Best photos of May 20: Sandy Fire in California to stars at Cannes Film Festival

  • A giant smoke cloud forms as the Sandy Fire burns in Simi Valley, California, US. EPA
    A giant smoke cloud forms as the Sandy Fire burns in Simi Valley, California, US. EPA
  • A sacrificial animal in a truck at a cattle market in Sibreh, Aceh Besar, Indonesia, before Eid Al Adha. EPA
    A sacrificial animal in a truck at a cattle market in Sibreh, Aceh Besar, Indonesia, before Eid Al Adha. EPA
  • Britain's King Charles meets performers in Belfast, which will host the Irish music and dance festival Fleadh Cheoil in August. Reuters
    Britain's King Charles meets performers in Belfast, which will host the Irish music and dance festival Fleadh Cheoil in August. Reuters
  • Bolivian tanker lorries wait at a fuel logistics centre in San Antonio, Paraguay, for conditions to stabilise in Bolivia, where protesters are demanding the resignation of President Rodrigo Paz. Reuters
    Bolivian tanker lorries wait at a fuel logistics centre in San Antonio, Paraguay, for conditions to stabilise in Bolivia, where protesters are demanding the resignation of President Rodrigo Paz. Reuters
  • Mourners embrace at a vigil for victims of a shooting at a mosque in San Diego, California. Three people were killed and two teenage suspected gunmen died of self-inflicted gunshot wounds, police said. AFP
    Mourners embrace at a vigil for victims of a shooting at a mosque in San Diego, California. Three people were killed and two teenage suspected gunmen died of self-inflicted gunshot wounds, police said. AFP
  • Palestinian children look at a mural depicting Israel's interception of ships participating in the Global Sumud Flotilla in Nuseirat, central Gaza. AFP
    Palestinian children look at a mural depicting Israel's interception of ships participating in the Global Sumud Flotilla in Nuseirat, central Gaza. AFP
  • A Buddhist monk stands by the Phra Dhammakaya Thep Mongkol, a seated Buddha statue, at the Wat Paknam Phasi Charoen temple in Bangkok, Thailand. AFP
    A Buddhist monk stands by the Phra Dhammakaya Thep Mongkol, a seated Buddha statue, at the Wat Paknam Phasi Charoen temple in Bangkok, Thailand. AFP
  • US burlesque dancer Dita Von Teese arrives for the screening of Amarga Navidad (Bitter Christmas) at the Cannes Film Festival in southern France. AFP
    US burlesque dancer Dita Von Teese arrives for the screening of Amarga Navidad (Bitter Christmas) at the Cannes Film Festival in southern France. AFP