World News In Pictures
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1/9The commemoration of the Day of Mourning and Hope is held in Vilnius, on June 14, 2014. Lithuanian society marks the Day of Mourning and Hope, and the Day of Occupation and Genocide on Saturday. Over 30,000 people were deported from Lithuania to Siberia by the Soviet authorities 73 years ago. This was the first wave of Soviet mass deportations in Lithuania.
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2/9Participants attend the annual Gay Pride parade in front of the Greek parliament in central Athens
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3/9Musicians play symphony in the Great Theater in Ephesus of Turkey Artists from Turkey and Poland's Varsovia Sinfonia symphony orchestra performed during a concert to celebrate the 600th anniversary of two countries' diplomatic relations in the Great Theater of Ephesus in Turkey on Saturday. Ephesus, one of Turkey's world cultural heritages, was built more than 2,000 years ago. The Great Theater can accommodate up to 25,000 spectators.
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4/9Bolivian President Evo Morales (2nd L, front), Secretary General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon (1st L, front), Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro (1st R, front) and Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of China Chen Zhu (C, rear), who is also the special envoy of Chinese President Xi Jinping, take part in the official photo of the G77+China Summit in Santa Cruz, Bolivia
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5/9Indonesian muslims play drums to welcome Ramadan, the holy month of the year in the Muslim calendar in Jakarta, Indonesia
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6/9(140615) -- JAKARTA, June 15, 2014 (Xinhua) -- Indonesian muslims play tambourines to welcome Ramadan, the holy month of the year in the Muslim calendar in Jakarta, Indonesia
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7/9Participants take part in the 2014 World Naked Bike Ride event in Toronto, Canada, to protest against oil dependency, raising awareness of cycling as an environmentally friendly option.
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8/9Mounted police officers guard outside the Estadio Nacional Stadium in Brasilia, Brazil
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9/9Brazilians play football in the sea near a beach in Ponta Negra in Manaus, Brazil