Pictures of the Week: Best Photos of Past Seven Days


A rugby fan adjusts his latex mask at the rugby sevens tournament in Hong Kong

A rugby fan adjusts his latex mask at the rugby sevens tournament in Hong KongAFP



A young Balinese couple kiss during the annual Kissing Festival at Sesetan village in Denpasar, Bali

A young Balinese couple kiss during the annual Kissing Festival at Sesetan village in Denpasar, BaliGetty




"Darth Vader", the leader of the Internet Party of Ukraine, looks at a child in a pram at a market near the Ukrainian Central Elections Commission in KievReuters



A woman carries her crying child as she queues to receive her polling card at a voter registration centre in Kabul. The Afghan presidential elections will be held on April 5

A woman carries her crying child as she queues to receive her polling card at a voter registration centre in Kabul. The Afghan presidential elections will be held on April 5Reuters



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

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



The Shard casts a shadow across the morning haze in London

The Shard casts a shadow across the morning haze in LondonReuters



Amphibious assault vehicles of the South Korean Marine Corps throw smoke bombs as they move towards shore during a U.S.-South Korea joint landing operation drill in Pohang

Amphibious assault vehicles of the South Korean Marine Corps throw smoke bombs as they move towards shore during a U.S.-South Korea joint landing operation drill in PohangReuters



A bag of rubbish bursts as a demonstrator throws it towards riot police during a European trade unions protest against austerity measures in Brussels

A bag of rubbish bursts as a demonstrator throws it towards riot police during a European trade unions protest against austerity measures in BrusselsReuters



Anti-government demonstrators throw petrol bombs during clashes with the National Guard in Caracas

Anti-government demonstrators throw petrol bombs during clashes with the National Guard in CaracasAFP



Riot police and demonstrators clash during a bailout protest in Athens

Riot police and demonstrators clash during a bailout protest in AthensAFP



Supporters of Turkey's Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan turn on their mobile phones as they celebrate his election victory in front of the party headquarters in Ankara

Supporters of Turkey's Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan turn on their mobile phones as they celebrate his election victory in front of the party headquarters in AnkaraReuters



An African migrant is lowered down from the border fence between Morocco and Spain's north African enclave of Melilla during the latest attempt to cross into Spanish territory

An African migrant is lowered down from the border fence between Morocco and Spain's north African enclave of Melilla during the latest attempt to cross into Spanish territoryReuters



Members of the paramilitary police elite unit patrol the Favela da Mare complex in Rio de Janeiro

Members of the paramilitary police elite unit patrol the Favela da Mare complex in Rio de JaneiroAFP



Fake mayoral election campaign posters with fictitious candidates are seen in Toronto. Rob Ford (bottom right), who is running for re-election as Toronto Mayor, made global headlines last year after admitting he had smoked crack cocaine

Fake mayoral election campaign posters with fictitious candidates are seen in Toronto. Rob Ford (bottom right), who is running for re-election as Toronto Mayor, made global headlines last year after admitting he had smoked crack cocaineReuters



US President Barack Obama poses with David Ortiz for a

US President Barack Obama poses with David Ortiz for a "selfie" as he welcomes the 2013 World Series Champions Boston Red Sox to the South Lawn of the White HouseReuters



Pupils take mobile phone 'selfies' with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, as she arrives for a visit at Robert-Jungk Europe high school in Berlin

Pupils take mobile phone 'selfies' with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, as she arrives for a visit at Robert-Jungk Europe high school in BerlinReuters



Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff poses for a selfie with workers during a visit to the construction site of the Sao Conrado metro station in Rio de Janeiro

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff poses for a selfie with workers during a visit to the construction site of the Sao Conrado metro station in Rio de JaneiroAFP



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

A koala that was born with a damaged eye looks at a camera on a branch in its enclosure at Wild Life Sydney Zoo. Images from the camera, which is triggered by movement, are displayed on a nearby small screen. The zoo is promoting this as a koala selfieReuters



Felix, an eight-year-old male polar bear, shakes off water after swimming in a pool for the first time this year, at the Royev Ruchey zoo in Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk

Felix, an eight-year-old male polar bear, shakes off water after swimming in a pool for the first time this year, at the Royev Ruchey zoo in Russia's Siberian city of KrasnoyarskReuters



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



A six-month-old Indian white tiger cub plays with its mother Sameera at the Nehru Zoological Park in Hyderabad, India

A six-month-old Indian white tiger cub plays with its mother Sameera at the Nehru Zoological Park in Hyderabad, IndiaAFP



A child watches as Civa Sumac, a white Bengal tiger, explores her new glass-fronted enclosure at Huachipa zoo in Lima

A child watches as Civa Sumac, a white Bengal tiger, explores her new glass-fronted enclosure at Huachipa zoo in LimaReuters



A Southern White Rhino named Bella walks with her one-day-old baby at the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary in Nakasongola, north of Uganda's capital Kampala

A Southern White Rhino named Bella walks with her one-day-old baby at the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary in Nakasongola, north of Uganda's capital KampalaReuters



Japanese macaques eat cherry blossoms at Tokyo's Ueno zoo

Japanese macaques eat cherry blossoms at Tokyo's Ueno zooGetty



A fifteen-day-old orphaned baby monkey breast feeds from a goat at the Asha Foundation animal shelter and hospital in Hathijan, India

A fifteen-day-old orphaned baby monkey breast feeds from a goat at the Asha Foundation animal shelter and hospital in Hathijan, IndiaAFP



A couple of frogs sit in a pond during spawning season in Leipzig, Germany

A couple of frogs sit in a pond during spawning season in Leipzig, GermanyAFP



It's raining men, Hallelujah! The New Zealand team perform the Haka after winning the Cup Final between England and New Zealand during the 2014 Hong Kong Sevens

It's raining men, Hallelujah! The New Zealand team perform the Haka after winning the Cup Final between England and New Zealand during the 2014 Hong Kong SevensGetty



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



Travis Hamonic of the New York Islanders is hit by Nick Bjugstad of the Florida Panthers during their ice hockey match at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York

Travis Hamonic of the New York Islanders is hit by Nick Bjugstad of the Florida Panthers during their ice hockey match at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New YorkGetty




No comments:

Post a Comment