Philadelphia train crash, unrest in Burundi, Helio Castroneves flips in Indy | May 13
The day in photos from around the world.
- The car driven by Helio Castroneves, of Brazil, is airborne after hitting the wall in the first turn during practice for the Indianapolis 500 auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Wednesday, May 13, 2015. (AP Photo/Joe Watts)
- The car driven by Helio Castroneves, of Brazil, lands on the track after flipping after hitting the wall in the first turn during practice for the Indianapolis 500 auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Wednesday, May 13, 2015. (AP Photo/Tom Hemmer)
- Britain’s Prince Harry (L) receives a “hongi”, traditional Maori greeting, from a member of the Kairanga Kapa Haka group during a visit to Linton Military Camp in Linton, near Palmerston North. Prince Harry arrived in New Zealand on May 9 for a week-long visit. (Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images)
- Britain’s Prince Harry (L) plays a game of touch rugby with children during a visit to Linton Military Camp in Linton, near Palmerston North, on May 13, 2015. Prince Harry arrived in New Zealand on May 9 for a week-long visit. (Marty Melville/Getty Images)
- Pope Francis kisses a baby as he arrives for his general audience at St Peter’s square on May 13, 2015 at the Vatican. (Vincenzo Pinto/Getty Images)
- A security operative fires at a mannequin within a replica of part of the Somali capital Mogadishu during a training at Poland’s private European Security Academy (ESA) in Wlosciejewki, Poland. The private bootcamp prepares people from around the world for missions in danger zones. (Janek Skarzynski/Getty Images)
- A Burundian police officer holding a baton and army forces run after protestors throwing stones during a demonstration against incumbent president Pierre Nkurunziza’s bid for a third term on May 13, 2015 in Bujumbura. In the neighborhood of Musaga, hundreds of people waved sticks and threw stones as police responded with tear gas, a water cannon and live rounds. Protestors looted the local police post in Musaga, burning furniture, mattresses and clothing in a barricade fire, an AFP photographer said. Burundi’s presidency said an attempted coup by a top general had “failed” on May 13, 2015 and pro-president Burundi troops at state broadcaster fire warning shots over the heads of hundreds of protesters, an AFP reporter said. Burundian general Godefroid Niyombare on May 13 announced the overthrow of President Pierre Nkurunziza, following weeks of violent protests against the president’s bid to stand for a third term. (Jennifer Huxta/Getty Images)
- A man is lifted by police during a protest in Bujumbura on May 13, 2015. A top Burundian general announced today the overthrow of President Pierre Nkurunziza, following weeks of violent protests against the president’s bid to stand for a third term. (Landry Nshimiye/Getty Images)
- In this aerial photo, emergency personnel work at the scene of a deadly train wreck, Wednesday, May 13, 2015, in Philadelphia. Federal investigators arrived Wednesday to determine why an Amtrak train jumped the tracks in a wreck that killed at least six people, and injured dozens. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
- Emergency personnel walk near the scene of a deadly train wreck, Wednesday, May 13, 2015, in Philadelphia. Federal investigators arrived Wednesday to determine why an Amtrak train jumped the tracks in Tuesday night’s fatal accident. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
- Rescuers gather around a derailed carriage of an Amtrak train in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on May 13, 2015. Rescuers on May 13 combed through the mangled wreckage of a derailed train in Philadelphia after an accident that left at least six dead, as the difficult search for possible survivors continued. (Jewel Samad/Getty Images)
- Emergency personnel work the scene of a train wreck, Tuesday, May 12, 2015, in Philadelphia. An Amtrak train headed to New York City derailed and crashed in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Joseph Kaczmarek)
- Mexican-Kenyan actress Lupita Nyong’o poses as she arrives for the opening ceremony of the 68th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southeastern France, on May 13, 2015. (Valery Hache/Getty Images)
- Burundi’s policemen and army forces face protestors during a demonstration against incumbent president Pierre Nkurunziza’s bid for a 3rd term on 13 May 2015 in Bujumbura. In the neighborhood of Musaga, hundreds of people waved sticks and threw stones as police responded with tear gas, a water cannon and live rounds. Protestors looted the local police post in Musaga, burning furniture, mattresses and clothing in a barricade fire, an AFP photographer said. Burundi’s presidency said an attempted coup by a top general had “failed” on May 13, 2015 and pro-president Burundi troops at state broadcaster fire warning shots over the heads of hundreds of protesters, an AFP reporter said. Burundian general Godefroid Niyombare on May 13 announced the overthrow of President Pierre Nkurunziza, following weeks of violent protests against the president’s bid to stand for a third term. (Jennifer Huxta/Getty Images)
- A Chaco peccary and its mother are pictured in their enclosure on May 13, 2015 in Friedrichsfelde zoo in Berlin. (Stephanie Pilick/Getty Images)
- A young woman sits at by a grave as relatives and friends gather at the cemetery in the Turkish town of Soma in the Manisa district, western Turkey, on May 13, 2015 to mark the first anniversary of the Soma mine disaster in which 301 workers were killed after an explosion on May 13, 2014. The miners were killed after inhaling gas and toxic smoke from the fire which was caused when an abandoned pile of coal left next to an electrical transformer caught fire. (Bulent Kilic/Getty Images)
- Nepalese residents walks past damaged houses following an earthquake in Bhaktapur on the outskirts of Kathmandu on May 13, 2015. Rescuers were battling to reach survivors of a deadly new earthquake in Nepal that triggered landslides and brought down buildings, as the search continued for a US military helicopter that went missing while delivering aid. Thousands of traumatized survivors spent the night outdoors, afraid to return to their houses after the 7.3-magnitude quake hit May 12, 2015, less than three weeks after the country was devastated April 25, 2015 by its deadliest quake in more than 80 years. (Prakash Mathema/Getty Images)
- A man inspects an area that collapsed during the May 12 earthquake in Chautara, Nepal, Wednesday, May 13, 2015. Nepal, just beginning to rebuild after a devastating April 25 earthquake, was hit by a magnitude-7.3 quake Tuesday. (AP Photo/Bernat Amangue)
- A Kashmiri woman paddles her boat on Dal Lake in Srinagar. (Tauseef Mustafa/Getty Images)
- A New York Police Department investigator lies on the ground with a magnifying glass as he examines a hammer, while other investigators comb the scene for other evidence after a shooting, Wednesday, May 13, 2015, in New York. Authorities say a man apparently wielding the hammer was shot by police in Midtown Manhattan. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
- Worshippers throw flower petals at the statue of the Our Lady of Fatima as it is carried at the Our Lady of Fatima shrine, in Fatima, central Portugal, Wednesday, May 13, 2015. Every year on May 12 and 13 tens of thousands of Catholic believers go on pilgrimage to the Fatima sanctuary to pray and attend masses where the apparitions of the Virgin Mary were witnessed by three shepherd children Lucia, Jacinta and Francisco in 1917. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
- Matt Wilkinson of Australia surfs during Round 1 Heats at the Oi Rio Pro on May 12, 2015 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)
- Dane County District Attorney Ismael Ozanne speaks wipes his brow during a press conference on May 12, 2015 in Madison, Wisconsin. Ismael Ozanne announced no charges will be filed for Officer Matt Kenny in the death of unarmed teen Tony Robinson. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)