Week in photos (June 25-29)
View a gallery of photos from the week of June 25, 2012.
Section:Gallery
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Members of the media use cranes while taking pictures and videos of the home of Chief Executive-elect Leung Chun-ying in Hong Kong Monday, June 25, 2012. Leung apologized for letting down the people of Hong Kong, following the controversy over illegal structures at his home. Leung admitted he was negligent and stated that he did not know the structures were illegal, according to government radio.
Vincent Yu Associated Press
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This aerial photo shows structures and wooded areas scorched by a wildfire near Mt. Pleasant, Utah, on Monday, June 25, 2012. Firefighting officials say they have 10 percent containment on a fire that's threatening about 300 homes in Sanpete County and has burned structures, although they say it's not clear how many structures were burned or what kind they are.
Scott Winterton Deseret News
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Elzora Minor, the mother of a 49-year-old Arnold Ray Minor who was killed by serial slasher Elias Abuelazam, is carried out of the courtroom by her son Kareem Minor and daughter Stephanie Ward after collapsing at the podium as her family addressed her son's killer on Monday, June 25, 2012 in Flint, Mich. Motley-Embry claimed her son David Motley was the first victim killed by Elias Abuelazam. Abuelazam received a mandatory no-parole punishment for killing Minor. A prosecutor said Monday he'll consider offering plea deals to close the eight remaining cases from a fatal 2010 stabbing spree in Michigan.
Ryan Garza The Flint Journal
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The mud-covered legs of Yemeni laborer, Sameer Saleh, 25, who works in a traditional brick factory, are seen as he takes a break from work on the outskirts of Sanaa, Yemen, Tuesday, June 26, 2012. With a scarcity of affordable quality construction materials, clay bricks made from three simple and widely available ingredients-- water, straw and mud--are increasingly popular among the country's 24 million citizens as an alternative to stone and cement blocks.
Hani Mohammed Associated Press
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French deputies arrive to elect the president of France's National Assembly in Paris during the opening session, Tuesday, June 26, 2012. French law-makers returned to the National Assembly for the first time since presidential and parliamentary elections today, with a packed agenda to implement President Francois Hollande's social and economic reforms.
Michel Spingler Associated Press
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Jake Dalton dismounts the high bar during practice for the U.S. Olympic gymnastics trials, Wednesday, June 27, 2012, in San Jose, Calif.
Gregory Bull Associated Press
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Female giant panda Shin Shin rests at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo Wednesday, June 27, 2012. The zoo announced Monday that Shin Shin, who arrived from China with a male partner in Feb, 2011, has shown signs of pregnancy. The zoo plans to suspend public viewing from July 3 to monitor her closely. A zoo official said the status won't be confirmed until the birth of a baby because there are many cases that end in false pregnancy.
Shizuo Kambayashi Associated Press
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A Bangladeshi man lays with his child at a shelter following flooding and landslides in Bandarban, Bangladesh, Thursday, June 28, 2012. Searchers pulled out 15 bodies Thursday that had buried under mud and debris after landslides and floods caused by monsoon rains in southern Bangladesh, raising the toll to 106 deaths this week.
Anurup Titu Associated Press
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Protestors shadows are cast outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Thursday, June 28, 2012, in Washington, as the Supreme Court is expected to announce its verdict on President Barack Obama's health care law.
David Goldman Associated Press
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Early-rising photographer Colleen Spears composes a picture on the Camp Ellis jetty as the sun rises over the Atlantic Ocean early Friday, June 29, 2012, in Saco, Maine.
Robert Bukaty Associated Press
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A F-16 jet from Thailand flight demonstration team flies over during 100th anniversary of Royal Thai Air Force in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, June 29, 2012.
Sakchai Lalit Associated Press