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Reid Wiseman of the U.S., a member of the International Space Station crew, waves to his daughters from a bus before departure for a final pre-launch preparation at the Baikonur cosmodrome May 28, 2014.SHAMIL ZHUMATOV/Reuters

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The Soyuz-FG rocket booster with Soyuz TMA-13M space ship carrying a new crew to the International Space Station, ISS, blasts off from the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Thursday, May 29, 2014. The Russian rocket carries European Space Agency's German astronaut Alexander Gerst, Russian cosmonaut Maxim Suraev, and NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman.Dmitry Lovetsky/The Associated Press

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The Soyuz-FG rocket booster with Soyuz TMA-13M space ship carrying a new crew to the International Space Station, ISS, flies in the sky at the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Thursday, May 29, 2014. Circular star tracks around the Polar Star and track of the rocket a the result of the long time exposure.Dmitry Lovetsky/The Associated Press

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A view of the Jaguari dam station, part of the Cantareira reservoir, in Braganca Paulista, Sao Paulo state May 28, 2014. This year saw the driest summer on record in Sao Paulo state, a region struggling to keep up with fast demographic growth. Parts of the Cantareira, a reservoir 25 times the size of Manhattan's Central Park, now resemble a lunar landscape.STRINGER/BRAZIL/Reuters

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Lucas Zanatta, 10, plays with a soccer ball outside the National Stadium after visiting the official World Cup trophy on exhibit at the stadium in Brasilia, Brazil, Wednesday, May 28, 2014. Brasilia is one of the host cities for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.Eraldo Peres/The Associated Press

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The Thunderbirds perform an aerial demonstration after the graduation ceremony for the United States Air Force Academy class of 2014 at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colo. Wednesday, May 28, 2014.Michael Ciaglo/The Associated Press

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Children holding plates wait in a queue to receive food at an orphanage run by a non-governmental organisation on World Hunger Day, in the southern Indian city of Chennai May 28, 2014.BABU/Reuters

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Sub-Saharan migrants scale a metallic fence that divides Morocco and the Spanish enclave of Melilla, early in the morning on Wednesday, May 28, 2014. Several hundred African migrants charged the barbed-wire border fence in SpainÃs North African enclave of Melilla with many managing to get across while dozens of others were beaten back by Moroccan and Spanish police. During the pre-dawn border storming Wednesday, cries of pain and noises of people being hit could be heard as police from both sides tried to prevent dozens of the sub-Saharan migrants from entering the city from Morocco.Santi Palacios/The Associated Press

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A sub-Saharan migrant sits on top of a pole set in a metallic fence that divides Morocco and the Spanish enclave of Melilla, early in the morning on Wednesday, May 28, 2014. Several hundred African migrants have charged a barbed-wire border fence in Spainís North African enclave of Melilla with many managing to get across while dozens of others were beaten back by Moroccan and Spanish police. During the pre-dawn border storming Wednesday, cries of pain and noises of people being hit could be heard as police from both sides tried to prevent dozens of the sub-Saharan migrants from entering the city from Morocco.Santi Palacios/The Associated Press

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Varvara Lepchenko of the U.S. casts her shadow during her women's singles match against Angelique Kerber of Germany at the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris May 28, 2014.GONZALO FUENTES/Reuters

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A young dancers takes part in the youth drum competition during the University of Saskatchewan graduation powwow in Saskatoon, Wednesday, May 28, 2014.Liam Richards/The Canadian Press

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He Liang rides his home-made suitcase vehicle along a street in Changsha, Hunan province May 28, 2014. He spent 10 years modifying the suitcase into a motor-driven vehicle. The suitcase has a top speed of up to 20km/h and the power capacity to travel up to 50-60km after one charge, according to local media.CHINA DAILY/Reuters

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Underclassmen listen from the back of the stadium as U.S. President Barack Obama speaks at a commencement ceremony at the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, May 28, 2014. Obama's commencement address here is the first in a series of speeches that he and top advisers will use to explain U.S. foreign policy in the aftermath of conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan and lay out a broad vision for the rest of his presidency.KEVIN LAMARQUE/Reuters

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