Marsa Matrouh, Egypt
June 16, 2015
A man jumps into the water from a rock above Cleopatra’s Beach on a hot day before the start of the holy month of Ramadan, at the Mediterranean city northwest of Cairo.
Avdiivka, Ukraine
June 18, 2015
Members of the Ukrainian armed forces fire a grenade launcher, following what servicemen said was a shooting attack from the positions of fighters of the separatist self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic.
Tblisi, Georgia
June 14, 2015
A hippopotamus walks across a flooded street. At least five people died and several are missing as a result of heavy rainfall and floods in the capital city. Animals from the city's zoo, including tigers, lions, bears, and wolves, escaped from cages damaged by the rainfall. Some were captured or killed while the search for others goes on.
San Bernadino National Forest, California
June 18, 2015
A firefighter monitors a wildfire as it spreads to the road near Jenks Lake. Wildfires raging in three West Coast states forced more than 1,000 people to be evacuated from their homes this week, in blazes that mark an early start to what experts say may be a particularly destructive fire season.
Baku, Azerbaijan
June 15, 2015
Ioanna Xoulogi of Greece competes on the beam during the women's gymnastics team event at the first European Games.
Namanteran, Indonesia
June 16, 2015
A resident rides his motorcycle as Mount Sinabung spews ash in North Sumatra province.
Charleston, South Carolina
June 18, 2015
People sit on the steps of Morris Brown AME Church while services are held to remember the victims of Wednesday night’s attack on one of America’s oldest black churches. Police on Thursday arrested a 21-year-old white gunman suspected of killing nine people at a prayer meeting. The shooting at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church was one of the worst attacks on a place of worship in the country in recent years.
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
June 16, 2015
A Haitian woman peeks through a fence surrounding the Ministry of Interior and Police. A deadline expired Wednesday night for tens of thousands of undocumented Haitians born in the Dominican Republic, under a controversial new immigration law that has aroused international concern. Dominican officials have said those who fail to registar under a "regularization plan" will be deported within 45 days.
New York
June 17, 2015
Models prepare for the 11th annual toilet paper wedding dress contest at Kleinfled's Bridal Boutique. The contestants showed off their dress-making skills using only Charmin toilet paper, glue, tape, needle and thread, to compete for a $10,000 cash prize.
London
June 19, 2015
Muslims attend Friday prayers during the second day of Ramadan, in the courtyard of a housing estate next to the small BBC community centre and mosque (right).
At the Italy-France border
June 18, 2015
A migrant reacts while staying on the rocks of the seawall at the Saint Ludovic border crossing on the Mediterranean Sea between Vintimille and Menton.
