Pictures of the Week: Best Photos of Past Seven Days



"Oh no, not bamboo for lunch again!" Bao Bao the giant panda is seen on her first birthday at the US National Zoo in Washington, DC(AFP)



Giant panda triplets are cared for as they turn one month-old at Chimelong Safari Park in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, China

Giant panda triplets are cared for as they turn one month-old at Chimelong Safari Park in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, China(Reuters)



Emperor tamarin twins named Winnie and Piglet cling to their father at London Zoo's Rainforest Life exhibit

Emperor tamarin twins named Winnie and Piglet cling to their father at London Zoo's Rainforest Life exhibitZSL London Zoo



A vet gives medicine to a squirrel at the Simon Bolivar Zoo in San Jose, Costa Rica

A vet gives medicine to a squirrel at the Simon Bolivar Zoo in San Jose, Costa Rica(AFP)



An aerial view of the Nepalese national flag formed by over 35,000 people in Kathmandu in a bid to break the world record, which was set in February 2014 when 28,957 people created the Pakistan flag in Lahore

An aerial view of the Nepalese national flag formed by over 35,000 people in Kathmandu in a bid to break the world record, which was set in February 2014 when 28,957 people created the Pakistan flag in Lahore(AFP)



Dou Ziwang, an employee of a chilli processing factory, proposes to his girlfriend on hearts made of around 100,000 chillies, in Handan, Hebei province, China

Dou Ziwang, an employee of a chilli processing factory, proposes to his girlfriend on hearts made of around 100,000 chillies, in Handan, Hebei province, China(Reuters)



Beyonce reacts as her husband Jay-Z carries their daughter Blue Ivy onstage to present the Video Vanguard Award during the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards

Beyonce reacts as her husband Jay-Z carries their daughter Blue Ivy onstage to present the Video Vanguard Award during the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards(Reuters)



Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Chairman Bruce Rosenblum speaks as Sofia Vergara from

Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Chairman Bruce Rosenblum speaks as Sofia Vergara from "Modern Family" slowly spins on a turntable during the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles(Reuters)



Performers take part in a rain-soaked Notting Hill Carnival in west London

Performers take part in a rain-soaked Notting Hill Carnival in west London(Getty)



Performers take part in a parade on the second day of the Notting Hill Carnival in London

Performers take part in a parade on the second day of the Notting Hill Carnival in London(AFP)



An artist performs during a fire festival in the village of Ratomka, Belarus

An artist performs during a fire festival in the village of Ratomka, Belarus(AFP)



Malmo supporters hold flares as they celebrate after winning their Champions League play-off second-leg match against Salzburg in Malmo

Malmo supporters hold flares as they celebrate after winning their Champions League play-off second-leg match against Salzburg in Malmo(Reuters)



Assistant manager Ryan Giggs looks at coach Louis van Gaal after Manchester United lost 4-0 to League One minnows MK Dons in Milton Keynes

Assistant manager Ryan Giggs looks at coach Louis van Gaal after Manchester United lost 4-0 to League One minnows MK Dons in Milton Keynes(Getty)



Liverpool's Daniel Sturridge is challenged by Manchester City's Martin Demechelis and Vincent Kompany during their Premier League match at the Etihad stadium in Manchester

Liverpool's Daniel Sturridge is challenged by Manchester City's Martin Demechelis and Vincent Kompany during their Premier League match at the Etihad stadium in Manchester(Reuters)



Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo kisses his Best Player UEFA 2014 Award during the draw ceremony for the 2014/2015 Champions League in Monte Carlo

Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo kisses his Best Player UEFA 2014 Award during the draw ceremony for the 2014/2015 Champions League in Monte Carlo(Reuters)



A black cat runs onto the pitch during the Spanish league football match between FC Barcelona and Elche CF at the Camp Nou stadium

A black cat runs onto the pitch during the Spanish league football match between FC Barcelona and Elche CF at the Camp Nou stadium(AFP)



Shannon Gardiner of South Africa competes in the rhythmic gymnastics individual all-round qualification event at the Nanjing 2014 Summer Youth Olympic Games

Shannon Gardiner of South Africa competes in the rhythmic gymnastics individual all-round qualification event at the Nanjing 2014 Summer Youth Olympic Games(Getty)



Young members of a local karate federation perform during an exercise session at a summer training camp on a bank of the Yenisei River near the town of Divnogorsk, Siberia

Young members of a local karate federation perform during an exercise session at a summer training camp on a bank of the Yenisei River near the town of Divnogorsk, Siberia(Reuters)



USA's Kelly Slater rides a wave during the third day of the Billabong Pro Tahiti surf event

USA's Kelly Slater rides a wave during the third day of the Billabong Pro Tahiti surf event(Gregory Boissy/AFP)



An aerial picture shows magma along a one-kilometre-long fissure in a lava field north of the Vatnajokull glacier, which covers part of Bardarbunga volcano system in Iceland

An aerial picture shows magma along a one-kilometre-long fissure in a lava field north of the Vatnajokull glacier, which covers part of Bardarbunga volcano system in Iceland(Reuters)



Ecuador's Tungurahua volcano erupts near Banos. Tungurahua, which means

Ecuador's Tungurahua volcano erupts near Banos. Tungurahua, which means "Throat of Fire" in the local Quechua language, has been classified as active since 1999(Reuters)



The sun emits a mid-level solar flare in this image captured by Nasa's Solar Dynamics Observatory

The sun emits a mid-level solar flare in this image captured by Nasa's Solar Dynamics Observatory(Nasa/Reuters)



A riot policeman is engulfed in flames as a molotov cocktail is thrown by a protester in San Cristobal, Venezuela

A riot policeman is engulfed in flames as a molotov cocktail is thrown by a protester in San Cristobal, Venezuela(AFP)



A combination of pictures shows a missile that was fired by an Israeli aircraft hit the house of Palestinian senior Islamic Jihad leader Nafez Azzam in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip

A combination of pictures shows a missile that was fired by an Israeli aircraft hit the house of Palestinian senior Islamic Jihad leader Nafez Azzam in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip(Reuters)



Palestinian men watch and then run as an Israeli bomb drops down and hits a building in Gaza

Palestinian men watch and then run as an Israeli bomb drops down and hits a building in Gaza(AFP)



An Israeli military armoured personnel carrier is loaded onto a truck as the army dismantles a deployment area near the Israeli border with the Gaza Strip

An Israeli military armoured personnel carrier is loaded onto a truck as the army dismantles a deployment area near the Israeli border with the Gaza Strip(AFP)



A Palestinian man walks past a fire in a street lined with shattered homes in Shejaiya in Gaza City

A Palestinian man walks past a fire in a street lined with shattered homes in Shejaiya in Gaza City(AFP)



Palestinians sit amidst the rubble of their house, which witnesses said was destroyed in an Israeli offensive, in the east of Gaza City

Palestinians sit amidst the rubble of their house, which witnesses said was destroyed in an Israeli offensive, in the east of Gaza City(Reuters)



A militant holds a baby boy as Hamas celebrates

A militant holds a baby boy as Hamas celebrates "a victory" over Israel, in Gaza City(Reuters)



Children hold up guns as Palestinians gather in the streets of Gaza City to celebrate, after a deal was reached between Hamas and Israel to end seven weeks of fighting in the Gaza Strip

Children hold up guns as Palestinians gather in the streets of Gaza City to celebrate, after a deal was reached between Hamas and Israel to end seven weeks of fighting in the Gaza Strip(AFP)



People watch as a fire consumes a school in Donetsk after shelling

People watch as a fire consumes a school in Donetsk after shelling(AFP)



A group of Russian servicemen detained by Ukrainian authorities attend a news conference in Kiev. Ukraine said its forces had captured a group of Russian paratroopers who had crossed into Ukrainian territory on a

A group of Russian servicemen detained by Ukrainian authorities attend a news conference in Kiev. Ukraine said its forces had captured a group of Russian paratroopers who had crossed into Ukrainian territory on a "special mission" - but Moscow said they had ended up there by mistake(Reuters)



Russia's President Vladimir Putin reacts during a meeting with Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko in the Belarussian capital Minsk

Russia's President Vladimir Putin reacts during a meeting with Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko in the Belarussian capital Minsk(AFP)



German Chancellor Angela Merkel embraces the statue of Saint James in the cathedral in Santiago de Compostela, Spain

German Chancellor Angela Merkel embraces the statue of Saint James in the cathedral in Santiago de Compostela, Spain(Getty)



A gust of wind blows Pope Francis's mantle over his face as he leads the weekly general audience at St Peter's square in the Vatican

A gust of wind blows Pope Francis's mantle over his face as he leads the weekly general audience at St Peter's square in the Vatican(AFP)



Michael Brown Sr yells out as his son's coffin is lowered into the ground at St Peter's Cemetery in St Louis, Missouri

Michael Brown Sr yells out as his son's coffin is lowered into the ground at St Peter's Cemetery in St Louis, Missouri(Reuters)




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