Photos of the week: July 15-21, 2016
The most compelling images from the week’s news, July 15-21, 2016, including the Republican National Convention and an attempted coup in Turkey.
The Rev. Jesse Jackson consoles Cameron Sterling after the funeral of Alton Sterling at Southern University on July 15, 2016 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Sterling was shot by a police officer in front of the Triple S Food Mart in Baton Rouge on July 5th, leading the Department of Justice to open a civil rights investigation.
By CBSNews.com Senior Photo Editor Radhika Chalasani
Texas - Policeman's funeral
Dallas Police officers comfort one another following the funeral service slain Dallas Police officer Michael Krol at Prestonwood Baptist Church in Plano, Texas, Friday, July 15, 2016. Krol was one of five police officers killed by a lone gunman during a protest in Dallas last week.
Donald Trump
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump addresses delegates on the final night of the Republican National Convention on July 21, 2016 at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland.
Christ the Redeemer
The sun rises behind the Christ the Redeemer statue, above the Guanabara bay in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, July 19, 2016.
Two weeks away from the Olympics, nearly two out of three Brazilians believe that hosting them will cause the country more harm than good, according to the Datafolha opinion poll as worries grow over crime and budget cuts.
Indonesia
Villagers standing on the slopes near the crater of Mount Bromo try to catch money thrown in by worshippers as smoke and ash rise from the volcano, during Kasada ceremony, when villagers and worshippers throw offerings, livestock and other crops into the volcanic crater of Mount Bromo, in Probolinggo, Indonesia, July 21, 2016.
China
Participants eat chili as they bath in ice water during a chili eating competition in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, July 20, 2016.
Swan Upping
A swan is examined during Swan Upping, the annual census of the swan population on the River Thames, in a week long exercise where unmarked mute swans are now counted - rather than eaten - in a tradition exercised by the British Crown for nearly 900 years, at Sunbury, Southern England, July 18, 2016.
Melania Trump
Melania Trump, wife of Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump, waves before speaking at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, July 18, 2016.
Asanha Puja Day
Buddhists carry candles while encircling a large Buddha statue during Asanha Puja Day, the eve of the Buddhist Lent, at a temple in Nakhon Pathom province on the outskirts of Bangkok, July 19, 2016.
Bastille Day attack
A body is seen on the ground in Nice, France July 15, 2016 after the Bastille Day truck attack by a driver who ran into a crowd on the Promenade des Anglais that killed scores on July 14.
Trump star
The Hollywood Walk of Fame Star awarded to Republican Presidential Nominee Donald Trump is shown surrounded by a barb-wire wall in a piece by street artist Plastic Jesus in Hollywood, July 19, 2016.
Car bomb
Investigators inspect a damaged car at the site where journalist Pavel Sheremet was killed by a car bomb in central Kiev, Ukraine, July 20, 2016.
Ohio - Open Carry
Trevor Leis, a member of the West Ohio Minutemen, rests on his assault weapon while taking a break from patrolling downtown Cleveland during the Republican National Convention in Ohio, July 19, 2016. Ohio has an open carry law.
Gavin Long shot and killed
China
A man sits on top of a car as he is stranded on a flooded street in Tianjin, China, July 20, 2016.
Baton Rouge
Dechia Gerald, wife of slain officer Matthew Gerald, holds her two daughters at a vigil in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S. July 18, 2016.
Gavin Long, a Marine Corps veteran, killed three Baton Rouge police officers and wounded three others.
Libya
Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government fire weapons during a battle with ISIS fighters in Sirte, Libya, July 21, 2016.
Bangkok
Migrant workers supporting Myanmar Foreign Minister and State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi wave to her during a meeting at the coastal fishery centre of Samut Sakhon, outside Bangkok, June 23, 2016.
Stephen Colbert
"The Late Show" host Stephen Colbert performs on the floor of the Republican National Convention at Quicken Loans Arena during a taping of his program, July 17, 2016 in Cleveland.
Libya - Migrants at sea
In this Tuesday July 19, 2016 photo, refugees and migrants from Eritrea, Mali, Bangladesh and other countries wait on board a dinghy to be rescued in the Mediterranean Sea, 27 kilometers (17 miles) north of Sabratha, Libya.
Malawi - Elephant moved
Its trunk dangling, an upside down elephant is lifted by a crane in the first step of an assisted migration of 500 of the threatened species in Southern Africa July, 12, 2016 in Malawi.
African Parks, which manages three Malawian reserves is moving the 500 elephants from Liwonde National Park,this month and next, and again next year when vehicles can maneuver on the rugged terrain during Southern Africa's dry winter.
Pakistan - Honor killing suspect
Pakistani police officers present Waseem Azeem, the brother of slain model Qandeel Baloch, before the media following his arrest at a police station in Multan, Pakistan, July 17, 2016.
Pakistani police say the brother of slain model Baloch confessed to strangling her to death for "family honor" because she posted "shameful" pictures on Facebook.
Kashmir
An unidentified relative of Insha Malik 14, sit near her X-ray which shows her injuries as she rests on a hospital bed in Srinagar, in Indian-controlled Kashmir, July 20, 2016.
Malik was hit by pellets when she had peeped through a window in the second story of her home in India's portion of Kashmir are overwhelmed, with hundreds of wounded patients pouring in as the region reels from days of clashes between anti-India protesters and government troops.
West Bank
Mourners walk past the Israeli barrier as they carry the body of Muhey al-Tabakhi, 12, during his funeral in the West Bank town of Al-Ram, near Jerusalem, July 20, 2016.
A Palestinian hospital official says the boy was killed by a bullet to the chest after clashes erupted between Israeli forces and protesters in the West Bank.
Turkey coup attempt
A police officer talks with the soldiers involved in the coup attempt after they surrendered on Bosphorus bridge on July 16, 2016 in Istanbul.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has denounced an army coup attempt, that has left at least 90 dead and 1,154 injured in overnight clashes in Istanbul and Ankara.
Turkey - Pro Erdogan supporters
Pro-Erdogan supporters wave Turkish national flags during a rally at Taksim square in Istanbul on July 18, 2016, following the military failed coup attempt of July 15.
Nice - Memorial
A man looks at a tribute laying on a bench near where a person was killed on the Promenade des Anglais on July 17, 2016 in Nice, France.
A French-Tunisian attacker killed 84 as he drove a lorry through crowds, gathered to watch a Bastille Day firework display. The attacker then opened fire on people in the crowd before being shot dead by police.
France - Tall ships
Hundreds of traditional boats sail near Camaret on July 19, 2016 after leaving the port of Brest in western France for a parade between Brest and Douarnenez.
Hundreds of ships passed through the famous Tas-de-Pois passage, in Britany for the main final parade of the the Brest 2016 Maritime festival (Fêtes maritimes de Brest 2016).
Indonesia
Papuan student Obi Kogoya screams as he is taken down by Indonesian police while trying to join a human rights protest at a Papuan student dormitory in Yogyakarta on July 15, 2016.
Gobi Desert - Sheep
An aerial view of a flock of sheep in Inner Mongolia's Gobi Desert, July 21, 2016.
Minnesota - Philando Castile funeral
The casket for Philando Castile is carried from the Cathedral of St. Paul after a funeral service in St. Paul, Minnesota, July 14, 2016. Castile was shot by a police officer during a traffic stop.
Gaza City - Mediterranean
Palestinians cool off in the Mediterranean sea during a hot day in Gaza City, July 15, 2016.
Syria - Air strike
A Syrian civil defense worker carries a child who was retrieved under the rubble of a collapsed building following a reported air strike on the rebel-held neighborhood of Sakhur in the northern city of Aleppo on July 19, 2016.
Ohio - Ted Cruz
Former Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz leaves the stage after speaking at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, July 20, 2016. Cruz angered many delegates by not endorsing nominee Donald Trump.
London - Queen Elizabeth's wardrobe
A member of the Royal Collection Trust, poses for photographers next to Britain's Queen Elizabeth's 'Mantle of The Order of The British Empire' robe ahead of the opening of an exhibition entitled 'Fashioning a Reign: 90 Years of Style from the Queen's Wardrobe' at Buckingham Palace in London, July 21, 2016.
Bogota - Wounded veterans
Soldiers wounded in combat take part in a military parade held to celebrate the country's 206th Anniversary of Independence in Bogota on July 20, 2016.
RNC
An activist is arrested by police during a protest outside the Republican National Convention in Cleveland on July 20, 2016.
Dallas funeral for police officer
First responders salute as the hearse carrying the body of Dallas Police Department Senior Corporal Lorne B. Ahrens, who was among five police officers shot dead the previous week, drives by during a funeral procession in Dallas, Texas, July 13, 2016.
Turkey
An injured woman draped in a Turkish flag is checked by others near military headquarters in Ankara, Turkey July 16, 2016.
Ohio - Delegates protest
Republican National Convention delegates yell and scream as the Chair announces that the convention will not hold a roll-call vote on the Republican National Convention Rules Committee's report and rules changes and rejects the efforts of anti-Trump forces to hold such a vote, at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, July 18, 2016.