May 18, 2014
17
Orthodox Jews of the Satmar Hasidim celebrate the Jewish holiday of Lag Ba'Omer in the village of Kiryas Joel, New York. Lag Ba'Omer marks the anniversary of the death of Talmudic sage Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai approximately 1,900 years ago.
18
An air force officer assists a jumper with his parachute during a War Victory parade in Matara. Sri Lanka held a military parade and memorial for fallen soldiers to mark the fifth anniversary of the defeat of the Tamil Tigers, which ended a quarter-century civil war.