Greenpeace protesters, wearing white coveralls and sporting black " X" on their faces, demonstrate at Hong Kong's Science Museum on May 4. Activists presented government officials with 18,000 signatures on petitions calling for a labeling system for genetically modified foods.

Women hold prayer books in front of their faces May 4 as they attend a special service at Jerusalem's Western Wall to pray for Iranian Jews facing possible death sentences in Iran. Hundreds of Israelis attended a service at the wall, Judaism's holiest shrine, to pray for the 13 Jews accused of espionage.

Radhesyam, a small farmer, sits on the dried-up bed of Rajsamand Lake in the drought-stricken Indian state of Rajasthan on May 4. Thousands of villages in Rajasthan are facing an acute shortage of water and animal feed during what is thought to be the the worst drought in 100 years.

Marivic Malasa, widow of Philippine Army Cpl. Mario Lino Malasa, is cradled by her sister Laura during a funeral wake for her fallen husband in Basilan on May 4. Malasa was killed during the rescue of 27 hostages from the jungle camp of an extremist group on the Philippine island of Basilan.

Firefighters in Los Alamos, N.M., try to hold their ground against a raging blaze May 10. But high winds whipped up the fire and forced them to retreat. The conflagration forced the evacuation of 25,000 people and destroyed hundreds of homes in the Los Alamos area.

Tourists take pictures of Israeli soldiers during clashes that erupted Friday in the West Bank town of Bethlehem. Palestinians protesting in support of prisoners briefly took four Israeli soldiers hostage, At least 15 Palestinians were injured by rubber-coated steel bullets fired by soldiers.

Neillsville High School students Tiffany Shubert and Paul Ritter comfort one another May 8 outside Neillsville, Wis., where a fiery prom-night crash killed five people, including four of their friends.

Ray Turner, 77, takes a break to enjoy a breeze May 8 while digging a row for his daughter to plant beans in at his farm near Spotsylvania, Va. The temperatures ranged above 90 degrees.

A stone saint appears frozen in prayer May 11 as flames destroy the St. Joan of Arc Church in Alton, N.H. Initial indications suggest that the blaze was touched off while workers were installing an auxiliary air-conditioning system.

An aerial view of Los Alamos, N.M., shows burned-down houses lining a neighborhood street May 15. More than 400 families were left homeless by the Los Alamos fire, which was intentionally set to clear away brush but raged out of control.v

Participants in the E3 game convention in Los Angeles walk through a digital tunnel May 12 to access Sega's display area in the Los Angeles Convention Center.

One soccer fan knocks down another in downtown Copenhagen prior to the UEFA Cup final at Denmark抯 Parken Stadium May 17. Turkey抯 Galatasaray club triumphed over England抯 Arsenal FC, 4-1 on penalties.

Sarah Olson, left, 15, embraces her mother's best friend, Catherine Scarberry, as they learn May 12 that Olson's Los Alamos home has been destroyed by fire while the Scarberry home survived. At bottom is Scarberry's 6-year-old son, Ryan. The two families learned the news at the Pojoaque High School, where a relief center has been set up to aid those evacuated from Los Alamos and White Rock, N.M.

Firefighters spray foam on the wreckage of a small plane that crashed May 16 into a mobile home in the Essex Trailer Park in Tappanannock, Va. Student pilot Anthony Brooks was taken to a hospital after complaining of back and neck pain. Leo T. Gaskins and his infant son were inside the home at the time but suffered no injuries.

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