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