Nepal’s Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala(2ndR) and Members of Parliament. The divine rule of Nepal’s King Gyanendra, the world’s last Hindu monarch, has abruptly ended after parliament declared the nation secular and drastically curbed his powers18May2006.(MOREPHOTOS->
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A Nepalese boy takes part in a rally held in celebration of a proclamation passed by the Parliament which strips King Gyanendra of his powers, in Kathmandu. The United States said it was ready to resume military aid to Nepal more than a year after cutting supplies of lethal weaponry to the Himalayan kingdom but rights groups cautioned against what they see as a premature and dangerous move.(19May2006).
Three Afghan woman carry flowers downtown Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, May 18, 2006.
Hunter Carson, 3, of Springfield, Va., whose mother Heidi Carson is a West Springfield, Va. police officer, places flowers on the patrol car of Fairfax County Master Police Officer Michael Garbarino, Wednesday, May 17, 2006 at the Sully District Police Station in Chantilly, Va.. Garbarino died this morning from injuries sustained in last week’s police station shooting in Chantilly, Va.
A half-naked student from the University of Antioquia, gives a flower to a member of Colombia’s anti-riot police, during a protest against a free trade agreement with the U.S. and against the government of Alvaro Uribe in Medellin northwestern of Colombia, Monday, May 15, 2006.
Flowers begin to blossom as New Yorkers take advantage of the warm temperatures and lie in the Sheep Meadow at Central Park. New York’s Central Park and a number of other public spaces will become public Internet hubs starting this summer when the city’s parks begin offering free wireless net access, the city government said.
A picture provided by the Ecuadorean Geophysics Institute shows a view of the Tungurahua Volcano during an eruption in Tungurahua, Ecuador, about 135 kilometers (84 miles) south of Quito, May 17, 2006.
Unidentified guests arrive for the world premiere of U.S. director Ron Howard’s out of competition film ‘The Da Vinci Code’ at the 59th Cannes Film Festival May 17, 2006.
Czech model Eva Herzigova arrives at the world premiere of U.S. director Ron Howard’s out of competition film ‘The Da Vinci Code’ at the 59th Cannes Film Festival May 17, 2006.
Father Michael Dolan, under umbrella, center, delivers words at the gravesite of Marine Cpl. Stephen Richard Bixler of Suffield, Conn. during funeral services at the Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Thursday, May 18, 2006. Bixler was killed while on combat operations in the Al Anbar Province in Iraq.
Afghan police stand guard in Kabul March 12, 2006. Afghan police hunted for Taliban insurgents on Friday after two days of bloody clashes and the BBC reported a feared one-legged Taliban commander had been captured.
L-R: Mexican actress Ana Claudia Talancon and US actors Ethan Hawke and Ashley Johnson laugh during a photocall for US director Richard Linklater’s film "Fast Food Nation" at the 59th edition of the International Cannes Film Festival. "Fast Food Nation," a sometimes stomach-churning movie criticizing the junk food industry and consumerism in the US, has found a sympathetic audience at its Cannes film festival screenings.
The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln and aircraft assigned to Carrier Air Wing Two perform an aerial demonstration in the South China Sea, May 8, 2006. The Pacific fleet of the U.S. Navy aims to step up the number of submarines and aircraft carriers in Asian waters to patrol the region and ensure security, its commander said on Friday. (U.S. Navy/Photographer’s Mate 3rd Class Jordon R.
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