SOMALIA — Prancing plague: Young desert locusts that have yet to grow wings jumped in the air as a visiting delegation from the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization observed them near Garowe on Wednesday. The hopping young locusts could be the next wave in an outbreak that threatens more than 10 million people across the region with famine. AP Photo/Ben Curtis
ECUADOR — Reigning champion: Milena Jami won a llama race for children ages seven and eight at Llanganates National Park on Saturday. The annual children’s event features wooly llamas, an animal emblematic of the Andean mountains. AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa
ITALY — Opening night: A fire dancer performed during the opening moments of the Venice Carnival on Saturday. AP Photo/Antonio Calanni
FLORIDA — Losing control: Cars driven by Erik Jones (20) and Kyle Larson (42) collided during NASCAR’s Busch Clash event in Daytona Beach on Sunday. AP Photo/Darryl Graham
ENGLAND — Over the moon: A plane passed in front of the moon over Richmond Park in London on Saturday. Aaron Chown/PA via AP
CALIFORNIA — Big smiles: Matthew A. Cherry, left, and Karen Rupert Toliver, winners of the Oscar for best animated short for “Hair Love,” held their awards at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on Sunday. Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP
GAZA STRIP — Rough waters: Palestinian fishermen encountered high waves in Gaza City on Sunday. AP Photo/Hatem Moussa
PARAGUAY — Ready to go: Antonio Gomez waited for a bull to enter the enclosure during a bullfight festival in Santa Elena on Saturday, during a festival organized by renowned bullfighter group The Giménez Brothers to raise funds for children with disabilities. AP Photo/Jorge Saenz
SUNSET PARK — “As a resident of Marine Park, one of the great surprises I found biking around Industry City and visiting Japan Village was to discover Bush Terminal Park. I continue to be amazed at the serene hideaways that the city offers in some of the busiest places — and, still, with an iconic view.”
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS — ‘A miracle that no one was killed …’ That’s what neighbors are saying about the collapse of the Hotel St. George marquee. Shown in this photograph are workmen beginning the removal and repair of the historic, old neon sign at the corner, referencing a relic of Brooklyn Heights’ past: the St. George Hotel.
ATLANTIC AVENUE — Exhausted shopper with cluster of bags and goods from mall at Boerum Place stops to look at huge construction site across the street. “Is that REALLY going to be a jail??” Her male companion is reassuring, “Nothing like Rikers … this is 21st Century.”
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS — Overheard in line at one of most popular pastry outlets on Montague Street: “Hope I can get them into a camp …” A mother with two pre-schoolers in tow was showing a friend the Dodge Y flyer for Healthy Kids Day on Saturday, April 18.
