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pics of the day 14th May
(01 of23)
CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 14: Miranda Kerr arrives at Magnum beach during the 68th annual Cannes Film Festival on May 14, 2015 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Pierre Suu/GC Images,) (credit:Pierre Suu via Getty Images)
(02 of23)
In this picture taken on May 13, 2015 and made available on Thursday, May 14, Mt. Etna's volcano erupts lava in background, while in foreground is the statue of the Virgin Mary in Milo, near Catania, in Sicily, southern Italy. (AP Photo/Salvatore Allegra) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(03 of23)
People walk amid the rubble of buildings following reported air strikes by Syrian regime forces on May 14, 2015 on the rebel-held Eastern Ghouta town of Ain Tarma, east of the capital Damascus. Investigators and lawyers said on May 13, 2015 that they have built war crimes cases against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and key institutions of his regime with documents smuggled out of the country. AFP PHOTO / MOHAMMED EYAD (Photo credit should read Mohammed Eyad/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:MOHAMMED EYAD via Getty Images)
(04 of23)
PHILADELPHIA, PA - MAY 14: Investigators and rescue personnel gather near the site of the Amtrak train derailment May 14, 2015 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Service has been interrupted after an Amtrak train derailed in Philadelphia on Tuesday night, killing at least seven people and injured more than 200. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images) (credit:Mark Wilson via Getty Images)
(05 of23)
Members of the tribes and popular committees, loyal to Yemen's Saudi-back fugitive President Abderabbo Mansour Hadi, launch rockets against positions of the Huthi rebels on May 14, 2015 in the Marib province, east of the capital Sanaa. With the humanitarian pause running from May 12, residents said calm prevailed across most of the country except in three cities -- Taez, Daleh and oil-rich Marib -- where there were reports of intermittent exchanges of fire between rebel and pro-Hadi forces. AFP PHOTO / STR (Photo credit should read -/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:- via Getty Images)
(06 of23)
Soldiers take part in a defence drill simulating a chemical attack at an army camp in Zarqa city, 30 kilometres east of the Jordanian capital Amman, on May 14, 2015. Thousands of soldiers from 18 countries are participating in Jordan's fifth 'Eager Lion' annual war games jointly overseen by the US army. AFP PHOTO / KHALIL MAZRAAWI (Photo credit should read KHALIL MAZRAAWI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:KHALIL MAZRAAWI via Getty Images)
(07 of23)
The night sky in Schwangau, southern Germany, is illuminated by lightning during thunderstorms in the late evening of Wednesday, May 13, 2015. Southern Germany was hit by storms last night. (Â Jonas Walzberg/dpa via AP) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(08 of23)
Tom Hardy poses for photographers during a photo call for the film Mad Max : Fury Road, at the 68th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Thursday, May 14, 2015. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP) (credit:Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)
(09 of23)
From left, director George Miller, actors Charlize Theron, Tom Hardy and Nicholas Hoult pose for photographers during a photo call for the film Mad Max: Fury Road, at the 68th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Thursday, May 14, 2015. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(10 of23)
Mayor of London, Boris Johnson eats a bacon sandwich as he visits the cafe at the Community Shop in west Norwood, London where he met volunteers and staff and publicised the Mayor's High Street Fund. (credit:Jonathan Brady/PA Wire)
(11 of23)
Mayor of London, Boris Johnson eats a bacon sandwich as he visits the cafe at the Community Shop in west Norwood, London where he met volunteers and staff and publicised the Mayor's High Street Fund. (credit:Jonathan Brady/PA Wire)
(12 of23)
CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 13: Actress Lupita Nyong'o attends the opening ceremony and premiere of 'La Tete Haute ('Standing Tall') during the 68th annual Cannes Film Festival on May 13, 2015 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Venturelli/WireImage) (credit:Venturelli via Getty Images)
(13 of23)
Rohingya women migrants and children stand in a queue to board a Malaysian Navy ship at the naval base in Langkawi on May 14, 2015 to be transferred to a mainland immigration depot. Malaysia has turned away two vessels carrying a combined 600 migrants, according to an official who spoke on condition of anonymity on May 14, as concern mounted in the region over the fate of boatloads of people stranded at sea. AFP PHOTO / MANAN VATSYAYANA (Photo credit should read MANAN VATSYAYANA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:MANAN VATSYAYANA via Getty Images)
(14 of23)
Mexican actress Salma Hayek poses during a photocall for the film 'Il racconto dei racconti' (Tale of Tales) during the 68th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southeastern France, on May 14, 2015. (credit:ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT via Getty Images)
(15 of23)
Jiff the Pomeranian arrives at the 3rd Annual Reality TV Awards at the Avalon Hollywood on Wednesday, May 13, 2015, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Rich Fury/Invision/AP) (credit:Rich Fury/Invision/AP)
(16 of23)
SINGAPORE - MAY 14: General view of Kranji Racecourse on May 14, 2015 in Singapore. (Photo by Neville Hopwood/Getty Images) (credit:Neville Hopwood via Getty Images)
(17 of23)
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MAY 14: Patrons play with Kittens from Maggie's Rescue at a pop-up Kitten Cafe in Paddington on May 14, 2015 in Sydney, Australia. The pop up cafe is open for four days as the owners prepare to launch Sydney's first permanent cafe later this July. (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images) (credit:Ryan Pierse via Getty Images)
(18 of23)
Britain's Prince Harry (L) receives a Hongi (Maori greeting) from a Maori warrior after climbing out of a waka (Maori war canoe) on the Whanganui river during a visit to Whanganui on May 14, 2015. Prince Harry arrived in New Zealand on May 9 for a week-long visit. AFP PHOTO / MARTY MELVILLE (Photo credit should read Marty Melville/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:MARTY MELVILLE via Getty Images)
(19 of23)
Actress Natalie Portman, left, and her husband choreographer Benjamin Millepied arrive for the opening ceremony and the screening of the film La Tete Haute (Standing Tall) at the 68th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Wednesday, May 13, 2015. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(20 of23)
Emergency personnel work at the scene of a deadly train derailment, Wednesday, May 13, 2015, in Philadelphia. The Amtrak train, headed to New York City, derailed and crashed in Philadelphia on Tuesday night, killing at least six people and injuring dozens of others. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(21 of23)
Judge Jennifer Lopez greets fans at the American Idol XIV finale at the Dolby Theatre on Wednesday, May 13, 2015, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP) (credit:Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
(22 of23)
Steven Tyler, left, and Jax perform at the American Idol XIV finale at the Dolby Theatre on Wednesday, May 13, 2015, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP) (credit:Chris Pizzello/AP)
(23 of23)
Rape blossoms on a field near the Baltic sea in Bastorf, Germany, 13 May 2015. The expected catastrophe due to the abandonment of the dressing of the seeds didn't occur but the damages are larger than in the last decades. Photo:BERNDWUESTNECK/dpa (credit:Bernd Wstneck/DPA)