Today in photos (May 29)

Afghan policemen take their positions, during a gun battle between security forces and an insurgent, in Jalalabad east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, May 29, 2013. A senior Afghan official said security forces rescued seven foreigners working for the International Red Cross on Wednesday after a two-hour-long gun battle with an insurgent at a guest house in the eastern city of Jalalabad. (Rahmat Gul / Associated Press)
Spain's Nicolas Almagro shouts as he plays France's Edouard Roger-Vasselin during their second round match of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium Wednesday, May 29, 2013 in Paris. (Michel Spingler / Associated Press)
An elderly man walks past a kiosk selling towels printed with high-denomination euro banknotes and the map of Greece in central Athens, Wednesday, May 29, 2013. Greece's central bank says the economy is likely to contract by a further 4.6 percent in 2013 with unemployment set to reach 28 percent. The Bank of Greece's estimate, issued in a report published Wednesday, is worse than the 4.2 percent contraction predicted by the government and the country's rescue lenders. (Thanassis Stavrakis / Associated Press)
Hundreds of Buddhists on motorcycles armed with sticks patrol in the streets of in Lashio, northern Shan State, Myanmar, Wednesday, May 29, 2013. Sectarian violence spread to a new region of Myanmar, with a mob burning shops in the northeastern town after unconfirmed rumors spread that a Muslim man had set fire to a Buddhist woman. (Gemunu Amarasinghe / Associated Press)
South Korean Army soldiers move past national flags hanging on a tree to commemorate upcoming the Memorial Day on June 6 at the National Cemetery in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, May 29, 2013. (Ahn Young-joon / Associated Press)
Riot police charge at firefighters during a protest against austerity measures in front of the Catalunya Parliament in Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, May 29, 2013. The European Union moved away from its focus on tough austerity Wednesday when it gave France, Spain and four other member states more time to bring their budget deficits under control to support their economies. (Paco Serinelli / Associated Press)
View a gallery of photos from around the world on Wednesday, May 29, 2013.