Photos of the week

Week in review: The most compelling photos from the week's news, July 25-31, 2015, including a possible lead in MH370's disappearance, panda Jia Jia's birthday and a double hand transplant.

Here, Japan's Minami Itahashi and Yu Okamoto dive in the mixed 10m synchro platform final at the Aquatics World Championships in Kazan, Russia, July 25, 2015.

By CBSNews.com senior photo editor Radhika Chalasani

Chile - Villarrica volcano

The Villarrica volcano, among one of the most active volcanoes in South America, is seen under an overcast sky, from Pucon town, Chile, July 25, 2015.

Death of Cecil the lion

Protesters hold signs during a rally on July 29, 2015 outside the River Bluff Dental clinic in Bloomington, Minnesota, against the killing of Cecil the lion in Zimbabwe by the owner of the clinic, Dr. Walter Palmer.

Two hunting party members were arraigned in Zimbabwe while Palmer temporarily closed his office and faced an investigation in both Zimbabwe and the U.S. as well as an extradition request.

Cecil's death created resulted in a firestorm of worldwide criticism of Palmer and a debate about hunting.

South Africa - Desmond Tutu

Former President Thabo Mbeki, left, visited Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu at a Cape Town hospital, July 30, 2015. Tutu's daughter, Reverend Canon Mpho Tutu is at right.

There were worldwide concerns about the archbishop's health after he was re-admitted to a hospital July 28 complaining about discomfort one week after being discharged for a persistent infection. The Nobel Prize winner, who fought apart apartheid, has battled prostrate cancer since 1997.

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Old Bridge

A man jumps from the Old Bridge in Mostar in Bosnia and Herzegovina, July 26, 2015. Diving competitions have been traditionally held every year since the bridge was built 449 years ago.

The 16th-century bridge was destroyed during the war in Bosnia between 1992-1995, rebuilt and opened again in 2004.

Libya - Gaddafi's son convicted

Former intelligence chief of Gaddafi's regime Abdullah al-Senussisi (C) and other Gaddafi regime officials sit behind bars during a verdict hearing at a courtroom in Tripoli, Libya July 28, 2015.

A Libyan court passed a death sentence in absentia on Muammar Gaddafi's most prominent son, Saif al-Islam, for war crimes and acts to crush peaceful protests during the country's 2011 revolution that ended his father's rule.

The court also sentenced eight other former Gaddafi regime officials, including his former intelligence chief Abdullah al-Senussi and ex-prime minister Baghdadi al-Mahmoudi, to death by firing squad on the same charges.

Turkey - protests

A masked far left-wing protester walks during clashes with riot police at a demonstration against the death of Gunay Ozarslan, a member of the far left People's Front who, according to local media reports, was killed by Turkish police during a security operation July 24, in Istanbul's Gazi neighborhood on July 26, 2015.

Funeral - Lafayette shooting victim

Members of the Figs, Jillian Johnson's band, embrace each other in solidarity following Johnson's funeral service at Delhomme Funeral Home in Lafayette, Louisiana, July 27, 2015.

Johnson, 33, and Mayci Breaux, 21, were killed by an Alabama drifter who opened fire inside a crowded movie theater in Lafayette July 23, in the latest act of gun violence to shock the United States.

La Reunion - plane debris found

A policeman and a gendarme stand next to a piece of debris from an unidentified aircraft found in the coastal area of Saint-Andre de la Reunion, in the east of the French Indian Ocean island of La Reunion, on July 29, 2015.

The two-meter-long debris, identified as part of a wing called a flaperon, was found by employees of an association cleaning the area. Boeing confirmed it came from a 777, the same model plane as Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, which went missing in the Indian Ocean on March 8, 2014.

Double hand transplant

Double hand transplant recipient, 8-year-old Zion Harvey, smiles during a news conference at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), July 28, 2015.

Surgeons said Harvey, who lost his limbs to a serious infection, is the youngest patient to receive a double-hand transplant.

Guatemala City - gang shootout

A member of the Mara Salvatrucha (MS) criminal gang gestures as he sits on the floor after a shootout in the basement of the Supreme Court of Justice in Guatemala City, July 28, 2015.

A prison guard was stripped of his gun by a member of a gang that is rival to the Mara Salvatrucha criminal gang, and three MS members were injured in the ensuing shootout in the prison area in the basement of the Supreme Court of Justice.

Obama visit Kenya

U.S. President Barack Obama attends a private dinner with family members at his hotel restaurant after arriving in Nairobi, July 24, 2015.

Obama flew into Kenya late on July 24 for his first presidential visit to his father's homeland, aiming to boost trade and security ties.

Jerusalem's Old City

Jewish worshippers walk at the Western Wall plaza in Jerusalem's Old City on Tisha B'Av, July 26, 2015.

Tisha B'Av, a day of fasting and lament, commemorates the date in the Jewish calendar on which it is believed that First and Second Temples were destroyed in Jerusalem.

Calais migrant crisis

A migrant climbs a security fence of a Eurotunnel terminal in Coquelles near Calais in northern France on July 30, 2015. One man died on July 29 in a desperate attempt to reach England via the Channel Tunnel.

Overwhelmed authorities fought off hundreds of migrants nightly this week, prompting France and the UK to ramp up their response to the ongoing problem.

Florida - missing teens

Andrew Grubowski, 10, of Palm City, Fla., releases a lantern during a vigil for Austin Stephanos and Perry Cohen in Stuart, Fla., July 28, 2015.

The two teenagers have been missing since July 24, when they went out on a boat to go fishing from Tequesta, Florida. The search was called off July 31.

Montserrat - scorched ground

A car drives on a dirt road past trees that were scorched by a forest fire near Montserrat in Sant Salvador de Guardiola, in the northeastern region of Catalonia, Spain, July 27, 2015.

The fire, which broke out near the town of Odena, has burned over a thousand hectares, and forced the evacuation of over 800 people, according to local authorities.

Israel - clashes

Israeli border police officers detain a Palestinian protester in Jerusalem's Old City, on Tisha B'Av July 26, 2015.

Masked rock-throwing Palestinians and Israeli police using stun grenades clashed at al-Aqsa mosque plaza, on Tisha B'Av, the annual Jewish day of mourning for Jerusalem's two destroyed Biblical temples.

Austria - sunset

A boy is silhouetted as he paddles on a stand up board at sunset on Lake Zicksee in St. Andrae, Austria, July 24, 2015.

Punjab - gunfight

An Indian policeman stands inside a damaged police station after a gunfight in Dinanagar town in Gurdaspur district of Punjab, July 27, 2015.

Police overcame a group of heavily armed men dressed in military fatigues on July 27 after a 12-hour gun battle that ended in the small-town police station near the border with Pakistan with at least nine people dead.

Cincinnati - Tensing arraigned

Former University of Cincinnati Police Officer Ray Tensing enters Hamilton County Common Pleas Court to be arraigned on murder charges for the July 19 shooting death of Samuel Dubose during a traffic stop in Cincinnati on July 30, 2015.

Tensing pleaded not guilty through his attorney and bond was set at $1 million.

China - cooling off with foam

A boy is seen covered in foam used to help participants cool off in the summer heat during a running event in Yantai, China, July 25, 2015.

Israel - Jewish settlers protest

Israeli paramilitary police (L) stand in front of Jewish settlers protesting the demolition of two partially-built dwellings in the West Bank Jewish settlement of Beit El near Ramallah July 29, 2015.

Israel gave final approval July 29 for plans to build 300 new homes in the Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank, announcing the move as it carried out a court demolition order against the two vacant apartment blocs at the site.

Dozens of Jewish settlers have gathered over the past several days at Beit El settlement to protest against the demolition.

West Bank - toddler killed

Palestinians carry the body of a one-and-a-half year old boy, Ali Dawabsheh, during his funeral in Duma village near the West Bank city of Nablus, July 31, 2015.

The sleeping toddler was burned to death when suspected Jewish assailants set fire to two Palestinian homes in a West Bank village early July 31, an attack that also critically wounded the child's 4-year-old brother and parents and outraged both Israelis and Palestinians.

Giant panda Jia Jian birthday

Giant panda Jia Jia eats beside a birthday cake made from ice and vegetables as she celebrates her 37th birthday at the Hong Kong Ocean Park, July 28, 2015.

Jia Jia, the oldest giant panda living in captivity, set a Guinness World Records title for "Oldest Panda Living in Captivity," with her age said to put her on par with a human centenarian.

Rio de Janeiro - sunbathers

People sunbathe at Barra da Tijuca beach in Rio de Janeiro on July 29, 2015.

Tokyo - Pepper

SoftBank Group Corp. Chairman and CEO Masayoshi Son reacts as SoftBank's human-like robots named "Pepper" performs during the SoftBank World 2015 event in Tokyo, July 30, 2015.

Israel - attack at Gay Pride parade

People disarm an Orthodox Jewish assailant shortly after he stabbed participants at the annual Gay Pride parade in Jerusalem July 30, 2015. The man stabbed and wounded six participants during the march.

Sandra Bland's funeral

Shavon Bland, the sister of Sandra Bland, holds a flower over her grave site at Mt. Glenwood Memorial Gardens West cemetery in Willow Springs, Illinois, July 25, 2015.

Bland's death roused suspicion nationwide after the 28-year-old was found hanging from a plastic bag three days after she was pulled over by a Texas State Trooper for a routine traffic violation.

New York - John Lennon honor

Artist Yoko Ono (C), widow of John Lennon, reacts next to Irish singer Bono (3rd R) and guitarist The Edge of U2 (3rd L) during the unveiling of a tapestry honoring Lennon at Ellis Island in New York, July 29, 2015.

Colonial settler remains found

Bones of Capt. Gabriel Archer are seen as sets of skeletal remains of prominent Jamestown settlers were on display at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C., July 28, 2015.

Scientists made the discovery of 4 sets of remains of leaders of the settlement and a silver box by digging under the ruins of a historic church. The first Anglican minister of the settlement and relatives of the governor of colonial Virginia were among the men identified.

India - Kamal memorial

Students, staff and members of the faculty of the Indian Institute of Science participate in a candlelight tribute to former Indian President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam in Bangalore on July 28, 2015.

Kalam, who played a lead role in the country's nuclear weapons tests, died July 28. He was 83.

Mexico - Pachuca Paints Itself

Hundreds of houses painted in bright colors in what organizers claim is Mexico's largest mural, is part of a government-sponsored project called Pachuca Paints Itself, in the Palmitas neighborhood of Pachuca, Mexico, July 30, 2015.

German Crew is the artist collective responsible for painting the mural project. Enrique Gomez, who goes by MYBE, the director of the artist collective, German Crew, responsible for the mural project said the crew has painted 1,500 square meters with 20,000 liters of paint. The project aims to bring the community together and rehabilitate the area.

Samuel DuBose funeral

Shanicca Soloman cries in the embrace of Terrell Whitney outside funeral services for Samuel Dubose at the Church of the Living God in the Avondale neighborhood of Cincinnati, July 28, 2015.

Dubose was fatally shot by a University of Cincinnati police officer who stopped him for a missing license plate on July 19. The University of Cincinnati police officer who killed Dubose was charged in his death and fired.

Farewell for Lance Corporal Wells

Patriot Guards make a circle around family members in honor of Lance Corporal Squire "Skip" Wells at Georgia National Cemetery in Canton, Georgia, July 26, 2015.

Wells was killed July 16th when Mohammod Youssuf Abdulazeez opened fire at a Naval Reserve Center in Chattanooga, Tennessee, slaying Wells and three other Marines. A sailor later died of his wounds.

Tour de France winner

Britain's Chris Froome, center, kisses the trophy as he stands on the podium with second placed Colombia's Nairo Quintana, left, and Spain's Alejandro Valverde at the end of the Tour de France cycling race in Paris, July 26, 2015.

New York - blue moon

A blue moon rises behind the torch of the Statue of Liberty seen from Liberty State Park in Jersey City, New Jersy, Friday, July 31, 2015.

A blue moon happens when the moon rises in its full stage twice during the same month.

Winter olympics awarded

The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics delegation reacts after the city was elected to host the 2022 Olympic Winter Games at an IOC meeting in Kuala Lumpur, July 31, 2015.

California wildfires

A firefighter watches for spot fires at the Rocky Fire in Lake County, California, July 30, 2015.

Twenty-three large fires, many sparked by lightning strikes were burning across California, with 8,000 firefighters working to subdue them. Governor Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency for California, July 31.

Dry conditions with a record drought, strong winds and triple-digit temperatures all along the West Coast have sparked a particularly damaging wildfire season.