kim Jong Un smiles as he is surrounded by commanding officers of the combined units of the Korean People's Army

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un smiles as he is surrounded by commanding officers of the combined units of the Korean People's ArmyReuters



Cristiano Ronaldo of Real Madrid celebrates his goal against Borussia Dortmund during their Champions League quarter-final first-leg match at Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid

Cristiano Ronaldo of Real Madrid celebrates his goal against Borussia Dortmund during their Champions League quarter-final first-leg match at Santiago Bernabeu stadium in MadridReuters




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