Campaigning in North 24 Parganas for the West Bengal elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi shared the stage with Ratna Debnath, mother of the RG Kar victim and BJP candidate from Panihati constituency. (Pics/PTI)

A powerful three-day storm and a massive African dust cloud turned skies orange and battered Greece with gale-force winds, heavy rain and flooding. One person died near Athens, schools shut, ferries suspended, and emergency services received hundreds of calls. PICS/AFP