PAINFUL MEMORIES:  Candles, baby shoes and toys placed by relatives of victims who died in a day care centre fire in Mexico City are displayed at the steps of the Angel of Independence monument during an observance of the fire's anniversary. (Marco Ugarte, AP)

STRANDED:  Marine biologist Antonio Mignucci of the Manatee Conservation Centre at Puerto Rico's Interamerican University, second from right, and rescuers inspect the body of a sperm whale at a beach in Luquillo, Puerto Rico. (Ricardo Arduengo, AP)

SALUTE:  Visiting US General Martin Dempsey, Chairperson of the Joints of Staffs of the US Armed Forces, salutes the colours during welcoming ceremony prior to his meeting with Philippine counterpart. (Bullit Marquez, AP)

TRAGIC:   Residents help bring a fire hose to the scene of the crash of a Dana Airline plane that plunged onto a plot containing a church, a two-storey residential building and a printing shop in Lagos. (Emmanuel Arewa, AFP)

DESTROYED:  A section of the Gila National Forest lies barren and smoking as a result of the largest wildfire in New Mexico's recorded history. (Kari Greer, AP/US Forest Service)

REMEMBERING:   Hannetjie van Deventer, whose husband Albert died in a farm attack two years ago, takes part in the restoration and memorial event at the White Cross Monument near Polokwane. (Liza van Deventer, Beeld)

DEMANDS:   Female police officers hold flowers during a demonstration in Bogota, Colombia, to call for the respect of women’s rights. (Guillermo Legaria, AFP)

TRAGEDY:   Onlookers stand on the still-smouldering landing gear of a plane which crashed in Lagos, Nigeria, killing more than 150 people. (Jon Gambrell, AP)

MESSAGE:   In Cairo, Egyptian presidential candidate Ahmed Shafiq holds a clipping from an Arabic newspaper which reads: The Muslim Brotherhood - not suited for presidency or government. (Amr Nabil, AP)

CELEBRATION:   Members of the Black Hebrews community dance during festivities marking the Shavuot harvest festival in the southern Israeli town of Dimona. (Oded Balilty, AP)

CLOSE SHAVE:   Novak Djokovic celebrates after beating Andreas Seppi in a French Open match at Roland Garros. Djokovic won 4-6, 6-7, 6-3, 7-5, 6-3. (Michel Euler, AP)

LEGENDS:   Zola Budd has finished her longest run to date, crossing the finishing line of her first Comrades with Bruce Fordyce at her side. It was his 30th Comrades. (Supplied)