Pakistani police officers stand guard outside a polling station in Islamabad, Pakistan. Despite a bloody campaign marred by Taliban attacks, Pakistan holds historic elections pitting a former cricketer against a two-time prime minister and an incumbent blamed for power blackouts and inflation. Photo: AP
A boy flies his kite in the Complexo do Alemao slum as the sun sets in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Photo: AP
Men stand near a statue of Mother Laura Montoya that overlooks her hometown of Jerico, Colombia. Mother Laura, who was born in 1874 and dedicated her life to working with indigenous and poor people, will become the country's first saint when Pope Francis canonises her. Photo: AP
A mother duck swims accompanied by her 10 newly-born chicks at a pond in Tokyo, Saturday. Photo: AP
Jose Sanchez, a high ranking military member during dictator Rios Montt's administration, shakes hands after being acquitted on charges of genocide in Guatemala City. The court convicted Rios Montt on genocide charges, sentencing him to 80 years in prison. Photo: AP
In this photo provided by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, the final section of spire is lowered into position on the top of One World Trade Center in New York. With the spire in place, One World Trade Center is now 1,776 feet tall. Photo: AP
A South Korean soldier watches U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz near the Busan port, south of Seoul, South Korea. Ahead of the U.S. carrier's visit, North Korea called this week's summit between the U.S. and South Korean presidents a prelude to war against Pyongyang. Photo: AP
A Thai elephant expert, and foreign volunteers walk an elephant on a trail inside the Wildlife Friends Foundation near the village of Kao Look Chang, Thailand. For more than a decade, the wildlife refuge has been rehabilitating and caring for animals abandoned or abused by their owners. Photo: AP