Pictures of the Week: Best Photos of Past Seven Days


Festival goers watch a laser and pyrotechnics show at the Arcadia arena on the fourth day of the Glastonbury music festival

Festival goers watch a laser and pyrotechnics show at the Arcadia arena on the fourth day of the Glastonbury music festivalReuters



Gilles of Binche surround a performer dressed as a witch as they take part in a procession during an annual medieval pageant marking the historical entry of Charles the Fifth, his son Don Philip, infant of Spain and Duke of Brabant, and his sisters, Eleanor of Austria, Queen of France and Mary of Hungary into Brussels in 1549

Gilles of Binche surround a performer dressed as a witch as they take part in a procession during an annual medieval pageant marking the historical entry of Charles the Fifth, his son Don Philip, infant of Spain and Duke of Brabant, and his sisters, Eleanor of Austria, Queen of France and Mary of Hungary into Brussels in 1549Reuters



A bolt of lightning strikes One World Trade Center in Manhattan as the sun sets behind the city after a summer storm

A bolt of lightning strikes One World Trade Center in Manhattan as the sun sets behind the city after a summer stormReuters



The eye of Hurricane Arthur is seen over the Atlantic in this photo from the International Space Station tweeted by European Space Agency astronaut Alexander Gerst

The eye of Hurricane Arthur is seen over the Atlantic in this photo from the International Space Station tweeted by European Space Agency astronaut Alexander GerstReuters



Hindu priests sit in cauldrons of water and perform a special prayer for rain, in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad. India's monsoon rainfall was 43 percent below average in June, the weather office said, the weakest first month of the season in five years

Hindu priests sit in cauldrons of water and perform a special prayer for rain, in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad. India's monsoon rainfall was 43 percent below average in June, the weather office said, the weakest first month of the season in five yearsReuters



A girl wearing a faeces-shaped hat prepares to slide down into a large toilet at the Miraikan National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation in Tokyo

A girl wearing a faeces-shaped hat prepares to slide down into a large toilet at the Miraikan National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation in TokyoReuters



Children in gowns and mortarboards pose for pictures during their kindergarten graduation ceremony, in Wenxian county, Henan province, China

Children in gowns and mortarboards pose for pictures during their kindergarten graduation ceremony, in Wenxian county, Henan province, ChinaReuters



A life-sized Thomas the Tank Engine makes a test run in the mountains on a line run by Japan's Oigawa railway near the city of Shimada in Shizuoka prefecture, west of Tokyo

A life-sized Thomas the Tank Engine makes a test run in the mountains on a line run by Japan's Oigawa railway near the city of Shimada in Shizuoka prefecture, west of TokyoAFP



The Queen presses the button to release a bottle of whisky to formally name the Royal Navy's biggest ever ship, HMS Queen Elizabeth, at Rosyth Dockyard

The Queen presses the button to release a bottle of whisky to formally name the Royal Navy's biggest ever ship, HMS Queen Elizabeth, at Rosyth DockyardGetty



The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh attend the Thistle Service at St Giles' Cathedral in Edinburgh

The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh attend the Thistle Service at St Giles' Cathedral in EdinburghGetty



Prince Harry puts on a fireman's helmet at Valparaiso Fire Station during his visit to Chile

Prince Harry puts on a fireman's helmet at Valparaiso Fire Station during his visit to ChileGetty



Members of the June 2014 graduating class of the New York City Police Academy embrace during their graduation ceremony at Madison Square Garden in New York

Members of the June 2014 graduating class of the New York City Police Academy embrace during their graduation ceremony at Madison Square Garden in New YorkReuters



Two men dressed as Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers kiss during the WorldPride Parade in Toronto

Two men dressed as Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers kiss during the WorldPride Parade in TorontoReuters



Two men with a baby share a kiss as they take part in the annual Pride In London parade

Two men with a baby share a kiss as they take part in the annual Pride In London paradeGetty



Artist Jade Little touches up body paint on model Renee Somerfield, as she poses for a new advertisement by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) in Sydney

Artist Jade Little touches up body paint on model Renee Somerfield, as she poses for a new advertisement by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) in SydneyReuters



A participant of the

A participant of the "Zombie Takeover of Coney Island" poses for a portrait in Coney Island in the Brooklyn borough of New YorkReuters



Master barber Rob Ferrel cuts the likeness of Lionel Messi on the head of customer Vincent Hernandez at his barbershop in San Antonio, Texas, ahead of the World Cup match between Argentina and Switzerland

Master barber Rob Ferrel cuts the likeness of Lionel Messi on the head of customer Vincent Hernandez at his barbershop in San Antonio, Texas, ahead of the World Cup match between Argentina and SwitzerlandReuters



Bodybuilders flex muscles on stage during the Hong Kong Bodybuilding Championship

Bodybuilders flex muscles on stage during the Hong Kong Bodybuilding ChampionshipGetty



Switzerland fans cheer prior to the World Cup match against Argentina at the Corinthians Arena in Sao Paulo

Switzerland fans cheer prior to the World Cup match against Argentina at the Corinthians Arena in Sao PauloAFP



A Brazil fan puts on his costume before watching a telecast of the 2014 World Cup match between Brazil and Chile, at a Fifa fan area in Sao Paulo

A Brazil fan puts on his costume before watching a telecast of the 2014 World Cup match between Brazil and Chile, at a Fifa fan area in Sao PauloReuters



Fans watch the men's singles tennis match between Andy Murray of Britain and Roberto Bautista Agut of Spain on Centre Court at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships

Fans watch the men's singles tennis match between Andy Murray of Britain and Roberto Bautista Agut of Spain on Centre Court at the Wimbledon Tennis ChampionshipsReuters



Sophie McKinna competes in the Women's Shot Put Final during day two of the Sainsbury's British Championships at Birmingham Alexander Stadium

Sophie McKinna competes in the Women's Shot Put Final during day two of the Sainsbury's British Championships at Birmingham Alexander StadiumGetty



Shi'ite volunteers, who have joined the Iraqi army to fight against Isis, demonstrate their skills during a graduation ceremony after completing their field training in Najaf

Shi'ite volunteers, who have joined the Iraqi army to fight against Isis, demonstrate their skills during a graduation ceremony after completing their field training in NajafReuters



A Palestinian stone-thrower takes cover during clashes with Israeli police in Shuafat, an Arab suburb of Jerusalem

A Palestinian stone-thrower takes cover during clashes with Israeli police in Shuafat, an Arab suburb of JerusalemReuters



Bat-Galim Shaer (R) and Iris Yifrah (C), mothers of two of the three Israeli teens who were abducted and killed in the occupied West Bank, mourn during the joint funeral of their sons in the Israeli city of Modi'in

Bat-Galim Shaer (R) and Iris Yifrah (C), mothers of two of the three Israeli teens who were abducted and killed in the occupied West Bank, mourn during the joint funeral of their sons in the Israeli city of Modi'inReuters



An Iraqi mother who fled fighting in the city of Tal Afar rocks her twin children in the back of a pick-up truck as they try to enter a temporary displacement camp in Khazair

An Iraqi mother who fled fighting in the city of Tal Afar rocks her twin children in the back of a pick-up truck as they try to enter a temporary displacement camp in KhazairGetty



An officer of Malaysia's Islamic authority uses a telescope to sight the new moon of Ramadan, in Putrajaya outside Kuala Lumpur

An officer of Malaysia's Islamic authority uses a telescope to sight the new moon of Ramadan, in Putrajaya outside Kuala LumpurReuters



Members of the public enjoy the views from

Members of the public enjoy the views from "London's highest lawn" at the Shard in London. At 243.84 metres above London Bridge, the observation platform has been decorated with astroturf and will host a giant Fortnum and Mason picnic on August 10AFP



Rescue workers try to reach vehicles trapped underneath a bridge that collapsed while under construction in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, killing at least two people

Rescue workers try to reach vehicles trapped underneath a bridge that collapsed while under construction in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, killing at least two peopleReuters



Rescue workers conduct a search operation for survivors at the site of a collapsed 11-storey building that was under construction on the outskirts of the southern Indian city of Chennai

Rescue workers conduct a search operation for survivors at the site of a collapsed 11-storey building that was under construction on the outskirts of the southern Indian city of ChennaiReuters



Policemen and firefighters search in the wreckage of a cargo plane ferrying khat to Somalia which crashed at a commercial building in a Nairobi suburb shortly after takeoff

Policemen and firefighters search in the wreckage of a cargo plane ferrying khat to Somalia which crashed at a commercial building in a Nairobi suburb shortly after takeoffReuters



A firefighter holds a red panda by its tail while removing it from a tree at a residential area in Kunming, Yunnan province, China

A firefighter holds a red panda by its tail while removing it from a tree at a residential area in Kunming, Yunnan province, ChinaReuters



A baby walrus is watched over by her mother Dyna at the Hagenbeck Zoo in Hamburg. The nameless calf was born June 15

A baby walrus is watched over by her mother Dyna at the Hagenbeck Zoo in Hamburg. The nameless calf was born June 15Reuters




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