Today in Pictures: Shanty Town Fire, Elk Sighting, and Cannes

Aysa Begum cries in front of her burnt shanty after a fire raced through a slum at Symoli in Dhaka, Bangladesh, May 16, 2012. At least 150 shanties were completely destroyed while the reason of the accident is yet to be ascertained, a fire service said. (EPA)

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