http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/47615000/jpg/_47615188_indonesia_afp.jpgAn Indonesian soldier jumps through fire during an exhibition to celebrate the 64th anniversary of the nation’s air force in Jakarta.
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/47615000/jpg/_47615190_korea_ap.jpgA South Korean worker decorates lanterns at the Chogye Temple in Seoul, in preparation for events commemorating the birth of Buddha on 21 May.
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/47615000/jpg/_47615192_kyrgyz_ap.jpgA boy covers his face with the Kyrgyz national flag as hundreds gather in the centre of the capital, Bishkek, to mourn those killed in this week’s uprising.
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/47615000/jpg/_47615193_israel_ap.jpgAn Israeli soldier stands guard as ultra-orthodox Jewish men gather to pray at the tomb of the biblical figure known as Joshua in the West Bank village of Kifl Hareth, near Nablus.
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/47615000/jpg/_47615194_tokyo_ap.jpgBulgarian sumo wrestler Kotooshu carries a crying baby before taking part in an exhibition match at Tokyo’s Yasukuni Shrine during an annual spring festival ceremony.
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/47615000/jpg/_47615195_liverpool_getty.jpgA racegoer dons giant curlers outside the Aintree race course in Liverpool, England, in preparation for Ladies Day at the three-day Grand National meeting.
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/47615000/jpg/_47615196_iraq_afp.jpgDemonstrators raise an Iraqi flag and portraits of radical Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr during a rally in the city of Najaf to mark the seventh anniversary of the fall of Baghdad to US-led forces.
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