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Pictures of the week


From car in a sinkhole to auto in the snow Here's our pick of the pictures around the world this week
Going down: A Chinese family got the shock of their lives when a giant sinkhole appeared in the road and their car tumbled into it. Luckily the family escaped unharmed (Rex)
1. Going down: A Chinese family got the shock of their lives when a giant sinkhole appeared 
in the road and their car tumbled into it. Luckily the family escaped unharmed (Rex)
Force of nature: A dramatic lightning bolt lights up the Grand Canyon's walls (TRAVIS ROE/U.S. DEPT OF THE INTERIOR/CATERS)
2. Force of nature: A dramatic lightning bolt lights up the Grand Canyon's walls 
(TRAVIS ROE/U.S. DEPT OF THE INTERIOR/CATERS)
The world's longest Lego railway track is made up of 100,000 bricks and rails and measures more than 2.5 miles long in Denmark (Rex Features)
3. The world's longest Lego railway track - in Denmark of course - is more than 2.5 miles long (Rex Features)
A man stands in his damaged apartment after a car bombing in Reyhanli, in Hatay province near the Turkish-Syrian border (Reuters)
4. A man stands in his damaged apartment after a car bombing in Reyhanli, in Hatay province near the Turkish-Syrian border (Reuters)
A bird flies underneath an atmospheric phenomenon known as a "sun dog" in the sky over Seaside Heights, New Jersey (Reuters)
5. A bird flies underneath an atmospheric phenomenon known as a "sun dog" in the sky over Seaside Heights, New Jersey (Reuters)
The cast of 'Bling Ring' including British actress Emma Watson pose for pictures at the 66th Cannes Film Festival in France (Reuters)
6. The cast of 'Bling Ring' including British actress Emma Watson pose for pictures at the 66th Cannes Film Festival in France (Reuters)
Bangladeshis struggle against the waves as it crashes onto the shore of the Bay of Bengal as cyclone Mahasen approaches. Despite fears of catastrophe the storm passed through with minimal casualties.
7. Bangladeshis struggle against waves as they crashes onto the shore of the Bay of Bengal as cyclone Mahasen approaches. 
Despite fears of catastrophe the storm passed through with minimal casualties. A total of 18 people have been killed in Burma, 
Bangladesh and Sri Lanka as a result of the cyclone (Reuters)
A bare-breasted FEMEN protester with an inscription on her body that reads: "Life In Plastic Is Not Fantastic" yells protest slogans while holding up a burning cross with a Barbie doll attac
8. A bare-breasted FEMEN protester with an inscription on her body that reads: "Life In Plastic Is Not Fantastic" yells protest slogans 
while holding up a burning cross with a Barbie doll attached to it. A "Barbie Dreamhouse" opened in Berlin, Germany, celebrating the 
famous toy. It was picketed by feminists and left-wing groups who described the attraction as "sexist" (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
A dead tree stands in front of shallow water and a dried-up area of Lake George, 31 miles north of Canberra, Australia as a terrible drought affects the country (Reuters)
9. A dead tree stands in front of shallow water and a dried-up area of Lake George, 31 miles north of Canberra, 
Australia as a terrible drought affects the country (Reuters)
UKIP leader Nigel Farage was ejected out of a Edinburgh pub after protesters called him "scum", "racist and "homophobe". Speaking to BBC Good Morning Scotland later he said: &
10. UKIP leader Nigel Farage was ejected out of a Edinburgh pub after protesters called him "scum", "racist and "homophobe". 
Speaking to BBC Good Morning Scotland later he said: "If this is the face of Scottish nationalism, it's a pretty ugly nation." (SWNS)
A man attaches prayer petitions with names written on cards to lotus lanterns at Jogye temple in preparation for the birthday of Buddha which falls on May 17 in South Korea (Reuters)
11. A man attaches prayer petitions with names written on cards to lotus lanterns at Jogye temple in preparation for the 
birthday of Buddha which falls on May 17 in South Korea (Reuters)
Summer weather: Snow fell in Shropshire (pictured), Devon and Dartmoor this week as an unusual blast of cold weather swept the nation (SWNS)
12. Summer weather: Snow fell in Shropshire (pictured), Devon and Dartmoor this week as an unusual blast of cold weather 
swept the nation (SWNS)
 
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