Best pictures from May 18
Models present creations during the Hugo Boss Black Fashion Show in Beijing, China.
Spain's Rafael Nadal returns the ball to Tomas Berdych of Czech Republic during their quarter final match at the Italian Open tennis tournament, in Rome.
British soccer player and London 2012 Olympic Games ambassador David Beckham reacts after lighting the Olympic torch after arriving at RNAS Culdrose base in Cornwall, England.
Alaska Airlines Capt. Trent Davey carries a 55 lb. Copper River King Salmon down a red carpet in Seattle after he flew the annual first air shipment of the prized salmon in from Alaska.
An orchid is part of the Petal Madness exhibition at the Quito Botanical Garden in Quito, Ecuador. Ecuador is home to hundreds of orchid genres.
Kentucky Derby winner I'll Have Another works out with exercise rider Johnny Garcia in preparation for 137th Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland.
Rick Hansen, centre, climbs a steep portion of the Rick Hansen 25th Anniversary Relay in Coquitlam, B.C.
General Walter Natynczyk, Chief of Defence Staff, shares a laugh with one of the graduating officers at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ont.