BOTTOMS UP: Belarussian military veterans drank Monday during Victory Day celebrations marking the anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany, in Minsk, Belarus. (Agence France-Presse/Getty Images)
BOXED IN: A boy played with a box over his head in the informal settlement of Masiphumelele in Cape Town, South Africa, Monday. The area was rebuilt within a week of a fire that destroyed 1,500 homes. (Nic Bothma/European Pressphoto Agency)
ADDRESSING THE MEDIA: Chubu Electric Power President Akihisa Mizuno held a news conference in Nagoya, Japan, Monday. The company agreed to shut a nuclear plant until it can better defend against the type of massive earthquake and tsunami that triggered a crisis in March. (Toru Hanai/Reuters)
FLOOD GATES: A spider web dotted with water framed the view of machinery brought in to open the Bonnet Carré Spillway Monday in Norco, La., to ease pressure on the levee system. The river was approaching record flood levels and was expected to crest in Memphis, Tenn. (Sean Gardner/Reuters)
POLICE BARRICADE: Police blocked off a World War II memorial to prevent clashes between members of Ukrainian nationalist organizations and pro-Victory Day supporters in Lviv, Ukraine, Monday. (Gleb Garanich/Reuters)
OFF THE RAILS: Men cleared the scene after a passenger train traveling from Mumbai to Pratapgarh, India, derailed Monday. At least 30 people were injured. (Xinhua/Zuma Press)
UP HIGH: A firefighter stood atop a ladder, trying to extinguish a fire feeding on soybean oil at the Windsor Quality Food plant in Huntington Park, Calif., Monday. About 150 firefighters battled the blaze. The cause of the fire wasn’t immediately known. (Nick Ut/Associated Press)
