Lahore, Pakistan: Young men dive into a canal to try and cool offPhotograph: Emilio Morenatti/APHong Kong, China: The Hong Kong girl guides practice for a parade at the island's Victoria ParkPhotograph: Dan Chung/GuardianSanya, China: A policeman on guard duty at the start of the Chinese leg of the Olympic torch relayPhotograph: Feng Li/Getty
Paris, France: American sculptor Richard Serra poses beside one of his sculptures, part of the Monumenta exhibition that opens on May 6Photograph: Olivier Laban-Mattei/AFPGaza Strip: Palestinians wait in line to fill gas canisters. Fuel has been in short supply recently after Israel introduced sanctions in response to an attack on a fuel terminal by militantsPhotograph: Abid Katib/GettyManacapuru, Amazonas: A rescue team searches for survivors and bodies in the wreck of the Comandante Soares, which sank in the Solimoes river whilst carrying 110 peoplePhotograph: Alberto Cesar Araujo/AFPIndianapolis, Indiana, United States: Supporters of Hillary Clinton's election campaign outside the Indianapolis Convention CentrePhotograph: Scott Olson/GettySanta Cruz, Bolivia: Voters wait to cast their ballots during a referendum on autonomy for the state of Santa CruzPhotograph: Dado Galdieri/APPanchimalco, El Salvador: A shrine to the Virgin Mary during preparations for the Flower and Palm festival. Pork and rice soup is served as a courtesy to visitors to the shrinePhotograph: Jose Cabezas/AFPChile: Steam and ash continues to pour from the Chaiten volcano, which began erupting on May 2 Photograph: Ian Salas/EPATokyo, Japan: Members of performance group Medaman-Medaman walking in the Ginza district of the city, part of the Golden Week holiday in JapanPhotograph: Yoshikazu Tsuno/AFPBangalore, India: A worker sorts packets of cut roses for auctionPhotograph: Manjunath Kiran/EPAVarna, Bulgaria: A 1,800-year-old bronze helmet on display at the Museum of HistoryPhotograph: Petko Momchilov/AP
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