RIO DE JANEIRO, THURSDAY:
PARIS, WEDNESDAY: Francois Hollande leaves the Elysee Palace. Details of the president’s alleged affair with the actress Julie Gayet continued to emerge in the French media this week.
MELBOURNE, THURSDAY: Andy Murray signs autographs after winning his second round match against France’s Vincent Millot on day four of the Australian Open. This year’s championship has been hit by record temperatures, with a number of ball boys and players fainting in the heat.
EDINBURGH, THURSDAY: Members of the coastguard search for missing three-year-old Mikaeel Kular, who was last seen at 9pm on Wednesday night at his home in Ferry Gait Crescent, Edinburgh.
BERLIN, THURSDAY: Elizabeth Hurley sits on the front row at the Marc Cain show during Berlin Fashion Week. To her right is Marc Cain's founder, Helmut Schlotterer, and to her left is the German actress Barbara Schoeneberger.
CAIRO, TUESDAY: An Egyptian man holds up a portrait of army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi outside a polling station. Voters took part in a referendum this week to decide on a new constitution for the country.
BARTON, MONDAY: Police officers restrain an anti-fracking protestor standing on top of a truck carrying chemicals to the Barton Moss gas fracking facility.
CALIFORNIA, SUNDAY: Jennifer Lawrence arrives on the red carpet for the Golden Globe awards in Beverly Hills. She won best supporting actress for her role in American Hustle.
LATRUN, MONDAY: The coffin carrying former Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon stops at a memorial for fallen soldiers in Latrun, near Jerusalem. Sharon died last Saturday after eight years in a coma.
BUDAPEST, THURSDAY: Lithuanian ice skaters Isabella Tobias and Deividas Stagniunas perform at the European Figure Skating Championships.
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