Photos of the week
Week in review: The most compelling pictures from the week's news, May 23-29, 2015.
In this photo, County Common Pleas Court Judge John O'Donnell points to a mannequin May 23, 2015 marked with the gunshot wounds inflicted on Timothy Russell and Malissa Williams in 2012. Michael Brelo, a Cleveland patrolman charged in the shooting deaths of the two unarmed suspects during a 137-shot barrage of gunfire, was acquitted Saturday.
By CBSNews.com senior photo editor Radhika Chalasani
London - Queen Elizabeth II
Queen Elizabeth II is accompanied by Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh as they proceed through the Royal Gallery before the State Opening of Parliament in the House of Lords, at the Palace of Westminster in London, May 27, 2015.
Jerusalem - heat wave
A girl plays in a water fountain just outside Jerusalem's Old City, May 27, 2015. A heatwave settled over Israel on Wednesday, with temperatures reaching near 45 degrees Celsius (113 degrees Fahrenheit), according to Israel's Metereological Service.
China - nursing exam
Hundreds of students of the school of nursing take part in an open-air examination at a playground of an vocational college in Baoji, China, May 25, 2015.
New York - citizenship ceremony
Children play with a mascot during a citizenship ceremony at the Bronx Zoo in New York, May 26, 2015. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) honored 25 children during a ceremony for kids from 2 different countries. The ceremony presented them with their official Citizenship Certificate; all the children officially became U.S. citizens the moment their parents were naturalized.
One World Trade Center
People, including a group of sailors in New York for Fleet Week, look out from the newly built One World Observatory at One World Trade Center in New York City, May 22, 2015. The observation deck, which sits atop the 104-story skyscraper at the former site of the Twin Towers, opened to the public on May 29th.
DMZ - peace activists
Women peace activists led by Gloria Steinem (C), Nobel Peace Prize laureates Leymah Gbowee (R) from Liberia, Ireland's Mairead Maguire march to the Imjingak Pavilion along the barbed wire fences near the border village of Panmunjom in Paju, South Korea, May 24, 2015.
Thirty women peace activists from 15 countries took part in a march, organized by WomenCrossDMZ, across the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) between North and South Korea to deliver a peace message on the International Women's Day for Peace and Disarmament.
England - three Cunard Queens
The three Cunard Queens, (l-r) Queen Mary 2, Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth meet on the River Mersey for the first time in Liverpool, England, May 25, 2015. The three famous ocean liners met in Liverpool to mark the 175th anniversary of shipping line Cunard, which revolutionized transatlantic travel in the 19th Century.
Belgium - giraffe
Children feed a giraffe at Pairi Daiza wildlife park, a zoo and botanical garden in Brugelette, Belgium, May 25, 2015.
Burundi - protests
A protestor sets up a barricade during a protest against Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza and his bid for a third term in Bujumbura, Burundi, May 26, 2015.
Texas - flood cleanup
Sonia Porter (L) smiles at Devin Sadler, 9, as he picks up a waterlogged gun during clean-up efforts at John and Ruth Hansen's flood damaged home in San Marcos, Texas May 26, 2015. The flooding, created by torrential rains, killed at least 31 people in Texas and Oklahoma, including three in Houston where floods turned streets into rivers.
Mexico City - dancers
Dancers dressed in prehispanic costumes perform during the Ceremony of the Ignition of the New Fire, at the ancient pyramids of Teotihuacan outside Mexico City, May 25, 2015. The flame will be transferred to Toronto for the Pan-American games, which will be held there from July 10 to 26.
Philippines - protest violence
An injured man covers his face after being hit by protestors who accused him of stealing, as riot police stand guard next to him during a demonstration to demand changes in the education system in Santiago City, May 25, 2015.
Malaysia - migrant cage
A coffin-sized cage at an abandoned migrant camp May 26, 2015, used by human traffickers hints at the desperate, brutal conditions experienced by Rohingya trying to escape Malaysia. Police began the grisly task of exhuming dozens of graves found along the Thai border.
Macedonia - Martyrs' cemetary
People attend a funeral for militants killed earlier this month in neighboring Macedonia, at Pristina's Martyrs' cemetery in Kosovo, May 26, 2015.
Thousands of people turned out in Kosovo's capital on Tuesday to pay their respects to eight ethnic Albanian militants killed in neighboring Macedonia. Eight Macedonian policemen and 10 Albanian militants, nine of them from Kosovo, were killed in a day-long battle in the northern Macedonian town of Kumanovo on May 9.
Sydney - Corroboree
Traditionally dressed Australian Aboriginal performers stand next to an Aboriginal (L) flag and a Toress Strait Islander flag on Sydney's Coogee Beach, as they participate in a 'Corroboree' showcasing traditional dance during an event to mark National Reconciliation Week, May 27, 2015.
Texas - floods
A man walks along the Blanco River where sweeping flood waters overturned vehicles and knocked down trees after torrential rains, Tuesday in Wimberley, Texas, May 26, 2015.
Wrigley Field - Addison Russell
Addison Russell #22 of the Chicago Cubs (center, on ground) is mobbed by teammates after getting the game-winning hit, a double off of the center field wall, in the bottom of the 9th inning against the Washington Nationals at Wrigley Field in Chicago, May 26, 2015. The Cubs defeated the Nationals 3-2.
Berlin - Carnival of Cultures
Dancers take part in the Karneval der Kulturen (Carnival of Cultures) street parade of ethnic minorities, in Berlin, May 24, 2015.
A few dozen dancers, musicians and performers from many communities took part in the urban festival on Sunday that aspires to reflect the multi-ethnic diversity of the German capital.
Kathmandu - Boudhanath
Labourers work to fix the damaged Boudhanath Stupa, a month after the April 25 earthquake in Kathmandu, Nepal May 27, 2015.
Oberlin - First Lady Michelle Obama
First lady Michelle Obama receives a hood as part of a ceremony bestowing an honorary degree in the Doctor of Humanities from Oberlin College in Ohio, May 25, 2015.
The first lady encouraged students to follow Dr. Martin Luther King's lead and weak change through engagement, action and compromise. King was a commencement speaker at Oberlin 50 years before.
Greece - Afghan migrants
A dinghy overcrowded with Afghan immigrants is seen off the coast of the Greek island of Kos whille crossing a part of the Aegean Sea between Turkey and Greece early May 27, 2015. Despite the bad weather at least one dingy with over thirty migrants made the dangerous voyage to Greece.
Washington D.C., Memorial Day
Army veteran Bernie Klemanek, of Mineral, Virginia stops to salute his fallen comrades on Memorial Day during an early morning visit to "The Wall" at the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington, May 25, 2015.
Memphis - Farewell to B.B. King
Blues musician B.B. King's daughter Karen Williams (C) cries as the hearse carrying the remains of her father speeds up during a processional on May 27, 2015 in Memphis, Tennessee. Thousands of fans gathered in Memphis to say farewell to the blues guitar legend who died on May 14 at the age of 89 in Las Vegas, where he lived while he kept up a grueling schedule of tours that ended only last year.
Dublin - same-sex marriage
Supporters for same-sex marriage wait for the result of the referendum at Dublin Castle on May 23, 2015.
Ireland became the first country in the world to legalize same-sex marriage by popular vote.
Ireland votes for gay marriage
A Yes campaigner poses for a picture in Dublin Castle as Ireland held a referendum on gay marriage, May 23, 2015.
Irish voters backed same-sex marriage in a landslide referendum, marking a dramatic social shift in the traditionally Catholic country.
India - River Yamuna
An Indian man swims in the River Yamuna on a hot summer day in Allahabad, India, May 27, 2015.
The death toll from the weeks-long heat wave has reached at least 1,826 as soaring summer temperatures scorch the country.
Paris - World War II ceremony
French President Francois Hollande walks down the steps of the Pantheon during a ceremony near the four flag-draped caskets in Paris, France, May 27, 2015. France paid tribute to four members of the French Resistance during the Second World War, Jean Zay, Genevieve de Gaulle Anthonioz, Pierre Brossolette and Germaine Tillion.
Maryland - National Spelling Bee
Vanya Shivashankar, second from left, 13, of Olathe, Kan., and Gokul Venkatachalam, right, 14, of St. Louis, are greeted onstage by their families as co-champions after winning the finals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Oxon Hill, Maryland, May 28, 2015.
Berlin - whirlpool cinema event
People cool off in inflatable whirlpools while watching a film during a Whirlpool Cinema event in Berlin, May 26, 2015. The cinema provided cold drinks and full catering.
Johannesburg - Miss Gay Jozi
A contestant takes a smoke break during the Miss Gay Jozi (Jozi is slang for Johannesburg) pageant in Johannesburg May 23, 2015.
Saudi Arabia - car bomb
Policemen inspect a site where a car exploded near a Shi'ite mosque during noon prayers in Saudi Arabia's Dammam, May 29, 2015.
ISIS claimed responsibility for the bombing that killed four people at the mosque, the second attack claimed by the Sunni militant group in a week in the world's top oil-exporting country.
New York - ferry
A ferry moves along the Hudson River as viewed from the newly built One World Observatory at One World Trade Center on the day it opens to the public in New York City, May 29, 2015.
The observation deck sits atop the 104-story skyscraper at the former site of the Twin Towers and is expected to become one of Manhattan's top tourist attractions.
Italy - Moto GP
A woman watches the Moto GP first free practice session as Marco Melandri, left, takes a curve with his Aprilia, at the Mugello race circuit, in Scarperia, Italy, May 29, 2015.