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May 31, 2010
Laborers nap during a lunch break at a workshop in Mumbai. A rebound in manufacturing and recovering farm output drove India's quarterly economic growth to 8.6 percent, the best in two years as Asia's third-largest economy returns to pre-crisis levels of expansion.
- AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool

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Spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravishankar holding a microphone, addresses a press conference at his hermitage on the outskirts of Bangalore. A day after a firing incident in the ashram of the spiritual guru, police today termed it as an incident and said it was not a targeted attack on him. A participant looks out of the truck at an anti-tobacco rally in Mumbai on the 'World No Tobacco day'. About 80 percent of the world's estimated 1 billion smokers are men, but more women are picking up the habit in some countries as flavored products and glossy feminine packaging cater to them. A sadhu smokes bidi, on 'World No Tobacco Day', in Allahabad. A child holds her mother's hand during a rally against BP PLC and the Gulf oil spill, in New Orleans. USA's Serena Williams serves the ball to Israel's Shahar Peer during their fourth round match for the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris. A protester burns U.S. and Israeli flags as others looks on during a rally to condemn the Israel's military assault on a convoy of humanitarian aid ships traveling to Gaza in Karachi, Pakistan. Turkey withdrew its ambassador to Israel and called for an emergency session of the U.N. Security Council as criticism and condemnations arose across Europe and the Arab world over Israel's deadly commando raid on ships taking humanitarian aid to the blockaded Gaza Strip. Bangladesh's Mushfiqur Rahim, right, watches as England's Alastair Cook kicks the ball away from the stumps during the 5th day of the first test match at Lord's cricket ground, London. Former Sri Lankan beauty queen and Bollywood actress Jacqueline Fernandez reacts as she speaks during a media briefing ahead of International Indian Film Awards in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The Sri Lankan government says that the upcoming Indian film awards will be a success despite protests by sections of Indian film industry against their superstars taking part in the prestigious event. A model wears a design from the Filhas de Gaia collection at the Fashion Rio Summer 2010/2011 event in Rio de Janeiro. A girl smokes flavored Hookah as a boy looks on at a cafeteria in Bangalore, on 'World No Tobacco Day'. A social activist spreads awareness about the health hazards caused by the consumption of tobacco on the 'World No Tobacco day' in Allahabad. A worker smokes 'bidi', on World No Tobacco Day, in Allahabad. Mindy Chandler works to deflate the balloon flown by her husband Robert after landing in Decatur, Ala. Balloonists were competing in the key grab event during the Alabama Jubilee Hot-Air Balloon Classic. The Chandler's are from Nashville, Tenn. Members of a nomadic tribe lay on their makeshift beds in Allahabad. These moving tribal camp on the wayside and work at construction sites, pull cycle rickshaws or take to begging. An Afghan girl greets a Canadian soldier with the 1st Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment, patroling Salavat, Panjwayi district, southwest of Kandahar, Afghanistan. A woman reacts as she poses for photograph in front of the iron sculptures of wolves created by Chinese artist Liu Ruowang entitled Wolf Coming on displayed at an art district in Beijing, China. Belgium's Justine Henin returns the ball to Australia's Samantha Stosur during their fourth round match for the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris. Laborers nap during a lunch break at a workshop in Mumbai. A rebound in manufacturing and recovering farm output drove India's quarterly economic growth to 8.6 percent, the best in two years as Asia's third-largest economy returns to pre-crisis levels of expansion. A sinkhole caused by tropical storm Agatha in Guatemala City. Torrential rains brought by the first tropical storm of the 2010 season pounded Central America and southern Mexico, triggering deadly landslides. Tibetan contestants of the Miss Tibet beauty pageant 2010 pose for the media in Dharmsala. Standing from left to right are Rinchen Choden, Tenzin Namchoe, Tenzin Norzom and Yangchen Metok. The participants will contest in a three-day event starting June 4. Miss Tibet will be announced on June 6. 5-year-old Abby Zuiter walks through bubbles at the Decatur Baptist kids tent during the Alabama Jubilee Hot-Air Balloon Classic in Decatur, Ala. Unfavorable weather conditions grounded the balloons. French President Nicolas Sarkozy greets Nigeria President Jonathan Goodluck at the Congress Palace in Nice, southern France, for the opening of the 25th Africa-France Summit. Pro-Palestinian activists clash with riot police during a protest near the Israeli embassy in Paris. Israeli naval commandos stormed a flotilla of ships carrying aid and hundreds of pro-Palestinian activists to the blockaded Gaza Strip, killing nine passengers in a botched raid that provoked international outrage and a diplomatic crisis. Israeli naval commandos stormed a flotilla of ships carrying aid and hundreds of pro-Palestinian activists to the blockaded Gaza Strip, killing nine passengers in a botched raid that provoked international outrage and a diplomatic crisis. Members of the U.N. Security Council meet at the United Nations to adopt a formal presidential statement against Israel's action.
May 31, 2010

- Illustration by Sandeep Adhwaryu
May 31, 2010

- Illustration by Sandeep Adhwaryu
May 31, 2010
Spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravishankar holding a microphone, addresses a press conference at his hermitage on the outskirts of Bangalore. A day after a firing incident in the ashram of the spiritual guru, police today termed it as an "incident" and said it was not a "targeted attack" on him.
- AP Photo
May 31, 2010
A participant looks out of the truck at an anti-tobacco rally in Mumbai on the 'World No Tobacco day'. About 80 percent of the world's estimated 1 billion smokers are men, but more women are picking up the habit in some countries as flavored products and glossy feminine packaging cater to them.
- AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade
May 31, 2010
A sadhu smokes "bidi," on 'World No Tobacco Day', in Allahabad.
- AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh
May 31, 2010
A child holds her mother's hand during a rally against BP PLC and the Gulf oil spill, in New Orleans.
- AP Photo/Jae C. Hong
May 31, 2010
USA's Serena Williams serves the ball to Israel's Shahar Peer during their fourth round match for the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris.
- AP Photo/Christophe Ena
May 31, 2010
A protester burns U.S. and Israeli flags as others looks on during a rally to condemn the Israel's military assault on a convoy of humanitarian aid ships traveling to Gaza in Karachi, Pakistan. Turkey withdrew its ambassador to Israel and called for an emergency session of the U.N. Security Council as criticism and condemnations arose across Europe and the Arab world over Israel's deadly commando raid on ships taking humanitarian aid to the blockaded Gaza Strip.
- AP Photo/Shakil Adil
May 31, 2010
Bangladesh's Mushfiqur Rahim, right, watches as England's Alastair Cook kicks the ball away from the stumps during the 5th day of the first test match at Lord's cricket ground, London.
- AP Photo/Tom Hevezi
May 31, 2010
Former Sri Lankan beauty queen and Bollywood actress Jacqueline Fernandez reacts as she speaks during a media briefing ahead of International Indian Film Awards in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The Sri Lankan government says that the upcoming Indian film awards will be a success despite protests by sections of Indian film industry against their superstars taking part in the prestigious event.
- AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena
May 31, 2010
A model wears a design from the Filhas de Gaia collection at the Fashion Rio Summer 2010/2011 event in Rio de Janeiro.
- AP Photo/Felipe Dana
May 31, 2010
A girl smokes flavored Hookah as a boy looks on at a cafeteria in Bangalore, on 'World No Tobacco Day'.
- AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi
May 31, 2010
A social activist spreads awareness about the health hazards caused by the consumption of tobacco on the 'World No Tobacco day' in Allahabad.
- Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh
May 31, 2010
A worker smokes 'bidi', on World No Tobacco Day, in Allahabad.
- AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh
May 31, 2010
Mindy Chandler works to deflate the balloon flown by her husband Robert after landing in Decatur, Ala. Balloonists were competing in the key grab event during the Alabama Jubilee Hot-Air Balloon Classic. The Chandler's are from Nashville, Tenn.
- AP Photo/The Decatur Daily, Gary Cosby Jr.
May 31, 2010
Members of a nomadic tribe lay on their makeshift beds in Allahabad. These moving tribal camp on the wayside and work at construction sites, pull cycle rickshaws or take to begging.
- AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh
May 31, 2010
An Afghan girl greets a Canadian soldier with the 1st Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment, patroling Salavat, Panjwayi district, southwest of Kandahar, Afghanistan.
- AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus
May 31, 2010
A woman reacts as she poses for photograph in front of the iron sculptures of wolves created by Chinese artist Liu Ruowang entitled "Wolf Coming" on displayed at an art district in Beijing, China.
- AP Photo/Andy Won
May 31, 2010
Belgium's Justine Henin returns the ball to Australia's Samantha Stosur during their fourth round match for the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris.
- AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau
May 31, 2010
Laborers nap during a lunch break at a workshop in Mumbai. A rebound in manufacturing and recovering farm output drove India's quarterly economic growth to 8.6 percent, the best in two years as Asia's third-largest economy returns to pre-crisis levels of expansion.
- AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool
May 31, 2010
A sinkhole caused by tropical storm Agatha in Guatemala City. Torrential rains brought by the first tropical storm of the 2010 season pounded Central America and southern Mexico, triggering deadly landslides.
- AP Photo/STR
May 31, 2010
Tibetan contestants of the Miss Tibet beauty pageant 2010 pose for the media in Dharmsala. Standing from left to right are Rinchen Choden, Tenzin Namchoe, Tenzin Norzom and Yangchen Metok. The participants will contest in a three-day event starting June 4. Miss Tibet will be announced on June 6.
- AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia
May 31, 2010
5-year-old Abby Zuiter walks through bubbles at the Decatur Baptist kids tent during the Alabama Jubilee Hot-Air Balloon Classic in Decatur, Ala. Unfavorable weather conditions grounded the balloons.
- AP Photo/The Decatur Daily, Gary Cosby Jr.
May 31, 2010
French President Nicolas Sarkozy greets Nigeria President Jonathan Goodluck at the Congress Palace in Nice, southern France, for the opening of the 25th Africa-France Summit.
- AP Photo/Eric Gaillard/Pool
May 31, 2010
Pro-Palestinian activists clash with riot police during a protest near the Israeli embassy in Paris. Israeli naval commandos stormed a flotilla of ships carrying aid and hundreds of pro-Palestinian activists to the blockaded Gaza Strip, killing nine passengers in a botched raid that provoked international outrage and a diplomatic crisis.
- AP Photo/Jacques Brino
May 31, 2010
Israeli naval commandos stormed a flotilla of ships carrying aid and hundreds of pro-Palestinian activists to the blockaded Gaza Strip, killing nine passengers in a botched raid that provoked international outrage and a diplomatic crisis. Members of the U.N. Security Council meet at the United Nations to adopt a formal presidential statement against Israel's action.
- AP Photo/ Louis Lanzano
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