Feathers swirl in the air after a flash mob gathered for a massive pillow fight (Kissenschlacht) in front of Brandenburg Gate as part of International Pillow Fight Day 2012. BERLIN, GERMANY // PUBLISHED IN DIE WELT

Kirsten Steensen, 74, receives local anesthesia for a blepharoplasty, a type of plastic surgery to modify the eyelids. Her eyelids began to droop with age, impairing her vision and necessitating the removal of excess skin. She is fully awake during the operation. This is the second time she has had this procedure, the first of which she received 20 years ago. Both operations fall under Danish universal health coverage. // COPENHAGEN, DENMARK

Two protesters at Occupy Wall Street practice yoga in the middle of Zucotti Park in New York City, surrounded by onlookers and other demonstrators. Occupy protests in solidarity with the Wall Street effort sprung up in more than 900 cities around the world after the initial demonstration began. The protests highlighted economic disparity and corporate greed as core concerns among various other social, economic, and political issues. // NEW YORK, USA

Jimmy Kragh, 45, gasps and sucks blood from his arm as he injects a morning dose of heroin. "I need this to start my day, to make it through the day." Kragh is homeless and a daily heroin user. "I used to be a butcher," he said. "Not anymore." AARHUS, DENMARK // PUBLISHED IN THE COPENHAGEN POST

A corpse burns in a Danish crematorium. Some crematoriums in Denmark and Sweden have begun sending extra heat to local energy companies to reduce the environmental impact of cremation. // COPENHAGEN, DENMARK

A slacklining enthusiast performs a flip at Aarhus Festuge, an annual arts and culture festival held in Denmark's second-largest city. Slacklining is considered distinct from tightrope walking because the line can bounce like a thin trampoline, allowing users to perform various tricks. // AARHUS, DENMARK

Police arrest protesters after a demonstration by British anti-Islam organization the English Defence League (EDL) and counter-demonstrations by anti-fascist and pro-diversity groups turned violent. Ahead of the EDL’s rally, the domestic intelligence agency, PET, warned that members of violence-prone, right-wing groups from eastern Europe had promised to make the journey and show their support. Anticipating clashes between protesters, Danish police staged the largest security operation Aarhus had ever experienced. AARHUS, DENMARK // PUBLISHED IN THE COPENHAGEN POST

Jakob Steensen Nielsen, left, and Nicklas Hilding Andersen, right, share a kiss in Hilding's bedroom. A couple for more than two years, they are searching for an apartment so that they can move in together. // AARHUS, DENMARK

Two revelers at the 2012 San Fermin festival try to distract a young bull from a fallen participant. After the running of the bulls concludes in the stadium, young bulls are released into the crowd and charge at participants to the delight of thousands of spectators. // PAMPLONA, SPAIN

Local patrons eat seafood at an eccentrically decorated restaurant in Portugal. // LISBON, PORTUGAL

A girl peers into a mirror at a Cape Verdean hair salon in Cova da Moura, a neighbourhood of illegally constructed buildings in the Amadora municipality of the Lisbon Metropolitan Area. After a long-awaited rehabilitation project by the nation’s housing and urban renewal institute came to a halt in May, residents are fighting to improve their community’s “slum” image and protect their neighbourhood from businesses eyeing the area’s prime real estate. // LISBON, PORTUGAL