Beshara: The most captivating pictures of the week

  • A man works on a sawdust carpet during Corpus Christi festivities in La Villa de Los Santos, Panama. EPA
    A man works on a sawdust carpet during Corpus Christi festivities in La Villa de Los Santos, Panama. EPA
  • The full moon rises behind the Temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounion, 60km south of Athens. AFP
    The full moon rises behind the Temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounion, 60km south of Athens. AFP
  • The Kazakhstan International Balloon Festival in the Almaty region of the country. Reuters
    The Kazakhstan International Balloon Festival in the Almaty region of the country. Reuters
  • A woman prepares to take part in a Guinness World Record attempt for the world's largest Mexican wave in Mexico City. AFP
    A woman prepares to take part in a Guinness World Record attempt for the world's largest Mexican wave in Mexico City. AFP
  • Briciola, the long-time mascot of the Carabinieri’s 4th Cavalry Regiment band, on her last day of duty before retirement, in Rome. Reuters
    Briciola, the long-time mascot of the Carabinieri’s 4th Cavalry Regiment band, on her last day of duty before retirement, in Rome. Reuters
  • Participants are sprayed with coloured powder during the annual Colour Run in Moscow, Russia. EPA
    Participants are sprayed with coloured powder during the annual Colour Run in Moscow, Russia. EPA
  • The Museums by Candlelight event at Fort Saint Elmo in Valletta, Malta. Reuters
    The Museums by Candlelight event at Fort Saint Elmo in Valletta, Malta. Reuters
  • Jamaica's Megan Simmonds celebrates winning the women's 100m hurdles final in the Diamond League event in Rome. Reuters
    Jamaica's Megan Simmonds celebrates winning the women's 100m hurdles final in the Diamond League event in Rome. Reuters
  • A work by the Japanese artist Fujiko Nakaya at the Bourse de Commerce in Paris. Reuters
    A work by the Japanese artist Fujiko Nakaya at the Bourse de Commerce in Paris. Reuters
  • Ballet students during the world's largest ballet barre class in Piazza San Carlo in Turin, Italy. EPA
    Ballet students during the world's largest ballet barre class in Piazza San Carlo in Turin, Italy. EPA
  • A McLaren F1 car on a yacht in Monaco during celebrations to mark McLaren's 1000th grand prix. Reuters
    A McLaren F1 car on a yacht in Monaco during celebrations to mark McLaren's 1000th grand prix. Reuters
  • The fresco portion of the Beyond Walls Project by Swiss-French artist Saype in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Reuters
    The fresco portion of the Beyond Walls Project by Swiss-French artist Saype in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Reuters
  • Horses are washed in the River Eden during the Appleby Horse Fair in Appleby-in-Westmorland, north-west England. AFP
    Horses are washed in the River Eden during the Appleby Horse Fair in Appleby-in-Westmorland, north-west England. AFP
  • Choreographer and anthropologist Sylvie Balestra, right, at work at the National Opera Comique in France. AFP
    Choreographer and anthropologist Sylvie Balestra, right, at work at the National Opera Comique in France. AFP