Week in pictures: 11 - 17 May

 
    Sunday, May 18, 2014 - 6:00am  
     

  
  
   
       Description:&nbsp;      CANNES, WEDNESDAY:  Nicole Kidman dances with French actor Lambert Wilson at  Cannes Film Festival , where the actress starred as Grace Kelly in the opening film Grace of Monaco.  
     Credits:&nbsp;   Pascal Le Segretain     Alt Text:&nbsp;   Nicole Kidman dances with Lambert Wilson at Cannes Film Festival      

  
 
   

  
  
   
       Description:&nbsp;      MANCHESTER, SUNDAY:   Manchester City  celebrate with the Premiership trophy after winning 2-0 against West Ham at the Etihad.  
     Credits:&nbsp;   Andrew Yates     Alt Text:&nbsp;   Manchester City celebrate with the Premiership trophy      

  
 
   

  
  
   
       Description:&nbsp;      THURSDAY, INDONESIA:  Buddhist monks release lanterns into the air at Borobudur temple in Mageland, Central Java, to celebrate Vesak Day. The holy day celebrates the birth, enlightenment and death of Gautama Buddha's, the founder of Buddhism.  
     Credits:&nbsp;   Ulet Ifansasti     Alt Text:&nbsp;   Buddhist monks release lanterns into the air at Borobudur temple      

  
 
   

  
  
   
       Description:&nbsp;      MANISA, TUESDAY:  An injured miner is carried by rescuers after an explosion in a coal mine that killed nearly 300 people.  
     Credits:&nbsp;   Bulent Kilic      Alt Text:&nbsp;   Injured miner is carried by rescuers in Turkey      

  
 
   

  
  
   
       Description:&nbsp;      BERLIN, TUESDAY:  A one-week-old pot-bellied piglet tries to climb a stair in its enclosure at the Tierpark zoo.  
     Credits:&nbsp;   Johannes Eisele     Alt Text:&nbsp;    A one-week-old pot-bellied piglet tries to climb a stair in its enclosure at the Tierpark zoo      

  
 
   

  
  
   
       Description:&nbsp;      SAN MARCOS, THURSDAY:  The remains of a house burn in San Marcos, California where wildfires have forced more than 13,000 people to evacuate and caused more than $20m in damage.  
     Credits:&nbsp;   David McNew     Alt Text:&nbsp;   Wildfires in San Marcos      

  
 
   

  
  
   
       Description:&nbsp;      PRETORIA, WEDNESDAY:   Oscar Pistorius  leaves North Gauteng High Court after Judge Thokozile Masipa ordered that he should undergo a 30-day mental health evaluation. The 27-year-old athlete is accused of murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.  
     Credits:&nbsp;   Christopher Furlong     Alt Text:&nbsp;   Oscar Pistorius leaves North Gauteng High Court      

  
 
   

  
  
   
       Description:&nbsp;      CARACAS, WEDNESDAY:  A smartly dressed anti-government protester kicks a tear gas canister during a confrontation with riot police.  
     Credits:&nbsp;   Juan Barreto      

  
 
   

  
  
   
       Description:&nbsp;      NEW YORK, THURSDAY:  US President Barack Obama and former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg tour the  National September 11 Memorial and Museum , which opens to the public next week.  
     Credits:&nbsp;   Jewel Samad      

  
 
   

  
  
   
       Description:&nbsp;      UTTAR PRADESH, SUNDAY:  Supporters of  Narendra Modi  take cover as a helicopter carrying the BJP leader takes off. Modi will be the first Indian prime minister to come from the lower rungs of India's caste system.  
     Credits:&nbsp;   Kevin Frayer     Alt Text:&nbsp;   Supporters of Narendra Modi       

  
 
       Manchester City    Nicole Kidman    Oscar Pistorius    Barack Obama