Snapshots: The world in 24 hours, May 27

Rainbow is seen over Duomo's cathedral during a political rally of leftist candidate Giuseppe Pisapia in downtown Milan May 27, 2011. Italians vote in run-offs for local elections on Sunday and Monday, with Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and his centre-right coalition scrambling to avoid defeat in the key battlegrounds of Milan and Naples. [Photo/Agencies]

Army soldiers march in a parade during a war victory ceremony in Colombo, May 27, 2011. Sri Lanka will held the military parade and memorial for fallen soldiers on Friday to mark the second anniversary of the defeat of the Tamil Tigers, which ended a quarter-century civil war in the Indian Ocean nation. [Photo/Agencies]