Day in pictures: 21 May 2014
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The Prince of Wales hammers in a peg with a giant mallet as he visits the woodwork department at the centre for applied science and technology at Holland College in Charlottetown. Prince Charles and his wife, the Duchess of Cornwall, are on a four-day tour of Canada.
Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) is greeted by Chinese President Xi Jinping before the opening ceremony at the Expo Center at the fourth Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia summit in Shanghai.
A police officer grabs a man trying to jump from the seventh floor of a hotel, in Chengdu, China. According to local media, the 32-year-old attempted suicide after a failed relationship.
Brazilian gospel singer and pastor Fernanda Brum films a music video in a street in Rio de Janeiro decorated for the forthcoming World Cup.
Students of the Krasnoyarsk choreographic college prepare backstage before a dress rehearsal at the State Theatre of Opera and Ballet. The annual performance showcases the work of the college's past and present students from across Russia.
Actors Berenice Bejo and Abdul Khalim Mamatsueiv pose during a photocall for their latest film, The Search, at the Cannes festival in France.
A sloth peeks out from behind a door on a floating house in the Lago do Janauari near Manaus, Brazil.
A court in Egypt has sentenced former President Hosni Mubarak to three years in prison after finding him guilty of embezzling public funds. The 86-year-old is also on trial for abuse of power and conspiring in the killing of protesters during the 2011 uprising that forced him to resign
A cut-out of Pope Francis is seen in the crowd during his weekly audience in St Peter's Square at the Vatican.
The presidential election in Guinea-Bissau was won by Jose Mario Vaz (right) after votes were counted from Sunday's run-off, election officials say.