• A worker arranges the seating placements ahead of the Bafta Television awards in London, England. Tim P Whitby / Getty Images
    A worker arranges the seating placements ahead of the Bafta Television awards in London, England. Tim P Whitby / Getty Images
  • Streaks of light from pilgrim’s candles around the giant statue of Lord Bhudda at the Phutthamonthon in Nakhon Pathom near Bangkok. Roberto Schmidt / AFP Photo
    Streaks of light from pilgrim’s candles around the giant statue of Lord Bhudda at the Phutthamonthon in Nakhon Pathom near Bangkok. Roberto Schmidt / AFP Photo
  • Looking through the installation created by Italian artist Roberto Cuoghi for the 57th International Venice Biennale. Zsolt Czegledi / EPA
    Looking through the installation created by Italian artist Roberto Cuoghi for the 57th International Venice Biennale. Zsolt Czegledi / EPA
  • Riot police stand in formation during a protest against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s government in San Cristobal, Venezuela. Carlos Eduardo Ramirez / Reuters
    Riot police stand in formation during a protest against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s government in San Cristobal, Venezuela. Carlos Eduardo Ramirez / Reuters
  • Buddhist monks walk down a road asking for alms during the Vesak festival in Colombo. Dinuka Liyanawatte / Reuters
    Buddhist monks walk down a road asking for alms during the Vesak festival in Colombo. Dinuka Liyanawatte / Reuters
  • A woman is seen in a smoking area at Kyoto train station in Kyoto, western Japan. Issei Kato / Reuters
    A woman is seen in a smoking area at Kyoto train station in Kyoto, western Japan. Issei Kato / Reuters

World in focus - best photos for May 11, 2017


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Take a look at some of the best photos from around the world today.