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Pictures of the Week 26 April to 2 May

A selection of photographs, covering a range of topics from protests against animal abuse in Colombia to Nigel Farage being pelted with eggs.

By David Sim David Sim
Published 02 May 2014, 7:00 AM BST
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dog ice cream
Dog treated to an ice cream during protest against animal abuse in Cali, Colombia AFP
hippo teeth
A man brushes the teeth of a hippopotamus at a wildlife reserve in Guangzhou, China Reuters
sheep horms
Racka sheep herded together during celebrations to mark start of new grazing season in the Great Hungarian Plain in Hortobagy, east of Budapest Reuters
white bengal tiger cub
A white Bengal female tiger plays with her three cubs at the Huachipa zoo in Lima, Peru... AFP
white bengal tiger cub
...One of the white Bengal cubs looks into the camera at Huachipa zoo in Lima Reuters
cctv cat
A giant billboard of a cat is seen behind a CCTV camera in London Getty
gay dogs
Tokyo's Rainbow Pride parade AFP
frank
People wear Frank Sidebottom masks at a 'Frank' screening at Sundance London Film and Music Festival 2014 at the O2 Arena Getty
snowman
The Boeoegg, a snowman made of wadding and filled with firecrackers, burns in Sechselaeuten square in Zurich. Tradition says the faster the head of the Boeoegg catches fire and explodes, the warmer and more beautiful the summer will be Reuters
devil
A man in a devil costume arrives at a Walpurgis night pagan festival in the town of Stiege in the Harz mountain region of Germany Reuters
tough mudder
A participant reacts after she jumps into a freight container full of ice and water during the Tough Mudder endurance race in Henley on Thames AFP
sumo babies
Crying babies are held by student sumo wrestlers during the "Baby-cry Sumo" competition at the Sensoji temple in Tokyo. Some Japanese parents believe that sumo wrestlers can help make babies cry out a wish to grow up in good health AFP
upside down house
A tourist jumps inside an upside-down house at Fengjing Ancient Town, Jinshan District, south of Shanghai Reuters
qr codes
A visitor stands in front of QR code panels at a showroom dedicated to providing information about a planned park project in Moscow Reuters
ve beetle back
Momir Bojic, 71, cleans his wooden Volkswagen Beetle in front of his home in Celinac, near Banja Luka, Bosnia Reuters
plane wing
The city of Budapest is reflected in a wing on Zoltan Veres's plane during an air show Reuters
plane bridge
Zoltan Veres of Hungary flies his MXS plane under Budapest's Chain Bridge during an air show Reuters
playmobil
A child plays with giant Playmobil figures set up along the canal in Camden, north London, as the toy company celebrates its 40th anniversary AFP
berlin wall
Artist Dimitry Vrubel cleans his mural "Fraternal Kiss" at the East Side Gallery in Berlin, a section of the former Berlin Wall Reuters
festival kiss
Cody Buijnink gives his girlfriend Kristen Dillon a kiss under the ferris wheel on the first day of the Stagecoach country music festival in Indio, California Reuters
electric run
Participants wearing neon-coloured clothes pose for pictures during the 5km Electric Run around Wembley Stadium in London AFP
balloon lisa
A security guard stands next to a version of the Mona Lisa made out of balloons at a balloon-themed carnival in Hefei, Anhui province, China Reuters
eurovision drag
Austrian drag queen Conchita Wurst gestures during an interview. Wurst will take to the European stage as Austria's contender for Eurovision, the song contest that launched the global careers of ABBA and Celine Dion, Wurst's ido Reuters
klitschko
World heavyweight boxing champion Vladimir Klitschko of Ukraine celebrates after defeating Australian challenger Alex Leapai during their WBO heavyweight title fight in Oberhausen. Klitschko won after a knock out in round six Reuters
climbing wall
A competitor trains for the Climbing Wall competition during the World Extreme Games in Shanghai Reuters
tom daley
Tom Daley of Great Britain competes in the Men's 10m Platform Final on day three of the FINA/NVC Diving World Series at the London Aquatics Centre Getty
footbll gerrard
A dejected Steven Gerrard of Liverpool looks on as Chelsea fans celebrate after Willian scored their second goal during their Barclays Premier League match at Anfield Getty
fottball goal
Bayern Munich's goalkeeper Manuel Neuer reacts after Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo scored a free kick during their Champions League semi-final second leg match in Munich Reuters
ukraine mace
A pro-Russian activist holds a mace outside the regional government headquarters in Luhansk, eastern Ukraine Reuters
ukraine fight
Pro-Russian (R) and pro-Ukrainian supporters clash in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine. Several people were wounded when pro-Russian separatists attacked a rally in support of Ukrainian unity Reuters
ukraine far right
Ultra-nationalist activists march towards Independence Square to commemorate "Maidan heroes" in Kiev AFP
syria weapon
Rebel fighters launch a locally-made weapon towards forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Tower 45 area, Latakia countryside Reuters
may day
Protesters shield themselves from police water cannon during a May Day demonstration in Istanbul Reuters
melilla fence
African migrants climb a border fence covered in razor wire during an attempt to cross into Spanish territory between Morocco and Spain's north African enclave of Melilla Reuters
villonai
Aerial view of houses that were obliterated by a tornado in Vilonia, Arkansas Reuters
tornado
A US flag sticks out the window of a damaged hot rod car in a suburban area near Vilonia, Arkansas Reuters
lightning
Lighting strikes from a TVS (tornadic vortex signature) storm in Tuscaloosa, Alabama Reuters
rain
Heavy rain pours like a waterfall over a house in Tuscaloosa, Alabama Reuters
floods
Damage due to flash flooding is seen along Johnson Avenue in Pensacola, Florida, US Reuters
Nigel Farage egged
May 1, 2014: Ukip leader Nigel Farage is lead back to his car after after being hit with an egg thrown by a man who gave his name as Fred, an unemployed musician, in Nottingham Christopher Furlong/Getty Images
Ukraine crisis

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