MANCHESTER, WEDNESDAY: Manchester City’s Edin Dzeko celebrates his opening goal against Aston Villa at the Etihad. The Sky Blues went on to win 4-0.
CARACAS, THURSDAY: A riot police officer kicks a gas canister during clashes with students taking part in an anti-government protest.
LONDON, TUESDAY: Rolf Harris leaves Southwark Crown Court. The entertainer has pleaded not guilty to 12 indecent assault charges.
VARANASI, THURSDAY: Indian election frontrunner Narendra Modi makes a victory sign from his car as he is driven across the city of Varanasi after a rally. Results of the election are due to be announced on 16 May.
NEW YORK, MONDAY: Rihanna arrives at the Costume Institute Benefit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
MOSCOW, FRIDAY: Russian soldiers march through Moscow's Red Square during a Victory Day parade, marking 69 years since World War II, amid tensions in Ukraine.
SEVILLE, MONDAY: A Spanish matador performs a pass on a bull at the Maestranza Bullring.
LONDON, THURSDAY: Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt arrive for the premiere of Maleficent at Kensington Palace. Jolie plays the title role in the Disney film based on Sleeping Beauty.
STILTON, MONDAY: A team takes part in the Stilton’s May Day cheese-rolling competition. Around 2,000 people turned out to watch the race, in which teams roll wooden blocks resembling cheese through the streets of the Cambridgeshire village.
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