The weekend in pictures

Nice, France: Lightning strikes the Baie des Anges Photograph: Valery Hache/AFP/Getty Images

Buenos Aires, Argentina: Members of the Ilotopie theatre company perform in the port at the opening of the 9th International Theatre festival Photograph: Marcos Brindicci/Reuters

Miranda, Brazil: Members the Terena tribe use improvised fireworks to scare off workers as they occupy a ranch belonging to the former state governor's son. The 600-hectare property was built on land reserved for indigenous people by the government Photograph: Lunae Parracho/Reuters

Aleppo, Syria: A rebel fighter is reflected in a pane of glass during fighting near the city's historic citadel Photograph: Nour Kelze/Reuters

Manchester: An image of former Manchester United football player Nobby Stiles looms over Wigan Warriors rugby league fans as they gather outside Old Trafford stadium before their Super League grand final against Warrington Wolves. Wigan won the match 30-16 Photograph: Michael Steele/Getty Images

Lampedusa, Italy: The coffins of African migrants who were killed when their boat sank in the Mediterranean Sea, are shown to the press. The bodies of 143 of the 440 passengers of migrants, who were attempting to reach Europe, have been recovered and many more are still missing Photograph: Alberto Pizzoli/AFP/Getty Images

Madrid, Spain: A multiple-exposure photograph of motocross rider Valentin Teillet during the Red Bull Give Me Five race Photograph: Juan Carlos Hidalgo/EPA

Nis, Serbia: An icon of Jesus Christ is seen as Christians mark the 1,700th anniversary of the Edict of Milan, when Constantine the Great proclaimed tolerance of the religion across the Roman empire. Nis is the birthplace of Rome's first Christian emperor Photograph: Marko Djurica/Reuters

Hanoi, Vietnam: A Vietnam war veteran lines up with thousands of other mourners outside the home of General Vo Nguyen Giap before paying his respects. Giap, who known as the Red Napoleon, died on 4 October at the age of 102 Photograph: Hoang Dinh Nam/AFP/Getty Images

Chihuahua, Mexico: Spectators react after a monster truck crashed into the stand where they were watching a demonstration. The driver is reported to have lost control of his vehicle while performing a stunt, killing six people and injuring several others at the Extremo Aeroshow Photograph: Eduardo Alanis/El Diario de Chihuahua/Reuters

Tintern: The sun rises behind Tintern Abbey in the Wye Valley Photograph: Tim Ireland/PA

Wenling, China: Soldiers run for cover as a storm surge, caused by the approaching typhoon Fitow, lashes the coastline Photograph: Reuters