July 3, 2013. Race leader and yellow jersey holder Orica Greenedge and team rider Simon Gerrans of Australia cycle past Sisters of the Consolation congregation during the fifth stage of the centenary Tour de France cycling race.Jacky Naegelen—Reuters
From the ousting of Egypt’s Islamist President Mohammed Morsi and the tragic death of 19 firefighters in Arizona to Obama’s visit to Nelson Mandela’s former jail cell and nuns watching the centenary Tour de France, TIME presents the best pictures of the week.
June 30, 2013. A suicide attacker lies on the ground after his vest was defused in the Jalalabad province of Afghanistan. Afghan security forces captured the would-be suicide attacker before he blew himself up.Parwiz—ReutersJuly 1, 2013. Firefighters tackle a large blaze at a recycling center in Smethwick, near Birmingham, central England.West Midlands Fire Service—ReutersJuly 3, 2013. Massive demonstrations turned to celebration in and around Tahrir Square as Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi was ousted by the military and taken into custody in Cairo.
Yuri Kozyrev—NOOR for TIMEJune 30, 2013. Actors playing Confederate and Union troops lay "dead" after a reenactment of The Battle of Little Roundtop during the Blue Gray Alliance events marking the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg, in Gettysburg, Pa.Mark Makela—ReutersJuly 3, 2013. A hearse is seen at Mvezo resort after being accompanied by a police convoy to collect the remains of former South African President Nelson Mandela's children.Carl de Souza—AFP/Getty ImagesJuly 1, 2013. President Barack Obama shakes hands and greets Tanzanians during an official arrival ceremony hosted by Tanzania President Jakaya Kikwete and First lady Salma Kikwete in Dar Es Salaam.Gary Cameron—ReutersJuly 2, 2013. Supporters of the Contrada of Wolf attend a horse-blessing ceremony in the church of Saint Rocco prior the Palio horse race in Siena, Italy.Fabio Muzzi—AFP/Getty ImagesJuly 1, 2013. Pretoria police officers hold candles for former South African President Nelson Mandela outside the MediClinic Heart hospital where he is hospitalized in Pretoria.Filippo Monteforte—AFP/Getty ImagesJune 28, 2013. A worker fixes a giant portrait of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk at the top of the Ataturk Cultural Center in Istanbul's Taksim Square.Osman Orsal—ReutersJune 28, 2013. Syrian refugees fill jerry cans with water at a pump inside a camp for Syrians who have fled the fighting in their country in Baalbek, Lebanon. Spencer Platt—Getty ImagesJune 28, 2013. Kris Perry, foreground left, kisses Sandy Stier as they are married at City Hall in San Francisco. Jeff Chiu—APJune 28, 2013. Boys from the Xhosa tribe who have undergone a circumcision ceremony walk near Qunu, South Africa.Carl De Souza—AFP/Getty ImagesJune 28, 2013. A boat cruises under a bank of fog near the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco.Justin Sullivan—Getty ImagesJune 28, 2013. Union Army reenactors leave the field of battle at dusk after the first day of the Blue Gray Alliance re-enactment of the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg in Gettysburg, Pa.John Moore—Getty ImagesJune 28, 2013. Reenactors meet during ongoing activities commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg at Bushey Farm in Gettysburg, Pa.Matt Rourke—APJune 29, 2013. Confederate Civil War re-enactors march for an evening attack during a three-day Battle of Gettysburg re-enactment in Gettysburg, Pa.John Moore—Getty ImagesJune 30, 2013. A man marches in the Gay Pride Parade in New York. Eric Thayer—ReutersJune 30, 2013. Models present creations part of Thom Browne's men's fashion Spring-Summer 2014 collection in Paris.Jacques Brinon—APJune 30, 2013. People's Liberation Army soldiers jump through rings of fire during a war game performance for the public on an open day at the Shek Kong Barracks in Hong Kong.Tyrone Siu—ReutersJune 30, 2013. Boys from the Xhosa tribe who have undergone a circumcision ceremony sing inside a hut near Qunu, South Africa.Carl De Souza—AFP/Getty ImagesJune 30, 2013. Brazilian fans watch the FIFA Confederations Cup final football match between Brazil and Spain on a giant screen in Sao Paulo, Brazil.Miguel Schincariol—AFP/Getty ImagesJune 30, 2013. President Barack Obama looks out the window from the cell where Nelson Mandela was once jailed on Robben Island in South Africa.Jim Watson—AFP/Getty ImagesJuly 1, 2013. South African children play in a public park in Soweto township on the outskirts of Johannesburg.Muhammed Muheisen—APJuly 1, 2013. Maria Esperanza Flores Mendoza, with her baby as she waits to be evicted in Madrid.Andres Kudacki—APJuly 1, 2013. Opponents of Egypt's Islamist President Mohamed Morsi chant slogans as they celebrate outside the presidential palace in Cairo.Hassan Ammar—APJuly 1, 2013. Egyptian military helicopters trailing national flags circled over Tahrir Square during a protest demanding that Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi resign in Cairo.Suhaib Salem—ReutersJuly 1, 2013. President Barack Obama dances as a Tanzanian band plays during an official arrival ceremony at Julius Nyerere Airport in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.Jason Reed—ReutersJuly 1, 2013. A new cadet gets assistance from a member of the cadet cadre on proper saluting technique during Reception Day at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y.Mike Groll—APJuly 1, 2013. Smoke rises behind the Union Flag from a fire at a recycling plant in Smethwick, central England.Darren Staples—ReutersJuly 1, 2013. Huge statues seen in the early morning hours at the tomb-sanctuary of King Antiochus on top of Mount Nemrut near Adiyaman, southeastern Anatolia, Turkey.Filip Singer—EPAJuly 1, 2013. A giant statue of Hindu god Lord Shiva is partially submerged in floodwaters near the Ganges river as the water level of the Ganges and Yamuna rivers rises in Allahabad, India.Sanjay Kanojia—AFP/Getty ImagesJuly 1, 2013. A model presents a creation by On Aura Tout Vu during the Haute Couture Fall-Winter 2013/2014 collection shows in Paris.Patrick Kovarik—AFP/Getty ImagesJuly 2, 2013. President Barack Obama heads a soccer ball at Ubungo Power Plant in Dar es Salaam. The ball called a "soccket ball" has internal electronics that allows it to generate and store electricity that can power small devices.Jason Reed—ReutersJuly 2, 2013. Opponent of Egypt's Islamist President Mohamed Morsi hold a large Egyptian national flag during a protest outside the presidential palace in Cairo.Hassan Ammar—APJuly 2, 2013. Germany's Sabine Lisicki celebrates beating Estonia's Kaia Kanepi during their women's singles quarter-final match on day eight of the 2013 Wimbledon Championships tennis tournament at the All England Club in Wimbledon, southwest London.Carl Court—AFP/Getty ImagesJuly 2, 2013. Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt holds a program with cut outs for his eyes during a news conference for the IAAF Diamond League athletics event at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, near Paris.Philippe Wojazer—ReutersJuly 2, 2013. A piglet stands on a dead sow floating in floodwaters in Chongqing, China.ChinaFotoPress—Getty ImagesJuly 2, 2013. Relatives cry near the body of Shahnawaz Mir, a suspected militant commander of Hizb-ul Mujahedeen, Kashmir's biggest rebel group, during his funeral at Tral, south of Srinagar, India.Mukhtar Khan—APJuly 2, 2013. Firefighter Brendan McDonough embraces a mourner near the end of a candlelight vigil in Prescott, Ariz. McDonough was the sole survivor of the 20-man Granite Mountain Hotshot Crew after an out-of-control blaze killed the 19 near Yarnell, Ariz.Julie Jacobson—APJuly 2, 2013. City Police Academy cadets attend their graduation ceremony at the Barclays Center in the Brooklyn borough of New York City.Andrew Burton—Getty ImagesJuly 3, 2013. A Belarussian guard of honor stands as he takes part in a military parade during celebrations marking Independence Day in Minsk.Vaxily Fedosenko—ReutersJuly 3, 2013. Race leader and yellow jersey holder Orica Greenedge and team rider Simon Gerrans of Australia cycle past Sisters of the Consolation congregation during the fifth stage of the centenary Tour de France cycling race.Jacky Naegelen—ReutersJuly 3, 2013. Spectators applaud as they watch Andy Murray of Britain face Fernando Verdasco of Spain in a Men's singles quarterfinal match at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships in Wimbledon, London.Sang Tan—APJuly 4, 2013. Marion Bartoli of France reacts after defeating Kirsten Flipkens of Belgium Women's singles semifinal match at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships in Wimbledon, London.Kirsty Wigglesworth—APJuly 3, 2013. An unidentified woman takes part in a performance against violence to woman, in Pamplona northern Spain.Alvaro Barrientos—APJuly 3, 2013. Amy Siewert of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement answers questions from the prosecution while holding the gun used by George Zimmerman in the 2012 shooting death of Trayvon Martin during Zimmerman's second degree murder trial in Seminole circuit court, in Sanford, Fla. Jacob Langston—ReutersJuly 3, 2013. An Egyptian opposition protester is beaten by supporters of Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi in downtown Damietta, Egypt.Hamada Elrasam—APJuly 3, 2013. Fireworks light the sky as opponents of Egypt's Islamist President Mohammed Morsi celebrate in Tahrir Square in Cairo.Amr Nabil—APJuly 4, 2013. An Egyptian man carries his daughter in Egypt's Tahrir square.Gianluigi Guercia—AFP/Getty ImagesJuly 4, 2013. An Egyptian woman celebrates in Tahrir Square, the day after former Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi, the country's first democratically elected president, was ousted from power in Cairo. Ed Giles—Getty ImagesJuly 4, 2013. A protester who supports ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi rests on the ground near Cairo University in Cairo.Suhaib Salem—ReutersJuly 4, 2013. A Chinese attendant prepares for the arrival of Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (unseen) before he meets with with Chinese President Xi Jinping (unseen) at the Diaoyutai State guest house in Beijing. Ng Han Guan—AFP/Getty ImagesJuly 4, 2013. Visitors look towards the north through binoculars at an observation post, just south of the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas, in Paju, north of Seoul.Han Jae-ho—News1/ReutersJuly 4, 2013. Chinese tourists watch the customary ceremony of lowering flag at Tiananmen Square under crimson clouds at sunset after several days of heavy air pollution in Beijing.Feng Li—Getty ImagesJuly 4, 2013. People ride the ferry past the Statue of Liberty on Liberty Island in New York City. The statue was reopened to the public for the first time after Hurricane Sandy, as surrounding infrastructure was badly damaged.Kena Betancur—Getty ImagesJuly 4, 2013. A man writhes under a plastic sheet full of steam as he is baptized during a prayer service in the Yeoville neighborhood in Johannesburg.Christopher Furlong—Getty ImagesJuly 4, 2013. A South African woman, bounces the ball on her head while playing with a football with other women, not seen, next to their homes in a Soweto township on the outskirts of Johannesburg.Muhammed Muheisen—APJuly 5, 2013. Children, a choir and other well-wishers hold balloons to release them to mark former South African President Nelson Mandela completing his 27th day in hospital Thursday, correlating with the 27 years he spent in prison during the apartheid era, outside the Mediclinic Heart Hospital where he is being treated in Pretoria, South Africa.Muhammed Muheisen—APJuly 3, 2013. Nineteen crosses and American flags adorn the fence outside of Station 7 in Prescott, Az. where firefighters based out of Station 7 died battling a fast-moving wildfire.Christian Petersen—Getty Images
