A tiger cools off at its enclosure at the zoo in Ahmadabad, India, Tuesday, May 5, 2009. India has suffered through a heat wave in recent days.
Balancing Act
Palestinian fruit vendors balance watermelons on their heads as they try to attract customers in the West Bank town of Ramallah, Tuesday, May 5, 2009.
Matrimonial Statement
Jonathan Paul Ganucheau, 24, left, and, Denise Buckbinder Ganucheau, 26, both of Dallas, Texas, have a religious wedding ceremony performed as part of a protest against the decision of the District of Columbia city council to approve legislation recognizing same sex marriages performed in other states, in Washington, on Tuesday, May 5, 2009.
Forward March
Russian soldiers march during a rehearsal for the Victory Day military parade in St. Petersburg, Russia, Tuesday, May 5, 2009. Russia celebrates the anniversary of the allied victory over Nazi Germany on May 9.
Changed Flight Plan
A chartered AeroMexico plane takes off near the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games logo at the airport in Beijing Tuesday, May 5, 2009. The chartered Mexican plane is headed to several Chinese cities to pick up dozens of Mexicans quarantined over swine flu fears and other visitors whose travel plans have been disrupted.
Guiding Light
A Christian pilgrim blows out the candle she lit at the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed by many to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Tuesday, May 5, 2009. Pope Benedict XVI will visit Jordan, Israel and the Palestinian territories during his eight-day Holy Land tour that begins Friday, May 8.
Searching The Remains
Pakistani police officers examine the site of suicide bombing on outskirt of Peshawar, Pakistan on May 5, 2009. A suicide car bomber killed four security forces and wounded passing schoolchildren Tuesday in Pakistan's volatile northwest, where the government is under pressure from Washington to crack down on militants.
Bear Hug
Wilbaer, left, a 16 months old polar bear, plays with his mother Corinna in the Wilhelma zoo in Stuttgart, Germany, Tuesday, May 5, 2009. Wilbaer, who was born in this zoo, will leave his mother in the next weeks and move to the bearpark Orsa in Gorenklitt, Sweden.