April 13, 2015

An Egyptian vendor blows bubbles at the Giza Zoo, as the country marks Sham el-Nessim, or “smelling the breeze,” in Giza. The holiday marks the arrival of Spring, an Egyptian tradition practiced since the days of the Pharaohs.

People riding on a motorbike react as a boy splashes water on them during the traditional Thai New Year celebrations or Songkran water festival in Bangkok.

A robot in the Robotic Kitchen prototype created by Moley Robotics cooks a crab soup at the company's booth at the world's largest industrial technology fair, the Hannover Messe, in Hanover, Germany.

Workers clean the statue of King Sejong, the fourth king of the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) who created the Korean alphabet, hangeul, in 1446, at Gwanghwamun Plaza in Seoul, South Korea.

A Syrian boy mourns in the rubble of a building following a reported air strike by government forces on the rebel-held area in the east of Aleppo.

Bosnians encourage their horses as they pull logs up a hill during a competition in the Bosnian town of Sokolac, 50 kms west of Sarajevo. The annual festival celebrates the centuries-old tradition of pulling timber, honoring the owners of the strongest horses.
 

Cherry blossoms in Washington, D.C., with the Thomas Jefferson Memorial in the backdrop, April 12, 2015 (photo taken by Diaa Bekheet/VOA)

A rescuer tries to remove a part of a broken fence below a damaged Lamborghini after it crashed with a Ferrari inside a tunnel in Beijing, China, April 12, 2015.

A demonstrator dressed as Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff takes part in a protest in Brasilia, April 12, 2015.

An aerial view of the Pacaembu neighborhood is seen with the skyline of Sao Paulo, Brazil, in the background, April 12, 2015.

Concert attendees walk past a giant butterfly sculpture on day three of the Coachella Music Festival in Indio, California, April 12, 2015.

Marine on shore reef coral in a state-of-the-art research marine aquarium complex (SeaSim) at the Australian Institute of Marine Science,Townsville, March 19, 2015. (Courtesy Image: DFAT/Patrick Hamilton)