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A cyclist passes the Supreme Court of Canada Ottawa April 24, 2014.© Chris Wattie / Reuters

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An explosion is seen during a car bomb attack at a Shi'ite political organisation's rally in Baghdad, April 25, 2014. A series of explosions killed 18 people at a Shi'ite political organisation's rally in Iraq on Friday, police and medical sources said. The militant group, Asaib Ahl Haq (League of the Righteous), introduced its candidates for elections on April 30 at the rally in eastern Baghdad. Three bombs exploded in succession as people were leaving, Reuters reporters at the scene said.THAIER AL-SUDANI/Reuters

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An explosion is seen during a car bomb attack at a Shi'ite political organisation's rally in Baghdad, April 25, 2014. A series of explosions killed 18 people at a Shi'ite political organisation's rally in Iraq on Friday, police and medical sources said. The militant group, Asaib Ahl Haq (League of the Righteous), introduced its candidates for elections on April 30 at the rally in eastern Baghdad. Three bombs exploded in succession as people were leaving, Reuters reporters at the scene said.THAIER AL-SUDANI/Reuters

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An explosion is seen during a car bomb attack at a Shi'ite political organisation's rally in Baghdad, April 25, 2014.THAIER AL-SUDANI/Reuters

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People enjoy a warm day in a park in central Brussels April 25, 2014.FRANCOIS LENOIR/Reuters

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Over one thousand residents of Venice participate in composing this living rosebud in St. Mark square in Venice, on occasion of the "Festa del Bocolo", a tradition dating back to the Middle Age, Friday, April 25, 2014. On this day, which is also the day when St . Mark, patron saint of Venice, is celebrated, men traditionally give a rosebud to the women of their family and to their loved one.Sebastiano Casellati/The Associated Press

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A trio of wild fox cubs cautiously exit their den near a farm road in Northampton County, Va. on Thursday evening, April 24, 2014.Jay Diem/The Associated Press

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Saddam, 19, practices stunts at a beach along the Arabian Sea in Mumbai April 25, 2014. Saddam, belongs to a small group called "The Scrolls" who travel from the far northern suburbs of Mumbai to the city on to perform breakdancing and other stunts in marriages parties and other events.DANISH SIDDIQUI/Reuters

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Buddhist monks work on fixing a sand mandala, which was disturbed by a small child at Jersey City City Hall, Friday, April 25, 2014, in Jersey City, N.J. The monks have been building the sand mandala since Monday. It's a traditional, multicolored display that is built then destroyed in a ceremony meant to symbolize the fleeting nature of life. The young child climbed over a rope barrier and got onto the four-foot-square display. The sides and middle were smudged as a result.Julio Cortez/The Associated Press

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Paramilitary policemen take off U.S. dollars strapped around a man's legs, at the border of Hong Kong and Shenzhen, Guangdong province, April 24, 2014. According to local media, the man was found trying to smuggle in total of US$580,000 from mainland to Hong Kong. Picture taken April 24, 2014.CHINA DAILY/Reuters

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Firefighters extricate the driver from the front of a school bus that crashed, Thursday, April 24, 2014, in Anaheim, Calif. Three of the injured, the driver and two of the children, were taken to hospitals in critical condition after the crash, Anaheim police Lt. Bob Dunn said. The other nine students had minor injuries, and most of them were released to their parents. Police say no other vehicles were involved in the crash and there is no immediate word on the cause.Kevin Warn/The Associated Press

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A flare is thrown to AC Milan supporters during their Italian Serie A soccer match against AS Roma at the Olympic stadium in Rome April 25, 2014.MAX ROSSI/Reuters

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An X-class flare explodes off the right side of the sun in this image captured by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory April 24, 2014 . This image shows light in the 131-angstrom wavelength, which is particularly good for seeing material at the high temperatures present in solar flares and which is typically colorized in teal. Picture taken April 24, 2014.NASA/Reuters

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In this photo taken on Thursday, April 24, 2014, commuters hang on to a moving passenger train in Soweto, south of Johannesburg, South Africa. As South Africa marks the 20th anniversary of multiracial democracy on Sunday, April 27, the achievements and soaring expectations of what was dubbed a ‚Äúrainbow nation‚Ģ have been tempered by a different inequality - the yawning gulf between rich and poor.Themba Hadebe/The Associated Press

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The moon rises in the sky above the domes of the Smolny Cathedral in St.Petersburg, Russia, Friday, April 25, 2014. One of St. Petersburg landmarks, the Smolny convent's main church was built between 1748 and 1764 by Italian architect Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli.Dmitry Lovetsky/The Associated Press

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