The shadow of a worker using a stick to club a dog before slaughter is seen, at Bambanglipuro village in Bantul, near the Indonesian city of Yogyakarta May 29. The Suwardi family has been running a dog slaughter business since 1985, and up to 30 dogs are killed everyday for their meat, which consumers believe can cure skin diseases and boost vitality. The Suwardi family buys the dogs at about 150,000 rupiah ($17.50) each. A meal comprising of dog meat and plain rice costs about 8000 rupiah ($0.90).

People are reflected in the windows of a new office block on May 29, in 6th October City, Egypt. 6th October City was established in 1979 and whose name commemorates Egypt's military operations in the 1973 6th of October War against Israel. Protests in January and February brought an end to 30 years of autocratic rule by President Hosni Mubarak who will now face trial. Food prices have doubled and youth unemployment stands at 30%. Tourism is yet to return to pre-uprising levels.

Residents look through the remains of properties destroyed by the Sidoarjo mud flow on May 28, in the subdistrict of Porong in Sidoarjo, East Java, Indonesia. Australian experts have this month cut the predicted life expectancy of the Lusi mud volcano, which has been continually spewing mud since May 29, 2006, with new predictions lowered to 28 years, compared to earlier suggestions as high as 87 years. The eruption is suspected to be triggered by the drilling activities of Indonesian oil and gas company Lapindo Brantas, though they refute the claims, instead blaming a small quake 2 days earlier. The disaster has so far killed 14 people and displaced 40,000 others, with parent company Bakrie having paid out over $700 million in land acquisitions which it denies are compensation payments. They expect to pay out a further $120 million by the end of 2012.

A handout picture released by the United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) on May 28, shows a truck piled high with looted items as it drives past businesses and homesteads locally known as 'tukuls' burning in the centre of the disputed Sudanese central town of Abyei which was overrun by President Omar al-Bashir's northern troops and tanks last week. Abyei's capture in the run-up to international recognition of southern independence in July has been condemned by the world powers as a threat to peace between north and south.

Manchester United's Wayne Rooney (R) looks at Barcelona's players celebrating after their Champions League final soccer match at Wembley stadium in London, May 28.

A tribesman loyal to Yemeni opposition tribal chief Sheikh Sadiq al-Ahmar holds a rifle as he guards a street near the latter's house in Sanaa on May 28, as a truce between his fighters and security forces went into effect.

A man uses a water-propelled jetpack near the Circuit de Monaco on May 28, in Monte Carlo during the qualifying session of the Monaco Formula One Grand Prix.

A child looks out the window of the Azzurra passenger ferry during a trip from Misrata to Benghazi, Libya, Saturday, May 28. Civilians are now able to take the commercial ferry from the once besieged city of Misrata to the de facto rebel capital of Benghazi in east Libya. Fighting on their home turf, Misrata's rebels overcame the heavier firepower of Moammar Gadhafi's forces in punishing street battles that expelled them from the western Libyan city.

Men gather outside the casino converted into a makeshift mosque on the Azzurra passenger ferry during a trip from Misrata to Benghazi, Libya, Saturday, May 28.

Gypsies pilgrims participate in the procession of Sarah the Black, the Patron Saint of the Gypsies, on May 24, 2011 in Saintes Maries de la Mer, France. Gypsies come from all over Europe and other continents for the annual pilgrimage to worship their saint.

Photos of children are shown next to a map of where they're from during "Good Grief Camp" in Arlington, Va., Friday, May 27, 2011, where nearly 500 children of fallen military members take part in activities with volunteer mentors on coping with grief and loss.

American flags adorn grave markers at United States Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National Cemetery (USSAH) in Washington, Friday, May 27, 2011, in preparation for Memorial Day. USSAH National Cemetery is the first national cemetery and is the predecessor of Arlington National Cemetery.

A cleaning woman vacuums a red carpet in front of the Presidential Palace in Warsaw, prior to the arrival of President Barack Obama in Poland on May 27, 2011. President Obama is on a two-day working visit to the country.

UAE participants practice one day before the al-Gaffal Race at Sur Bin Na'air Island outside Dubai, United Arab Emirates, May 27, 2011. The Al Gaffal long distance Sur Bin Na'air 60ft Traditional Dhow Race (Dhow is a traditional boat) in Dubai is the biggest traditional sailing race in the world, it run under the patronage of Shaikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai and Finance Minister of the UAE, the race begins from Sur Bu Na'air Island off the coast of the UAE heads east towards the first check point at Moon Island 23.60 nautical miles from the start line and then changes course slightly for the final 27.30 nautical miles to the finish line at Mina Seyahi in Dubai. The race, which was designed to commemorate the pearl divers who were integral to the early trading port of Dubai.

U.S. Naval Academy graduates throw their hats in the air during graduation ceremonies at the U.S. Naval Academy May 27, 2011 in Annapolis, Maryland. U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates gave his last commencement speech to this year's graduating class.

A young swan cuddles with his mother at the Alster lake in Hamburg, Germany, May 27, 2011.

The flag covered casket of Artie Hodapp is carried by Korean War veterans at the St. Joseph's cemetery during funeral services in Freeport, Ill., Wednesday, May 25, 2011. More than half a century after he died in Korea, the bones of the young soldier, Artie Hodapp, are returned after being matched with relatives' DNA.

Shipwright Christian Bohlin steers his vessel made to look like a duck across Stockholm harbor on May 26, 2011. The duck that contains two cots, kitchenette and a sauna in the bows is expected to sell for 40,000 euro ($58.000).