Photos of the day

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India Humayun's Tomb

A newly installed golden finial glitters in late afternoon sun at Humayun's tomb, an UNESCO World Heritage site, in New Delhi, India, Thursday, April 21, 2016. A 24-carat gold finial has been installed atop the tombís dome after the original was damaged by a thunderstorm on May 30, 2014 at the 16th century tomb of the Mughal Emperor Humayun. (AP Photo /Tsering Topgyal)

Obit Prince

After kissing his fingers, a fan touched Prince's star on the wall of First Ave., Thursday, April 21, 2016. Prince, widely acclaimed as one of the most inventive and influential musicians of his era with hits including "Little Red Corvette," ''Let's Go Crazy" and "When Doves Cry," was found dead at his home on Thursday, according to his publicist. He was 57. (Jeff Wheeler/Star Tribune via AP)

Mexico Oil Plant Explosion

Relatives of missing workers gather outside the Pajaritos petrochemical complex in Coatzacoalcos, Mexico, Thursday, April, 21, 2016. At least 13 people are now confirmed dead and scores of others were injured in the Wednesday afternoon explosion inside the plant. The state oil company Petroleos Mexicanos, or Pemex, said the plant, operated by Mexichem, in partnership with Pemex, produces vinyl chloride, a hazardous industrial chemical. (AP Photo/Felix Marquez)

Russia Tretyakov London Show

A visitor views The Somerset House Conference painting at the exhibition of English portraits in the Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, April 21, 2016. The exhibition from the collection of the National Portrait Gallery in London opened at the gallery and includes major British works. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

Ecuador Earthquake

Karen Farias, in red, plays with friends at a makeshift camp organized by families who lost their homes to the earthquake, in Canoas, Ecuador, Thursday, April 21, 2016. President Rafael Correa said Ecuador's worst earthquake in decades caused billions of dollars of damage and he is raising sales taxes and putting a one-time levy on millionaires to help pay for reconstruction. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Ecuador Earthquake

The portrait of a teenager hangs on a damaged wall after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake, in Canoas, Ecuador, Thursday, April 21, 2016. President Rafael Correa said Ecuador's worst earthquake in decades caused billions of dollars of damage and he is raising sales taxes and putting a one-time levy on millionaires to help pay for reconstruction. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Brazil Bike Lane Collapse

A police officer tapes off the area around two people who were killed when a bike lane collapsed in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, April 21, 2016. Part of an elevated bike lane built ahead of the Olympic Games collapsed on Thursday, killing at least two people who were on it when cement gave way and crashed onto the beach below. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

India Weather

A dead fish lies on a dried up part of Osman Sagar lake on the outskirts of Hyderabad, India, Thursday, April 21, 2016. Severe drought like conditions are affecting millions of people spread over 12 states across the country. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)

Poverty in America

A homeless man sleeps on the sidewalk on Thursday, April 21, 2016, in downtown Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Greece Migrants

Children play in a makeshift camp at the northern Greek border point of Idomeni, Greece, Thursday, April 21, 2016. Many thousands of migrants remain at the Greek border with Macedonia, hoping that the border crossing will reopen, allowing them to move north into central Europe. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

China Urban Population

A woman talks on her phone while standing along a walkway at an office building in central Beijing, Thursday, April 21, 2016. China is increasingly becoming a nation of town and city dwellers, with more than 55 percent now living in urban areas, the government said Thursday. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Britain Queens 90th

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II collects flowers and good wishes during a walkabout to celebrates her 90th birthday in Windsor, England, Thursday, April, 21, 2016. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

Mideast Israel Passover

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men gather to collect water from a spring to make matza, a traditional handmade Passover unleavened bread, near Jerusalem Thursday, April 21, 2016. Jews are forbidden to eat leavened foodstuffs during the Passover holiday. Passover celebrates the biblical story of the Israelites' escape from slavery and exodus from Egypt. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)

Diamondbacks Giants Baseball

Arizona Diamondbacks' Jake Lamb stumbles as he scores on a single from Paul Goldschmidt during the third inning of a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants, Thursday, April 21, 2016, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Louisiana Daily Life

A near full moon hangs over the city of New Orleans at dusk in this aerial photo, Thursday, April 21, 2016. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

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