The Week in Pictures: April 26 - May 3

Oakland police officers detain an Occupy protester who was attempting to block a street on May 1, in Oakland, Calif. Occupy Wall Street groups across the country joined with unions on May Day, a traditional day of global demonstrations supporting unions and leftist politics.


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Miss Gay Nicaragua 2011, Jasuhara Brown, stands center stage and waves to the audience during the 2012 Miss Gay Nicaragua beauty contest at the Ruben Dario National Theatre in Managua, Nicaragua on April 28.

Egyptian protesters beat a man as he tries to escape on the back of a motorcycle after he was accused of attacking demonstrators in the Abbassiya district of Cairo on May 2. At least 12 people were killed when attackers stormed an anti-military protest near the defense ministry in Cairo. The fate of the man is unknown.

A bear that wandered into a University of Colorado Boulder dorm complex falls from a tree after being tranquilized by Colorado wildlife officials on April 26. Colorado wildlife official Jennifer Churchill said that the 200-pound male bear was tagged and relocated to a remote Rocky Mountain area. The bear was hit by two cars on May 3 and died.

Edvard Munch's 'The Scream' is auctioned at Sotheby's May 2012 Sales of Impressionist, Modern and Contemporary Art on May 2, in New York City. The masterpiece is one of four versions created by Munch and is the only one that is privately owned. The masterpiece sold for a record breaking $119 million.

Security guards keep watch during the Algeria Cup final soccer match between CR Belcourt and Entente Setif in Algiers, May 1.


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A police officer beats a girl who was taking part in celebrations at Spain's Bank Metro station in Madrid after Real Madrid won the Spanish Soccer League game, May 3.

Shop owners look out from under the shutters during an anti-government protest in Manama, Bahrain on May 1. Dozens of protesters tried to march toward the capital square Bab al-Bahrain during an anti-government rally. Police fired tear gas and sound grenades to disperse the protesters.

A cat attempts to catch a small songbird from inside a birdhouse on a farm near Roseburg, Ore. The bird escaped from the cat this time.

The prototype space shuttle Enterprise rides atop a modified 747 carrier jet over New York City on April 27. The Enterprise eventually will be put on display at the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum in New York.