1 July 2012 Last updated at 11:24

Your week in pictures

French glaciologist Sebastien Aubin and Dr Alexander Kumar shake hands in front of a makeshift tennis court outside research centre in Antarctica. Photo: Dr Alexander Kumar

BBC News website readers have been sending in their photos from around the world reflecting the news this week where they are. Dr Alexander Kumar and his colleague Sebastien Aubin marked the start of Wimbledon with "the world's coldest game of tennis" outside a French-Italian research station in Antarctica.

Smoke rises from Colorado wildfire. Photo: Curtis Dicke

In the US the Waldo Canyon Fire has continued to wreak havoc in Colorado Springs this week, driving tens of thousands of people away from their homes. Curtis Dicke captured this photo of the wildfire from the top deck of his house in the Black Forest.

Smoke clouds and fire over Mountain Shadows, Colarado Springs

Andrew Crump, who is originally from Leeds, UK, and lives in Colorado Springs, lost his home and all his possessions in the wildfires. He said: "I was able to look down over our neighbourhood and it looked like a war zone, with flames engulfing the whole area."

Car under a large tree with lots of foliage. Photo: George Gorman

Elsewhere in the US, violent storms battered four states including the capital, Washington DC. The storms have left millions of people without power. George Gorman and Yunita Idrus were in the Chevy Chase area of the capital when they spotted this car. Photo: George Gorman.

Tree fallen in front of building. Photo: Chris Haws

Georgetown in Washington DC also felt the effect of the storms. Chris Haws took this photo, he said: "Nearly a century old, this majestic oak succumbed to fierce storms. The tree was located one block from my home, which fortunately was not damaged."

Brian Tempest from Penzance, Cornwall took this striking photo of pigeons being released to return back to Northern Ireland. He said the event was a regular occurance but the number of birds is just striking.

Children hold up a banner in Idlib Province, Syria. Photo: Dona Bozzi

Syrians continue to stage demonstrations after Friday prayers in Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib Province, one day ahead of an international conference in Geneva to try and salvage Kofi Annan's peace plan. The banner reads: "Arabs, we won't forgive you." Photo: Dona Bozzi.

Protesters and police in Ohi, Japan. Photo: Yosuke Amaike

Hundreds of protesters gathered in Ohi, Japan on Sunday as the first nuclear reactor since the crisis at Fukushima last year was restarted. Yosuke Amaike took this photo as protesters met police.

Protesters and police in Ohi, Japan. Photo: Murayama Yasufumi

Murayama Yasufumi was also at the same demonstration. He said many people turned up after finding out about the event via social media sites

Tens of thousands of pro-democracy demonstrators march in Hong Kong as the former British colony marks 15 years since the return to Chinese rule. Ammathy Winnie Lui and Eric Lo were there to see the march.

Three giant hailstones placed next to an apple. Photo: Shaun Middleton.

The Midlands and the north of England experienced freak weather storms on Thursday. In Leicestershire giant hailstones damaged cars and shattered greenhouses. Photo: Shaun Middleton.

Two cars floating in flooded street next to Walkergate Metro Station, Newcastle. Photo: Morgan Stephenson

These two floating cars were snapped by Morgan Stephenson at Walkergate Metro Station in Newcastle, England. Morgan said he saw many cars navigating their way onto pavements to avoid the flooded roads.

RAF Bomber Command veterans sketching Bomber aircraft. Photo: Rebecca Walker

In England hundreds of RAF veterans attended a ceremony unveiling the Bomber Command memorial in London's Green Park on Thursday. Here, Rebecca Walker photographed veterans with a sketch of a bomber ahead of a reception held at the Guildhall, London, on Wednesday.

In Mexico, voters turned out to have their say on the latest presidential elections. Julian Flavell in San Cristobal de Las Casas said many young people waited in queues for a long time.

Red Arrows flypast to mark Olympic torch relay. Photo: James Ryan

The Red Arrows performed a flypast at the Olympic torch relay evening celebration event in Lincoln, England on Wednesday, one month ahead of the start of the Olympic Games in London. James Ryan took this photo whilst sitting in his garden enjoying the sunshine.

Lance Corporal Johnson Beharry holds Olympic torch at the National Memorial Arboretum. Photo: John Pegg

Lance Corporal Johnson Beharry, the Iraq war veteran who holds the highest military honour for valour, carried the Olympic torch to mark Armed Forces Day at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire, England on Saturday. Thank you for your pictures this week, you can send your pictures to yourpics@bbc.co.uk. For terms and conditions see bbc.co.uk/terms.

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