Photos of the week
Week in review: The most compelling photos from the week's news, June 27-July 3, 2015, including Girl Scouts camping at the White House, Greece's debt crisis and the exploding SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
An aerial view shows sunbathers sitting under colorful umbrellas on the beach during a blistering heatwave in Scheveningen, the Netherlands, July 1, 2015.
Solar Impulse
Solar Impulse 2 completes a historic journey from Japan to Hawaii, breaking the record for the longest flight of an aircraft fueled entirely by the sun, July 3, 2015. The solar powered plane, with André Borschberg at the controls, landed without incident after nearly five days and five nights in the air.
Vienna - Spanish Horse Riding School
Equestrians of the Vienna's Spanish Horse Riding School participate in their public gala-rehearsal in front of the Hofburg palace in Helden square in Vienna, June 25, 2015. The School celebrated its 450th birthday June 26, 2015.
Cairo bombing
Forensic detectives gather at the site of a bombing that targeted the convoy of the Egyptian state prosecutor, Hisham Barakat, in the capital Cairo on June 29, 2015. Egypt's state prosecutor was wounded when a powerful bomb hit his convoy in the capital, officials said, after jihadists urged attacks on the judiciary to punish a crackdown on Islamists.
Team USA beats Germany
Kelley O'Hara #5 of the United States celebrates with teammates after scoring a goal in the second half against Germany in the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup semifinal game at Olympic Stadium in Montreal, June 30, 201.
With the 2-0 win, Team USA advanced to the final to face Japan in a revenge matchup for the World Cup title on July 5, 2015.
White House
Tourists take pictures in the Blue Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., July 1, 2015.
The White House lifted its 40-year-old ban on camera and photo use on July 1 during public tours.
U.S. Naval Academy hair cut
U.S. Navy plebe, or freshman, Daniel Buckley of California, Maryland, gets his hair cut after checking in at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, July 1, 2015.
Indonesia C-130 crash
Security forces and rescue teams examine the wreckage of an Indonesian military C-130 Hercules transport plane after it crashed into a residential area in the North Sumatra city of Medan, Indonesia, June 30, 2015.
At least 30 people were killed when the military transport plane crashed into a residential area two minutes after take-off in northern Indonesia on on June 30, putting a fresh spotlight on the country's woeful air safety record.
England loses to Japan
Laura Bassett of England is comforted by teammates after the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup semifinal game England lost to Japan at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Canada, July 1, 2015.
With just seconds left in the game, Bassett inadvertantly kicked the ball into her own team's net allowing Japan to defeat England 2-1.
Wimbledon hawk
Rufus the Harris Hawk sits on a seat on center court where it is used to scare away pigeons, ahead of play on day four of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London, July 2, 2015.
Navy Yard scare
Law enforcement officials respond to the Navy Yard facility in Washington, D.C., July 2, 2015. There was reports of a active shooter which proved false.
Girl Scouts camp at White House
A Girl Scout loses her balance in her camp chair around a pretend campfire as U.S. President Barack Obama and the first lady welcome the scouts to a camp out on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., June 30, 2015.
A group of 50 fourth-grade Girl Scouts spent the night in tents on the lawn, a celebration of the scouting movement and the National Park Service centennial.
NATO welcome ceremony
An honor guard soldier adjusts the outfit of a colleague standing in the sunlight before a welcoming ceremony for NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in Bucharest, Romania, July 2, 2015.
Train derails in Pakistan
Pakistan Army soldiers and rescue workers gather at the scene after a train fell in a canal, near Gujranwala, Pakistan, July 2, 2015.
A train carrying hundreds of Pakistan military personnel and their families plunged into a canal killing 12 soldiers, when a bridge collapsed in what the army suspects was sabotage.
Smokey Robinson - Lifetime Achievement Award
Smokey Robinson accepts the Lifetime Achievement Award during the 2015 BET Awards in Los Angeles, June 28, 2015.
Yangon protest
Student protesters and policemen push each other as the students try to pass a police line during a protest against military representatives in parliament who have been appointed by the military commander-in-chief and who occupy a mandatory 25 percent of parliamentary seats in Yangon, June 30, 2015.
New York Gay Pride Parade
A marcher in high heels makes his way down Fifth Avenue in New York City's Gay Pride Parade one day after the Supreme Court extended same-sex marriage rights across all 50 states, June 28, 2015.
Repatriation of British terror victim
The coffin of Charles Evans, one of the British nationals killed in the Tunisia terror attack, is carried from an RAF C17 after his repatriation at RAF Brize Norton near Oxford in Britain, July 1, 2015.
Thirty British tourists were killed in a terror attack at a beach resort in Tunisia.
SpaceX Falcon 9 explodes
An unmanned SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket explodes after liftoff from Cape Canaveral, Florida, June 28, 2015.
The rocket exploded about two minutes after liftoff destroying a cargo ship bound for the International Space Station.
Largest Einstein gathering
Benny Wasserman, 81, (C) stands with others dressed as Albert Einstein as they gather to establish a Guinness world record for the largest Einstein gathering, to raise money for School on Wheels and homeless children's education, in Los Angeles, June 27, 2015.
Sleepy Hollow fire
Homes destroyed by the Sleepy Hollow fire are pictured in Wenatchee, Washington, June 29, 2015.
A wildfire burning unchecked in central Washington state destroyed at least 23 homes and three commercial buildings near the eastern foothills of the Cascades.
Misty Copeland
Misty Copeland speaks during a news conference after she was named principal dancer at American Ballet Theatre in New York, June 30, 2015.
The Missouri-born dancer who has become a forceful voice for diversity in ballet and a rare celebrity in that field, is the first African-American ballerina to achieve principal dancer status in the company's 75-year history.
Same-sex wedding China
Li Tingting, second from right, laughs as she is lifted off the ground by her wife Teresa Xu, right, outside of a beauty salon where the two were preparing for their wedding as clerks from an adjacent shop look on in Beijing, July 2, 2015.
The prominent Chinese lesbian couple held a simple ceremony to announce their informal marriage, in their latest effort to push for legalization of same-sex unions in China.
Injured NATO soldier
An injured NATO soldier lies on the ground following a suicide car bomb attack that targeted foreign military vehicles in the Afghan capital Kabul on June 30,2015.
A powerful blast hit downtown Kabul as a suicide car bomber targeted foreign military vehicles.
Greece debt crisis
An elderly woman looks through the closed shutters of a bank as other elderly people, who usually get their pensions at the end of the month, wait outside a closed bank in Athens, June 29, 2015.
Greece's five-year financial crisis took its most dramatic turn yet, with the cabinet deciding that Greek banks would remain shut for six business days and restrictions would be imposed on cash withdrawals.
Burundi violence
A relative sits on the floor as she grieves July 2, 2015 next to a family portrait and the body of one of the victims of the unrest that rocked the neighborhood of Mutakura in Bujumbura the day before, where at least six people were killed during clashes with police.
Wimbledon
Vitalia Diatchenko of Russia serves during her match against Anna-Lena Friedsam of Germany as Zarina Diyas of Kazakhstan (foreground) prepares to play a shot during her match against Flavia Pennetta of Italy at the Wimbledon in London, June 29, 2015.
Bree Newsome climbs flagpole
Filmmaker and activist Bree Newsome of Charlotte, North Carolina climbs a flagpole to remove the Confederate battle flag at a Confederate monument in front of the Statehouse in Columbia, South Carolina, June 27, 2015.
James Tyson, a Charlotte environmental activist accompanied her. Both were charged with defacing state property and were released on $3,000 bond, with a trial date set for July 27.
Victim of crash mourned
A woman cries beside the coffin of her husband, who is a victim of a crash of an Indonesian military C-130 Hercules transport plane in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia July 1, 2015.
David Sweat captured
Police stand over David Sweat after he was shot and captured near the Canadian border in Constable, New York, June 28, 2015.
Sweat is the second of two convicted murderers who staged a brazen escape three weeks before from a maximum-security prison in northern New York. His capture came two days after fellow escape partner Richard Matt, was shot and killed by authorities.
Cuba
Retired accountant Carola Suarez (L), 81, sits under a picture of former Cuban president Fidel Castro to watch U.S. President Barack Obama make a statement about Cuba on television, at the Eterna Juventud (Eternal Youth) retirement home in Havana, July 1, 2015.
Obama said in his statement that the U.S. had agreed to the historic step of re-establishing diplomatic relations with Cuba and will raise its flag over a U.S. Embassy in Havana later this summer.
Lake Zurich swim event
People swim during the annual public Lake Zurich crossing swimming event in Zurich, July 1, 2015. Participants crossed Lake Zurich over a distance of 1,500 metres (4,921 ft).