Hot Shots Photos of the Day: Rocket Blast-Off, Boris Turban, Motorised Suitcase


He Liang rides his home-made suitcase vehicle along a street in Changsha, Hunan province, China. He spent 10 years modifying the suitcase into a motor-driven vehicle. The suitcase has a top speed of up to 20km/h and the power capacity to travel up to 50-60km on one charge, according to local media

He Liang rides his home-made suitcase vehicle along a street in Changsha, Hunan province, China. He spent 10 years modifying the suitcase into a motor-driven vehicle. The suitcase has a top speed of up to 20km/h and the power capacity to travel up to 50-60km on one charge, according to local mediaReuters



Underclassmen listen as US President Barack Obama [Out of picture] speaks at a commencement ceremony at the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York

Underclassmen listen as US President Barack Obama [Out of picture] speaks at a commencement ceremony at the United States Military Academy at West Point, New YorkReuters



Cadets throw their hats in the air at the conclusion of their graduation ceremony at the US Military Academy in West Point, New York

Cadets throw their hats in the air at the conclusion of their graduation ceremony at the US Military Academy in West Point, New YorkGetty



The Mayor of London Boris Johnson wears a traditional headdress during a visit to the Shree Swaminarayan Mandir, a major new Hindu temple being built in Kingsbury, London

The Mayor of London Boris Johnson wears a traditional headdress during a visit to the Shree Swaminarayan Mandir, a major new Hindu temple being built in Kingsbury, LondonGetty



An indigenous Brazilian man heads a football during a protest against the policies of President Dilma Rousseff's government and the costs of the 2014 World Cup in front of the Brazilian congress in Brasilia

An indigenous Brazilian man heads a football during a protest against the policies of President Dilma Rousseff's government and the costs of the 2014 World Cup in front of the Brazilian congress in BrasiliaReuters



An Orthodox priest baptises a baby at a church inside the Doctor Voino-Yasenetsky Saint Luka train, which serves as a free medical centre, at a railway station in Divnogorsk, outside Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk

An Orthodox priest baptises a baby at a church inside the Doctor Voino-Yasenetsky Saint Luka train, which serves as a free medical centre, at a railway station in Divnogorsk, outside Russia's Siberian city of KrasnoyarskReuters



Russian border guard service veterans cheer in a fountain while celebrating Border Guards' Day at Gorky Park in Moscow

Russian border guard service veterans cheer in a fountain while celebrating Border Guards' Day at Gorky Park in MoscowAFP



A couple sit in front of a fountain at Lincoln Centre on a chilly evening in Manhattan, New York

A couple sit in front of a fountain at Lincoln Centre on a chilly evening in Manhattan, New YorkReuters



Reid Wiseman of the US, a member of the International Space Station crew, waves to his daughters from a bus before departure for a final pre-launch preparation at the Baikonur cosmodrome

Reid Wiseman of the US, a member of the International Space Station crew, waves to his daughters from a bus before departure for a final pre-launch preparation at the Baikonur cosmodrome



Russia's Soyuz TMA-13M spacecraft carrying the International Space Station crew of German astronaut Alexander Gerst, Russian cosmonaut Maxim Suraev and US astronaut Gregory Wiseman blasts off from the launch pad at the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan

Russia's Soyuz TMA-13M spacecraft carrying the International Space Station crew of German astronaut Alexander Gerst, Russian cosmonaut Maxim Suraev and US astronaut Gregory Wiseman blasts off from the launch pad at the Baikonur cosmodrome in KazakhstanAFP



Visitors walk along an elevated walkway connecting giant concrete tree-like structures called Supertrees at Gardens by the Bay in Singapore

Visitors walk along an elevated walkway connecting giant concrete tree-like structures called Supertrees at Gardens by the Bay in SingaporeReuters



A circle shows the location of where Samuel Frappier was found on the east face of Longs Peak in the Rocky Mountain National Park. Frappier, 19, was rescued after becoming stranded on Broadway Ledge, at roughly 13,000 feet in elevation, while descending from the summit of Long Peaks

A circle shows the location of where Samuel Frappier was found on the east face of Longs Peak in the Rocky Mountain National Park. Frappier, 19, was rescued after becoming stranded on Broadway Ledge, at roughly 13,000 feet in elevation, while descending from the summit of Long PeaksReuters



People take part in a candle light rally in Kathmandu, organised by the Nepal Mountain Association to pay tribute to those killed in a deadly avalanche on Mount Everest. The April 18 avalanche killed 16 Nepali guides, who were fixing ropes and ferrying supplies for their foreign clients to scale the 8,850-metre (29,035-foot) peak

People take part in a candle light rally in Kathmandu, organised by the Nepal Mountain Association to pay tribute to those killed in a deadly avalanche on Mount Everest. The April 18 avalanche killed 16 Nepali guides, who were fixing ropes and ferrying supplies for their foreign clients to scale the 8,850-metre (29,035-foot) peakReuters



A man photographs people protesting against the eviction of squatters from the Can Vies building in the Sants area of Barcelona

A man photographs people protesting against the eviction of squatters from the Can Vies building in the Sants area of BarcelonaReuters



A protester against military rule throws a rubbish bin at soldiers during a scuffle at the Victory Monument in Bangkok

A protester against military rule throws a rubbish bin at soldiers during a scuffle at the Victory Monument in BangkokReuters



Soldiers protect themselves with shields as objects are thrown at them during a confrontation with anti-coup protesters at the Victory Monument in Bangkok

Soldiers protect themselves with shields as objects are thrown at them during a confrontation with anti-coup protesters at the Victory Monument in BangkokReuters



A girl examines the site of a car bomb attack in the Sadr City district of Baghdad. Violence rocked Iraq when at least 54 people died in car bombings, suicide attacks and assassinations around the country

A girl examines the site of a car bomb attack in the Sadr City district of Baghdad. Violence rocked Iraq when at least 54 people died in car bombings, suicide attacks and assassinations around the countryReuters




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