The 20 photographs of the week

Some of the best photojournalism this week came from Rwanda as the 20-year anniversary of the genocide was commemorated. Here, in Kigali, children are photographed by Ben Curtis at the Saint-Famille Catholic church, the site of many killings in 1994 Photograph: Ben Curtis/AP

In another image by Ben Curtis, Emmanuel Ndayisaba and Alice Mukarurinda are photographed as they recount their experiences of the genocide at Alice's house in Nyamata, Rwanda. She lost her baby daughter and her right hand. He wielded the machete that took both. Yet today, Alice and Emmanuel are friends. She is the treasurer and he the vice-president of a group that builds simple brick houses for genocide survivors Photograph: Ben Curtis/AP

And finally from photographer Ben Curtis, a distraught Rwandan woman, one of dozens overcome by grief at recalling the horror of the genocide, is carried away to receive help during a public ceremony to mark the anniversary at the Amahoro stadium in Kigali Photograph: Ben Curtis/AP

In Aleppo, Syria, a boy is rescued from under the rubble of a building damaged by what activists said were explosive barrels dropped by forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad Photograph: Hosam Katan/Reuters

In Kiev, deputies clash during a session at the Ukrainian parliament Photograph: Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters

Aimee Pistorius is overcome with emotion as she listens to her brother Oscar's testimony at Pretoria high court in South Africa Photograph: Kim Ludbrook/EPA

And here, at the murder trial, Oscar Pistorius listens to evidence by a pathologist Photograph: Deaan Vivier/AP

In Madrid, Jimmy Chasi Sanguna holds his one-year-old daughter Daniela as they wait to be evicted. The Chasi Sanguna family, who moved to Spain from Ecuador, were unable to keep up with their mortgage repayments after they lost their jobs in the construction and auto repair sectors between 2010 and 2011 Photograph: Susana Vera/Reuters

Regular contributor Susana Vera also photographed the shanty town settlement of El Gallinero on the outskirts of Madrid. Several hundred Romanian Gypsies live there in precarious conditions, without running water or sewage services. Here, children watch as a neighbour has his hair shaved Photograph: Susana Vera/Reuters

Afghan shoppers look for brooms at a roadside shop in Herat after elections had taken place in the country. Leading candidates in Afghanistan's presidential election voiced concern that voting was tainted by fraud after millions defied Taliban threats and turned out to choose a successor to President Hamid Karzai Photograph: Aref Karimi/AFP

Assistants use burning incense and cigarettes to drive bees away from the face of beekeeper She Ping during an attempt to cover his body with bees in Chongqing. He used queen bees to attract more than 460,000 bees within 40 minutes Photograph: China Daily/Reuters

Different types of bullets are seen after impact on a flak jacket displayed at the Security Expo in Mexico City Photograph: Eduardo Verdugo/AP

Photographer Neil Hall travelled to Cyprus to document the United Nations buffer zone between the Turkish Cypriot-controlled north of the island and the Greek Cypriot-controlled south. Here, a Cyprus Airways passenger jet stands in the abandoned Nicosia international airport Photograph: Neil Hall/Reuters

And here, in another photograph by Neil Hall, is the interior of the abandoned airport Photograph: Neil Hall/Reuters

Residents look for salvageable materials among burned houses in Kawit in the Philippines. Three children and an elderly woman reportedly died in the fire which razed 500 houses and left 1,000 families homeless Photograph: Ezra Acayan/Corbis

A navy soldier patrols a football field during an operation to occupy the Mare slum complex in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. More than 2,000 soldiers moved into the complex last week in a bid to improve security ahead of the Fifa World Cup and drive out the heavily armed drug gangs that have ruled the sprawling favela for decades Photograph: Felipe Dana/AP

In another photograph from Rio by Felipe Dana, a woman screams while being detained during protests in an area recently occupied by squatters. There were clashes with police after a Brazilian court ordered that 5,000 people be evicted from the abandoned buildings of a telecommunications company Photograph: Felipe Dana/AP

Female members of the Palestinian presidential guard take part in a training session in the West Bank city of Jericho Photograph: Ahmad Gharabli/AFP

Crocodile hatchlings swim inside a pen at Nyanyana Crocodile Farm in Kariba, Zimbabwe Photograph: Philimon Bulawayo/Reuters

And finally, a photograph from last year taken by acclaimed photojournalist Kerim Okten, who was killed this week in a motorcycle crash caused by a lightning strike. European Pressphoto Agency’s editor-in-chief, Hannah Hess, wrote, 'we have lost a great friend and esteemed colleague. For many within the EPA family Kerim was a beloved friend, a brother and one of the finest.' Okten had worked as a photojournalist for 20 years including three years as EPA's chief photographer in the UK. He was the jury chair for this year's World Press Photos sports category. In this photograph, a protester is hit by water from a water cannon during clashes in Taksim Square, Istanbul Photograph: Kerim Okten/EPA