One year anniversary of Joplin, MO, tornado nears
Two boys enjoy their canned beverages while standing over a mound of soil and rubble where a vacant house once stood on May 16, 2012. One year ago on May 22, 2011, an EF-5 tornado tore through Joplin, Missouri, and took the lives of 161 residents.
Photo credit: Eric Thayer / Reuters
Student protests continue in Santiago, Chile
A hooded protester is walloped by the stream of a water cannon as he hurls a traffic sign at riot police during a protest in Santiago, Chile, on May 16, 2012. Demonstrators rallied against profiteering in the state education system at the expense of Chilean students.
Photo credit: Ivan Alvarado / Reuters
Oil refinery leaks sludge into the Diebu creek
The sheen on the surface of the Diebu creek in Bayelsa, Nigeria, can't hide the oil sludge that has polluted the waters near an illegal oil refinery on May 15, 2012.
Photo credit: Reuters
Shantytown burns down in Dhaka, Bangladesh
Residents of a former shantytown which was razed by fire on Wednesday, picked through the burnt out husks of their homes in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on May 16, 2012. Authorities estimated over 150 shanties were destroyed by fire and an investigation is ongoing.
Photo credit: Reuters, Abir Abdullah / EPA
Olympic Flame lit at the Athens Acropolis
The forearm of Greek high jump athlete Dimitrios Chondrokoukis is seen after lighting the Olympic Flame in a cauldron between the Greek and British flags at the Athens Acropolis in Greece on May 16, 2012. The London Olympics kick off on July 27, 2012.
Photo credit: AP, Yannis Behrakis-Pool / Getty Images
Beau Sancy diamond sold for US$9.7 million
The 34.98 carat diamond 'Beau Sancy' sold at auction in Geneva for US$9.7 million on May 15, 2012. Sotheby's handled the sale for the Royal House of Prussia and five bidders marked the price up from a pre-auction estimate of US$2 to US$4 million dollars.
Photo credit: Remy de la Mauviniere / AP
Indignant clowns at Puerta del Sol in Madrid
Members of the 'Indignados' protesters played the part of clowns during a rally against political corruption, graft, the high unemployment rate, austerity measures, and the continuing economic crisis in Spain at Puerta del Sol in Madrid on May 15, 2012.
Photo credit: Pablo Blazquez Dominguez / Getty Images
Hercules 130 takes part in Diamond Jubilee rehearsal
A Royal Air Force (RAF) Hercules C130 transport aircraft soars above the clouds over Wales as part of a practice run for the Diamond Jubilee flyover above London in June. The Hercules and a twin plane were joined by other aircraft during the aerial rehearsal on May 15, 2012.
Photo credit: Dan Kitwood / Getty Images
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