“Bee man,” cars as roadside art and White House science fair | May 27
A man attempts to beat his own previous record for being covered in bees, the White House hosts its annual science fair and cars provide more than just transportation for laborers in Pakistan.
- A Ukrainian man stands in front of a destroyed truck, which was previously used by pro-Russian militants and which was bombed by Ukrainian army soldiers overnight during clashes, in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk, on May 27, 2014. Ukraine said today it had regained control of the airport in the eastern city of Donetsk after a day of punishing air strikes and fierce fighting with pro-Moscow separatist gunmen left dozens of people dead. (Fabio Bucciarelli/AFP/Getty Images)
- Gao Bingguo is covered with bees during an attempt to break the Guinness World Record for being covered by the largest number of bees, in Taian, Shandong province May 27, 2014. Gao set a new record after having had 326,000 bees on his body at one time, according to local media. (Reuters)
- A Pakistani labourer pulls his cart loaded with barrels in Rawalpindi on May 27, 2014. Pakistan Finance Minister Senator Ishaq Dar said that the federal government would present its budget for the financial year 2014-15 on June 3. (Farooq Naeem/AFP/Getty Images )
- An Orthodox priest conducts a blessing in front of the Soyuz TMA-13M spacecraft set on the launch pad at Baikonur cosmodrome May 27, 2014. The Soyuz is scheduled to travel with Alexander Gerst of Germany, Gregory Wiseman of the U.S. and Maxim Surayev of Russia to the International Space Station on May 29. (Shamil Zhumatov/Reuters)
- A bloodstained icon of Jesus is seen among blood soaked shattered glass atop a wrecked truck near the Donetsk airport May 27, 2014. The truck used to ferry their fighters was wrecked on the airport road, covered in blood and completely riddled with bullets. More than 50 pro-Russian rebels were killed in an unprecedented assault by Ukrainian government forces, which raged into a second day on Tuesday after a newly-elected president vowed to crush the revolt in the east once and for all. (Yannis Behrakis/Reuters)
- Pakistani labourers sit under the shade of a roadside installation featuring a car on a pole in Rawalpindi on May 27, 2014. Mainly hot and dry weather is expected in most parts of the Punjab province as maximum temperatures hit 40 degrees celsius. (Farooq Naeem/AFP/Getty Images)
- An Afghan resident rides on his donkey as the sun sets on the outskirts of Mazar-i-sharif on May 26, 2014. Afghanistan remains at war, with civilians among the hardest hit, as the Taliban wage an increasingly bloody insurgency against the government. (Farshad Usyan/AFP/Getty Images)
- Members of the military unfurl an American flag during a wreath laying ceremony at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum May 26 in New York City. Memorial Day, originally celebrated as Decoration Day after the Civil War in 1868, became a federal holiday in 1971 and commemorates all those who have died fighting for the U.S. in wars. (Eric Thayer/Getty Images)
- U.S. President Barack Obama listens to Deidre Carillo of San Antonio explain her project while he hosts the 2014 White House Science Fair while in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, May 27, 2014. (Larry Downing/Reuters)
- Brazilian chief Raoni attends a protest in front of the Planalto palace, the official workplace of Brazil’s Presidency in Brasilia on May 27, 2014. The demonstration is aimed to attract the attention on the Amazonia situation in the framework of next FIFA World Cup. (Evaristo Sae/AFP/Getty Images)
- An Afghan labourer polishes a metal pot at an aluminium workshop in Herat on May 27, 2014. Some 100 people work in the Herat Aluminum factory with around around 70 to 100 tons of aluminum produced each month, with most all of its products used domestically. (Aref Karmi/AFP/Getty Images)
- An Afghan labourer poses at an aluminium workshop in Herat on May 27, 2014. Some 100 people work in the Herat Aluminim factory with around around 70 to 100 tons of aluminum produced each month, with most all of its products used domestically. (Aref Karmia/AFP/Getty Images)
- An Egyptian man walks past army vehicles stationed outside a polling station in Cairo on May 27, 2014, on the second day of Egypt’s presidential election. Sisi is expected to trounce his only rival, leftist leader Hamdeen Sabbahi, in Egypt’s second freely held presidential election, which is being held over two days. (Mahmoud Khaled/AFP/Getty Images)
- An Egyptian woman registers prior to vote at a polling station on the second day of Egypt’s presidential election in the capital Cairo on May 27, 2014. Sisi is expected to trounce his only rival, leftist leader Hamdeen Sabbahi, in Egypt’s second freely held presidential election, which is being held over two days. (Khaled Desouki/AFP/Getty Images)
- Serbia’s Jelena Jankovic serves to Canada’s Sharon Fichman during their French tennis Open first round match at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris on May 27, 2014. (Kenzo Tribouillard/AFP/Getty Images)
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