April 7, 2013. A monument to the late Pope John Paul II is winched into position by a crane behind an amusement park, in Czestochowa, Poland.Agencja Gazeta—Reuters
From Margaret Thatcher’s death and a 24 hour vigil for victims of gun violence to elections in Venezuela and the world’s biggest Pope statue, TIME presents the best pictures of the week.
April 9 2013. Mourners greet the hearse carrying the coffin of Sara Montiel, pictured, during a homage in downtown Madrid. Sara Montiel, a famed, sultry-voiced Spanish actress who became the first to also achieve Hollywood stardom, died Monday. She was 85.Daniel Ochoa de Olza—APApril 9, 2013. South Korean soldiers of an artillery unit check their gears during a drill as it snows in Hwacheon, about 20 km (12 miles) south of the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas and about 120 km (75 miles) northeast of Seoul. North Korea warned foreigners in South Korea on Tuesday to quit the country because they were at risk in the event of conflict, the latest threat of war from Pyongyang.Lee Jae-Won—ReutersApril 6, 2013. Spain's bullfighter Juan Jose Padilla's hand is stained with blood from a bull during a bullfight at La Muralla bullring in Brihuega, Spain.Daniel Ochoa de Olza—APApril 4, 2013. Texas Gov. Rick Perry looks on as a flag is folded to present to the family of Kaufman County District Attorney Mike McLelland and his wife, Cynthia after a memorial services in Mesquite, Texas. The Kaufman County District Attorney Mike McLelland and his wife, Cynthia, were found shot to death Saturday in their house near Forney, about 20 miles east of Dallas. No arrests have been made.LM Otero—APApril 7, 2013. A Palestinian refugee boy is assisted by his elder sister as he washes himself outside their family's house in the Bait Lahiya town, northern Gaza Strip. Ali Ali—EPAApril 8, 2013. Ice hanging on flowers in a garden in Hami, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. A sharp temperature decrease has hit this area following a strong cold air.AFP/Getty ImagesApril 9, 2013. An Indian youth prepares "manja", a strong string used to fly kites, in Allahabad. The string, which is coated with powdered glass or other abrasives, are used in fighter kites where fliers attempt to cut the string off their opponent's kite. Sanjay Kanojia—AFP/Getty ImagesApril 9, 2013. The wind blows a red flag onto the face of an honor guard before a welcome ceremony for Australia's Prime Minister Julia Gillard outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Feng Li—Getty ImagesApril 6, 2013. Juventus' Mirko Vucinic (C) celebrates after scoring against Pescara during their Italian Serie A soccer match at the Juventus stadium in Turin, Italy.Giorgio Perottino—ReutersApril 5, 2013. A Syrian boy looks at fish swimming in a tank at a market the northern Syrian city of Aleppo. Dimitar Dilkoff—AFP/Getty ImagesApril 5, 2013. Racegoers shoes are seen as they arrive for the second day of the Grand National meeting at Aintree, northern England.Nigel Roddis—ReutersApril 5, 2013. Young ballet dancers climb a staircase to take part in auditions for six-year-olds at the School of American Ballet (SAB) at Lincoln Center in New York.Lucas Jackson—ReutersApril 8, 2013. A Palestinian boy suffering from Paranasal sinus cries as he receives treatment at a bee venom therapy center in Gaza City. The treatment, using the venom of honeybees, is known to be effective for diseases like epilepsy, spinal disorders, hearing problems and nasal allergy, according to Ratib Samoor, an agricultural engineer and owner of the center. Suhaib Salem—ReutersApril 6, 2013. Tony McCoy on the ground after falling from Colbert Station at The Chair during the 16.15 John Smith's Grand National Chase at Aintree Racecourse in England. Julian Herbert—Zuma PressApril 6, 2013. Participants join a mass pillow fight in Trafalgar Square in central London.Luke MacGregor—ReutersApril 7, 2013. A monument to the late Pope John Paul II is winched into position by a crane behind an amusement park, in Czestochowa, Poland. Agencja Gazeta—ReutersApril 7, 2013. Syrians try to free a man trapped under the rubble following an air strike by government forces that destroyed two five-story apartment blocks and severely damaged ten buildings in a residential neighborhood of the northern Syrian city of Aleppo, according to eyewitnesses.Victor Breiner—AFP/Getty ImagesApril 8, 2013. Students attend a lesson at a public school in Gudele, on the outskirts of South Sudan's capital Juba. The literacy rate in South Sudan is about one in four adults, according to local media.Andreea Campeanu—ReutersApril 8, 2013. Cherry blossoms bloom on the edge of the Tidal Basin after a colder than normal March and chilly April delayed the beginning of the cherry blossom season in the nation's capital in Washington.Win McNamee—Getty ImagesApril 8, 2013. A juggler warms up before he performs at a square called Circo do Beco (Circus of the Alley), at the Vila Madalena neighborhood of Sao Paulo.Nacho Doce—ReutersApril 8, 2013. U.S. Marines look at a snake before it was slaughtered for lunch during a jungle survival training, as part of Philippines-U.S. military exercise dubbed as "Balikatan" (shoulder to shoulder ) at Camp O-Donnell in Capas, Tarlac in northern Philippines. Erik de Castro—ReutersApril 8, 2013. A boy stands in front of a statue of former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher by Neil Simmons, 2001, on display in the Guildhall Art Gallery in the city of London.Olivia Harris—ReutersApril 9, 2013. Amish boys walk to the school house for their final day of class in Bergholz, Ohio. Scott R. Galvin—APApril 9, 2013. A Syrian family sit in the back of truck as they leave the northern Syrian city of Aleppo. The UN is hiking its estimates of people trapped in Syria after fleeing their homes, saying some four million are now displaced inside the country and in dire need of international help.Dimitar Dilkoff—AFP/Getty ImagesApril 9, 2013. An Iranian woman receives medical treatment from aid workers in the town of Shonbeh, southeast of Bushehr, after a powerful earthquake struck near the Gulf port city of Bushehr. Mohammad Fatemi—AFP/Getty ImagesApril 9, 2013. Afghan men play volleyball on a cemetery located on a hill overlooking Kabul.Anja Niedringhaus—APApril 9, 2013.
An Afghan child looks on at a camp for returning refugees in Qala-e Qul Mohammad, on the outskirts of Mazar-i Sharif, capital of Balkh province.Farshad Usyan—AFP/Getty ImagesApril 9, 2013. Kashmiri villagers offer prayers near the coffin of village headman Gulam Muhammad Lone during his funeral procession in Kolpora Nyayna village, some 43 kilometers (27 miles) south of Srinagar, India. Mukhtar Khan—APApril 9, 2013. An Afghan refugee girl, center, uses her head scarf to cover her sleeping sister, while walking in an alley of a poor neighborhood on the outskirts of Islamabad.Muhammed Muheisen—APApril 9, 2013. A birch gnawed by beavers stands near Lengenwang, southern Germany.120 beavers have been resettled in southern parts of Germany until 1979.Karl-Josef Hildenbrand—AFP/Getty ImagesApril 9, 2013. Soldiers and girls sing the national anthem during the inauguration of a new military detachment in Ciudad Quetzal, on the outskirts of Guatemala City.Jorge Dan Lopez—ReutersApril 9, 2013. Turkish riot policemen and soldiers clash with protestors in a field during a demonstration at Dicle University, in Diyarbakir. Leftist Kurdish students protest after a clashing between left and right-wing groups inside Dicle University.Mehmet Engin—AFP/Getty ImagesApril 9, 2013. Prisoners are searched during an operation at the Nonthaburi prison near Bangkok.Chaiwat Subprasom—ReutersApril 9, 2013. Chinese immigrant and new American citizen Yi Shu sheds a tear after taking the oath of citizenship at a naturalization ceremony in New York City. John Moore—Getty ImagesApril 10, 2013. A Kashmiri Muslim fishes on Dal Lake in Srinagar.Tauseef Mustafa—AFP/Getty ImagesApril 10, 2013. A Filipino man reads a newspaper inside a dilapidated baby's crib along a street in downtown Manila, Philippines.Aaron Favila—APApril 10, 2013.
French soldiers of the 92nd Infantery Regiment on patrol north of the Malian city of Gao, in day three of Operation Gustav, a hunt for Islamist fighters in a valley in northern Mali.Joel Saget—AFP/Getty ImagesApril 10, 2013. A leopard runs to attack as Nepalese people run for cover at Gothatar, Katmandu, Nepal. 15 people were injured including three policemen and two officials from the Department of Forest. The leopard was later killed.Niranjan Shrestha—APApril 10, 2013. Locals carry a dead leopard which was killed after wandering into the town in Kathmandu The leopard attacked and injured 15 people including 3 policemen before it was killed.Navesh Chitrakar—ReutersApril 10, 2013. A Kashmiri government employee shouts as policemen beat him during a protest in Srinagar, India.Mukhtar Khan—APApril 10, 2013. Women from the Indian state of Haryana listen to a speaker, unseen, while participating in a rally criticizing the rise in crimes against women in New Delhi.Altaf Qadri—APApril 10, 2013. A view for a bee farm during collecting honey season in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. Beekeepers collect honey and wax from the beehives at this time of year. Hatem Omar—Zuma PressApril 10, 2013. Israeli soldiers salute after placing flags on the graves of fallen soldiers during a ceremony at the Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem.Ronen Zxulun—ReutersApril 10, 2013. Honour guard troops line up before a welcome ceremony for New Zealand's Prime Minister John Key outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.Jason Lee—ReutersApril 10, 2013. Pakistani police officers carry their injured colleague at a local hospital in Peshawar, Pakistan. Gunmen killed a policeman and left another wounded as they tried to protect a team of female polio workers in northwestern Pakistan.Mohammad Sajjad—APApril 11, 2013. Women react as they attend the funeral of earthquake victims in the earthquake-stricken town of Khormoj in Bushehr province.Ali Hovaisi—ISNA/ReutersApril 11, 2013. North Koreans visit the Pyongyang Folk Park on the outskirts of Pyongyang.David Guttenfelder—APApril 11, 2013, North Koreans dance together beneath a mosaic painting of the late leader Kim Il Sung during a mass folk dancing gathering in Pyongyang.David Guttenfelder—APApril 11, 2013, An Afghan woman waits in a changing room to try out a new Burqa, in a shop at in the old city of Kabul, Afghanistan.Anja Niedringhaus—APApril 11, 2013. Palestinian school girls look through glass windows of a bus outside an amusement park built on a land of a former Israeli settlement in central Gaza Strip.Mohammed Salem—ReutersApril 11, 2013, A woman looks at men praying from behind a metal screen at the Western Wall Judaism's holiest prayer site, in Jerusalem's Old City.Baz Ratner—ReutersApril 11, 2013. Pakistani daily laborer, Wakeel Mohammed, 38, sits on a roadside with his daughter Halimah, 1, on his lap and his relative Khadijah, 7, right, near their home, in a poor neighborhood on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan.Muhammed Muheisen—APApril 11, 2013. Afghan refugee children play around wooden carts left in a poor neighborhood on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan.Muhammed Muheisen—APApril 11, 2013.
Pelicans are to be released into their outdoor enclosure at the birds park in Marlow, eastern Germany.Bernd Wuestneck—AFP/Getty ImagesApril 11, 2013. Riot police covered with paint following a skirmish. A cultural event began after the student march called by the Confech, while much of the demonstrators still walked the Alameda a smaller group of hooded men in street caused unrest with knocking over barricades in the sector. Mario Tellez—Demotix/CorbisApril 11, 2013. Student protesters clash with riot police officers during a rally in which demonstrators demanded that the government make changes to the public state education system, in Santiago, Chile.Ivan Alvarado—ReutersApril 11, 2013. A Palestinian girl looks at a prison in Gaza City that had been used by Israeli security services to keep Palestinian prisoners during Israel's occupation of Gaza Strip.Suhaib Salem—ReutersApril 11, 2013. Supporters attend the closing campaign rally for Venezuela's acting President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela.Ariana Cubillos—APApril 11, 2013.
Supporters of Venezuelan acting President and presidential candidate Nicolas Maduro cheer during his closing campaign rally in Caracas ahead of the April 14th presidential election.Luis Acosta—AFP/Getty ImagesApril 11, 2013.
Sri Lankan soldiers participate in a traditional game to knock an opponent off a balance beam during Sinhala and Tamil New Year celebrations in Colombo.Ishara S. Kodikara—AFP/Getty ImagesApril 11, 2013.
A girl sits by Buddhist monks during a public meeting of the Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, after he was awarded the award of Minorities by province of Bolzano.Olivier Morin—AFP/Getty ImagesApril 11, 2013. The Kennecott Utah Copper Bingham Canyon Mine after a landslide in Bingham Canyon, Utah. Kennecott Utah Copper has suspended mining inside one of the world's deepest open pits as geologists assess a landslide the company says it anticipated for months. Ravell Call—The Deseret News/APApril 11, 2013. An activist places crosses on the National Mall for victims of gun violence in Washington, D.C. The activists gathered to begin a 24 hour vigil on the National Mall with over 3000 crosses for victims of gun violence in the United States since the Sandy Hook School shooting last December. Berndan Smialowski—AFP/Getty ImagesApril 11, 2013.
A Syrian female rebel monitors the movement of Syrian government forces in the Sheikh Maqsud district of the northern Syrian city of Aleppo.Dimitar Dilkoff—AFP/Getty ImagesApril 11, 2013. A view of Patriot missiles at an undisclosed location in Seoul, South Korea. North Korea could test-launch several missiles imminently and simultaneously, South Korean military were quoted as saying.Yonhap/EPAApril 12, 2013. A model waits backstage before the start of the Christina Exie show during Australia Fashion Week in Sydney.Daniel Munoz—ReutersApril 12, 2013. Two military officers admire displays at a flower show featuring thousands of Kimilsungia flowers, named after the late leader Kim Il Sung, while models of rockets and missiles are also exhibited in Pyongyang, North Korea.Alexander F. Yuan—APApril 12, 2013. Members of the Korean Children's Union, bottom, chat while spectators take their seats at a stadium before a ceremony to induct children into the union, the first political organization for North Koreans, in Pyongyang, North Korea,Alexander F. Yuan—APApril 12, 2013.
Indian daily laborer Abdul Rahman, 26, holds his 18 month old daughter, Roona Begum, who suffers from Hydrocephalus, a buildup of fluid inside the skull that leads to brain swelling, in front of their home in Jirania village, India.AFP/Getty Images
