Photos of the Week: 5/10-5/16

This week's edition includes images of the wildfires in southern California, a Sphinx in China, India's recent elections, a gold mine in Central African Republic, Brazil's new riot police uniforms, a HALO jump over the Philippines, and more.

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  • Paul Morigi / Getty

    A Collection of Cherry Blossoms

    Images of flowering cherry-blossom trees across the Northern Hemisphere

  • Julio Cortez / AP

    Photos: Damage From the Tornado Outbreak in Mississippi

    Images from the small town of Rolling Fork, which was struck by a destructive EF4 tornado

  • Anupam Nath / AP

    Photos of the Week: Sky Bar, Kansas Sunset, Flooded Fields

    Drought conditions in Spain, heavy snow in California, the Fallas Festival in Spain, the start of Ramadan in Indonesia, cherry blossoms in Japan, a sandstorm in Inner Mongolia, and much more

  • Agung Parameswara / Getty

    Ogoh-ogoh Parades Welcome the Balinese New Year

    Giant demonic effigies are carried through the streets of Bali, then burned in purification ceremonies.