The weekend in pictures

Brussels, Belgium: Almensh Belete keeps her feet as other athletes fall during the women's 1500m race at the final Diamond League athletics event of the season Photograph: Bruno Fahy/AFP/Getty Images

Sydney, Australia: Liberal party leader Tony Abbott and his daughters react as an unidentified man is removed by security from the stage at an election night rally. Abbott claimed victory in the battle to become the country's next prime minister Photograph: David Gray/Reuters

Aleppo, Syria: A ten-year-old boy named Issa carries a mortar shell in a factory making weapons for the Free Syrian Army Photograph: Hamid Khatib /Reuters

San Francisco, US: The Emirates Team New Zealand boat in action against Oracle Team USA during race two of the America's Cup Finals Photograph: Ezra Shaw/Getty Images

Newport, Isle of Wight: Festivalgoers wearing nautical-themed fancy dress attend the Bestival 2013 festival at Robin Hill country park Photograph: Andy Hall for the Guardian

Sao Paulo, Brazil: Police clash with demonstrators during a protest as the country celebrates Independence Day Photograph: Victor Moriyama/Reuters

Kochi, India: Dancers in tiger body paint wait to take part in a performance during festivities marking the start of the annual harvest festival of Onam Photograph: V Sivaram /Reuters

London: An English Defence League (EDL) supporter attends a rally. About 600 supporters of the EDL tried to march to the East London mosque but were stopped by police Photograph: Justin Tallis/AFP/Getty Images

Beijing, China: Former US basketball star Dennis Rodman talks to journalists upon his arrival at Beijing Airport. Rodman was returning from his second meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un Photograph: Kim Kyung-hoon/Reuters

Buenos Aires, Argentina: Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe, second right, celebrates with members of the Tokyo delegation as International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge announces that the city has won the race to host the 2020 Olympic Games Photograph: Ian Walton/Reuters

New York, US: A model is made up before the Hervé Léger by Max Azria show during New York fashion week Photograph: Eric Thayer/Reuters

Chapel Porth: Competitors take part in the first heat of the annual World Bellyboard Championships in Cornwall Photograph: Matt Cardy/Getty Images