A man holds a cross and a mobile phone as he stands near a barricade erected by pro-Russian activists during a rally to celebrate results of the referendum in DonetskReutersAn inflatable doll with a swastika on her arm and a Yulia Tymoshenko hairdo adorns a pro-Russian militia checkpoint in Slovyansk, UkraineGettyRescuers carry out a body after an explosion at a nine-storey building in Mykolayiv, UkraineAFPA woman walks past a burning shop in the Maskuf Souk in the Old City of Homs. Syrians streamed back into the ruins, picking through the remains of their homesAFPA resident of the Old City of Homs carries belongings she retrieved from her destroyed homeAFPVenezuelan national guards detain an anti-government protester in CaracasReutersA child drops coins into golden Buddha statues on Vesak Day at the Thai Buddhist Chetawan Temple in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia. Buddhists across the world celebrate Vesak to honour the birth, enlightenment and passing of Lord Buddha 2,550 years agoReutersProfessional rock climbers work on the art installation "Big Bambu: 5,000 Arms to Hold You" by artists Doug and Mike Starn at the Israel Museum in JerusalemReutersFlags flutter during the re-opening ceremony for the Washington Monument, which was closed in 2011 after it suffered damage caused by a 5.8 magnitude earthquakeReutersArtists from Cia Base circus group perform their show "Futebol Voador" (Flying Football) during the International Circus Festival in Vila Cruzeiro slum in Rio de JaneiroReutersVincent Kompany of Manchester City lifts the Barclays Premier League trophy aloft outside Manchester Town Hall at the start of the team's victory paradeAFPWorkers set up a giant poster of the 67th Cannes Film Festival on the Festival Palace. The poster features Marcello Mastroianni in Federico Fellini's film "8 1/2'", which was presented during the Official Selection in 1963ReutersPatrick Stewart, James McAvoy, Ian McKellen and Michael Fassbender arrive for the British premiere of 'X-Men: Days of Future Past' at Leicester Square in LondonReutersPrime Minister David Cameron and Mayor of London Boris Johnson play a game of table football against apprentices and students during a visit to Harrow Skills Centre in north-west LondonAFP
