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Pics of the day 29 April
(01 of23)
BALTIMORE, MD - APRIL 29: Police officers relax while monitoring the situation near a CVS pharmacy that was looted and burned by rioters on Monday after the funeral of Freddie Gray, on April 29, 2015 in Baltimore, Maryland. Gray, 25, was arrested for possessing a switch blade knife April 12 outside the Gilmor Houses housing project on Baltimore's west side. According to his attorney, Gray died a week later in the hospital from a severe spinal cord injury he received while in police custody. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images) (credit:Andrew Burton via Getty Images)
(02 of23)
LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 29: Plaster statues and other items of historical interest are stored in the Triforium awaiting removal at Westminster Abbey on April 29, 2015 in London, England. Restoration work is currently underway to transform part of the 13th-century Triforium into a new viewing and gallery area that will be open to the public for the first time. As well as exhibiting many historical objects from the abbey, the new £19m GBP space will give visitors views down over the abbey buildings and the neighbouring Palace of Westminster. The work is due to be completed by 2018. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images) (credit:Dan Kitwood via Getty Images)
(03 of23)
CHIPPENHAM, ENGLAND - APRIL 29: Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg eats a school dinner with children at Ivy Lane Primary School as he canvasses with local Liberal Democrat candidate for Chippenham Duncan Hames on April 29, 2015 in Chippenham, England. As the campaign enters the final days, the country's political parties are stepping up the campaign to appeal for votes from the indecided electorate. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (credit:Matt Cardy via Getty Images)
(04 of23)
Daredevil performer Nik Wallenda waves to a crowd below after he walked untethered along the rim of the Orlando Eye, the city's new, 400-foot observation wheel, Wednesday, April 29, 2015, in Orlando, Fla. The walk is being done in advance of next month's public opening of the attraction. (AP Photo/John Raoux) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(05 of23)
BALTIMORE, MD - APRIL 27: An empty Oriole Park at Camden Yards is shown after the game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Chicago White Sox was postponed on April 27, 2015 in Baltimore, Maryland. The move comes amid violent clashes between police and youths, according to news reports, the aftermath of the death of Freddie Gray on April 19 after suffering a fatal spinal injury while in police custody. (Photo by Greg Fiume/Getty Images) (credit:Greg Fiume via Getty Images)
(06 of23)
Daredevil performer Nik Wallenda walks untethered along the rim of the Orlando Eye, the city's new, 400-foot observation wheel, Wednesday, April 29, 2015, in Orlando, Fla. The walk is being done in advance of next month's public opening of the attraction. (AP Photo/John Raoux) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(07 of23)
Sumo wrestlers from Onoe stable hold up crying babies during a 'Baby-cry Sumo' event at the Yukigaya Hachiman shrine in Tokyo on April 29, 2015. Some 100 babies aged under one took part in the annual baby crying contest. Japanese parents believe that sumo wrestlers can help make babies cry out a wish to grow up with good health. AFP PHOTO / TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA (Photo credit should read TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA via Getty Images)
(08 of23)
Labour Party's shadow chancellor Ed Balls with shadow Education secretary Rachel Reeves read to children in The Book Nook bookshop in Hove, East Sussex, during a General Election Campaign visit. (credit:Gareth Fuller/PA Wire)
(09 of23)
Boxer Manny Pacquiao, of the Philippines, arrives at a rally in Las Vegas, Tuesday, April 28, 2015. Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao are scheduled to fight May 2. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(10 of23)
WBC/WBA welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. (L) gestures as he arrives at MGM Grand Garden Arena on April 28, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Mayweather will face WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao in a unification bout on May 2, 2015 in Las Vegas. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) (credit:Ethan Miller via Getty Images)
(11 of23)
CHERNOBYL, UKRAINE - APRIL 28: General view of a forest fire in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, near Chernobyl city, Ukraine on April 28, 2015. A forest fire in northern Ukraine has is threatening to spread to an area within 20 kilometers of the abandoned Chernobyl nuclear power plant, according to Ukraine Interior Minister Arsen Avakov said. The explosion of Unit 4 of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in the early hours of 26 April 1986 is still regarded the biggest accident in the history of nuclear power generation. (Photo by Ukraine Ministerial Cabinet Press Bureau/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
(12 of23)
KARO, INDONESIA, APRIL 28 : A view of eruption Mount Sinabung seen from Tiga Pancur Villages, Karo, North Sumatra, Indonesia on April 28, 2015. The explosion of the mount Sinabung this time burned five houses and isolated two villages in Karo District. (Photo by Tibta Pangin/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
(13 of23)
Labour Party's shadow chancellor Ed Balls reads to children in The Book Nook bookshop in Hove, East Sussex, during a General Election Campaign visit. (credit:Gareth Fuller/PA Wire)
(14 of23)
Rescuers from Japan are seen in the historical centre of Kathmandu on April 29, 2015, following a 7.8 magnitude earthquake which struck the Himalayan nation on April 25. Rescuers are facing a race against time to find survivors of a mammoth earthquake that killed more than 5,000 people when it through Nepal five days ago and devastated large parts of one of Asia's poorest nations. AFP PHOTO/Philippe LOPEZ (Photo credit should read PHILIPPE LOPEZ/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:PHILIPPE LOPEZ via Getty Images)
(15 of23)
Inmates stand on the roof of a detention center run by Venezuela's Bolivarian police in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, April 27, 2015. Inmates took control of the building on Sunday night to protest overcrowding and demand better conditions. Yuraima Silva, the aunt of one of the inmates, said detainees started rioting after they'd gone more than 12 hours without food and water. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(16 of23)
President Barack Obama offers a toast as he and first lady Michelle Obama host Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, left, and his wife at the State Dinner at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, April 28, 2015. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(17 of23)
CARDIFF, WALES - APRIL 28: Labour Party leader Ed Miliband reaches out to hug local Parliamentary candidate Mari Williams as he campaigns on April 28, 2015 in Cardiff, Wales. Mr Miliband is expected to outline immigration policy later today. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) (credit:Peter Macdiarmid via Getty Images)
(18 of23)
Victoria, the UK's only female polar bear, in her new enclosure at the Highland Wildlife Park near Kingussie, Highland, Scotland. (credit:Stephen Cowie/PA Wire)
(19 of23)
DUNDEE, SCOTLAND APRIL 29 : The Scottish Conservative Leader Ruth Davidson gets behind the controls of a Tank at Auchterhouse Country Sports, as she highlights how the country's military and defences are best served by the party on April 29, 2015 in Dundee, Scotland. Britain goes to the polls in a General Election on May 7. (Photo by Mark Runnacles/Getty Images) (credit:Mark Runnacles via Getty Images)
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Opposition Labour Party leader Ed Miliband (R) and Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls (L) speak to guests and members of the media during a UK general election event in central London on April 29, 2015. Britain goes to the polls on May 7 to elect a new parliament. AFP PHOTO / LEON NEAL (Photo credit should read LEON NEAL/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:LEON NEAL via Getty Images)
BRITAIN-POLITICS-VOTE-CONSERVATIVE-SAMANTHA(21 of23)
Samantha Cameron (C), wife of British Prime Minister and Conservative leader David Cameron, and Brentford and Isleworth Conservative candidate Mary Macleod (L) visit local businessman Baljinder Hansra (R) at his home in Hounslow, west London, on April 29, 2015 during a UK general election visit. Britain goes to the polls to elect a new parliament on May 7. AFP PHOTO / POOL / BEN STANSALL (Photo credit should read BEN STANSALL/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:BEN STANSALL via Getty Images)
(22 of23)
Nepalese women search for belongings amidst rubble at the heritage town of Bhaktapur on April 29, 2015, following a 7.8 magnitude earthquake which struck the Himalayan nation on April 25. Rescuers are facing a race against time to find survivors of a mammoth earthquake that killed more than 5,000 people when it tore through Nepal five days ago and devastated large parts of one of Asia's poorest nations. AFP PHOTO / MANAN VATSYAYANA (Photo credit should read MANAN VATSYAYANA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:MANAN VATSYAYANA via Getty Images)
(23 of23)
KARO, INDONESIA, APRIL 28 : A view of eruption Mount Sinabung seen from Tiga Pancur Villages, Karo, North Sumatra, Indonesia on April 28, 2015. The explosion of the mount Sinabung this time burned five houses and isolated two villages in Karo District. (Photo by Tibta Pangin/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)