Another Week on May

Another end of the week means another set of coolest or most newsworthy pix from the week. Which is your favorite?

 

1 Novak Djokovic of Serbia hits a return to Andy Murray of Britain during their semi-final match at the Rome Masters tennis tournament May 14, 2011. REUTERS/Giampiero Sposito

2 Chris Holder of Australia (R) rides in front of Poland's Janusz Kolodziej (L) and Denmark's Nicki Pedersen during a heat in the FIM Speedway Grand Prix in Gothenburg, Sweden May 14, 2011. The competition had to be aborted due to heavy rain. REUTERS/Adam Ihse/Scanpix

3 Ukraine's President Viktor Yanukovich (R) delivers a speech during a festive performance to celebrate the 75th anniversary of Shakhtar football club at the Donbass Arena in Donetsk May 14, 2011. REUTERS/Andriy Mosienko/Presidential Press Service/Handout

4 People dressed in pre-hispanic costumes perform a fire ceremony during the inauguration of the Fair of Cultures along Paseo de la Reforma avenue, in Mexico City on May 14, 2011. Representatives from 64 countries participated in the fair, which had an expected participation of 600,000 people. The fair was created after the 2009 health crisis in the city, as a measure to promote tourism. REUTERS/Jorge Dan Lopez

5 Pigeons are seen flying away from a blossoming chestnut tree in Kiev May 14, 2011. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich

6 Ludovic Obraniak of Lille scores to win the French Cup final match against Paris Saint-Germain at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis near Paris, May 14, 2011. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

7 Anne Sophie, the widow of Belgian cyclist Wouter Weylandt, who died in a crash during the Giro d'Italia, observes a minute of silence before the Belgian first division championship playoffs soccer match Ghent against Genk at Jules Otten stadium in Ghent May 14, 2011. REUTERS/Thierry Roge

8 A flood impacted area of the Mississippi River is pictured from the International Space Station in this image taken May 12, 2011, shows the areas of Ruckers Place, Tenn. and Tomato, Ark. surrounded by water, while Barfield, Ark. remains dry behind the levee on the right side of the image. Authorities will start opening a key spillway by early Saturday evening to relieve the swollen Mississippi River and avoid flooding Louisiana's two largest cities although potentially swamping thousands of homes and acres of crops. REUTERS/NASA/Handout

9 AC Milan's players celebrate with the trophy after winning their 18th Italian Serie A title at the end of their match against Cagliari at the San Siro stadium in Milan, May 14, 2011. REUTERS/Imagesport

10 Ell and Nikki of Azerbaijan pose with the trophy after winning the Eurovision Song Contest final in Duesseldorf May 14, 2011. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay

11 A boy jumps from a tree into Caura river in Maripa in the southern state of Bolivar May 14, 2011. REUTERS/Jorge Silva

12 Would-be immigrants wrapped in blankets queue after arriving at the southern Spanish port of Motril early May 15, 2011. Some 65 would-be immigrants, including 25 men, 30 women and 10 children, aboard a fishing boat were intercepted off the southern Spanish coast as they were heading to European soil from Africa, authorities said. REUTERS/Jon Nazca

13 A scuba diver swims near a school of swirling jacks near the USAT Liberty wreck at Tulamben, on the Indonesian resort island of Bali May 14, 2011. Picture taken May 14, 2011. REUTERS/David Loh

14 Kesha performs at the 2011 Wango Tango concert in Los Angeles May 14, 2011. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni

15 A wild elephant is tranquilized as it is captured in a forest in Kota Tinggi , 400 km (250 miles) southeast of Kuala Lumpur May 14, 2011 before its relocation to the Kuala Gandah Elephant Sanctuary in Pahang. Malaysia's Department of Wildlife and National Parks has relocated at least 600 wild elephants since 1974. Picture taken May 14, 2011. REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad

16 Canadian Rabbi Yeshaye Rosenberg (R) smiles at Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad during a meeting with guests of the International Conference on Global Alliance Against Terrorism, in Tehran May 15, 2011. REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi

17 African National Congress (ANC) supporters carry a mock coffin during a rally in Soweto May 15 2011. The words on the coffin read, Sleep well Helen, in reference to Xhosa-speaking former journalist Helen Zille, leader of the opposition party Democratic Alliance. South Africans will vote in municipal elections on May 18. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko

18 An Egyptian Christian holds up a Coptic Christian cross as he takes part in a protest against recent attacks in front of the state television building in Cairo May 15, 2011. Two Egyptian protesters were shot in Cairo during Christian and Muslim demonstrations and an explosion occurred near the tomb of a prominent Muslim sheikh in the Sinai Peninsula, state news agency MENA said. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

19 A civilian volunteer of the rebel army clears an obstacle course during training in Benghazi May 15, 2011. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem

20 Police charge at a man they suspect of creating trouble during celebrations of the Red Machindranath chariot festival in Lalitpur May 15, 2011. The festival is one of the main festivals observed by both the Buddhist and Hindu communities of Kathmandu valley. It honours the deity Lord Machindranath, who is credited with saving Nepal from a prolonged drought in ancient times. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar

21 Ajax Amsterdam's players celebrate their victory over FC Twente after their Dutch Championship final soccer match at the Amsterdam Arena May 15, 2011. REUTERS/Paul Vreeker/United Photos

22 Supporters of German soccer champions Borussia Dortmund celebrate during a reception in Dortmund, May 15, 2011. REUTERS/Ina Fassbender

23 Israeli border policemen detain a Palestinian protester during clashes in Shuafat refugee camp, in the West Bank near Jerusalem May 15, 2011. Israeli security forces had been on alert for violence on Sunday, the day Palestinians mourn the Nakba, or catastrophe, of Israel's founding in a 1948 war, when hundreds of thousands of their brethren fled or were forced to leave their homes. REUTERS/Ammar Awad

24 Carissa Moore of Hawaii surfs to win the women's Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) Billabong Rio Pro championships final on Barra da Tijuca beach in Rio de Janeiro May 15, 2011. REUTERS/Sergio Moraes

25 Sweden's goaltender Viktor Fasth (R) reacts as Finland's players celebrate a goal during their gold medal match at the Ice Hockey World Championships in Bratislava May 15, 2011 REUTERS/Grigory Dukor

26 Dominique Strauss-Kahn (C), head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), departs a New York Police Department precinct in New York late May 15, 2011. A handcuffed IMF chief, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, facing charges he sexually assaulted a hotel maid, was escorted from a New York Police Department unit late on Sunday. REUTERS/Mike Segar

27 Tollwood environmental activists wearing protective gear protest against the government's nuclear energy policy calling for a swift nuclear energy exit outside the Chancellery in Berlin May 16, 2011. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

28 U.S. President Barack Obama (L) talks with student Christopher Dean before Dean introduced Obama to deliver the commencement address for Booker T. Washington High School in Memphis, Tennessee May 16, 2011. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

29 The space shuttle Endeavour lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, May 16, 2011. Endeavour carried six astronauts into orbit on its 25th and final flight on Monday, taking the $2 billion Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer particle detector, supplies and spare parts to the International Space Station. REUTERS/Pierre Ducharme

30 A Libyan soldier looks up at damage caused to the building housing the anti-corruption department, which the Libyan government said was caused by coalition air strikes, in Tripoli May 17, 2011. REUTERS/Louafi Larbi

31 French climber Alain Robert, also known as Spiderman, scales the 261-metres-high (856.3 feet) Sapphire Tower in Istanbul May 17, 2011. Sapphire Tower is Turkey's highest building. REUTERS/Murad Sezer

32 Buddhists carry candles while encircling a large Buddha statue during Vesak Day, an annual celebration of Buddha's birth, enlightenment and death, at a temple in Nakhon Pathom province on the outskirts of Bangkok May 17, 2011. This year marks 2600th anniversary of Buddha's enlightenment. Picture taken using long exposure. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom

33 Buddhists monks attend a ceremony during Vesak Day, an annual celebration of Buddha's birth, enlightenment and death, at Wat Dharmmakaya in Pathum Thani province, on the outskirts of Bangkok May 17, 2011. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj

34 Anti-government protester attends a rally to demand the ouster of Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh in Sanaa May 17, 2011. Yemen opposition leaders will consider modifications to a Gulf Arab plan that aims to ease the entrenched Saleh out of nearly 33 years in power, an opposition leader said on Tuesday. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah

35 A man is detained by riot police during demonstrations in north Dublin May 17, 2011. Britain's Queen Elizabeth begins a four day state visit to Ireland today which is the first state visit by a British monarch since Ireland's independence. REUTERS/Cathal McNaughton

36 Army soldiers chew qat, a mild stimulant, as they stand in line to block a women's demonstration demanding the ouster of Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh in the southern city of Taiz May 17, 2011. Yemen opposition leaders will consider modifications to a Gulf Arab plan that aims to ease the entrenched Saleh out of nearly 33 years in power, an opposition leader said on Tuesday. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah

37 A helicopter water bomber drops a load of water on a spot fire near Slave Lake, Alberta May 17, 2011. Wildfires whipped by high winds destroyed more than a third of the sizable town in northern Alberta on Monday and forced oil companies in Canada's largest energy-producing province to shut off tens of thousands of barrels of output. About 100 wildfires are burning in Alberta, spurred by warm temperatures and gusting winds, with 23 considered out of control in a fire season unlike any seen before. REUTERS/Todd Korol

38 Chicago Cubs' Darwin Barney (L) dives safely back to second base as Cincinnati Reds second baseman Brandon Phillips (4) is late with the tag in the first inning of play, in their MLB National League baseball game at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio, May 17, 2011. REUTERS/John Sommers II

39 Workers install a high voltage electricity pylon in Xuancheng, Anhui province, May 17, 2011. China will raise the prices for electricity coal-fired generators sell to grid operators by 0.02 yuan per kilowatt hour in three provinces, state media reported on Wednesday, in an effort to encourage generators to increase supplies amid spreading shortages. Picture taken May 17, 2011. REUTERS/Stringer

40 Dallas Mavericks power forward Dirk Nowitzki celebrates after setting an NBA record while defeating the Oklahoma City Thunder to win Game 1 of the NBA Western Conference Final basketball playoff in Dallas, Texas May 17, 2011. Nowitzki set an NBA record going 24 for 24 on the foul line. REUTERS/Tim Sharp

41 A 22-year-old woman in a wedding gown is grabbed by Guo Zhongfan, a local community officer, as she attempts to kill herself by jumping out of a seven-storey residential building in Changchun, Jilin province May 17, 2011. According to local media, the woman tried to commit suicide after her boyfriend of four years broke up with her, just as they were making plans to get married. The woman did not sustain any injuries during the incident. Picture taken May 17, 2011. REUTERS/China Daily

42 Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev (R) prepares for a news conference at the Skolokovo innovation center outside Moscow May 18, 2011. Medvedev said on Wednesday it was too early to announce whether he will run in next year's presidential election but promised a decision soon. REUTERS/Dmitry Astakhov/RIA Novosti/Kremlin

43 A passenger on Cathay Pacific flight CX715 prays at his seat onboard before landing at Changi Airport in Singapore May 16, 2011. An investigation has been launched after a Cathay Pacific jetliner made an emergency landing in Singapore with an engine problem on Monday. Picture taken May 16, 2011. REUTERS/Beawiharta

44 Oprah Winfrey shares a laugh with actor Tom Cruise during the taping of Oprah's Surprise Spectacular in Chicago May 17, 2011. Winfrey kicked off one of her last-ever national talk shows on Tuesday with hugs from Tom Hanks, Tom Cruise and Madonna in a packed Chicago arena. REUTERS/John Gress

45 People queue to cast their votes during the South African municipal elections in Soweto May 18, 2011. South Africa holds elections on Wednesday for its 278 municipalities in a race that will be seen as a barometer of the strength of President Jacob Zuma and his ruling African National Congress. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko

46 Afghan policemen carry a body away from the site of a suicide attack in Jalalabad May 18, 2011. A suicide bomber killed 13 people and wounded at least 20 in an attack on a minibus carrying police cadets in the main city in Afghanistan's east on Wednesday, a government spokesman said. REUTERS/Parwiz

47 Vice speaker of the Ukrainian Vekhovnaya Rada, Adam Martynyuk (R), scuffles with deputy Oleg Lyashko during a session in the chamber of the Ukrainian parliament in Kiev May 18, 2011. REUTERS/Tatyana Bondarenko

48 Britain's Queen Elizabeth (C) enters Croke Park stadium with Ireland's President Mary McAleese (R) and Gaelic Athletic Association President Christy Cooney in Dublin May 18, 2011. Britain's Queen Elizabeth undertook one of the most daring diplomatic engagements of her reign on Wednesday when she stepped out into Ireland's Croke Park stadium, scene of a massacre by British troops. REUTERS/Maxwell's/POOL

49 Migrants from Latin America and Asia are seen in a trailer truck after being detected by police X-ray equipment, near Tuxtla Gutierrez, in Mexico's state of Chiapas, in this photo released by Chiapas State Attorney General on May 18, 2011. Two trailer trucks heading to the U.S and containing about 513 migrants were discovered at a checkpoint on early Tuesday. REUTERS/Chiapas State Attorney General/Handout

50 Porto's captain Helton (centre R) and goalscorer Falcao (centre L) lift the trophy after beating Braga 1-0 in the Europa League final soccer match at Lansdowne Road in Dublin May 18, 2011. REUTERS/Darren Staples

51 Submerged buildings are seen near Lake Providence, Louisiana May 18, 2011. Floodwater released from a key Mississippi River spillway surged through the Louisiana bayou on Tuesday, and levees protecting the state's two biggest cities held as river flows neared their peak. Weeks of heavy rains and runoff from an unusually snowy winter caused the Mississippi River to rise, flooding thousands of homes and 3 million acres (1.2 million hectares) of farmland in Mississippi, Tennessee and Arkansas and evoking comparisons to historic floods in 1927 and 1937. REUTERS/Eric Thayer

52 Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James (front) fights for the ball against Chicago Bulls' Luol Deng during the third quarter of Game 4 of their NBA Eastern Conference basketball playoff series in Chicago, in this file picture taken April 25, 2010. LeBron James was rated by Forbes as number ten on their annual The Celebrity 100 list, released May 18, 2011, that measures power by entertainment-related earnings, media visibility and social media popularity. REUTERS/John Gress/Files

53 A labourer builds components of wind turbines at a wind power equipment factory in Zouping, Shandong province May 18, 2011. With profitable wind and hydropower businesses included, overall power generation losses narrowed to 6 billion yuan, Xue Jing, director of the statistics and information department under the China Electricity Council, said on the sidelines of a conference in Beijing on Tuesday. Picture taken May 18, 2011. REUTERS/China Daily

54 Tsunami waves approach the Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO)'s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant near its No. 5 reactor in Fukushima Prefecture, in this handout photo taken March 11 and released by TEPCO May 19, 2011. Heavy oil tanks are seen in the bottom of the picture. Japan's economy shrank much more than expected in the first quarter and slipped into recession after the triple blow of the March earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis hit business and consumer spending and tore apart supply chains. Mandatory Credit REUTERS/Tokyo Electric Power Co/Handout

55 Water rushes into Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO)'s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant (top-bottom) after a tsunami triggered by an earthquake, in Fukushima, in this combination picture made of handout photos taken March 11, 2011, from the fourth floor of the radioactive waste disposal building, and released by TEPCO on May 19, 2011. Japan's economy shrank much more than expected in the first quarter and slipped into recession after the triple blow of the March earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis hit business and consumer spending and tore apart supply chains. REUTERS/Tokyo Electric Power Co/Handout

56 The space shuttle Atlantis STS-135 is hoisted to the high bay for mating to the external tank and solid rocket boosters inside the vehicle assembly building at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida May 18, 2011. REUTERS/Scott Audette

57 South Korean Army tanks move during a live fire drill against possible attacks from North Korea at Seungjin fire range in Pocheon, about 46 km (28 miles) northeast of Seoul and about 15 km (9 miles) south of the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas, May 19, 2011. REUTERS/Lim Byeong-Shik/Yonhap

58 Actor Antonio Banderas poses during a photocall for the film La Piel Que Habito, by director Pedro Almodovar in competition at the 64th Cannes Film Festival, May 19, 2011. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard

59 Bloodstains are seen on the ground near damaged vehicles at the site of a bomb attack in Kirkuk, 250 km (155 miles) north of Baghdad, May 19, 2011. Two bombs exploded near a bus station in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk on Thursday, killing at least 15 people, security sources said. REUTERS/Ako Rasheed

60 Thousands of anti-government 'red shirt' protesters pray during a rally at Ratchaprasong intersection at Bangkok's shopping district May 19, 2011. Thousands of red shirt protesters staged a rally on Thursday to mark the one-year anniversary of Thailand's worst political violence that ended on May 19 last year. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj

61 Labourers work at the construction site of a commercial complex in the eastern Indian city of Bhubaneswar May 19, 2011. The infrastructure sector accounts for just over a quarter of India's industrial output. REUTERS/Stringer

62 Australian James McKeen falls off his surfboard while trying to ride an 8-metre wave at Shipstern Bluff near Hobart in Tasmania March 17, 2011. According to local media reports, surfers were towed by a jetski into one of the biggest swells seen at Shipstern Bluff, formerly known as Devil's Point, in 10 years. Picture taken on March 17, 2011. REUTERS/andychiz.com/Handout

63 A boy cools off on a hot summer day in the waters of Dal Lake in Srinagar May 19, 2011. Many parts of northern India are facing severe hot weather conditions with temperatures hitting 44 degrees Celsius (111 degrees Fahrenheit) in many places, the media reported on Thursday. REUTERS/Fayaz Kabli

64 Children peep through a torn U.S flag hanging from their makeshift shelter in a slum area on the outskirts of Karachi May 19, 2011. REUTERS/Athar Hussain

65 Residents search through a dumping ground for recyclable material in Abbottabad May 19, 2011. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro

66 Horses train during early morning workouts at Pimlico Race Track in Baltimore, Maryland, May 19, 2011. The 136th running of the Preakness Stakes will take place at Pimlico Saturday May 21, 2011. REUTERS/Molly Riley

67 Ferrari's Formula One driver Fernando Alonso of Spain reacts during a news conference ahead of the weekend's Spanish F1 Grand Prix at the Circuit de Catalunya in Montmelo, outside Barcelona May 19, 2011. REUTERS/Susana Vera

68 Israeli magician Hezi Dean stands on a nine-story-high pylon at Rabin Square in Tel Aviv May 19, 2011. In an attempt to break David Blaine's May 2002 record, Dean plans to stay on the pillar for more than 35 hours until Thursday night, when he will jump off into a stack of cardboard boxes to break his fall. REUTERS/Nir Elias

69 Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn listens to his lawyer, William Taylor, inside of a New York State Supreme Courthouse during a bail hearing in New York May 19, 2011. Kahn was granted bail by a New York judge on Thursday, and the former IMF chief has vowed to fight charges that he tried to rape a hotel maid in Manhattan. REUTERS/Richard Drew/Pool

70 Libyans attend a rally to support rebel fighters and Libyan National Council (CNT), near the courthouse in Benghazi, May 19,2011. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra

71 Demonstrators fill up Madrid's famous landmark Puerta del Sol during a protest against politicians, bankers and authorities' handling of the economic crisis May 19, 2011 in this panoramic photo. The demonstrations began on Sunday May 15, when thousands of people gathered in several cities in Spain to demand what they called 'real democracy' and protesters have vowed to occupy central squares in several Spanish cities until the May 22 local elections. Editors note: this panoramic picture is stitched from 6 separate photographs. REUTERS/Paul Hanna

72 Women and children run away with their belongings from a fire in Kuma Garadayat, a village located in North Darfur controlled by members of SLA-Free Will faction, a signatory of the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA) May 19, 2011. Some shelters caught on fire accidentally while UN agencies, OCHA, UNHCR and FAO, were participating in an operation conducted by UNAMID to secure access to remote, conflict-affected areas. REUTERS/Albert Gonzalez Farran/UNAMID

73 The peloton of more than 140 riders representing 18 teams, pedals through the rolling hills of San Luis Obispo County during the 135-mile, Stage-5 of the Amgen Tour of California from Seaside to Paso Robles in California May 19, 2011. REUTERS/Anthony Bolante

74 Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Ricky Romero throws to the Tampa Bay Rays during the first inning of their American League MLB baseball game in Toronto, May 19, 2011. REUTERS/Mark Blinch

75 Pedro Benitez (R) of Paraguay's Cerro Porteno is congratulated by teammates after scoring against Mexico's Jaguares during their Copa Libertadores quarterfinals match in Asuncion May 19, 2011. REUTERS/Jorge Adorno

76 Oklahoma City Thunder's Kevin Durant (L) and James Harden celebrate against the Dallas Mavericks during the second half of Game 2 of the NBA Western Conference Final basketball playoff in Dallas, Texas May 19, 2011. REUTERS/Mike Stone

77 Turkey's Environment Minister Veysel Eroglu (2nd R) speaks to the media in front of damaged buildings in the town of Simav, near the city of Kutahya, May 20, 2011. An earthquake which shook northwest Turkey on Thursday night killed two people and injured 79, Eroglu said on Friday. REUTERS/Selma Kocabas/Anatolian

78 A Nepali Congress party flag is seen during during a mass meeting of supporters and activists demanding for peace and the drafting of a new constitution on time, in Kathmandu May 20, 2011.There are 8 days to go before the promulgation of a new constitution in Nepal, due on May 28. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar

79 A North Korean soldier holds a badminton racket on the banks of Yalu River near the North Korean town of Sinuiju, opposite the Chinese border city of Dandong, May 20, 2011. Confusion surrounded a North Korean visit to China on Friday, as media in the South said the North's leader Kim Jong-il had crossed the border, contradicting earlier reports that his son and heir apparent Kim Jong-un had travelled. REUTERS/Jacky Chen

80 Syrian soldiers deploy in the Syrian village of Arida, as seen from the northern Lebanese village of Wadi Khaled near the Lebanese-Syrian border, May 20, 2011. Syria deployed tanks in the border village on Thursday, witnesses said, ignoring growing pressure from Washington which called on Syria's President Bashar al-Assad to stop trying to crush popular unrest or step aside. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir