• Motorists try to repair their Russian Lada on the motorway near a steel production plant in Mariupol, Ukraine. John Moore / Getty
    Motorists try to repair their Russian Lada on the motorway near a steel production plant in Mariupol, Ukraine. John Moore / Getty
  • Activists spray paint images of people who went missing during the internal armed conflict at the entrance of the Congress building during a protest in Guatemala City. Jorge Dan Lopez / Reuters
    Activists spray paint images of people who went missing during the internal armed conflict at the entrance of the Congress building during a protest in Guatemala City. Jorge Dan Lopez / Reuters
  • Palestinian protesters take up position during clashes with Israeli troops following a rally to show solidarity with Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails, in the West Bank city of Hebron. Mussa Qawasma / Reuters
    Palestinian protesters take up position during clashes with Israeli troops following a rally to show solidarity with Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails, in the West Bank city of Hebron. Mussa Qawasma / Reuters
  • A Palestinian protester runs from tear gas fired by Israeli troops during clashes near Israel’s Ofer Prison, near the West Bank city of Ramallah. Mohamad Torokman / Reuters
    A Palestinian protester runs from tear gas fired by Israeli troops during clashes near Israel’s Ofer Prison, near the West Bank city of Ramallah. Mohamad Torokman / Reuters
  • A pro-Russian rebel aims his anti-tank rifle between blocks of concrete at a front line rebel position near the eastern Ukrainian village of Semenivka. Yannis Behrakis / Reuters
    A pro-Russian rebel aims his anti-tank rifle between blocks of concrete at a front line rebel position near the eastern Ukrainian village of Semenivka. Yannis Behrakis / Reuters
  • An Afghan youth pushes a friend on a ice-cream cart, as the sun sets on the outskirts of Mazar-I- Sharif. Farshad Usyan / AFP
    An Afghan youth pushes a friend on a ice-cream cart, as the sun sets on the outskirts of Mazar-I- Sharif. Farshad Usyan / AFP
  • US. Secretary of State John Kerry leaves Stansted Airport to return to the United States from London. Jacquelyn Martin / Pool/ Reuters
    US. Secretary of State John Kerry leaves Stansted Airport to return to the United States from London. Jacquelyn Martin / Pool/ Reuters

Best photography from around the world, May 17

Rob Gurdebeke

May 17, 2014

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The National View’s photo editors pick the best images of the day from around the world.

MATCH INFO

Schalke 0

Werder Bremen 1 (Bittencourt 32')

Man of the match Leonardo Bittencourt (Werder Bremen)

Towering concerns
GIANT REVIEW

Starring: Amir El-Masry, Pierce Brosnan

Director: Athale

Rating: 4/5

Pad Man

Dir: R Balki

Starring: Akshay Kumar, Sonam Kapoor, Radhika Apte

Three-and-a-half stars

RESULTS

6.30pm: Maiden Dh 165,000 1,600m
Winner: Superior, Connor Beasley (jockey), Ahmad bin Harmash (trainer)

7.05pm: Handicap Dh 185,000 2,000m
Winner: Tried And True, Pat Dobbs, Doug Watson

7.40pm: Maiden Dh 165,000 1,600m
Winner: Roy Orbison, Fernando Jara, Ali Rashid Al Raihe
8.15pm

Handicap Dh 190,000 1,400m
Winner: Taamol, Dane O’Neill, Ali Rashid Al Raihe
8.50pm

Handicap Dh 175,000 1,600m
Winner: Welford, Richard Mullen, Satish Seemar

9.25pm: Handicap Dh 175,000 1,200m
Winner: Lavaspin, Richard Mullen, Satish Seemar

10pm: Handicap Dh 165,000 1,600m
Winner: Untold Secret, Xavier Ziani, Sandeep Jadhav

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