Two Sri Lankan landslide survivors stand on the mud holding their sandals in hand and look at the patch visible on a mountain after a landslide in Elangipitiya village in Aranayaka about 72 kilometers (45 miles) north east of Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, May 18, 2016. Soldiers and police used sticks and bare hands Wednesday to dig through enormous piles of mud covering houses in three villages hit by massive landslides in central Sri Lanka, with hundreds of families reported missing. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)
A child holds an adult’s hand during the visit of a delegation led by Peter Niedermuller, a member of the EU Parliament, at the migrants camp in Idomeni, Greece, Wednesday, May 18, 2016. Thousands of stranded refugees and migrants have camped in Idomeni for months after the border was closed. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II travels in a carriage from Buckingham Palace towards the Houses of Parliament in London, Wednesday, May 18, 2016. The Queen will give a speech to parliament above the government’s programme for the upcoming parliamentary year. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
Hasidic school boys watch the funeral procession for Isaac Rosenberg from their classroom window, Wednesday, May 18, 2016 in the Williamsburg neighborhood of New York. Rosenberg, a developer and leader of the Brooklyn-based Satmar Hasidic congregation, died Tuesday during a swimming accident in Miami. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
An officer reviews members of the honor guard as they line up before a welcoming ceremony for visiting Mozambique’s President Filipe Jacinto Nyusi at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Wednesday, May 18, 2016. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Pakistani boys cool themselves off during a heat wave in Karachi, Pakistan, Wednesday, May 18, 2016. Various parts of the country continued to experience an intense heat wave, with the temperatures reaching 49 degree Celsius (120 Fahrenheit) in Larkana and other cities. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)
An anti-government demonstrator wipes his face after Bolivarian National Police fired tear gas to block protesters from reaching the headquarters of the national electoral body, CNE, in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, May 18, 2016. The opposition is demanding the government allow it to pursue a recall referendum against Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
People offer after-noon prayers at a shrine in Islamabad, Pakistan, Wednesday, May 18, 2016. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
A sprinkler waters the lawn of a home on Wednesday, May 18, 2016, in Santa Ana, Calif. Strict rules adopted at the height of California’s drought leading many people to let their lawns turn brown may soon end as state regulators Wednesday evening consider letting local communities decide how to keep their own water use in check. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Toronto FC’s Will Johnson, left, celebrates his goal with team mates during the first half of an MLS soccer game against New York City FC on Wednesday, May 18, 2016, in Toronto. (Mark Blinch/The Canadian Press via AP)
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May 18 is a day full of pains, happiness and honor. It is meaningful to us. Every day is an important day. Love the shot in this article!
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May 18 is a day full of pains, happiness and honor. It is meaningful to us. Every day is an important day. Love the shot in this article!
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May 18, a day full of happiness, pains and honr! They are all the wonderful and meaningful pictures. Love it!
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