Week in pictures: 18 - 24 May

 
    Sunday, May 25, 2014 - 6:15am  
     

  
  
   
       Description:&nbsp;      ILLINOIS, WEDNESDAY:  Police guard the entrance to McDonald's Corporate Headquarters in Oak Brook as thousands of fast-food workers and activists demonstrate for higher wages.  
     Credits:&nbsp;   Scott Olson     Alt Text:&nbsp;   Police guard the entrance to McDonald&#039;s corporate campus      

  
 
   

  
  
   
       Description:&nbsp;      INDONESIA, MONDAY:  A ten-month-old orphaned Orangutan called Rizki learns to bite at Surabaya Zoo. He and his brother Damai are being hand-reared by zookeepers after being abandoned by their mother.  
     Credits:&nbsp;   Robertus Pudyanto     Alt Text:&nbsp;   Orphaned Orangutan Rizki learns to bite at Surabaya Zoo      

  
 
   

  
  
   
       Description:&nbsp;      BEIJING, WEDNESDAY:  Tiffany Townsend of the United States falls down during the Women's 200m at this year's IAAF World Challenge.  
     Credits:&nbsp;   Feng Li     Alt Text:&nbsp;   Tiffany Townsend of the United States falls down      

  
 
   

  
  
   
       Description:&nbsp;      LONDON, THURSDAY:  UKIP leader Nigel Farage poses outside a polling station in Biggin Hill, south east London. His party made major gains in local council elections, particularly in Essex and South Yorkshire.  
     Credits:&nbsp;   Peter Macdiarmid     Alt Text:&nbsp;   UKIP leader Nigel Farage outside polling station in Biggin Hill      

  
 
   

  
  
   
       Description:&nbsp;      TEL AVIV, MONDAY:  Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters gather in Rabin Square to celebrate their team's 98-86 win against Real Madrid in the finals of the Euroleague 2014 Final Four basketball match at Mediolanum Forum in Milan.  
     Credits:&nbsp;   Jack Guez     Alt Text:&nbsp;   Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters gather in Rabin Square to celebrate      

  
 
   

  
  
   
       Description:&nbsp;      ISTANBUL, THURSDAY:  A protester runs away as Turkish riot police use water cannon to disperse people demonstrating against the country's recent mine disaster.  
     Credits:&nbsp;   Bulent Kilic     Alt Text:&nbsp;   Turkey protest against mine disaster      

  
 
   

  
  
   
       Description:&nbsp;      LONDON, MONDAY:  Queen Elizabeth examines a display during a visit to the Chelsea Flower Show.  
     Credits:&nbsp;   Stefan Wermuth      

  
 
   

  
  
   
       Description:&nbsp;      CANNES, WEDNESDAY:  French-Argentinian actress Berenice Bejo attends a screening of her latest film The Search at Cannes Film Festival in the south of France.  
     Credits:&nbsp;   Alberto Pizzoli      

  
 
   

  
  
   
       Description:&nbsp;      ODESA, MONDAY:  Ukrainian police take part in a public order exercise ahead of the country's presidential election. Security concerns could make it difficult, if not impossible, to stage Sunday's poll in parts of rebel-held areas, Election Commission officials have warned.  
     Credits:&nbsp;   Alexey Kravtsov      

  
 
   

  
  
   
       Description:&nbsp;      WOOLWICH, THURSDAY:  Rebecca Rigby, the widow of fusilier Lee Rigby, lays a wreath outside the Royal Artillery Barracks on the first anniversary of his death.  
     Credits:&nbsp;   Oli Scarff      

  
 
       Nigel Farage    Lee Rigby    2014 Cannes Film Festival