Burst of coloursAn Atletico Madrid's fan lights a flare after his team's second a goal against Real Madrid during the Spanish King's Cup final soccer match at Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid on May 17. Reuters/Sergio Perez More… |
Spring sculptureOleh Ilnytzkyj, from Edmonton, Canada, photographs "Spring," one of the four 15-foot-high (4.6 metres) fiberglass busts of human heads by artist Philip Haas that are on display in the courtyard of the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory of the New York Botanical Garden in The Bronx, New York. More… |
Priceless pinkJosephine Johnson, manager of Rio Tinto's Argyle Pink Diamonds, poses with the Argyle 'Phoenix' red diamond, one of the world's rarest gems, during a private viewing at a Sydney hotel on May 17. The Phoenix, which could fetch several million dollars, is included in the 2013 Argy More… |
Never say die!Basketball fan Qin Xulei dribbles a basketball on a court of a middle school in Yichuan county, Luoyang, Henan province. Qin, 13, who is among the top 10 students at his school, lost his legs in a car accident when he was three. Qin hopes to represent China as part of their national wheelchair More… |
Psy takes 'Idol' stageSouth Korean pop star Psy performs "Gentleman" during the Season 12 finale of "American Idol" in Los Angeles, Calfiornia on May 16. Reuters/Phil McCarten More… |
Tornado disasterRescue workers search a home after it was left flattened by a tornado in this aerial photograph taken over Granbury, Texas on May 16. Six people were dead and seven missing after a powerful tornado ripped through a neighborhood that included housing for the poor in the north Texas town of Granb More… |
University launchArgentina's President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (R) gestures next to former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva during the inauguration of a university in Buenos Aires on May 16. Reuters/Marcos Brindicci More… |
Lopez at 'Idol'Singer Jennifer Lopez performs during the Season 12 finale of "American Idol" in Los Angeles on May 16. Reuters/Phil McCarten More… |
American IdolWinning contestant Candice Glover poses in the photo room after the Season 12 finale of "American Idol" in Los Angeles, California on May 16. Glover, a soul singer from rural South Carolina, became the first female singer to win the television singing competition sin More… |
Clearing snowA snow blower clears snow and ice from the mountain pass road leading to the Grimsel Pass. The Grimsel Pass road connects the Bernese Oberland and the Valais and is expected to open end of May. Reuters/Pascal Lauener More… |








