The weekend in pictures

Children listen during a Sunday morning service at the Saint-Famille Catholic church, the scene of many killings during the 1994 genocide, in Kigali, Rwanda. Photograph: Ben Curtis/AP

Emergency responders help evacuate a boy from a residential building after it was hit by an explosives-filled barrel dropped by a government forces helicopter in Aleppo, Syria. Photograph: Khaled Khatib/AFP/Getty Images

An Afghan woman looks through a window as she waits for her turn to vote at a polling station in Mazar-i-sharif. Photograph: Zohra Bensemra/Reuters

People take part in an event marking international pillow fight day in Hong Kong. Photograph: Tyrone Siu/Reuters

Police officers wait to be assigned duties at an election material distribution centre on the eve of the first phase of national elections in Dibrugarh, in the north-eastern Indian state of Assam. Photograph: Altaf Qadri/AP

A Hindu man rides his bicycle through a dust storm at the Sangam after taking a dip at the confluence of the rivers Ganges, Yamuna and Saraswati, in Allahabad. Photograph: Sanjay Kanojia /AFP/Getty Images

Volunteers clean up rubbish in Independence Square in Kiev. Photograph: Shamil Zhumatov/Reuters

A man tans his face in the spring sunshine in Washington Square Park, New York. Photograph: Eduardo Munoz/Reuters

Members of the Brazilian armed forces secure the streets in the Mare favela in Rio de Janeiro. Their presence will last until the end of the World Cup. Photograph: Marcelo Sayao/EPA

A girl jumps to touch cherry blossoms in full bloom in Fussa, Japan. Photograph: Kimimasa Mayama/EPA

Women dressed in costumes at the Keukenhof in the Netherlands, during an event celebrating traditional Dutch music, dance, costumes and crafts. Photograph: Marco De Swart/EPA

Volunteers provide massages for runners after the Thessaloniki marathon. Photograph: Giannis Papanikos/Demotix/Corbis

An Indian palm squirrel eats watermelon on a hot afternoon in Bhubaneswar. Photograph: Asit Kumar/AFP/Getty Images

Residents hold a Chilean flag during a demonstration in Iquique, to demand more help for the people affected by the earthquake that affected the north of Chile on April 1. Photograph: Agenciauno/Xinhua Press/Corbis

An exhibitor hugs her miniature poodle Chipp between contests at the Intergroom dog grooming show, in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Photograph: Julio Cortez/AP

Tourists enjoy the scenery of rape flowers in Taizhou, China. Photograph: Xinhua/Landov/Barcroft Media

The 4th Holi Barcelona colour festival. Photograph: Joan Cros Garcia/Demotix/Corbis