A look at the best news photos from around the world.
April 13, 2016
![Expedition 47 Commander Tim Kopra of NASA captured this brightly lit night image of the city of Chicago, Illinois, from the International Space Station, on April 5, 2016.](https://gdb.voanews.com/6E4A9BEF-9892-426B-B9AF-5387B189BAEC_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Expedition 47 Commander Tim Kopra of NASA captured this brightly lit night image of the city of Chicago, Illinois, from the International Space Station, on April 5, 2016.
![The tongue of a Hindu devotee is pierced with a metal skewer during the annual Shiva Gajan religious festival in Banga village in West Bengal, India. Hundreds of faithful devotees offer sacrifices and perform acts of devotion during the festival in the hopes of winning the favor of Hindu god Shiva and ensuring the fulfillment of their wishes, and also to mark the end of the Bengali calendar year.](https://gdb.voanews.com/2296C4EF-EB63-4BE9-9F93-AD3EFC67C4A5_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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The tongue of a Hindu devotee is pierced with a metal skewer during the annual Shiva Gajan religious festival in Banga village in West Bengal, India. Hundreds of faithful devotees offer sacrifices and perform acts of devotion during the festival in the hopes of winning the favor of Hindu god Shiva and ensuring the fulfillment of their wishes, and also to mark the end of the Bengali calendar year.
![Trees and water marks are seen on previously submerged land at Guri dam in Bolivar state. Drought has turned parts of Venezuela's Guri dam, one of the world's biggest, into desert, though the government is optimistic there will be rain within weeks to drive the vast installation that provides the bulk of the OPEC nation's power.](https://gdb.voanews.com/D5622867-1056-4D7E-BF26-FBE2C10E6D6A_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Trees and water marks are seen on previously submerged land at Guri dam in Bolivar state. Drought has turned parts of Venezuela's Guri dam, one of the world's biggest, into desert, though the government is optimistic there will be rain within weeks to drive the vast installation that provides the bulk of the OPEC nation's power.
![Firemen rescue a boy whose head is stuck between protective bars outside a window in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China.](https://gdb.voanews.com/E053082C-86B5-4F20-909C-212EBC45E03A_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Firemen rescue a boy whose head is stuck between protective bars outside a window in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China.