Lightning over mexico, FIFA frenzy, French Open|May 29
The day in photos around the world.
- Israeli border policemen detain a member of media during clashes at protest against a parade by Israelis marking Jerusalem Day, at Damascus Gate in Jerusalem’s Old City May 28, 2014. Nine Palestinians were detained on suspicion of throwing stones at policemen and participants of the parade, an Israeli police spokesman said on Wednesday. Jerusalem Day marks the anniversary of Israel’s capture of the Eastern part of the city during the 1967 Middle East War. In 1980, Israel’s parliament passed a law declaring united Jerusalem as the national capital, a move never recognised internationally. REUTERS/Ammar Awad
- A veiled woman stands inside a compartment as the train approaches a station in Dhaka May 29, 2014. According to Bangladesh Railway, it carries about two hundred fifty thousands passengers every day from 456 railway stations using 334 trains in its countrywide network. REUTERS/Andrew Biraj
- A vendor splashes water as he sells vegetable next to a railway track in Dhaka May 29, 2014. Bangladesh’s economic growth this financial year, is expected to be slower than the 6 percent in 2012/13, after the country was gripped by political turmoil leading up to an election in January. REUTERS/Andrew Biraj
- A woman sells vegetable under an overpass in Dhaka May 29, 2014. Bangladesh’s economic growth this financial year, is expected to be slower than the 6 percent in 2012/13, after the country was gripped by political turmoil leading up to an election in January. REUTERS/Andrew Biraj
- Children play football inside an abandoned train compartment next to a railway track in Dhaka May 29, 2014. Although Bangladesh’s football team is positioned 162 in the FIFA ranking, the country has millions of football fans, most supporting the national football teams of Argentina and Brazil. REUTERS/Andrew Biraj
- Children play football in front of an abandoned train compartment next to a railway track in Dhaka May 29, 2014. Although Bangladesh’s football team is positioned 162 in the FIFA ranking, the country has millions of football fans, most supporting the national football teams of Argentina and Brazil. REUTERS/Andrew Biraj
- A female member of the honour guard looks on ahead of a welcoming ceremony for Malaysia’s Prime Minister Najib Razak outside the Great Hall of the People, in Beijing, May 29, 2014. REUTERS/Jason Lee
- Mock rioters (L) clash with riot policemen during an anti-terrorist drill in Beijing, May 29, 2014. Over 2,800 people from Beijing police forces attend this drill on Thursday as China starts to launch a year-long nationwide anti-terrorism operation after fatal attacks in Xinjiang and other parts of the country. According to security authorities, a major part of that campaign is combat drills to test police officers’ readiness and responses, Xinhua News Agency reported. REUTERS/China Daily
- An Iraqi Shi’ite girl watches television inside her house in the Al-Fdhiliya district, eastern Baghdad May 3, 2014. Iraq is now gripped by its worst violence since the heights of its 2005-2008 sectarian war, and Sunni Islamist insurgents who target Shi’ites have been regaining ground in the country over the past year. But despite the instability, daily life continues in poor Shi’ite neighbourhoods of Baghdad such as Al-Fdhiliya and Sadr City – a sprawling slum marred by poor infrastructure and overcrowding. Picture taken May 3, 2014. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah
- Israeli soldiers of the Caracal battalion carry their comrade on a stretcher during a 20-kilometre march in Israel’s Negev desert, near Kibbutz Sde Boker, marking the end of their training, May 29, 2014. The “Caracal” battalion, two-thirds of whose members are women, was established in 2004 with the purpose of incorporating female soldiers in combat units. The main mission of Caracal is routine patrols on Israel’s border with Egypt to intercept infiltrators and smuggling from the Sinai desert. REUTERS/Amir Cohen
- Kasey Torres of San Angelo, Texas exhales after successfully spelling his word during round two of the preliminaries at the Scripps-Howard National Spelling Bee at National Harbor, Maryland May 28, 2014. REUTERS/Gary Cameron
- Israeli soldiers of the Caracal battalion rest after finishing a 20-kilometre march in Israel’s Negev desert, near Kibbutz Sde Boker, marking the end of their training, May 29, 2014. The “Caracal” battalion, two-thirds of whose members are women, was established in 2004 with the purpose of incorporating female soldiers in combat units. The main mission of Caracal is routine patrols on Israel’s border with Egypt to intercept infiltrators and smuggling from the Sinai desert. REUTERS/Amir Cohen
- Smoke rises from the 998-tonne fuel tanker Shoko Maru after it exploded off the coast of Himeji, western Japan, in this photo taken and released by the 5th Regional Coast Guard Headquarters – Japan Coast Guard May 29, 2014. The fuel tanker captain is missing and four crew members have sustained severe injuries following the explosion aboard the vessel off Himeji, in western Japan, Kyodo news reported. REUTERS/5th Regional Coast Guard Headquarters – Japan Coast Guard/Handout via Reuters
- Lightning illuminates the sky over downtown Monterrey May 28, 2014. REUTERS/Daniel Becerril
- U.S. President Barack Obama hugs Victoria Belluci of Huntington, Md. after being introduced at the White House Healthy Kids & Safe Sports Concussion Summit while in the East Room of the White House in Washington, May 29, 2014. REUTERS/Larry Downing
- A Sudanese woman, a refugee displaced by the war in the Nuba Mountains in Sudan who is suffering from malaria, sits inside her makeshift house in Golo, Fashoda county in Upper Nile State May 29, 2014. REUTERS/Andreea Campeanu
- A close up shows the hand of Carlos Berlocq of Argentina holding a ball during his men’s singles match against Richard Gasquet of France at the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris May 29, 2014. REUTERS/Jean-Paul Pelissier
- Rafael Nadal of Spain stretches out to hit a return to Dominic Thiem of Austria during their men’s singles match at the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris May 29, 2014. REUTERS/Jean-Paul Pelissier
- A member of a newly-formed pro-Russian armed group called the Russian Orthodox Army shows an Orthodox icon as he mans a barricade near Donetsk airport May 29, 2014. Pro-Russian separatists shot down a Ukrainian army helicopter on Thursday, killing 14 soldiers including a general, as government forces pressed ahead with an offensive to crush rebellions in the east swiftly following the election of a new president. REUTERS/Maxim Zmeyev
- A member of a newly-formed pro-Russian armed group called the Russian Orthodox Army stands guard at a barricade near a destroyed transport vehicle near Donetsk airport May 29, 2014. Pro-Russian separatists shot down a Ukrainian army helicopter on Thursday, killing 14 soldiers including a general, as government forces pressed ahead with an offensive to crush rebellions in the east swiftly following the election of a new president. . Pro-Russian separatists shot down a Ukrainian army helicopter on Thursday, killing 14 soldiers including a general, as government forces pressed ahead with an offensive to crush rebellions in the east swiftly following the election of a new president. REUTERS/Maxim Zmeyev