Europe's week in pictures: May 12 - May 18

Wizard win

Harry Potter lookalike, Jan Peter Balkende (right), led the Christian Democrats to victory in the Dutch general elections

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Holy revelation

A Catholic Cardinal suggested the ailing Pope John Paul II (left) could resign if his health declined

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Loose cannon

Macedonian Interior Minister, Ljube Boskovski, faced the sack after injuring several people in a firing exercises

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Woody's debut

Woody Allen (centre) opened the Cannes film festival making his first ever appearance at the two-week show in France

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Lost loot

In a fit of rage, the mother of a thief destroyed a hoard of stolen art worth more than $1.4bn

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Hair triumph

German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder won a court case against a news agency which said his hair was dyed

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Goodbye, master!

Ukraine's capital came to a standstill, as tens of thousands people bid farewell to the country's greatest football coach

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