Around the World With the Week's Best Photos

President Barack Obama cracked up while meeting with Pope Francis in the Apostolic Palace in Vatican City.

A Japanese couple walked along a path on Ayabeyama Mountain in Tatsuno, Japan, where around 20,000 Japanese plum trees were in bloom.

Iraq War veteran couple Colleen Ryan and Jeff Hensley of the US Navy shared a moment while helping to set up 1,892 American flags on Washington DC's National Mall to honor the service members who committed suicide this year.

Tennis pro Serena Williams played against Coco Vandeweghe during the Sony Open at Crandon Park Tennis Center in Key Biscayne, FL.

At San Francisco's City Hall, more than 200 pairs of boots were on display during a remembrance ceremony for the 230 firefighters who have died of cancer over the past decade.

People gathered at Sprinkles bakery's Cupcake ATM the day it opened in NYC, with lines of customers waiting for a chance to try it out.

Prince Felipe of Spain and Princess Letizia of Spain made an official appearance at the Young Businessman National Awards in Madrid, Spain.

Chinese contemporary artist Li Wei performed during the Art Paris Art Fair at the Grand Palais in Paris.

Relatives of passengers on Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370 marched toward the Malaysian Embassy in Beijing, where they protested to demand answers from authorities after receiving a text message that stated that all passengers' lives were lost.

A surfer hit the beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

During a rally in Washington DC, a woman sported a pair of sunglasses to protest NSA spying.

A Balinese man in Gianyar, Indonesia, participated in the Melasti Ceremony at Purnama Beach, part of an annual ritual that focuses on cleansing the soul.

Search and rescue teams continued their work in Oso, WA, following a massive mudslide that killed at least 25 people and left several missing.

In Glasgow, Scotland, antiracism demonstrators marched through the city to coincide with the UN's Anti-Racism Day.