The Observer's 20 photographs of the week

In this photograph by Observer 20 regular Muhammed Muheisen, Pakistani schoolboys look out the window of their classroom at other children chanting prayers to commemorate the anniversary of Malala Yousafzai's shooting by the Taliban in Rawalpindi Photograph: Muhammed Muheisen/AP

In Lahore, a man shaves his monkey with a razor before it performs tricks for money Photograph: Mohsin Raza/Reuters

Photographer Roberto Salomone continued his compelling work covering the immigrant boat tragedy in Lampedusa. Here he photographed unidentified tombs at the cemetery. The majority of immigrants who die trying to reach the island are buried here with just a number on a cross as they cannot be identified and their families do not know they are buried here Photograph: Roberto Salomone/AFP

Another tragedy happened in the waters where more than 300 migrants lost their lives last week, when at least 30 people died after their boat capsized. Here, a child is carried to safety by police after being rescued by a patrol boat. Italian and Maltese naval vessels rescued more than 200 people from the migrant boat near the Italian island of Lampedusa Photograph: Christian Mangion/Corbis

Palestinians enjoy the weather on the beach in Gaza City. The beach is a favourite spot for locals to relax, especially as most residents cannot afford holidays outside the enclave Photograph: Mohammed Salem/Reuters

In Betunia on the West Bank, Palestinian protesters hurl rocks at Israeli soldiers Photograph: Mohamad Torokman/Reuters

Postal worker Glenn Gray looks at a sculpture depicting a sliding house in a residential road in Margate, England. Entitled 'From the Knees of my Nose to the Belly of my Toes', it was created by artist Alex Chinneck Photograph: Toby Melville/Reuters

A model wears a dress by designer Zalevskiy during Ukrainian fashion week in Kiev Photograph: Sergei Supinsky/AFP

Miley Cyrus continues the promotion of her new album by performing on NBC's Today show in New York Photograph: Carlo Allegri/Reuters

Belgian riot police are covered with foam sprayed by firefighters during a protest for better work conditions in Brussels Photograph: Yves Herman/Reuters

Supporters and opponents of Egypt's ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi clash in Cairo. A holiday marking the anniversary of the last war with Israel turned into a showdown between the country's rival factions Photograph: Hassan Ammar/AP

The anniversary was also marked by the army at the tomb of the late president Anwar Sadat at Cairo's Nasr City Photograph: Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters

The interior of the US Capitol Dome is illuminated by exterior lights as congressional staff continued negotiations to end the government shutdown late into the night in Washington DC Photograph: T J Kirkpatrick/Getty

A Filipino worker takes down a large billboard sign in anticipation of strong winds brought by an upcoming typhoon in Quezon City, Philippines Photograph: Francis R Malasig/EPA

A woman waits her turn to collect her ration of food at a United Nations World Food Programme centre in Dagahale, one of the several refugee settlements in Dadaab, Kenya Photograph: Reuters

A scarlet macaw is perched on a pew in St Andrew's United church, Vancouver. The bird was one of several parishioners' pets attending services prior to an animal blessing in honour of St Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals Photograph: Andy Clark/Reuters

Free Syrian Army fighters take positions behind a damaged car as they fire their weapons against forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Aleppo Photograph: Reuters

An atlas moth, the largest moth in the world, lands on a tree branch at the butterfly conservatory in the American Natural History Musem, New York Photograph: Emmanuel Dunand/AFP

A Muslim pilgrim prays atop Mount Thor in the holy city of Mecca ahead of the annual haj pilgrimage. The mount houses Thor cave where Prophet Mohammed is believed to have hidden from the people of Quraish before his migration to Medina Photograph: Ibraheem Abu Mustafa/Reuters

Kieron Bryan, a British freelance videographer, attends a bail hearing at the Regional Court of Murmansk. He was ordered to remain in detention after being charged with piracy for filming a Greenpeace protest at an offshore oil platform owned by Russia's state-controlled energy firm Gazprom Photograph: Reuters