The National View’s photo editors pick the best images of the day from around the world.
Updated: May 28, 2014, 12:00 AM
Best photography from around the world, May 28
A handout picture provided by the Uruguayan Air Force shows a helicopter flying over an Argentinian aircraft which crashed into the River Plate, close to Colonia, Uruguay. The Argentinian Government confirmed that five people died and four were injured after the crash. Uruguayan Air Force/ EPA
Pope Francis kisses a baby as he arrives for his general audience at St Peter’s Square at the Vatican. Andreas Solaro / AFP
Children bathe in a roof top water tank, in front of a wall paint with the flag of 2014 World Cup host Brazil, in Dhaka. Millions of Bangladeshi football fans mostly support the national football teams of Argentina and Brazil. Andrew Biraj / Reuters
Syrians living in Egypt hold portraits of President Assad as they gather to support the Syrian presidential elections outside the Syrian Consulate in Cairo, Egypt. Amel Pain / EPA
A man walks past by a bus painted with the face of Brazilian football player Neymar in Port-au-Prince. Popularly these buses are called TapTap and are painted with faces of football players, international personalities and other striking designs. Hector Retamal / AFP
Brazilian natives from different ethnic groups protest atop of the National Congress in Brasilia. The demonstration is aimed to attract the attention on the Amazonia situation in the framework of next Fifa World Cup. Evaristo SA / AFP
Indigenous people of different ethnic groups look at a photograph on a camera during a protest against the Indian policy of President Dilma Rousseff’s government and the costs of the 2014 World Cup in front of the Planalto Palace in Brasilia. Joedson Alves / Reuters
Akram Sweidan decorates on a mortar shell in the Duma neighbourhood of Damascus. Bassam Khabieh / Reuters
An Iraqi woman looks on as she works at a brick factory near the central Iraqi shrine city of Najaf. Haider Hamdani / AFP
An Iraqi girl rides a cart carrying bricks as she works at a brick factory near the central Iraqi shrine city of Najaf. Five out of seven brick factories in the region have been hit by flood water following heavy rainfall. Haider Hamdani / AFP
Policemen clash with demonstrators in Brasilia, Brazil. Police in Brazil used mounted policemen and tear gas at a demonstration of almost 2000 participants close to the stadium in Brasilia, where World Soccer Cup trophy is exhibited for visitors. Fernando Bizerra / EPA
He Liang rides his home-made suitcase vehicle along a street in Changsha, Hunan province. He spent 10 years modifying the suitcase into a motor-driven vehicle. The suitcase has a top speed of up to 20km/h and the power capacity to travel up to 50-60km after one charge, according to local media. China Daily / Reuters
Two women, wearing hoods to protect their faces from the suntan, walk on the beach in east China’s Shandong province. Chinese women are very careful not to get a suntan, especially on their faces. Wang Haibin / EPA
Syrian nationals living in Lebanon gesture as they arrive outside the Syrian Embassy in Yarze east of Beirut before voting in the upcoming presidential elections. Joseph Eid / AFP
A man sleeps on the doorway of a closed shop at a market in Kolkata. Rupak De Chowdhuri / Reuters