An Indian Muslim woman walks past a line of Hindu women as they wait to vote at a polling station on May 12 in Varanasi, India. The counting of votes began on May 16. Foreign Policy examined some of the post-election issues India's leaders will face in, "After the Election: The Economic Challenge for India's New Leaders."
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Internally displaced Afghan children look on from a tent on the outskirts of Herat on May 12. The number of internally displaced people (IDPs) in the country is estimated to be 800,000, according to the UNHCR Global Appeal 2014-2015.
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Thai residents watch the launch of enormous home-made rockets during the Bun Bang Fai festival on May 11 in Yasothon, Thailand. During the festival, Thais fire rockets into the air to gain Buddhist merit and to celebrate the beginning of the rainy season.
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A woman dressed in orange like a Hindu monk, sits on the road in a yoga posture during a demonstration against high-speed rail on May 10, in Turin.
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Children play in the rubble of a house in the Manguinhos favela on May 10 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Residents from one section of the favela, visited by Pope Francis in July 2013, have been affected by construction from an improvement works project begun in 2008. A full sanitation system has yet to be built. Some have been evicted from the area as Rio prepares for the 2014 FIFA World Cup and Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Last year, FP asked "Could All Those New Stadiums Actually Help Brazil's Economy?"
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An artist from the Cia Base circus group performs in the show Futebol Voador (Flying Soccer) during the International Circus Festival in the Vila Cruzeiro favela on May 12, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The International Circus Festival runs until May 18 in Rio.
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A helicopter carrying BJP leader Narendra Modi takes off after a rally on May 10, in Robertsganj, near Varanasi, India. India just ended a nine-phase election that began on April 7. James C. Clad and Robert A. Manning explored the probable effects of Modi winning the election, in their piece "New Beginning? What a Modi Victory Means for India and the U.S."
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A woman shouts slogans during a celebration following the independence referendum in the eastern Ukrainian city of Luhansk, on May 12. Pro-Moscow rebels claimed an overwhelming victory in a controversial referendum on self-rule. The head of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) wrote candidly about the Ukraine crisis in his piece for FP's Democracy Lab, "Can Europe's Security Watchdog Survive the Crisis in Ukraine?"
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Thousands of Taiwanese Buddhists take part in a gathering to celebrate both Buddha's birthday and Mother's Day in Taipei on May 11.
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Two horned Herens cows fight during the annual "Battle of the Queens" cow fight finals in Aproz, Switzerland, on May 11. Each year, the cows test their strength and fight for the herd's leadership in these alpine pastures. The competition continues until a new queen has forced all the other cows to retreat.
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Pope Francis waves to students, teachers, and families filling St. Peter's Square and Via della Conciliazione on May 10 in Vatican City. The meeting was part of a national campaign organized by the Italian Bishops Conference in support of schools. The Pope reminded participants that school ought to teach students to speak in three languages: the language of the mind, the language of the heart, and the language of the hands.
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Elderly residents sit outside their apartments in downtown Yangon, on May 12. Myanmar paraded its once-isolated capital to international leaders this weekend, hosting a landmark summit of Southeast Asia's regional bloc as reforms see the country strut onto the world stage.
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Armenian guard of honor get ready to parade for French President Francois Hollande and Armenian President Serge Sarkisian on May 12, at the Zagulba Presidential Palace in Baku. Hollande starts a three-day visit to the South Caucasus (Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Georgia) on Sunday as he seeks to bolster European ties on Russia's southern doorstep amid the crisis in Ukraine. French officials that insisted the visit is not confrontational and is aimed only at boosting the European Union's relations in the region. Much of the focus of Hollande's visit will be on economic ties, in particular in Azerbaijan, where European companies are heavily involved in the country's energy industry.
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Female members of the Palestinian presidential guard take part in a training session given by French National Gendarmerie Intervention Group in the West Bank city of Jericho, on May 12.
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Priests attend the ordination ceremony of new priests held by Pope Francis at St. Peter's Basilica on May 11, in Vatican City. On the World Day of Prayer for Vocations, Pope Francis ordained thirteen new priests.
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An Indian Hindu holy man, or Sadhu, puts on his clothing on May 11 on the Ganges River in Varanasi, India.
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An officer bathes a mental health patient at a shaman clinic on May 10 in Tasikmalaya, Indonesia. The Mentari Hati Foundation set up the mental health rehabilitation centre in a former bus terminal. The clinic uses traditional methods such as performing massage on a regular basis for each patient, giving them mineral water and giving them affection. They claim 178 patients have been cured since the rehabilitation center was founded in 2008.
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People hold candles during a rally paying tribute to victims of the Sewol ferry disaster in Seoul on May 10. At least 275 people perished in the April 16 disaster, according to CNN.
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Pro-government "Red Shirts" attend a rally in Bangkok on May 10. The protesters began gathering in the capital to challenge a bid by opposition protesters to install an unelected regime after the removal of the prime minister. FP's Jake Scobey-Thal took a look at the unrest in Thailand in his piece, "The Dark, Sordid History of the Court that Ousted Thailand's Prime Minister."
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Armed pro-Russian activists stand guard at a checkpoint near the eastern Ukrainian city of Sloviansk on May 10.
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