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Week in Photos

The Week in Photos: Grey Matter

This is the week that was, in photos…
6.30pm, 9 Nov 2013
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THIS IS THE week that was, in photos…

The Week in Photos: Grey Matter
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    A flower blossoms from vegetation covered with volcanic ash from the eruption of Mount Sinabung in Mardingding, North Sumatra, Indonesia. Source: AP/Press Association Images

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    Thai riot policemen stand guard behind police barricade during an anti-government rally against a political amnesty bill in Bangkok, Thailand.Source: Sakchai Lalit

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    5,300 year old human skulls are on display during the preparations for the exhibition ' 3,300 BC - Mysterious Stone Age dead persons and their world' in the State Museum of Prehistory in Halle, central Germany. Source: AP/Press Association Images

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    A False Widow Spider at Drusillas Zoo Park in Alfriston, near Eastbourne.Source: PA Wire/Press Association Images

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    Dinsmore, a one-year-old Bewick's swan who arrived at Slimbridge Wildfowl and Wetlands centre.Source: Ben Birchall

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    A sculpture of a woman and a child is silhouetted against the water of Schwedsee lake at Nazi death camp Ravensbrueck about 100 kilometers (62 miles) north of Berlin. On Nov. 9, 2013 Germany remembers the 75th anniversary of the 'Kristallnacht', 'Night Of The Broken Glasses' or 'November Pogrom'. On Nov. 9, 1939 the Nazis coordinated a wave of attacks in Germany and Austria, smashing windows, burning synagogues, ransacking homes and looting Jewish-owned stores. Source: Markus Schreiber

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    Mount Sinabung spews volcanic smoke as seen from Tiga Pancur, North Sumatra, Indonesia. Source: AP/Press Association Images

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    Houses and buildings are covered with heavy haze in Shanghai, China. Air pollution is a major problem in China due to the country's rapid pace of industrialization, reliance on coal power, explosive growth in vehicle ownership and disregard for environmental laws, with development often taking priority over health. The pollution typically gets worse in the winter because of an increase in coal burning. Source: AP/Press Association Images

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    A kitten sits on the roof of a house that is covered with volcanic ash from the eruption of Mount Sinabung. Source: Binsar Bakkara

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    Dancers perform on stage during a dress rehearsal of La Sylphide at the Opera House in Sydney, Australia.Source: AP/Press Association Images

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    A gull lands in a pond in Phoenix Park, Dublin.Source: Niall Carson

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    West Wittering beach near Chichester, West Sussex. Source: Chris Ison

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