Bujumbura, Burundi
May 13, 2015
A detained protester cries in front of a burning barricade during a protest against President Pierre Nkurunziza's decision to run for a third term. A Burundi army general said Wednesday he had sacked Nkurunziza, but was arrested later in the week as the president returned to power.
Tres Unidos, Brazil
May 9, 2015
A Kambeba Indian, Dream Braga (R), 18, and his friend Nelson Varge da Silva, pose for pictures at sunset on the banks of the Negro River in Amazon state. Braga has been shooting fish with a bow and arrow for most of his life. In the Amazonian village where he grew up, that was what kids did for food and fun. He participated in the Indigenous Archery Project, which recruits Amazon native children to compete with modern archery equipment and try for a place on the national team, with the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro as their ultimate goal. After training with Olympic coaches for three months, he has now been promoted to Brazil's national team.
Philadelphia
May 13, 2015
Emergency workers search for bodies inside a derailed Amtrak train. Workers sifted through twisted metal and debris from the wreck, in which eight people were killed and scores were injured.
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Baghdad, Iraq
May 14, 2015
Shiite pilgrims carry a mock coffin during a symbolic funeral marking the death anniversary of Imam Moussa al-Kadhim at a shrine in the city's Kadhimiya district. Every year, thousands gather to commemorate the death of al-Kadhim, who was imprisoned for four years and poisoned by then-ruler Harun al-Rashid in 795 AD.
Los Angeles
May 14, 2015
Houston Rockets guard James Harden (13) watches his shot over Los Angeles Clippers guard Chris Paul (3) in Game 6 of the second round of the NBA playoffs at the Staples Center.
Kathmandu, Nepal
May 12, 2015
Nepalese military personnel stand on a collapsed building after an earthquake.
Sanaa, Yemen
May 12, 2015
An airstrike hits a military site controlled by the Houthi group in the capital city.
Lisbon, Portugal
May 14, 2015
A woman sprays her design on a wall during a graffiti class offered by LATA 65, an initiative for the elderly in urban art. Since it began in 2012, the group has introduced the world of graffiti to more than 100 senior citizens, giving workshops in different neighborhoods of Lisbon.
Manila
May 14, 2015
An arson investigator talks on a two-way radio inside a gutted slipper factory in the city's Valenzuela section. A fire at a factory making rubber slippers left at least 72 dead in the Philippine capital Wednesday.
Christchurch, New Zealand
May 12, 2015
Britain’s Prince Harry meets young members of the public during a walkabout tour of the city’s mall.
Off the coast of Sicily
May 14, 2015
A group of 300 sub-Saharan Africans (bottom) sit on board the Italian Finance Police vessel Di Bartolo as their boat (Top) is left to drift. Around 1,100 migrants were rescued about 130 miles from Lampedusa, police say.
Chuzhou, China
May 13, 2015
Paramilitary policemen jump during a training session in muddy water at a military base in Anhui province.
