Photos of the Week: 4/8–4/14
South African protests against President Zuma, thousands of bicycles in Beijing, refugees flee fighting in South Sudan, scenes from Holy Week, and much more.
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Ezequiel Becerra / AFP / Getty Scenes From Holy Week
Christians around the world celebrating Holy Week and Easter
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Justin Sullivan / Getty A Wet Winter Brings a Green Spring to California
Parts of California have just experienced the wettest winter on record—months of rain have refilled reservoirs and snow has covered the Sierra Nevada mountains.
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Juan Barreto / AFP / Getty Chaos in Caracas
Opposition groups have taken to the streets in Venezuela five times in the last week, protesting against the government of President Nicolas Maduro.
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Jonathan Nackstrand / AFP / Getty Mourning the Victims of the Stockholm Attack
Over the weekend memorials and ceremonies were held in Stockholm, Sweden, to remember the victims of Friday’s attack, and to stand together in defiance of terrorism.
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Aly Song / Reuters Photos of the Week: 4/1–4/7
The NCAA Men's National Championship in Arizona, anti-government protests in Venezuela, a rabbit track-and-field competition in the Czech Republic, a terror attack in St. Petersburg, and much more.
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National World War I Museum and Memorial 100 Years Ago, the United States Entered World War I
On April 6, 1917, the United States congress voted to formally enter World War I.
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Toru Hanai / Reuters Signs of Spring
Festivals and glimpses of the new season from around the world, as we shake off the winter and greet the spring
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Luis Robayo / AFP / Getty Devastating Mudslides in Colombia
Heavy rains in Colombia over the weekend caused rivers to overflow and sent mudslides crashing down on the town of Mocoa, burying neighborhoods in piles of mud, boulders, and shattered trees.
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Mario Tama / Getty Above Canada and Greenland With NASA's Operation IceBridge
Getty Images photographer Mario Tama just returned from the Arctic, after accompanying researchers with NASA's Operation IceBridge as they flew research flights above the Arctic Ocean.
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Anatolii Stepanov / AFP / Getty Photos of the Week: 3/25–3/31
A bull shark stranded by Cyclone Debbie in Australia, Vladimir Putin in Franz Josef Land, an Ogoh-Ogoh in Bali, and much more.
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Tim Rains / U.S. National Park Service 150 Years Ago Today, the U.S. Bought Alaska From Russia for $7.2 Million
On March 30, 1867, the United States gave the government of Russia a check for $7.2 million and took possession of a vast new land that became the Alaska Territory.
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Josselin Cornou Winners of the 2017 Sony World Photography Awards
The Sony World Photography Awards has announced the winners of its Open categories and National categories for 2017.
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Mark Meyer Exploring Alaska's Roadside Glaciers
Some expeditions require little more than a car and semi-serious walking shoes
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© Amanda Swinhart The Caregivers and the Elders
Images of caregivers at work in their offices and in the homes of the elderly clients they serve, made by photographer Amanda Swinhart
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