Best pictures from June 23
A rider rears up on his horse while surrounded by a cheering crowd during the traditional Fiesta of San Joan (Saint John) in downtown Ciutadella, on the Spanish Balearic Island of Menorca, June 23, 2013. The riders of the horses are representatives of ancient Ciutadella society - nobility, clergy, craftsmen and farmers.ENRIQUE CALVO/Reuters
The largest full moon of 2013, a "super moon" scientifically known as a "perigee moon", rises over the Tien Shan mountains and the monument to 18th century military commander Nauryzbai Batyr near the town of Kaskelen, some 23 km (14 miles) west of Almaty, June 23, 2013.SHAMIL ZHUMATOV/Reuters
Long-tailed mayflies (Palingenia longicauda) mate on the surface of the Tisza river near Tiszainoka, 135km (84 miles) southeast of Budapest, June 23, 2013. Millions of these short-lived mayflies engage in a frantic rush to mate and reproduce before they perish in just a few hours during "Tiszaviragzas" or Tisza blooming season from late spring to early summer every year.LASZLO BALOGH/Reuters
Long-tailed mayflies (Palingenia longicauda) mate on the surface of the Tisza river near Tiszainoka, 135km (84 miles) southeast of Budapest, June 23, 2013. Millions of these short-lived mayflies engage in a frantic rush to mate and reproduce before they perish in just a few hours during "Tiszaviragzas" or Tisza blooming season from late spring to early summer every year.LASZLO BALOGH/Reuters
A Musllim man arrives for prayers at a mosque at the foot of haze-covered Malaysia's landmark Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur June 23, 2013. Malaysia declared a state of emergency in two parts of the southern state of Johor on Sunday as smoke from land-clearing fires in Indonesia pushed air pollution above the level considered hazardous.BAZUKI MUHAMMAD/Reuters
An Abysinian breed plays in it's cage as it awaits judging at the 12th Annual Garden City Cat Show in the Mary Winspear Centre in Sidney B.C. Sunday June 23, 2013.CHAD HIPOLITO/The Globe and Mail
Uruguay's Diego Perez (R) scores a goal against Tahiti during their Confederations Cup Group B soccer match at the Arena Pernambuco in Recife June 23, 2013.IVAN ALVARADO/Reuters
A French farmer marches with his sheep as he attends a demonstration in Paris June 23, 2013. French farmers brought tractors and livestock to the French capital as part of protests calling for the rebalancing of trade negotiations.GONZALO FUENTES/Reuters
Laser class sailboats sail in a regatta under dark clouds as part of Kiel Week sailing event in the Baltic Sea near Kiel,†northern Germany, Sunday, June 23, 2013.Carsten Rehder/The Associated Press
A waitress drops her tray as she approaches the finishing line during the National Waiters Day race in central London June 23, 2013.LUKE MACGREGOR/Reuters
Toronto Blue Jays Rajai Davis gets hit by a pitch against the Baltimore Orioles during the seventh inning of their MLB American League baseball game in Toronto, June 23, 2013.MARK BLINCH/Reuters
Exuberant Blue Jays fans cheer as they leave the Rogers Centre following the Jays' 11th win in a row, in Toronto, June 23, 2013.J.P. MOCZULSKI/The Globe and Mail
Four-year-old Annie Spencer, left, helps her mother Sian Spencer paddle a canoe in the Natrel manade lake on Toronto's harbourfront, June 23, 2013.J.P. MOCZULSKI/The Globe and Mail
An Airbus A400M military aircraft participates in a flying display during the 50th Paris Air Show at the Le Bourget airport near Paris, June 23, 2013.PASCAL ROSSIGNOL/Reuters
Tourists walk on the elevated skywalk of the Supertrees Grove as the "super moon" rises at the Gardens by the Bay in Singapore at dusk, June 23, 2013. The largest full moon of the year, called the "super moon," will light up the night sky this weekend.TIM CHONG/Reuters
Fireworks light up the sky over the Neva River and the Peter and Pawel Fortress during the annual school leavers night show in St. Petersburg, June 23, 2013.ALEXANDER DEMIANCHUK/Reuters
A boy raises his arms in front of a San Juan bonfire in the Basque port town of Mundaka June 24, 2013. Fires made of unwanted furniture, old school books, wood and effigies of malign spirits are lit across Spain to celebrate the night of San Juan, a purification ceremony coinciding with the summer solstice.VINCENT WEST/Reuters