Supporters of former Nepalese King Gyanendra played traditional music to wish him a happy birthday at his private residence in Kathmandu, Nepal, Tuesday. Nepal’s deposed king said he was “very perturbed” at the lack of progress in establishing peace and prosperity for the people of the Himalayan nation, a year after the end of the monarchy. (Gopal Chitrakar/Reuters )
Ribnovo, Bulgaria: An ethnic Pomak girl writes during a class on Islam at a school (Photograph: Vassil Donev/EPA)
Hanoi, Vietnam: A summer dance class at the Children Palace (Photograph: Chitose Suzuki/AP)
A boy photographed D-Day veterans before a commemorative service of the Normandy Veterans Association at the Cenotaph, a monument to fallen soldiers, in London Sunday. (Luke MacGregor/Reuters)
Smoke billows from a burning bus as a supporter of defeated Iranian presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi flashes the victory sign during a protest in Tehran. (GETTY)
Keswick, UK: Lake District celebrity chef Peter Sidwell braves the rain while serving up one of his culinary delights to diners on the summitt of Latrigg (Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
Dungu, Congo: A Red Cross worker covers the body of Dieudonne Kulimbo who was shot and killed in the bush
(Photograph: Finbarr O'Reilly/Reuters)
Chilean born photographer, Camilo José Vergara, has made a career out of photographing American cities in transition. Returning, over many years to the same locations, Mr. Vergara has painted a portrait of the evolving urban American landscape.
A collection of his photographs of Harlem from 1970 to 2009 is currently running at the New York Historical Society. The New York Times presented a nice photo essay of some of Vergara's works last week.
Swabi, Pakistan: Child refugees, who fled the Pakistan military's offensive against the Taliban in Swat valley, play games at a relief camp (Photograph: Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images)
For Memorial Day. For all who have sacrificed.
