Photos of the week
The Red Arrows display team perform over Southsea Common at the end of a commemoration service of the D-Day landings, June 5, 2014.
June 6, 2014 is the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings which saw 156,000 troops from the allied countries including the United Kingdom and the United States join forces to launch an audacious attack on the beaches of Normandy, these assaults are credited with the eventual defeat of Nazi Germany.
Kathmandu, Nepal
People hug trees as they take part in an attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the most people hugging trees for two minutes in Kathmandu, June 5, 2014.
According to the event organizer, 2,001 people took part in the event, held on World Environment Day, to spread the message of saving the environment.
Shiraz, Iran
A cutout of a woman in Iranian dress stands in front of the Karim Khani Palace, also a former prison, May 29, 2014.
Shiraz, celebrated for more than 2,000 years as the heartland of Persian culture, is known as the home of Iranian poetry and for its progressive attitudes and tolerance. Like all of Iran, this week Shiraz observes the 25th anniversary of the death and continued legacy of the Ayatollah Khomeini, the father of the Islamic revolution.
Ronda, Spain
Elisa Garcia, 28, poses for a photo, wearing a costume from the era of 18th century painter Francisco Goya, while a horse-drawn carriage passes along the "Puente Nuevo" (New Bridge) during the second edition of "Ronda Romantica" (Romantic Ronda) in Ronda, May 31, 2014.
Ronda Romantica is a cultural, historical and tourist event during the three days where thousands of people of Ronda and about fifty towns around of "Serrania de Ronda" (Ronda Mountain Ranges), dressed in traditional costumes, recreate the era of the bandits, drovers and romantic travellers in the nineteenth century.
They also recreate the war of Spanish Independence which started in 1808 with the invasion by French Napoleonic troops and lasted until 1814, when the French were defeated and expelled from the country.
Central African Republic
A Seleka fighter adjusts a broken guitar in a village between Bambari and Grimari, May 31, 2014.
Singapore
Wang Zhijie, 24, a migrant worker from Xi'an, China, goes up to the hoop at a basketball court next to his dormitory, June 3, 2014.
Tbilisi, Georgia
An Indian peafowl spreads its tail feathers at a zoo, June 5, 2014.
Cairo, Egypt
Egyptians chant slogans in Tahrir square as they arrive to celebrate former Egyptian army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's victory in the presidential vote, June 3, 2014.
Sisi won 96.91 percent in a presidential vote last week, the election commission said on Tuesday, confirming interim results that had given him a landslide victory.
But turnout was only about 47 percent of Egypt's 54 million voters, the commission said - less than the 40 million votes, or 80 percent of the electorate, that Sisi had called for.
Washington, DC.
President Barack Obama walks with the parents of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, Jani Bergdahl and Bob Bergdahl back to the Oval Office after making a statement regarding the release of Sgt. Bergdahl from captivity, May 31, 2014.
Bowe Bergdahl was held captive by militants for almost five years during the war in Afghanistan.
Harrison, New Jersey
Players from the U.S. celebrate a goal by teammate Fabian Johnson against Turkey during their international friendly soccer match, June 1, 2014.
Kiev, Ukraine
A fighter of Social Nationalist Assembly, part of ultra-nationalist Right Sector party, says farewell to his girlfriend before heading to Eastern Ukraine as part of the battalion "Azov" during a ceremony in their headquarters, June 3, 2014.
Gaza Strip
Disabled Palestinian girls play a game of sitting volleyball during a training session organized by General Union of Disabled Palestinians, in Deir El-Balah,June 4, 2014. The union holds a training session once a week for some 16 handicapped girls in the central areas of Gaza Strip to prepare them to take part in international and local competitions, a union official said.
Newark, England
Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron speaks during a question and answer session at an electrical goods warehouse in, June 2, 2014.
Cameron was in Newark campaigning on behalf of the conservative candidate in the upcoming by-election.
Vierville sur Mer, France
History enthusiasts wearing World War Two U.S. military uniforms re-enact a D-Day landing on Omaha Beach, June 5, 2014.
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Public security workers attend to a man simulating an injury inside a tent during a security drill ahead of the 2014 World Cup, May 31, 2014.
The World Cup will be held in 12 cities in Brazil from June 12 till July 13.
Dhaka, Bangladesh
A man processes tannery wastes to make poultry feed at Hazaribagh along the polluted Buriganga, June 5, 2014.
Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina warned the tannery owners at Hazaribag of serious consequence if they failed to relocate their tanneries in Savar within the stipulated time, during a World Environment Day observance program, local media reported.
Hong Kong, China
Local businessman Chan Tat-ching, 70, poses at Victoria Park, May 26, 2014.
Chan was the commander of "Operation Yellowbird", which, under his command, helped over 130 students and dissidents flee from mainland China, after the military crackdown on the pro-democracy movement at Beijing's Tiananmen Sqaure in 1989.
Chan has attended every annual candlelight vigil held at the park to commemorate those who died in the crackdown. Recalling his memory of the time, Chan said, "Initially I thought China was engaged in a big progress to allow student protests at Tiananmen Square for such a long time, but I started worrying when things developed."
Chan further said, "I do not regret what I have done for the Operation. It is lucky that China's economy has improved since then."
June 4, 2014 marked the 25th anniversary of the crackdown.
Boise, Idaho
Bob Bergdahl, father of U.S. Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl, speaks during a news conference at the Idaho National Guard headquarters, June 1, 2014.
Freed U.S. soldier Bowe Bergdahl needs time to decompress, his father said on Sunday, predicting that recovering from nearly five years of captivity in Afghanistan will be like a diver who has to return to the surface slowly.
Army Sergeant Bergdahl was released on Saturday in an exchange deal in which five Taliban prisoners were freed from Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba and flown to Qatar.
London, England
Two ducks cross the Mall in front of members of the guards and household cavalry during pageantry for the State Opening of Parliament, June 4, 2014.
Tokyo, Japan
An employee of ActiveLink Co. established under the entrapreneurship of Panasonic Corp, demonstrates ARM01, called 'Raku Vest', jointly developed with Kubota Corp., June 2, 2014.
The ARM01is a robotic exoskeleton developed to help farmers and construction workers.
New York
Singer Rihanna arrives for the Council of Fashion Designers of America Awards (CFDA) at Lincoln Center, June 2, 2014. Eyebrows were raised over the see-through dress.
London, England
Participants are covered in paint as they take part in the Color Run, June 1, 2014.
Xinjiang, China
Wang Yirong of Hebei province rides his motorcycle in a desert during the China Taklimakan Rally and CCR Xinjiang Station, in Shanshan, May 31, 2014.
Aleppo, Syria
Members of the Civil Defense rescue children after what activists said was an air strike by forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in al-Shaar neighborhood, June 2, 2014.
Paris, France
Sara Errani of Italy serves to Andrea Petkovic of Germany during their women's quarter-final match at the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium, June 4, 2014.
Amritsar, India
Sikhs wield swords during their clash inside the complex of the holy Sikh shrine, the Golden Temple, June 6, 2014.
Sikhs wielding swords clashed inside the compound of their religion's holiest shrine on Friday, the 30th anniversary of a controversial raid by Indian security forces that flushed out separatist militants holed up in the temple.
Guizhou, China
Vehicles come to a standstill at a flooded crossroad in Pingba, June 3, 2014.
Strong rainfall has battered Guizhou province since Monday.
Badghis, Afghanistan
Supporters of Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah are seen through a broken window during an election campaign in Qala i Naw, June 2, 2014.
The second round presidential election will be held on June 14.
Hong Kong, China
Tens of thousands of people participate in a candlelight vigil at Victoria Park to mark the 25th anniversary of the military crackdown of the pro-democracy movement at Beijing's Tiananmen Square in 1989, June 4, 2014.
Olomouc, Czech Republic
Austria's Marcel Sabitzer fights for the ball with Czech Republic's Vaclav Prochazka during their international friendly soccer match, June 3, 2014.
Sao Paulo, Brazil
FIFA President Sepp Blatter gestures next to the World Cup trophy after a media conference, June 5, 2014.
Uttar Pradesh, India
Supporters of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) shout slogans as police use a water cannon to stop them from moving towards the office of Akhilesh Yadav, the chief minister of the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, during a protest against recent rape and hanging of two girls, in Lucknow, June 2, 2014.
Three men were arrested for the crime in Uttar Pradesh that underscored the enduring culture of sexual assault in India and the capacity for appalling violence between Hindu castes. Two policemen were held on suspicion of attempting to cover up the killings.
On Monday, Modi's BJP sought to make political capital. Workers from the party accused the Uttar Pradesh state government, headed by Samajwadi Party, of negligence over the crimes and of being unfit to govern.
Ranville, France
British World War II veteran Frederick Glover poses for a photograph as soldiers parachute down during a D-Day commemoration paratroopers launch event, June 5, 2014.
Some 3,000 veterans are among those attending ceremonies across the northern French coastline where Allied forces landed in the largest seaborne invasion in history to help speed up the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War Two.