Crazy World: In Pictures

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry puts 8-month-old Andrew Belz on his shoulders as he poses for photos with the children of U.S. troops and U.S. Embassy personnel at Collier Field House at Yongsan Garrison in Seoul, South Korea. (REUTERS)

Workers of an environmental corporation hold up a dead pelican at a beach near Concepcion city, May 18, 2015. Around 1,300 marine birds were found dead and Chilean authorities are investigating the cause, according to local media. (REUTERS)

disabled Palestinian passes by an artificial limb before the start of a local wheelchair basketball championship in Gaza City, May 18, 2015. Some of the participants were injured in past rounds of conflict with Israel, according to the organizers of the event.  (REUTERS)

President Obama holds an umbrella for Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett and Deputy Chief of Staff Anita Breckenridge as they step from Marine One during a rain shower on the South Lawn of the White House, May 18, 2015. (REUTERS)

Three synchronized swimmers wear hats made out of 800 chrysanthemums each at the M & G Retreat garden at the Royal Horticultural Soceity's Chelsea Flower Show in London, May 18, 2015.  (REUTERS)

A student of the Krasnoyarsk choreographic college prepares backstage before a dress rehearsal of a performance by graduates of the college at the State Theatre of Opera and Ballet in Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, Russia,. The annual performance showcases the work of students from across Russia who study or have studied at the well-known school.  (REUTERS)

Residents, with their belongings, return to their villages on a pickup truck after Kurdish People's Protection Units fighters said that they retook control of the area from Islamic State in the southern countryside of Ras al-Ain, Syria. (REUTERS)

Charles Athrom, 7 sits in front of his destroyed home after a tornado swept through the area the previous night in Van, Texas. (REUTERS)

A man feeds pigeons near the debris of a collapsed temple after the earthquake in Kathmandu, Nepal. (REUTERS)

People wearing period clothing dance in St James's Park on the final day of the 70th anniversary Victory in Europe (VE) day commemorations in central London. Picture taken through a mesh fence. (REUTERS)

Spanish runner Francisco Contreras, 77, known as "Super Paco", runs as he participates in the XVIII 101km international competition in the outskirts of Ronda, southern Spain. About 7,000 participants, including runners, mountain bikers and duathletes, run a track of 101 km (63 miles) in less than 24 hours through the "Serrania de Ronda" (Ronda Mountain Range) during the competition organized by the 4th Tercio (Regiment) "Alejandro Farnesio" of the Spanish Legion. (REUTERS)

The Villarrica Volcano is seen at night in Pucon town, Chile, May 10, 2015. Villarrica, located near the popular tourist resort of Pucon, is among the most active in South America.. (REUTERS)

Emergency workers look through the remains of a derailed Amtrak train in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania May 13, 2015. (REUTERS)

Nkurunziza's decision to run for a third term, in Bujumbura, Burundi, May 11. 2015. (REUTERS)

Residents, with their belongings, return to their villages on a pickup truck after Kurdish People's Protection Units fighters said that they retook control of the area from Islamic State in the southern countryside of Ras al-Ain, Syria, May 13, 2015. (REUTERS)
 

A giant 'Mother of the Motherland' monument, decorated with a symbolic wreath of red poppies, is seen at the Museum of the Great Patriotic War in Kiev, Ukraine, May 8, 2015. (REUTERS)

Fireworks explodes over Red Square, with St. Basil's Cathedral seen on the background, during the Victory Day celebrations in Moscow, Russia, May 9, 2015. (REUTERS)

Migrants believed to be Rohingya rest inside a shelter after being rescued from boats at Lhoksukon in Indonesia's Aceh Province, May 11, 2015. Nearly 600 migrants thought to be Rohingya refugees from Myanmar were rescued from two wooden boats stranded off the coast of Indonesia's northern Aceh province, authorities said. The overcrowded boats, which were carrying nearly 100 women and dozens of children among the refugees, were towed to shore by fishermen after running out of fuel. (REUTERS)

A protester kneels eith his skateboard amidst water jets during a demonstration to demand changes in the education system at Santiago, Chile, May 14, 2015. (REUTERS)

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