Week in pictures: 5-11 May

Severe weather warnings were issued in several states in the central US, after a massive tornado devastated a town in southern Kansas.

Samaritans pray at Mount Gerizim near the West Bank town of Nablus, on the last day of Passover.

British PM Tony Blair paid tribute to both unionist leader Ian Paisley and Sinn Fein's Martin McGuinness for the role they played in restoring devolution.

Three-year-old British girl Madeleine McCann is feared abducted after vanishing from a holiday flat in Portugal.

French conservative Nicolas Sarkozy wins an intensely fought presidential election that saw an 85% turnout.

Rioters clashed with police and burned cars in protests against Mr Sarkozy's victory in the second round of the presidential election.

Pope Benedict XVI has arrived in Brazil for a five-day visit, he was met by President Lula, and later made his way through the streets of Sao Paulo by "popemobile".

The attention of the world's media is focused on Tony Blair, on the day he makes public his plans to quit as Labour leader.

The prime minister described how it had been "an honour" to lead the country but stressed a decade was "long enough".

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