U.S. Marines from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit try to take shelter from a sand storm at forward operating base Dwyer in the Helmand province of southern Afghanistan Wednesday, May 7, 2008.
Cyclone Relief
Workers pour rice into bags to be loaded on to a truck for distribution, in Yangon, Myanmar, Wednesday, May 7, 2008. Cyclone victims in Myanmar's biggest city faced new challenges Wednesday as markets doubled prices of rice, charcoal and bottled water, belying government claims that life was returning to normal after a storm that claimed some 22,000 lives.
Changing Of The Guard?
President Dmitry Medvedev, right, and his predecessor Vladimir Putin, left, are seen as Kremlin guards participate in an inauguration ceremony at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Wednesday, May 7, 2008. Medvedev was inaugurated as Russia's president on Wednesday, pledging to bolster the country's economic development and civil rights, in what may signal a departure from his predecessor's heavy-handed tactics.
Look Of A Winner
Kentucky Derby winner Big Brown checks out activity outside Barn 22 at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., Wednesday, May 7, 2008. Big Brown went to the racetrack for the first time since the Derby on Wednesday and is scheduled to ship to Baltimore for the Preakness Stakes on May 14.
Shimmering Scene
An unidentified swimmer dives into the Guadalquivir River during a training session for the World Open Water Swimming Championships in Seville, Spain, Wednesday, May 7 2008.
Under Foot
An elephant calf walks around in the elephants' enclosure of the zoo in Hanover, northern Germany, Wednesday, May 7, 2008. The unnamed elephant was born Tuesday.
River Walk
Canada geese and their goslings on the move near the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia, Wednesday, May 7, 2008.
Israel Celebrates
A youth waves an Israeli flag as fireworks explode in the sky over Rabin's Square in Tel Aviv, Israel during a ceremony to mark the 60th anniversary of Israel, late Wednesday May 7, 2008. Israel is marking its 60th Independence Day, which began at sundown Wednesday, with a great sense of pride but also uncertainty about its future and doubts about prospects for peace with the Palestinians.
Painted Ponies
A young girl looks over a pair of painted fiberglass horses placed in front of the entrance to the American Museum of Natural History, Wednesday, May 7, 2008, in New York. Seven life-size fiberglass horses will be in place at the museum for the summer of 2008. The museum will host an exhibition entitled "The Horse," which opens to the public on Saturday, May 17.