Electric Storms, Nigeria's Girls And A Vodka Toast In China: Week In Photos, May 18 - 25

Electric Storms, Nigeria's Girls And A Vodka Toast In China: Week In Photos

Nothing quite compares to the power of a photograph to communicate the goings on in the world. Ranging from the serious to the silly, these photos offer peeks into what happened around the globe this week.

1. A Thai soldier is reflected in a puddle as he guards a road near a pro-government protest on the outskirts of Bangkok, May 21, 2014. thai puddle(AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn)

2. Firefighters take part in the ceremonial transfer of the National 9/11 Flag into the September 11 Memorial Museum in New York City, May 21, 2014. 911(Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

3. A Bosnian man drives his bicycle away from a flooded area in the village of Dvorovi, May 17, 2014. bosnia floods(AP Photo/Amel Emric)

4. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping toast with vodka during a signing ceremony for a gas contract in Shanghai, China, May 21, 2014. putin china(Sasha Mordovets/Getty Images)

5. A pro-Russian fighter outside a burning cafe after it was hit by a mortar bomb during fighting between Ukrainian government troops and pro-Russian militants outside Slovyansk, Ukraine, May 22, 2014. ukraine(AP Photo/Rafael Yaghobzadeh)

6. Lightning is reflected in the water during a thunderstorm in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince, May 19, 2014. haiti(HECTOR RETAMAL/AFP/Getty Images)

7. Joy Bishara and Hadiza Fali, two of the girls who escaped the kidnapping in Chibok, Nigeria, ride a motor taxi outside their school, May 18, 2014. nigeria(AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)

8. Joel Mondano takes part in a transgender parade in suburban Quezon city, Philippines, May 18, 2014. manila(AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

9. Sri Lankan army soldiers march during a Victory Day parade marking the anniversary of the end of the civil war in Matara, May 18, 2014. sri lanka(AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

10. Visitors look at a view of the city skyline from a rooftop pool in Singapore, May 20, 2014. singapore(ROSLAN RAHMAN/AFP/Getty Images)

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