Around the World With the Week's Best Photos

More than 600 children auditioned for the School of American Ballet in NYC, vying for just 120 open positions.

South Korean Buddhists participated in a lantern festival celebrating Buddha's birthday in Seoul.

British diver Tom Daley competed in the FINA/NVC Diving World Series in London.

Prince Harry was all smiles while speaking with a veteran at the launch of the Invictus Games selection process in England.

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver addressed the Donald Sterling investigation with the media, announcing that Sterling is banned for life from any association with the league because of his recently leaked racial remarks.

The colorful Tokyo Rainbow Pride parade took place in Japan.

Relatives of passengers on the sunken South Korean ferry paid their respects at the official memorial altar in Ansan, South Korea.

Queen Elizabeth II made a new friend during an official visit to Cotts Farm Equine Hospital in Narberth, Wales.

The annual Tea Harvest Festival took place in Uji, Japan, where women in traditional costumes picked green tea leaves.

Heavy fog fell over NYC after a string of rainy days.

The Oxford Circus tube station in London was packed with commuters on the first day of a planned 48-hour underground train strike.

In Leeds, England, the head teacher at Corpus Christi Catholic College became emotional as he looked at the hundreds of tributes left for fellow teacher Ann Maguire, who was stabbed by a student in her classroom.

The International Medieval Combat event took place at Belmonte Castle in Spain, where participants channeled historic medieval tournaments.

A young girl placed an American flag on the rubble of her grandparents' house after it was destroyed by a tornado in Louisville, MS.