• Will Routley of Canada riding for Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies is awarded the king of the mountain polka dot jersey after earning it in stage one of the 2014 Amgen Tour of California in Sacramento, California. Doug Pensinger / Getty
    Will Routley of Canada riding for Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies is awarded the king of the mountain polka dot jersey after earning it in stage one of the 2014 Amgen Tour of California in Sacramento, California. Doug Pensinger / Getty
  • Andrelton Simmons #19 of the Atlanta Braves is unable to hold on to an 8th inning line drive against the Chicago Cubs at Turner Field in Atlanta, Georgia. Scott Cunningham / Getty Images
    Andrelton Simmons #19 of the Atlanta Braves is unable to hold on to an 8th inning line drive against the Chicago Cubs at Turner Field in Atlanta, Georgia. Scott Cunningham / Getty Images
  • A Spanish assistant bullfighter gives the “coup de grace” with a dagger, to a bull during a bullfight in The Maestranza bullring in the Andalusian capital of Seville, southern Spain. Marcelo del Pozo / Reuters
    A Spanish assistant bullfighter gives the “coup de grace” with a dagger, to a bull during a bullfight in The Maestranza bullring in the Andalusian capital of Seville, southern Spain. Marcelo del Pozo / Reuters
  • An Indian Hindu man sits in an alleyway in Varanasi, India. Indians will vote in the ninth and final phase of a general election Monday that includes the holy city of Varanasi. Kevin Frayer / Getty
    An Indian Hindu man sits in an alleyway in Varanasi, India. Indians will vote in the ninth and final phase of a general election Monday that includes the holy city of Varanasi. Kevin Frayer / Getty
  • A colourful rainbow appears to touch the ground near the Weiler Chapel after the sun broke through the clouds again following a rain shower near Loeffingen, Germany. Patrick Seeger / EPA
    A colourful rainbow appears to touch the ground near the Weiler Chapel after the sun broke through the clouds again following a rain shower near Loeffingen, Germany. Patrick Seeger / EPA
  • Russia’s Viktor Tikhonov (C) smiles inside the net after he scored past Finland’s goalie Mikko Koskinen (L) and Ville Lajunen (top) during their men’s ice hockey World Championship Group B game at Minsk Arena in Mins. Alexander Nemenov / Reuters
    Russia’s Viktor Tikhonov (C) smiles inside the net after he scored past Finland’s goalie Mikko Koskinen (L) and Ville Lajunen (top) during their men’s ice hockey World Championship Group B game at Minsk Arena in Mins. Alexander Nemenov / Reuters
  • A man picks up statues of Buddha one by one, as he packs them for sale at a workshop ahead of Vesak Day celebrations in Colombo. Vesak Day, which is celebrated on May 14 and 15 in Sri Lanka, commemorates the birth, enlightenment and death of Buddha. Dinuka Liyanawatte/ Reuters
    A man picks up statues of Buddha one by one, as he packs them for sale at a workshop ahead of Vesak Day celebrations in Colombo. Vesak Day, which is celebrated on May 14 and 15 in Sri Lanka, commemorates the birth, enlightenment and death of Buddha. Dinuka Liyanawatte/ Reuters
  • A local resident casts a shadow leaving a booth to cast her ballot at a polling station in Luhansk, Ukraine. Residents of two restive regions in eastern Ukraine cast ballots Sunday in referendums, which seek approval for declaring sovereign people’s republics in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions. Evgeniy Maloletka / AP
    A local resident casts a shadow leaving a booth to cast her ballot at a polling station in Luhansk, Ukraine. Residents of two restive regions in eastern Ukraine cast ballots Sunday in referendums, which seek approval for declaring sovereign people’s republics in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions. Evgeniy Maloletka / AP
  • Nuns from The Missionaries of Charity queue as they wait to cast their vote during the final phase of India’s national elections in Kolkat. India’s 814-million-strong electorate is voting in the world’s biggest election which is set to sweep the Hindu nationalist opposition to power at a time of low growth, anger about corruption and warnings about religious unrest. Dibyangshu Sarkar / AFP
    Nuns from The Missionaries of Charity queue as they wait to cast their vote during the final phase of India’s national elections in Kolkat. India’s 814-million-strong electorate is voting in the world’s biggest election which is set to sweep the Hindu nationalist opposition to power at a time of low growth, anger about corruption and warnings about religious unrest. Dibyangshu Sarkar / AFP
  • An injured boy sits on a bed following an attack, at a hospital in Ghazni city, Afghanistan. The attacks happened on the outskirts of the city, said deputy provincial governor, Mohammad Ali Ahmadi. Two women and a policeman were killed, while two policemen and six civilians, including three children, were wounded, added Ahmadi. Rahmatullah Nikzad / AP
    An injured boy sits on a bed following an attack, at a hospital in Ghazni city, Afghanistan. The attacks happened on the outskirts of the city, said deputy provincial governor, Mohammad Ali Ahmadi. Two women and a policeman were killed, while two policemen and six civilians, including three children, were wounded, added Ahmadi. Rahmatullah Nikzad / AP
  • An Indian Muslim woman walks away after having marked her vote as others wait in line at a local polling station in Varanasi. Roberto Schmidt / AFP
    An Indian Muslim woman walks away after having marked her vote as others wait in line at a local polling station in Varanasi. Roberto Schmidt / AFP
  • Female soldiers, as members of honour guards for the first time, stand in a line during a welcoming ceremony for Turkmenistan’s President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov outside the Great Hall of the People, in Beijing. Jason Lee / Reuters
    Female soldiers, as members of honour guards for the first time, stand in a line during a welcoming ceremony for Turkmenistan’s President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov outside the Great Hall of the People, in Beijing. Jason Lee / Reuters
  • A screengrab taken on May 12, 2014, from a video of Nigerian Islamist extremist group Boko Haram obtained by AFP shows a girl, wearing the full-length hijab talking to the camera at an undisclosed rural location. Boko Haram released a new video on claiming to show the missing Nigerian schoolgirls, alleging they had converted to Islam and would not be released until all militant prisoners were freed. Boko Haram / AFP PHOTO / BOKO HARAM
    A screengrab taken on May 12, 2014, from a video of Nigerian Islamist extremist group Boko Haram obtained by AFP shows a girl, wearing the full-length hijab talking to the camera at an undisclosed rural location. Boko Haram released a new video on claiming to show the missing Nigerian schoolgirls, alleging they had converted to Islam and would not be released until all militant prisoners were freed. Boko Haram / AFP PHOTO / BOKO HARAM

Best photography from around the world, May 12

Robert Gurdebeke

May 12, 2014

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The National View’s photo editors pick the best images of the day from around the world.

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