• Members of the National Guard clash with anti-government demonstrators in Caracas on April 12, 2014. About 2,000 people took to the streets called by opposition leader — and recently dismissed deputy-Maria Corina Machado. Federico Parra / AFP
    Members of the National Guard clash with anti-government demonstrators in Caracas on April 12, 2014. About 2,000 people took to the streets called by opposition leader — and recently dismissed deputy-Maria Corina Machado. Federico Parra / AFP
  • A newly hatched blackbird chick (Turdus merula) opens its bill widely as it waits to be fed in its nest in Frankfurt am Main. The blackbird mother hatched a total of four eggs. Arne Dedert / EPA
    A newly hatched blackbird chick (Turdus merula) opens its bill widely as it waits to be fed in its nest in Frankfurt am Main. The blackbird mother hatched a total of four eggs. Arne Dedert / EPA
  • A white stork is silhouetted as it sits on his nest in front of the moon at night in Sieversdorf, Germany. Patrick Pleul / AP
    A white stork is silhouetted as it sits on his nest in front of the moon at night in Sieversdorf, Germany. Patrick Pleul / AP
  • Members of National Bolivarian Police (PNB) clash with demonstrators during a protest in the Bello Monte area in Caracas, Venezuela. Protests against Maduro’s government that began on 12 February have left 39 people dead and a further 608 injured, according to authorities. Miguel Gutierrez / EPA
    Members of National Bolivarian Police (PNB) clash with demonstrators during a protest in the Bello Monte area in Caracas, Venezuela. Protests against Maduro’s government that began on 12 February have left 39 people dead and a further 608 injured, according to authorities. Miguel Gutierrez / EPA
  • A general view shows a fire in Valparaiso, 110km west of Santiago, Chile. Authorities decreed a red alert for the area after the fire consumed more than 100 houses. Alberto Miranda / AFP
    A general view shows a fire in Valparaiso, 110km west of Santiago, Chile. Authorities decreed a red alert for the area after the fire consumed more than 100 houses. Alberto Miranda / AFP
  • North Korean spectators watch from the stands of Kim Il Sung Stadium as runners line up a the start of the Mangyongdae Prize International Marathon in Pyongyang, North Korea. The annual race, which includes a full marathon, a half marathon, and a 10-kilometer run, was open to foreign tourists for the first time this year. David Guttenfelder / AP
    North Korean spectators watch from the stands of Kim Il Sung Stadium as runners line up a the start of the Mangyongdae Prize International Marathon in Pyongyang, North Korea. The annual race, which includes a full marathon, a half marathon, and a 10-kilometer run, was open to foreign tourists for the first time this year. David Guttenfelder / AP
  • People dance under spraying water at Do Lab at the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California. The annual music festival, which runs for two consecutive three-day weekends, has grown to one of the largest music festival in the US since it was founded in 1999. David McNew / AFP
    People dance under spraying water at Do Lab at the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California. The annual music festival, which runs for two consecutive three-day weekends, has grown to one of the largest music festival in the US since it was founded in 1999. David McNew / AFP

Best photography from around the world, April 13


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