May 7, 2013. An Orthodox priest blesses the coffins with the remains of Russian soldiers who perished in the fights at Sinyavino's Hills during the blockade of Leningrad in WWII, during a reburial ceremony outside St. Petersburg. The remains of 417 Russian soldiers, discovered by the memorial research group are reburied as Russia celebrates the 68th anniversary of the victory over Nazi-Germany in WWII on May 9.Anatoly Maltsev—EPA
From the safe return of three kidnap victims in Ohio and the rescue of a woman trapped for 17 days in the rubble of a garment factory in Bangladesh to Israeli air strikes in Syria and a teddy bear hospital in Germany, TIME presents the best pictures of the week.
May 3, 2013.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI: Pakistan Movement for Justice) chairman Imran Khan speaking in front of about 80,000 supporters attending a public gathering held in the local Government Degree College in Abbotabad, Pakistan.Massimo Berruti—Agence VUMay 3, 2013. Kashmiri Muslims pray as a head priest, unseen, displays a relic, believed to be a hair from the beard of the Prophet Mohammad, during special prayers on the death anniversary of Abu Bakr Siddiq, the first Caliph of Islam, at Hazratbal Shrine on the outskirts of Srinagar, India.Dar Yasin—APMay 6, 2013. An Israeli soldier (L) prays inside a net tent pitched close to Merkava tanks deployed in the Israeli annexed Golan Heights near the border with Syria. UN chief Ban Ki-moon has appealed for restraint after Israeli air strikes on targets near Damascus which prompted Syrian officials to warn "missiles are ready" to retaliate.Menahem Kahana—AFP/Getty ImagesMay 6, 2013. Women and girls in traditional dress make wreaths from periwinkle leaves to prepare for a ritual celebrating the pagan god Yurya in the village of Pogost, some 250 km (155 miles) south of Minsk. Locals believe that Yurya protects their harvest, and the annual tradition on May 6 is devoted to praying for plentiful future harvests.Vasily Fedosenko—ReutersMay 7, 2013. An Orthodox priest blesses the coffins with the remains of Russian soldiers who perished in the fights at Sinyavino's Hills during the blockade of Leningrad in WWII, during a reburial ceremony outside St. Petersburg. The remains of 417 Russian soldiers, discovered by the memorial research group are reburied as Russia celebrates the 68th anniversary of the victory over Nazi-Germany in WWII on May 9.Anatoly Maltsev—EPAMay 3, 2013. Servicemen take part in a rehearsal for the Victory Day military parade in Red Square in Moscow.Maxim Shemetoc—ReutersMay 6, 2013. A farmer harvests wheat on a field in Kathmandu, Nepal.Navesh Chitrakar—ReutersMay 6, 2013. An Syrian man wrapped in a Syrian flag with a portrait of President Bashar Assad, walks past anti riot police during an anti-Israeli demonstration in front of the UN office in Tehran. Iran Condemns Israeli Air strikes on Syria and urged countries in the region to stand against the attack.Ebrahim Noroozi—APMay 4, 2013. Horses run around a muddy track during the ninth race before the 139th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky.J. David Ake—APMay 5, 2013. An activist trying to take another severely injured activist to the hospital, as no one else offers to help in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The Paltan, Gulistan, Bijoynagar and Kakrail areas of Dhaka turned into a battleground as Hefazat-e-Islam locked in clashes with police and the Awami League. At least three persons are dead and more than 50 injured.Atish Saha—Demotix/CorbisMay 3, 2013. Veils used as cover from sniper fire are seen at Sheikh Maksoud front line, a majority-Kurdish neighborhood took by opposition fighters since weeks ago, and targeted by Syrian army aircraft bombardments and heavy shelling, forcing thousands of residents to flee into safe areas outside of Aleppo City.Narciso Contreras—PolarisMay 3, 2013. A human-shaped model aircraft flies near the Costanera Center Tower in Santiago de Chile, Chile.Felipe Trueba—EPAMay 3, 2013. A wall of flame approaches a statute of St. Francis of Assisi in Hidden Hills, California.Kevork Djansezian—Getty ImagesMay 3, 2013. A rabbit runs from a wildfire burning along the Pacific Coast Highway near Point Mugu State Park in Ventura County, California. Some 4,000 homes were threatened by a growing wildfire northwest of Los Angeles that has forced the closure of California's scenic coastal highway, firefighters said.Robyn Beck—AFP/Getty ImagesMay 4, 2013. A worshiper holds wooden crosses as she takes part in the Christian Orthodox Holy Fire ceremony at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old city.Baz Ratner—ReutersMay 4, 2013. A young attendee inspects an assault rifle during the 2013 NRA Annual Meeting and Exhibits at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas. More than 70,000 people are expected to attend the NRA's 3-day annual meeting that features nearly 550 exhibitors, gun trade show and a political rally. Justin Sullivan—Getty ImagesMay 3, 2013. Participants in the AfrikaBurn festival dance in a dust storm in the Karoo desert, Tweefontein, South Africa. The festival is based on Burning Man in the United States and see thousands of people gathering in the desert to construct a temporary community.Kim Ludbrook—EPAMay 4, 2013. Desirae Masterson, from Indianapolis, Ind., with her hat covered in a plastic bag to protect it from the rain, shares a mint julep with her husband Ray before the running of the 139th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. David Goldman—APMay 4, 2013. Police stand on the roadside during a demonstration against plans for a factory to produce paraxylene (PX), a toxic petrochemical used to make fabrics, in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan province on. Hundreds of people took part in a street protest against a proposed chemical plant in southwest China on May 4, state media said, in an echo of earlier protests in other Chinese cities.AFP/Getty ImagesMay 4, 2013. Demonstrators take part in a protest against plans for a factory which will produce paraxylene (PX), a toxic petrochemical used to make fabris, in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan province.AFP/Getty ImagesMay 4, 2013. An Orthodox Christians wears a headband with a cross made from papyrus as he prays outside of one of 11 monolithic rock-cut churches, ahead of Orthodox Easter in Lalibela.Goran Tomasevic—ReutersMay 5, 2013. Supporters wave flags and cheer as they watch Imran Khan, chairman of the Pakistan Tehrik e Insaf (PTI) party, arrive during an election campaign rally in Faisalabad, Pakistan. Daniel Berehulak—Getty ImagesMay 5, 2013. Punjab police commandos stand guard in front of stage prior to Imran Khan, chairman of the Pakistan Tehrik e Insaf (PTI) party, addressing supporters during an election campaign rally in Faisalabad, Pakistan.Daniel Berehulak—Getty ImagesMay 5, 2013. A general view of the Tungurahua volcano located in the middle of the Ecuadorean Andes, that nine days ago registered the beginning of an activity, seen from Pillaro, Ecuador.Carlos Campana—EPAMay 9, 2013. A female prisoner holds her child in the maternity ward at the Ilopango prison in El Salvador. Some 1,700 women are serving time at the prison, 300 of whom are mothers who live with their children until they turn five years old, after which they will be released to their relatives or handed over to the state. Ulises Rodriguez—ReutersMay 5, 2013. A student in flip flops and shorts (C) watches as U.S. President Barack Obama (not pictured) receives an honorary degree during the spring commencement ceremony at Ohio State University in Columbus.Jason Reed—ReutersMay 5, 2013. Lucha libre wrestler Cassandro leaps into the audience during the Lucha VaVOOM show as part of a Cinco de Mayo celebration at the Mayan theatre in Los Angeles. Cinco de Mayo, Spanish for the fifth of May, commemorates the Mexican army's 1862 victory over France at the Battle of Puebla.Mario Anzuoni—ReutersMay 5, 2013. Police beat a supporter of Hefajat-e Islam following clashes at Paltan in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Thousands of Islamists brought Dhaka to a standstill as they demanded an anti-blasphemy law that carries the death penalty. Two more people have died of their injuries in the ongoing clashes in Dhaka between the activists of Hifazat-e Islam and law keepers, pushing the toll to three so far.Zakir Hossain Chowdhury—Demotix/CorbisMay 6, 2013. Bangladeshi people search for their belongings after the clashes between police and Islamic hardliners during a protest in Savar near Dhaka, Bangladesh.Ismail Ferdous—APMay 6, 2013. Hifazat-e Islam chief Ahmad Shafi returns to home from his Lalbagh office today. He was expected to leave Dhaka by air at 05.00 PM. Police were there at his Lalbagh office when Ahmad Shafi was leaving.Suvra Kanti Das—Demotix/CorbisMay 6, 2013. Imran Khan, chairman of the Pakistan Tehrik e Insaf (PTI) party, departs after his addressing supporters during an election campaign rally in Multan, Pakistan.Daniel Berehulak—Getty ImagesMay 6, 2013. A man rests on the floor at a metro station in downtown Washington. Jewel Samad—AFP/Getty ImagesMay 6, 2013. Israeli soldiers of the Golani brigade during an exercise in the Golan Heights.Ariel Schalit—APMay 6, 2013. A woman stands next to a wall where sheep were slaughtered in the village of Babaj Bokes, Kosovo, during the celebration of the traditional feast of Saint George's Day, which is observed by several nations, kingdoms, countries, and cities of which Saint George is the patron saint.Armend Nimani—AFP/Getty ImagesMay 6, 2013. A child stands next to slaughtered sheep in the village of Babaj Bokes, Kosovo, during the celebration of the traditional feast of Saint George's Day, which is observed by several nations, kingdoms, countries, and cities of which Saint George is the patron saint.Armend Nimani—AFP/Getty ImagesMay 6, 2013. Family members of Diaa Mutashar al-Issawi chant anti-Jabhat al-Nusra and Free Syrian Army slogans during his funeral in Basra, Iraq's second-largest city, 340 miles (550 kilometers) southeast of Baghdad. The Iraqi Shiite fighter's body was collected Monday morning at a border crossing with Iran, then carried through the streets of this southern Iraqi city as mourners vowed a similar sacrifice to protect a revered shrine in Syria.Nabil al-Jurani—APMay 6, 2013. Bahraini women hide from riot police outside the entrance of a house before the start of a demonstration in solidarity with jailed political activists in the village of Diraz, west of Manama.Mohammed Al-Shaikh—AFP/Getty ImagesMay 6, 2013. A view of the Eta Aquarid meteor shower, as a result of Earth passing through dust released by Halley's Comet, seen from Barranco de Ajuy on Fuerteventura, the Canary Islands, Spain.Carlos de Saa—EPAMay 6, 2013. A musician from a military band rests before an official ceremony at a military base in the Russian southern city of Stavropol. Eduardo Korniyenko—ReutersMay 6, 2013. One World Trade Center rises above the World Trade Center transportation hub in New York. Not due to open until 2015, the 800,000-square-foot (74,322-square-meter) transit hub will eventually link numerous New York City subway lines with commuter trains and ferry services to neighboring New Jersey.Eric Thayer—ReutersMay 7, 2013. Supporters wave towards a helicopter transporting Nawaz Sharif, leader of political party Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), as he leaves after his election campaign rally in Peshawar.Fayaz Aziz—ReutersMay 7, 2013. Birds fly over the village of Epecuen, Argentina. Epecuen village was once home to 1,500 residents before it started flooding on November 10, 1985. After heavy rains the lake Epecuen burst its banks. It only took 20 days for the town to submerge beneath almost 30 feet of water, forcing everybody to leave. Natacha Pisarenko—APMay 7, 2013. Bystanders outside the house of the DeJesus's home in Cleveland, Ohio. Their daughter, Gina, went missing in 2004 and was alive in a home in Cleveland on May 6.Dustin Franz—PolarisMay 7, 2013. A Kashmiri farmer crosses a barbed wire fence to check his crop on a foggy morning on the outskirts of Srinagar, India.Dar Yasin—APMay 7, 2013. A farmer harvests wheat at the fields in Bhaktapur, near the capital Kathmandu. Navesh Chitrakar—ReutersMay 7, 2013. An Afghan boy holds a stick as he stands in a wheat field in Qara Zaghan village in Baghlan province.Shah Marai—AFP/Getty ImagesMay 8, 2013. A Bangladeshi rickshaw puller sleeps during a nationwide strike called by the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) in Dhaka.Munir Uz Zaman—AFP/Getty ImagesMay 8, 2013. Britain's Queen Elizabeth arrives for the State Opening of Parliament, at the Palace of Westminster in London.Dan Kitwood—Pool/ReutersMay, 8 2013. A Bangladeshi woman holds a photograph of her missing daughter at a makeshift morgue near a garment factory building that collapsed in Savar near Dhaka, Bangladesh.Ismail Ferdous—APMay 8, 2013. Visiting children hold high the intestine pulled from the belly of a giant teddy bear at the Teddy Bear Clinic at Charite Hospital in Berlin. Charite Hospital hosts the annual Teddy Bear Clinic days and invites children from Berlin day care centers to bring their injured teddy bears for fictitious examinations, x-rays, surgery and healing as a way for small children to become acquainted with a medical environment.Sean Gallup—Getty ImagesMay 8, 2013. A woman with a baby on her arm sells mosquito nets on a hot summer day, at a roadside in Bhopal, India.Sanjeev Gupta—EPAMay 9, 2013. Balloons and presents sit outside the home of kidnap victim Amanda Berry in Cleveland, Ohio. Ariel Castro was arraigned on rape and kidnapping charges for abducting Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight and holding them for about 10 years. Matt Sullivan—Getty ImagesMay 8, 2013. An Afghan Army soldier adjusts his helmet at a training facility on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan.Anja Niedringhaus—APMay 8, 2013. Bulgarian Nevse Molalieva (R) chats with friends before heading for their training course at a sewing factory in the village of Ribnovo, some 190km (118 miles) south of Sofia. Stoyan Nenov—ReutersMay 9, 2013. Afghan border policemen take their positions on the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan in Goshta district of Jalalabad province east of Kabul, Afghanistan.Rahmat Gul—APMay 9, 2013.Supporters wait for the arrival of Nawaz Sharif, leader of the Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML) party, during the final day of campaigning at an election rally in Lahore, Pakistan. Daniel Berehulak—Getty ImagesMay 9, 2013. A Pakistani supporter of former cricket star-turned-politician, and leader of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party, Imran Khan, takes part during a rally in Khan's support in Islamabad, Pakistan.Muhammed Muheisen—APMay 9, 2013. People look up to the sky as fire-fighters battle the inferno after a high rise building caught fire due to short-circuiting in Lahore, Pakistan.Saad Sarfraz Sheikh—Demotix/CorbisMay 9, 2013. A man falls from a high floor of a burning building in central Lahore. Damir Sagolj—ReutersMay 9, 2013 A policeman watches as rescue workers attempt to reach people trapped as a fire takes hold at the Lahore Development Authority (LDA) Plaza in Lahore, Pakistan. Daniel Berehulak—Getty ImagesMay 10, 2013. An Israeli policewoman (R) holds back ultra-Orthodox Jewish men as they protest against the "Women of the Wall" group during a monthly prayer session at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City.Amir Cohen—ReutersMay 10, 2013. Rescuers pull out a female survivor, Reshma, alive on the 17th day after the Rana Plaza building collapsed, in Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh.EPA
