The weekend in pictures

Jerusalem: Worshippers react to a beam of sunlight filtering from the ceiling as they take part in the holy fire ceremony at the church of the Holy Sepulchre. Photograph: Finbarr O'Reilly/Reuters

South Korea: Flares illuminate the sea as search and rescue operations continue for the missing passengers of the sunken Sewol ferry near Jindo. Photograph: AP

Donetsk, Ukraine: Orthodox worshippers light candles inside a church during Easter Sunday celebrations. Photograph: Marko Djurica/ Reuters

Homagama, Sri Lanka: A man pours water on a competitor during a running race , part of traditional festival games to celebrate Tamil new year.
Photograph: Dinuka Liyanawatte/ Reuters

Cavite, Philippines: Two men are buried in sand at a beach as they celebrate Easter Sunday.
Photograph: Erik De Castro/ Reuters

Chios, Greece: Home-made fireworkss fly over the bell tower of Panagia Erithiani church, during Greek Orthodox Easter celebrations on the Aegean island.
Photograph: Petros Giannakouris/AP

Villacoublay, France: Radio journalist Didier François (left) and photojournalist Edouard Elias (right) look out of the window of a helicopter as they arrive at a military airbase. They and two other journalists were released after being held captive by kidnappers in Syria for more than 10 months.
Photograph: Philippe Wojazer/ Reuters

Caracas, Venezuela: A protester lies on the ground after being hit by a vehicle during an anti-government rally. Photograph: Christian Veron/Reuters

Bilbao, Spain: Penitents embrace before taking part in an Easter procession. Photograph: Vincent West/Reuters

Chivarreto, Guatemala: Two men participate in a traditional Good Friday
bare-knuckle fight. Photograph: Jorge Dan Lopez/ Reuters

Kolkata, India: A boy crawls along on a road as he takes part in the Sheetala Puja ritual. Photograph: Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters

Kathmandu, Nepal: A daughter of one of the 12 mountain guides who were killed in an avalanche on Mount Everest, is comforted by a relative at a monastery. Photograph: Navesh Chitrakar/ Reuters

Crystal Mountain, US: Skiers leave the starting line during the Bikini & Board Shorts downhill race. Skiers and snowboarders entered the competion for a chance to win a season's lift pass. Photograph: David Ryder/ Reuters

Batey La Higuera, Dominican Republic: Local men take part in a ritual dance during a Gaga ceremony. Gaga, which originated in Haiti is a combination of Santeria, Voodoo and Christian beliefs and developed among the workers on sugar plantations. Photograph: Ricardo Rojas/ Reuters

Donetsk, Ukraine: Masked pro-Russian militants who have taken over a regional government building, wait in a lunch queue. Photograph: Marko Djurica/ Reuters