Week in Photos: Protests, Presidents, and Puppies
From the aftermath of Baltimore’s unrest to an amazing rescue from Nepal’s tragic earthquake, a look at the most compelling images from the past seven days.
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New York City
April 29, 2015
A protester is detained by New York police during a demonstration calling for social, economic, and racial justice. The march was held to support Baltimore’s protest against police brutality following the April 19 death of Freddie Gray in police custody.
Andrew Kelly/Reuters
Baltimore
April 30, 2015
Police line up shortly after the deadline for a city-wide curfew at North and Pennsylvania avenues. An internal Baltimore police report on the death of Freddie Gray, who suffered severe spinal injuries while in custody, was handed over to prosecutors, who must decide whether or not to bring charges against any of the six patrol officers involved in Gray’s arrest.
Eric Thayer/Reuters
Baltimore
April 29, 2015
Camden Yards ballpark is seen without fans in this aerial image as a Baltimore Orioles player, wearing a white uniform, races toward home plate during the team’s baseball game against the Chicago White Sox. In what was a first for Major League Baseball, the Baltimore Orioles hosted the Chicago White Sox in a stadium closed to fans as Baltimore copes with some of the worst U.S. urban unrest in years.
Adrees Latif/Reuters
Washington, D.C.
April 27, 2015
President Obama and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visit the Lincoln Memorial, with the Washington Monument in the background, during Abe’s weeklong visit to the U.S.
Kevin Lamarque/Reuters
Athens
April 30, 2015
Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis (center) gestures to tax officers (not pictured) who are demonstrating over pay issues in their sector, in order to discuss with their representatives, outside the ministry's building. Greece’s leftist government offered its biggest concessions so far in a race to remove roadblocks in crunch talks with lenders on a cash-for-reforms package.
Alkis Konstantinidis/Reuters
Catania, Italy
April 24, 2015
A man who was detained on suspicion of people trafficking is pictured next to a number during the arrival of migrants at the Sicilian harbor. An Italian coast guard vessel carrying 84 migrants rescued off the coast of Libya arrived that morning.
Alessandro Bianchi/Reuters
Kathmandu, Nepal
April 30, 2015
Earthquake survivor Pema Lama, 15, is rescued by the Armed Police Force from the collapsed Hilton Hotel, following Saturday’s 7.8-magnitude earthquake.
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London
April 22, 2015
Security guards carry a protester wearing a mask depicting Sir David Walker, outgoing chairman of Barclays Bank, during a demonstration outside the bank's annual general meeting.
Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty
Seville, Spain
April 24, 2015
Spanish matador David Galvan is tackled by a bull during a bullfight at the Maestranza bullring in the Andalusian capital.
Marcelo del Pozo/Reuters
Los Angeles
April 26, 2015
Palm trees were spray-painted white as a part of Projection, a public-art project by French installation artist Vincent Lamouroux, to draw attention to a forgotten Los Angeles landmark, Bates Motel, along Sunset Boulevard. The motel, so nicknamed for its resemblance to the motel in the Alfred Hitchcock classic Psycho, has been in a state of disrepair for many years.
FREDERIC J. BROWN
Dortmund, Germany
April 28, 2015
Parson russell terrier Jo Jo performs with a small skateboard to promote the Hund & Katz (Dog and Cat) pet fair. The show, running May 8 to 10, includes several breeding competitions in different categories.
Maja Hitij/AFP/Getty
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