Pictures of the week: From an explosive air show to a dodgy waxwork of Pelé

Here's our pick of the pictures from around the world this week

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  1. The Tinstix of Dynamite team performs in front of a massive wall of fire at the Melbourne International Airshow. The team mix dangerous flying techniques with dramatic fire displays to put on an explo
  2. Tang Yuan, an Alaskan Malamute dog, is only 38 days old - but weighs a hefty 20kgs. Nicknamed 'Fluffy Rice Ball' the adorable animal is well insulated against the cold and snow in Songyuan, n
  3. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and former NBA star Dennis Rodman watch a basketball game in Pyongyang, North Korea. The American star has formed an unlikely friendship with the controversial leader
  4. The driver of this car smashed into the Sevenoaks branch of Specsavers making the message of the company's advert - "Should've gone to Specsavers" - more poignant. Although the branc
  5. Prince Harry with a partially sighted child at St Bernadette's Centre for the blind in Lesotho. The centre is supported by his charity Sentebale and was founded by Prince Harry and Prince Seeiso o
  6. People protest against the removal of a segment of the former Berlin Wall. An estimated 200 people protested against the controversial removal of parts of the iconic wall which will make way for an en
  7. A helicopter carrying Pope Benedict XVI takes off from inside the Vatican on its way to the papal summer residence at Castelgandolfo. Pope Benedict officially resigned on February 28, the first Pope t
  8. Netherlands company Mars One plans to start a colony on Mars in 2023. The firm already has 8,000 emails from over 100 countries volunteering for the program. The eventual goal of the company is a colo
  9. Aesha Mohammadzai was 18 years-old when her husband cut off her nose and ears as punishment for running away from his family's abuse. The Afghan fled to America and her mutilated face was the memo
  10. Pope Benedict XVI blesses the faithful for the last time from the balcony of his summer residence in Castel Gandolfo. He intends to live the remainder of his life away from the world stage (Reuters)
  11. Australian entrepreneur Clive Palmer has unveiled ambitious plans to build a replica of the Titanic and repeat the route the doomed liner took when it sank in 1912. Mr Palmer said 40,000 people had al
  12. This waxwork, apparently of football legend Pele, is one of many celebrity 'lookalikes' up for auction at David Lay Auctions in Penzance, Cornwall. A collection of life-size lookalikes are go

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