Saturday 23 April 2016

AP PHOTOS: A selection of pictures from the past week

The shadow of Renante Nodalo is reflected on a door as he takes care of a rooster to be used for cockfighting in Manila, Philippines, Wednesday, April 20, 2016. Cockfighting is a popular pastime in the Philippines.
The shadow of Renante Nodalo is reflected on a door as he takes care of a rooster to be used for cockfighting in Manila, Philippines, Wednesday, April 20, 2016. Cockfighting is a popular pastime in the Philippines.  
                   
An Indian boy looks for recyclable materials near resting greater adjutant storks at a dumping site on the outskirts of in Gauhati, India, Friday, April 22, 2016. Countries around the world annually recognize April 22 as Earth Day with hopes in urging local action and increasing awareness about the state of the world's environment.
An Indian boy looks for recyclable materials near resting greater adjutant storks at a dumping site on the outskirts of in Gauhati, India, Friday, April 22, 2016. Countries around the world annually recognize April 22 as Earth Day with hopes in urging local action and increasing awareness about the state of the world's environment.                                   
Children receive schooling as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power visits Malkohi Internally Displaced Person Camp in Yola, Nigeria, Friday, April 22, 2016. Power is traveling to Cameroon, Chad, and Nigeria to highlight the growing threat Boko Haram poses to the Lake Chad Basin region.
Children receive schooling as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power visits Malkohi Internally Displaced Person Camp in Yola, Nigeria, Friday, April 22, 2016. Power is traveling to Cameroon, Chad, and Nigeria to highlight the growing threat Boko Haram poses to the Lake Chad Basin region.
Residents wade through floodwaters as they evacuate their apartment complex Monday, April 18, 2016, in Houston. Storms have dumped more than a foot of rain in the Houston area, flooding dozens of neighborhoods and forcing the closure of city offices and the suspension of public transit.
Residents wade through floodwaters as they evacuate their apartment complex Monday, April 18, 2016, in Houston. Storms have dumped more than a foot of rain in the Houston area, flooding dozens of neighborhoods and forcing the closure of city offices and the suspension of public transit.                
A firefighter responds to a fire at an auto wrecking yard in the Sun Valley section of Los Angeles in the San Fernando Valley as a huge plume of thick, black smoke rises over them on Sunday, April 17, 2016. The city Fire Department said the blaze at Self Service Auto Recycler in Sun Valley has engulfed at least 15 vehicles.
A firefighter responds to a fire at an auto wrecking yard in the Sun Valley section of Los Angeles in the San Fernando Valley as a huge plume of thick, black smoke rises over them on Sunday, April 17, 2016. The city Fire Department said the blaze at Self Service Auto Recycler in Sun Valley has engulfed at least 15 vehicles.
Kyoji Okubo, 61, and his wife Mutsuko sit in their car in the compound of an elementary school turned shelter in Kumamoto city, Japan, Wednesday, April 20, 2016. More than 100,000 people are homeless or have fled their homes as aftershocks continue to shake southern Japan. Many are living in cramped conditions in shelters or even their cars, with limited food and water.
Kyoji Okubo, 61, and his wife Mutsuko sit in their car in the compound of an elementary school turned shelter in Kumamoto city, Japan, Wednesday, April 20, 2016. More than 100,000 people are homeless or have fled their homes as aftershocks continue to shake southern Japan. Many are living in cramped conditions in shelters or even their cars, with limited food and water. 
A firefighter throws a plastic bag of accelerant onto the first ever Cameroon Ivory Burn, attended by U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power at the Palais des Congres in Yaounde, Cameroon, Tuesday, April 19, 2016, to highlight the need to halt the Ivory trade in order to save Africa's elephants. Power is visiting Cameroon, Chad, and Nigeria to highlight the growing threat Boko Haram poses to the Lake Chad Basin region.
A firefighter throws a plastic bag of accelerant onto the first ever Cameroon Ivory Burn, attended by U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power at the Palais des Congres in Yaounde, Cameroon, Tuesday, April 19, 2016, to highlight the need to halt the Ivory trade in order to save Africa's elephants. Power is visiting Cameroon, Chad, and Nigeria to highlight the growing threat Boko Haram poses to the Lake Chad Basin region.
Texas Rangers' Brett Nicholas slides into second for a double as Houston Astros shortstop Carlos Correa leaps to catch the throw from the outfield in the sixth inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, April 19, 2016, in Arlington, Texas.
Texas Rangers' Brett Nicholas slides into second for a double as Houston Astros shortstop Carlos Correa leaps to catch the throw from the outfield in the sixth inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, April 19, 2016, in Arlington, Texas.
A man who slept outside with others in a damaged building reads a local newspaper with the Spanish headline: "They search for survivors" in the business district that was severely damaged by an earthquake in Manta, Ecuador, Tuesday, April 19, 2016. The strongest earthquake to hit Ecuador in decades flattened buildings and buckled highways along its Pacific coast, sending the Andean nation into a state of emergency.
A man who slept outside with others in a damaged building reads a local newspaper with the Spanish headline: "They search for survivors" in the business district that was severely damaged by an earthquake in Manta, Ecuador, Tuesday, April 19, 2016. The strongest earthquake to hit Ecuador in decades flattened buildings and buckled highways along its Pacific coast, sending the Andean nation into a state of emergency.