May 28, 2011. Completed in 1986, the nuclear plant in Kalkar, Germany, was never opened. Today, it houses Wunderland Kalkar, an amusement park. One of the plant’s cooling towers contains this high-flying swing attraction.Patrick Stollarz—AFP/Getty Images
This week: a merry-go-round turns inside a former nuclear plant; artillery fire along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border; a one-and-a-half year old boy is killed in Libya by Gaddafi’s forces, military maneuvers and youth movements in Spain; Indonesia’s dog slaughterhouses; The White Soldier; the spelling bee, and space shuttle Endeavour touches down for the final time.
May 28, 2011. Completed in 1986, the nuclear plant in Kalkar, Germany, was never opened. Today, it houses Wunderland Kalkar, an amusement park. One of the plant’s cooling towers contains this high-flying swing attraction.
Patrick Stollarz—AFP/Getty ImagesMay 29, 2011. A student of the Marcelle Bomge National School of Dance prepares for a recital at the Bellas Artes Theatre in Guatemala City.
Johan Ordonez—AFP/Getty ImagesJune 1, 2011. Pakistani army officers fire artillery in Mohmand Agency, on the border with Afghanistan. The bombardment came as a top Pakistani commander ruled out an offensive, earlier reported as imminent, against militants in the Waziristan region.
Adrees Latif—ReutersMay 29, 2011. Fisherman haul in dead fish from Taal Lake in Talisay, Batangas, south of Manila in the Philippines. A massive die-off claimed about 500 metric tons of fish in the waters around six towns. A local agriculturist blamed a sudden climate change in the area.
Erik de Castro—ReutersMay 30, 2011. A Jewish worshipper, escorted by an Israeli border policeman, prays at Joseph’s Tomb in the West Bank city of Nablus. Some 1,600 faithful came to the tomb in coordination with local Palestinian authorities, the first such visit since April, when a Palestinian policeman shot and killed an Israeli entering the tomb without permission.
Ronen Zvulun—ReutersMay 30, 2011. High divers leap into the air during the Acapulco Show at the Freizeitland Geiselwind theme park in Geiselwind, Germany, as May brought summer-like temperatures to much of the country.David Ebener—AFP/Getty ImagesMay 29, 2011. A worker, in shadow, raises a club to kill a dog in the Indonesian village of Bambanglipuro. The Suwardi family has run a dog-slaughtering business since 1985, killing up to 30 animals a day for their meat, believed by customers to cure skin diseases and boost vitality. A meal of dog meat and rice costs about 8,000 rupiah (90¢).
Dwi Oblo—ReutersMay 29, 2011. Demonstrators belonging to the Spanish youth movement Los Indignados gather in Madrid’s Puerta del Sol square to protest unemployment—which has risen above 20% nationally—and the country’s political system.
Antonello Nusca—PolarisMay 29, 2011. The day before Memorial Day, a man visits Arlington West, a display on the beach in Santa Monica, Calif., sponsored by Veterans for Peace. The religious symbols represent soldiers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Reed Saxon—AP27 May 2011. A woman clasps the body of 1½-year-old Mohsin Ali Sheikh, killed in fighting between rebels and Muammar Gaddafi’s forces in Misratah, Libya. NATO reportedly dismissed a Libyan government offer of a cease-fire. Human rights groups condemned indiscriminate attacks by the regime.Missam Saleh—EPAMay 27, 2011. Kashmiri women look on as men pray by the bodies of Mohammed Imran Khan, a suspected local militant of Jaish-e-Mohammed and another suspected militant commander who police identified as Qari Zubair from Pakistan during their funeral procession in Keller some 80 kilometers (50 miles) south of Srinagar, India. Thousands attended the funeral of two suspected rebels in Indian Kashmir Friday, a day after they were killed in a gun battle with government forces in the disputed region, police said. Dar Yasin—APMay 31, 2011. An Indian woman covers herself during a candlelight vigil against corruption outside Rajghat, the memorial to Mahatma Gandhi, in New Delhi, India. The activists were rallying to show their support to yoga Guru Ramdev and his call for a hunger strike, beginning June 4, to fight corruption in the country. Kevin Frayer—APMay 29, 2011. Barcelona's Brazilian defender Adriano Correia celebrates during a gathering with supporters at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona a day after the team won the UEFA Champions League final football match against Manchester United. Josep Lago—AFP/Getty ImagesMay 31, 2011. Yehuda Brown, a former Israeli soldier turned artist, performs a piece entitled The White Soldier, as he pauses while on 'patrol' in 'The Peace Forest' overlooking the Old City of Jerusalem and East Jerusalem, Israel. The White Soldier 'patrolled' along the 1967 'Green Line' that separated Israel from Jordanian-controlled East Jerusalem that was captured by Israel in the 1967 Six-Days, which Israel claims has 'reunified' the Holy City of Jerusalem. Jim Hollander—EPAMay 28, 2011. A parachutist jumps from a Croatian Army helicopter during a military parade and public show at Zagreb's Jarun Lake, marking the 20th anniversary of the country's armed forces.Nikola Solic —ReutersJune 2, 2011. Libyan volunteers crawl on their stomachs during a military training course before going to the front line in the rebel strong hold of Benghazi, Libya. According to rebel authorities, after three weeks of intense military training, the volunteers will be ready to fight against Moammar Gadhafi's troops. Rodrigo Abd—APJune 1, 2011. "Brother Hermes" performs an exorcism on Claudia Gaviria, 28, who claims to be possessed by spirits, on in La Cumbre, Valle del Cauca department, Colombia. Hermes Cifuentes, 50, has performed exorcism rituals during the last 20 years.Luis Robayo—AFP/Getty ImagesMay 28, 2011. The reflection of a hot air balloon in a pond is seen during the sixth Moscow Region Hot Air Balloon Championship in Dmitrov, some 60 km north of Moscow, Russia.Maxim Shipenkov—EPAJune 2, 2011. Residents look for fish during sunset in the shallow waters of Mogpog town in Marinduque island, south of Manila. Erik de Castro—ReutersJune 2, 2011. Pall bearers carry the open coffin of Abkhazia's president Sergei Bagapsh to his funeral in the village of Dzhgiarda, some 50km outside the capital Sukhumi. Bagapsh died in a Moscow hospital on Sunday from complications after a lung surgery. Sergey Karpov—ReutersJune 2, 2011. Nicolas B. Rushlow, 13, left, from Lancaster, Ohio is embraced by his mother Michelle after being eliminated during the semifinals of the 2011 Scripps National Spelling Bee at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in Oxon Hill. Rushlow spelled 'drusy' incorrectly. Pablo Martinez Monsivais—APMay 30, 2011. Supporters of Justice and Development Party's (AKP) shout slogans and wave flags during an election rally in Istanbul, Turkey. The country will hold parliamentary elections on June 12. Tolga Bozoglu—EPAJune 1, 2011. A student is hit by a jet of water from a riot police vehicle during a rally in downtown Santiago, Chile. Students marched through the streets to demand that Chile's government change the public state education system. Ivan Alvarado—ReutersMay 28, 2011. People watch as Spanish soldiers of the Marine Infantry Brigade hold their weapons as they simulate an assault on La Malagueta beach during a military operational exhibition, on the eve of the celebrations marking the Spanish Armed Forces Day in Malaga, southern Spain.Jon Nazca—ReutersMay 28, 2011. Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso of Spain steers his car as two sunbathers relaxes on a terrace during the qualifying session at the Monaco racetrack, in Monaco.Luca Bruno—APJune 1, 2011. Space shuttle Endeavour lands at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Endeavour touched down at its Florida home base early on Wednesday, capping a 16-day mission to deliver a premier science experiment to the International Space Station on NASA's next-to-last shuttle flight. Joe Skipper—Reuters
