Daniel Zambrano, of Tijuana, Mexico, holds one of the bars that make up the border wall separating the U.S. and Mexico near the Pacific Ocean, on June 13, in San Diego. Illegal immigration into the US would decrease by only 25 percent under a far-reaching Senate immigration bill, according to an analysis by the Congressional Budget Office that also finds the measure reduces federal deficits by billions. Photo: AP
U.S. President Barack Obama meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, on June 17. Mr. Obama and Mr. Putin discussed the ongoing conflict in Syria during their bilateral meeting. Photo: AP
School children pray in the Regina Mundi church in Soweto township on the outskirt of Johannesburg, South Africa, on June 16. Former South African president Nelson Mandela remained hospitalised for the ninth day with an occurring lung infection. Photo: AP
An aircraft lays down a line of fire retardant between a wildfire and homes in the dry, densely wooded Black Forest area, northeast of Colorado Springs, on June 13. Photo: AP
Spanish bullfighter Juan del Alamo makes the 'paseillo' or ritual entrance to the arena before a bullfight at Las Ventas bullring in Madrid, on June 16. Bullfighting is an ancient tradition in Spain and the season runs from March to October. Photo: AP
A military police pepper sprays a protester during a demonstration in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on June 17. Protesters massed in at least seven Brazilian cities voicing disgruntlement about life in the country, raising questions about security during big events like the current Confederations Cup and a papal visit next month. Photo: AP
A military officer stands in a dormitory at the Mangyongdae Revolutionary School, an elite military school for boys aged eleven to eighteen, on the outskirts of Pyongyang, North Korea, on June 17. After months of threatening to wage a nuclear war, North Korea did an about-face on June 16 and issued a surprise proposal for talks to the United States. Photo: AP
A submerged Hindu idol of Lord Shiva amidst the flooded River Ganges in Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, on June 18. Photo: PTI
Washington Nationals' Gio Gonzalez warms up on the deck circle to bat in the third innings of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, on June 19, in Philadelphia. Photo: AP
A soldier rappels from a helicopter during a combined special operations demonstration with commandos from Jordan, Iraq, and the U.S., as part of Eager Lion multinational military manoeuvres, at the King Abdullah Special Operations Training Center (KASOTC) in Amman, Jordan, on June 20. The 12-day exercise involved combined air, land and sea manoeuvres across Jordan. Photo: AP