Photos of the week - May 7-13, 2016
The most compelling images from the week's news, May 7-13, 2016.
A helicopter drops water over tires burning in an uncontrolled dump near the town of Sesena, after a fire broke out early on May 13, 2016. A huge waste ground near Madrid where millions of tires have been dumped was on fire, releasing a thick black cloud of toxic fumes that officials worry could harm residents nearby.
By CBSNews.com Senior Photo Editor Radhika Chalasani
Cannes Film Festival
Cast member George Clooney and his wife Amal, actress Julia Roberts and director Jodie Foster pose on the red carpet as they arrive for the screening of the film "Money Monster" out of competition during the 69th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, May 12, 2016.
Hollywood - Man on tower
LAPD officers (R) climb two fire ladders to reach a man on the historic KTLA radio tower in Hollywood, May 11, 2016.
For nearly three hours the man clutched the trestles of the 160-foot (53 meters) tower located at the Sunset Bronson Studios before being safely returned to the ground, where he was taken into police custody for mental evaluation.
India - Laborer
A laborer loads metal scrap onto a truck in an industrial area in Mumbai, India, May 12, 2016.
Israel's Independence Day
Israelis watch a fireworks show during celebrations marking Israel's 68th Independence Day in the southern city of Ashkelon, May 11, 2016.
Nyquist wins Kentucky Derby
Mario Gutierrez, who won the 2015 Kentucky Derby riding American Pharoah, celebrates atop Nyquist #13 after winning the 142nd running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 07, 2016 in Louisville, Kentucky.
Unusual birth in India
Daljinder Kaur and her 79-year-old husband, Mohinder Singh Gill, pose for a photograph with their newborn baby boy Arman at their home in Amritsar, India on May 11, 2016.
Kaur was was over 70 when she gave birth in April after two years of IVF treatment at a fertility clinic. The clinic put her age at 72. Many people in India, particularly those now over 50, don't know their exact age because they don't have birth certificates.
America's Cup World Series
Oracle Team USA sails to the start of Race 1 during an America's Cup World Series sailing event in New York City, Sunday, May 8, 2016. Emirates Team New Zealand won the series event.
France - Migrant children
Child refugees Mohammed, Ali, Sader and Mustafa from "The Jungle" hide in a field to avoid police and security around the Port of Calais on May 10, 2016 in Calais, France.
The boys then try to move on through the fields to get to a nearby service station where they will try to stow away on trucks and lorries heading to the UK as they stop for fuel. The British government is currently considering a move to take in up to 3000 children from refugee camps around the world and around 100 from Calais after coming under pressure to rethink their stance on not taking in vulnerable and unaccompanied child refugees.
Seven Magic Mountains
People visit the artwork titled "Seven Magic Mountains" by artist Ugo Rondinone, Wednesday, May 11, 2016, near Jean, Nevada. The artwork was recently completed in the desert south of Las Vegas.
Oklahoma tornado
This image made from a video taken through a car window shows a tornado near Wynnewood, Oklahoma, Monday, May 9, 2016.
A broad tornado capable of leaving "catastrophic" damage in its wake churned across the Oklahoma landscape Monday, prompting forecasters to declare a tornado emergency for two communities directly in its path.
Robert Dear hearing
Members of the media try to listen through the cracks of the door to a hearing for Robert Dear, who acknowledged killing three people at a Colorado Planned Parenthood clinic on November 27 in Colorado Springs, Colorado on May 11, 2016. Dear is mentally incompetent to continue with his criminal case, a judge ruled Wednesday.
Caracas demonstration
An injured man lies on the street next to national guard members during a demonstration in Caracas on May 11, 2016.
With helmets, shields and bulletproof vests, military and Venezuelan police prevented the advance of thousands of opponents who tried to reach the headquarters of the National Electoral Council (CNE), to demand accelerate the process of a recall referendum against President Nicolas Maduro.
Germany - RIng-tailed lemurs
A ring-tailed lemur and its babies are seen at the zoo in Cottbus, eastern Germany, on May 11, 2016. Three ring-tailed lemurs were born at the zoo during the past few weeks.
Germany - Rapeseed fields
Aerial view taken on May 12, 2016 shows cars driving on the winding L401 country road past rapeseed fields near Nienstedt close to Bad Muender am Deister, central Germany.
Baghdad - Car bomb attack
People gather at the scene of a car bomb attack in Baghdad's mainly Shi'ite district of Sadr City, Iraq, May 11, 2016.
Prince tribute
French singer and musician Matthieu Chedid aka M performs on stage during the opening ceremony of the 69th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, May 11, 2016.
Sydney - Pacific island women
Pacific island women and girls stand in the water in Newcastle Harbour as they watch a flotilla of water craft block shipping access to Australia's largest coal port in Newcastle, north of Sydney, May 8, 2016.
Syria - Camp for displaced
People stand near a damaged tent after air strikes on Thursday hit a camp for internally displaced people in Syria's Idlib province near the Turkish border, Syria May 7, 2016.
Alberta wildfires
Police officers work around a road block as smoke rises from a forest fire along the highway near Fort McMurray, Alberta on May 6, 2016.
Canadian police led convoys of cars through the burning ghost town of Fort McMurray Friday in a risky operation to get people to safety far to the south.In the latest chapter of the drama triggered by monster fires in Alberta's oil sands region, the convoys of 50 cars at a time are driving through the city at about 50-60 kilometers per hour (30-40 miles per hour) TV footage showed.
Rome Colosseum
People look at Rome's Colosseum lit up with a combination of the flags of Italy and Japan, to mark 150 years of diplomatic relations between the countries, during a visit by the Japanese prince on May 11, 2016.
Sweden - Greta Salome
Iceland's Greta Salome rehearses the song "Hear Them Calling" during the jury show at the Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm, May 9, 2016. The Eurovision Song Contest 2016 starts with the first semifinal on Tuesday, May 10.
Invictus Games
Wounded warrior Michael Yule celebrates after winning the Lightweight Power Lifting gold during the Invictus Games in Orlando, Florida, May 9, 2016.
Ireland - Airplane tugged
A young girl looks on at a Boeing 767 airplane in the Enniscrone estuary after being tugged from Shannon airport out to sea around the west coast of Ireland, May 7, 2016.
It is destined for local funeral director David McGowan's proposed Glamping Village to be used as accommodation in Sligo, Ireland.
Colombia - Smoking marijuana
A woman smokes marijuana during a global March for marijuana in Medellin, Colombia, May 7, 2016.
Taiwan - Spinning top team
Members of the Sanxia Pinpoint Spinning Top Team throw 18 spinning tops simultaneously at Sanxia old street in New Taipei City, Taiwan on May 8, 2016.
Soviet soldiers' remains
Members of the Ukrainian Fund "Memory" places the remains of one of the 6 Soviet soldiers killed during World War II in a coffin for reburial in a village of Yurivka, some 25 km south west of capital Kiev, Ukraine, Monday, May 9, 2016.
Ukraine is marking the 71st anniversary of victory in World War II.
Afghanistan - Suicide car bomb
Afghan children wounded in a car bomb attack are treated at a hospital in the Nazyan district of Nangarhar province, May 10, 2016.
A suicide car bomber detonated outside the home of an anti-Taliban fighter in the eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar on May 10, killing at least ten people and wounding 23 more, local officials said.
Philipinnes - Duterte votes
Philippine presidential candidate and Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte casts his vote at a voting precinct at Daniel Aguinaldo National High School in Davao City, on the southern island of Mindanao on May 9, 2016.
The anti-establishment firebrand Rodrigo Duterte was the shock favorite after an incendiary campaign in which he vowed to butcher criminals.
Gaza - Border crossing
A woman cries as she asks for a travel permit to cross into Egypt through the Rafah border crossing after it was opened for two days by Egyptian authorities, in the southern Gaza Strip May 11, 2016.
French labor protests
French riot police officers sprays pepper gas at a demonstrator during a protest against Labor Law as the Socialist government decided to force the bill through Parliament without a vote in Paris, Thursday, May 12, 2016.
France's government is facing a major test as lawmakers hold a no-confidence vote, prompted by a deeply divisive labor law allowing longer workdays and easier layoffs.
New York - Transatlantic crossing
French skipper Francois Gabart celebrates on the bow as he crosses the finish line at Ambrose light, aboard the sailing trimaran Macif, to win the The Transat bakerly transatlantic sailing race from Plymouth, England to New York, May 10, 2016.
Gabert completed the 3,050 nautical mile journey in eight days, eight hours, 54 minutes and 39 seconds for line honors.
Workers' Party of Korea
A solider films military officers following a mass dance performance in the capital's main ceremonial square, a day after the ruling Workers' Party of Korea party wrapped up its first congress in 36 years, in Pyongyang, North Korea, May 10, 2016.
Madrid - Djokovic
Novak Djokovic of Serbia holds his trophy while posing with ballboys after his match against Andy Murray of Britain in Madrid, May 8, 2016.