An Iraqi woman holds onto a truck while waiting for Iraqi soldiers to distribute food supplies among the residents of the Shiite enclave of Sadr City in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, May 8, 2008.
Mini Mantis
A praying mantis nymph stands on Katie McCollum's finger on Wednesday night, May 7, 2008, in Patterson, Calif. The insect was crawling across Katie's mom's arm, and was about to be swatted, when a closer examination revealed its species, and it was subsequently photographed and released.
Birthday Bash
An Israeli youth smiles during a rally to mark the 60th anniversary of Israel on the beachfront in Tel Aviv, Thursday, May 8, 2008. Israel staged its 60th birthday bash with fireworks, air force flyovers and a great sense of pride, but also with uncertainty about its future and doubts about prospects for peace with the Palestinians.
Banged Up Buddha
A Myanmar woman looks at the damaged statue of Buddha at the Aung Zey Yong Pagoda and monastery in Kyauktan Township, southern Myanmar on Thursday, May 8, 2008. Relief supplies from the United Nations began arriving in Myanmar, but U.S. military planes loaded with aid were still denied access by the country's isolationist regime five days after a devastating cyclone.
Bunkered Down
A U.S. soldier from the 3rd Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, takes up position at a patrol base in the Shiite enclave of Sadr city in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, May 8, 2008.
Look Ma ...
British McLaren-Mercedes Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton is airborne as he leaves the stage during a special performance of "Troy" in Istanbul, Turkey, Thursday, May 8, 2008. Hamilton joined Fire of Anatolia, the best known Turkish modern folk dance group, in the special performance ahead of Sunday's Formula One Turkish Grand Prix.
Just A Sliver
A crescent moon is seen in the sky with crosses on top of a Catholic church on the foreground in Belarusian capital Minsk, late Thursday, May 8, 2008.
Long In The Tooth
Jenny, a Western Lowland Gorilla and the world's oldest captive gorilla, eats a piece of birthday fruit as the Dallas Zoo celebrates her 55th birthday, Thursday, May 8, 2008, in Dallas.
Ticket To Freedom
A helicopter transfers Zeus, a 1,000-pound manta ray, from a captive marine viewing habitat to the Atlantic Ocean as part of a release and research program at Atlantis resort on Paradise Island, Bahamas, Thursday, May 8, 2008. Zeus, who has been at the resort almost three years, has a wingspan of almost 13 feet. Marine biologists plan to monitor Zeus through a satellite tracking tag placed just prior to release.