The best photos from around the world for the week

During the week, an incredible variety of events takes place in the world, many of which remain captured in bright and interesting frames. We have prepared for you a selection of the best photos from around the world over the past week.

(25 photos in total)

1. Austrian transvestite Conchita Sausage during an interview on April 28, 2014. Sausage will represent Austria at Eurovision. (Photo: Reuters)

2. Wladimir Klitschko, a 38-year-old Ukrainian, celebrates his victory over 34-year-old Australian Alex Leapai at the WBO World Heavyweight Championship in Oberhausen, April 28, 2014. (Photo: Reuters)

3. Twenty couples consisting of Syrian army soldiers and their brides applaud during a mass wedding ceremony in Damascus on April 30, 2014. (Photo: AFP)

4. Malta celebrates the 10th anniversary of its accession to the European Union on May 1, 2014. (Photo: Reuters)

5. Light and sound show in the courtyard of the Invalides in Paris on April 28, 2014. (Photo: Reuters)

6. Injured children cry after two bombs were dropped in the vicinity of Aleppo by Syrian government forces, May 1, 2014. (Photo: Reuters)

7. Peter Beshenei takes off from the Elizabeth Bridge in Budapest during the air show on May 1, 2014. (Photo: Reuters)

8. Car explosion during a rally in the Iraqi capital on April 25, 2014. (Photo: Reuters)

9. Car explosion during a rally in the Iraqi capital on April 25, 2014. (Photo: Reuters)

10. Women collect tea leaves in Shizuoka, Japan, May 1, 2014. (Photo: Getty Images)

11. Tourists take selfies during the May Day rally in Barcelona, Spain, May 1, 2014. (Photo: AP Photo)

12. Wildfires in mountainous areas of Southern California, April 29, 2014. (Photo: EPA)

13. Airshow in Budapest, Hungary, May 1, 2014. (Photo: AFP)

14. Ballet dancers in New Delhi, April 29, 2014. (Photo: Reuters)

15. An Indian boy searches for scrap metal at the site of a fire in a slum in Ghaziabad, India, April 29, 2014. (Photo: AP)

16. Overwhelmed with emotion, Egyptian women fall to the ground after a court sentenced to death more than 680 alleged supporters of the deposed president. (Photo: AP)

17. May Day clashes between demonstrators and police in Istanbul on May 1, 2014. Clashes broke out after the crowd tried to walk to Taksim Square, ignoring the government's ban. (Photo: AFP)

18. Children from South Sudan pose for a photographer at a refugee camp in Bor, Jonglei State, May 1, 2014. (Photo: Reuters)

19. Michael Stanek hugs his daughter, standing near his tornado-destroyed house in Vilonia, Arkansas. (Photo: Reuters)

20. An Indian man shows his abilities during a pilgrimage to the Khoja Muinuddin Chishti Temple in Ajmer, India, April 30, 2014. (Photo: Reuters)

21. Afghan police destroy poppy plantations in Kunar province, April 29, 2014. (Photo: Reuters)

22. US First Lady Michelle Obama gives a thumbs up during the traditional charity dinner for the press at the White House in Washington, May 3, 2014. (Photo: EPA)

23. May Day march in the center of Moscow on May 1, 2014. (Photo: Denis Tyrin / AP Photo)

24. A man in a devil costume kisses a skull on a small train in Wernigerode, Germany, April 30, 2014. (Photo: AP Photo)

25. Young people jump into the sea in Beirut, Lebanon, April 29, 2014. (Photo: EPA)