Week in pictures: 29 April - 5 May

SATURDAY, BRAZIL: Demonstrators in Sao Paulo take part in a national strike against austerity reforms

A peace rally marks the 25th anniversary of the infamous LA race riots, sparked by the beating of Rodney King

SUNDAY, UK: Pieter Weening of the Netherlands is greeted by spectators in Howarth during the 2017 Tour de Yorkshire

SUNDAY, RUSSIA

MONDAY, FRANCE: Anti-riot police are engulfed in flames as they face protesters at the annual May Day march in Paris

MONDAY, US: US actor Zendaya arrives for this year's Met Gala in New York, marking the opening of the Costume Institute's annual fashion exhibit

TUESDAY, AUSTRALIA: Nordic Flight is hosed down after competing at the Warrnambool May Racing Carnival

WEDNESDAY, UK:

THURSDAY, US: Activists make their voices heard on Capitol Hill in Washington DC after politicians narrowly vote to repeal Obamacare

FRIDAY, SCOTLAND