An Orthodox priest blesses coffins with the remains of Russian soldiers who perished in the fights at Sinyavino's Hills during the blockade of Leningrad in WWII, during a reburial ceremony outside St. Petersburg, Russia, on May 7, 2013. The remains of 417 Russian soldiers, discovered by a memorial research group were reburied as Russia celebrated the 68th anniversary of the victory over Nazi-Germany in WWII.

Members of a memorial research group pay tribute next to the coffins with the remains of Russian soldiers who perished in the fights at Sinyavino's Hills during the blockade of Leningrad in WWII, during a reburial ceremony outside St. Petersburg, Russia, on May 7, 2013.

Ash rises after an eruption of the Mayon volcano in in Albay province in central Philippines on May 7, 2013.

Police and rescuers carry Nicas Mabao Jr. to a waiting ambulance after he survived a steam-driven explosion of Mayon volcano on May 7, 2013.

Filipino mountaineers Bernard Hernandez, left, and Calixto Balunzo, right, receive medical attention from nurses at a hospital in Legazpi City on May 7, 2013. Hernandez and Balunzo were with a group of climbers when the Mayon volcano spewed ash.

Filipino tour guide Keneth Gesalva rests inside a car in Legazpi on May 7, 2013 after he was rescued from the mountain.

Ahmedi guards protecting an Ahmedi mosque in Lahore, Pakistan on April 30, 2013. Ahmedis are reviled by mainstream Muslims as heretics because they believe a prophet followed Mohammed, defying the basic tenet of Islam that says Mohammed is the last prophet.

Ahmedis praying in their mosque, which displays an Arabic sign saying 'In the name of god, people are praying', in Lahore on April 30, 2013.

A Shiite worshipper at a shrine in Jhang on May 1, 2013. Minority Shiites in Pakistan have little hope that the May 11 general elections will help them because they fear Sunni radicals, who have targeted Shiites, could gain political strength.

A Christian woman peering out from inside a church as angry Christians protest the beating of a young man from the Joseph Colony, a Christian neighborhood in Lahore, on April 30, 2013.

Barber Elias, 25, a Christian who was injured when he was beaten by radical Muslims, in the Joseph Colony in Lahore on April 30, 2013.

Christians protesting the beating of a young Christian belonging to the Joseph Colony, in Lahore on April 30, 2013.

A Christian repairing his home after it was attacked by radical Muslims, in the Joseph Colony in Lahore on April 30, 2013.

Homeless Hindus sleeping in a shrine cared for by Omparkarh Narian, 55, in Rawalpindi on May 4, 2013.

Workers and army personnel work to clear the site and recover bodies from the rubble of a garment factory collapse May 6, 2013, in Savar, near Dhaka, Bangladesh. The death toll from the collapse of the shoddily built building on April 24 continued its horrifying climb, reaching at least 630 on Monday with little sign of what the final toll will be.

A team dressed as characters from The Wizard of Oz roll wooden "cheese" during the Stilton Village Festival cheese rolling competition on May 6 in Stilton, England.

A team called 'Fromage to the Silver Screen' parades before taking part in the Stilton Village Festival cheese rolling competition on May 6 in Stilton.

A team wears inflatable dolphins during the Stilton Village Festival cheese rolling competition on May 6 in Stilton, England.

The Pig Dyke Molly dancers take part in the Stilton Village Festival on May 6 in Stilton, England.

Soviet Jewish World War II veteran Boris Ginsburg poses for a portrait at his house in the southern Israeli city of Ashdod on April 11. Ginsburg, born in Belorussia, was kept by a German garrison in the Lenin ghetto since 1941 until its destruction by partisan units in September 1942. In 1942 he joined the partisans for two years and in 1944 he joined the Red Army as a combat soldier and fought till the end of the war. Ginsubrg demobilized in 1947 and immigrated to Israel in 2001.

Nahum Matovich, 87, poses for a portrait at his house in the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon. Matovich was an air force bomber pilot on Ilyushin Il-4 bomber in the Soviet 18th Air Army and fought in Japan and Korea. He immigrated to Israel from Kishinev, today's Moldova, in 1994.

Yaakov Vilkovich, 90, poses for a portrait at his house in the southern Israeli city of Ashdod. Vilkovich joined the Red Army in 1941, served in the 31st Army's infantry battalion and fought in the Battle of Berlin in 1945. He immigrated to Israel in 1998.

Shalom Skopes, 88, poses for a portrait at his house in Tel Aviv Israel. Skopes was a battalion commander in the Red Army, and fought in Latvia. During a battle he was injured by a hand grenade and was hospitalized until May 25, 1945. Skopes demobilized in 1947 and immigrated to Israel in 1959.

David Rivelsky poses for a portrait at his house in Jerusalem, Israel, April 17. In 1941, he took part in the heroic defense of Leningrad, as part of the Leningrad Front for which in 1943 was awarded with the medal "Defense of Leningrad."

Michael Sandler, 93, poses for a portrait at his house in Jerusalem, Israel. Sandler joined the Red Army, in 1939, served in the 3rd Guards Tank Army, 91st Separate Tank Brigade, in Stalingrad, then in Berlin and Prague until the end of the war. Sandler immigrated to Israel in 1991.

Semion Tzvang, 89, poses for a portrait at his house in the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon. Tzvang joined the Red Army in 1941 and served in the First Ukrainian Front, a Soviet army group. He fought in Kiev, Prague and Berlin. Tzvang immigrated to Israel in 1991.

Tchudnovsky Itzhak poses for a portrait at his house in the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon. Tchudnovsky joined the Red Army in 1942 and was an artillery commander at the Stalingrad front.

Gregory Stinman, 87, poses for a portrait at his house in the southern Israeli city of Ashdod. Stinman joined the Red Army in 1943 and served in the First Belorussian Front, a Soviet formation equivalent to an Army group, until he was wounded on January 23, 1945. Stinman demobilized in 1950 and immigrated to Israel in 1991 from Belorussia.

Orlov Naum, 88, poses for a portrait at his house in central Israeli city of Rishon Lezion. Naum joined the Red Army in 1943 after two years of evacuation from Odessa in Kazahstan. He served in 3rd Guard Tank Army at the Voronezh front as an infantry soldier and took part in battle of Kiev and later in battles in Berlin and Prague. During the last days of the war, he was in Prague. After the war, he continued military service in the Navy, served on the cruisers Nahimov and Kuibyshev. He immigrated to Israel from Kishinev in 1990.

Matvey Gershman, 90, poses for a portrait at his house in the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon. Gershman joined the Red Army's air force in 1941. Later, he was transferred to the 5th Shock Army, and fought mostly in Ukraine, after which he joined the 8th Guard Army and took part in the Battle of Berlin, including the famous battle for the Reichstag. Gershman immigrated to Israel from Gomel, today's Belorussia, in 1990.

Aharon Kavishaner poses for a portrait at his house in the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon. Kavishaner joined the Red Army in 1942, as an air force mechanic and served in the 4th Ukrainian Front, a Soviet army group. Kavishaner immigrated to Israel in 1991.

Wreckage from a U.S. Air Force KC-135 tanker aircraft is strewn across a field near the village of Chaldovar, about 100 miles west of the Kyrgyz capital Bishkek on Friday. The emergencies ministry in Kyrgyzstan says a US military plane has crashed in the country. Kyrgyzstan hosts a US base that is used for troops going into and out of Afghanistan and for KC-135 tanker planes that refuel warplanes in flight.

Wreckage from a U.S. Air Force KC-135 tanker aircraft is strewn across a field near the village of Chaldovar.

The wreckage of the Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker plane is seen at the site of the crash near the Kyrgyz village of Chaldovar. A U.S. military refuelling plane on its way to Afghanistan exploded in mid air and crashed in Kyrgyzstan on Friday when its cargo of fuel ignited, the Central Asian country's Emergencies Ministry said. The aircraft took off from the U.S. military transit centre at Kyrgyzstan's international Manas airport, which U.S. forces maintain for operations in Afghanistan, with around 70 tons of fuel on board, a local ministry official said.

Chocolate, a miniature dachshund, receives acupuncture therapy from veterinarian Satoshi Okada to help with lumbar disk herniation, at the Marina Street Okada animal hospital on April 12, 2013 in Tokyo, Japan.

Veterinarian Satoshi Okada prepares the acupuncture needles before treatment. The number of pet dogs in Japan has been increasing steadily to 11.5 million animals, almost one-fifth households. One-tenth of Japanese families have at least one dog, according to the survey of Japan Pet Food Association.

Vanilla anxiously watches as Chocolate receive his acupuncture therapy.

Being treated with acupuncture means the dogs can often avoid having surgery for certain ailments and degenerative injuries common to their particular breed.

The dogs receive acupuncture and laser acupuncture in a small room at the back of INS Dog store to help with ailments such as lumbar disk herniation, knee joint dislocation, and also to fix the flow of Qi energy and enhance their self-healing power.

An elderly woman lights a fire next to a grave in a cemetery in the village of Copaciu, southern Romania, early on May 2.