In case you missed it
From floating pigs in London to Bengal lights in Germany, here are this week's headlines that didn't make the news.
Buddha's birthday in Singapore
For Buddha's birthday, monks in Singapore pray outside their monastry. Buddhists across Asia commemorated the birth, enlightenment and death of Buddha in Vesak celebrations this week.
The fourth sunday of Easter in Vatikan
During an ordination mass celebrated by Pope Francis, priest are lying on the floor as well. The mass was held at St Peter's basilika in Vatikan on the Fourth sunday of Easter.
Difficult working conditions in Laos
A mother carries her baby while working at a banana plantation operated by a Chinese company in Laos. Experts say the Chinese have brought jobs and higher wages to northern Laos, but have also drenched plantations with pesticides and other chemicals.
Mother's Day preparations in Turkey
Mother's Day is celebrated on various days in many parts of the world, most commonly in May. Among the most popular flowers sent to moms on this day are lilies, orchards, tulips, roses and irises.
Pink Floyd exhibition in London
An inflatable pig promotes a new exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. "The Pink Floyd Exhibition: Their Mortal Remains", marks the 50th anniversary of the release of the British band's debut album, "The Piper at the Gates of Dawn".
Learning to smile in China
With chopsticks in their mouths, nurses practice how to smile at a hospital in Handan, Heibei province in China.
My dance space, your dance space in England
In Brentford, Endland two players get very close. Harlee Dean of Brentford and Craig Conway of the Blackburn Rovers doggedly try to dictate the rules during the Sky Bet Championship match at Griffin Park.
Lasers in Miami
In the new "Frost Museum of Science" in Miami, Florida, visitors get to see exhibitions from the Everglades to the ocean, from the human cell to outer space and the process of science and innovation.
Ice and mud in England
Competitors take part in the "Tough Mudder", which is a series of 10-12 miles (16-19 kilometers) obstacle races. The mud run events are designed by British Special Forces to challenge the toughest of the tough.
River Rhine in flames in Bonn
Right next to Deutsche Welle's headquarters in Bonn, Germany, pyrotechnical specialists set the Rhine aflame for the annual event "Rhein in Flammen". Along the Rhine promenade 2,000 red Bengal lights and five fireworks light up the Rhine Valley and attracts many viewers from Germany and abroad to one of the most scenic regions of Germany.