Photos of the week
The most compelling pictures from the week's news, May 2-8, 2015.
In this photo, Harlem Globetrotters' Hi-Lite Bruton, second from left, Ant Atitkson, third from left, look at teammate Flight Time Lang, right, help Pope Francis spin the ball on his finger as they meet during the general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Wednesday, May 6, 2015.
By CBSNews.com senior photo editor Radhika Chalasani
Korea - shadow play
People watch a shadow play performance at Changgyeonggung Palace in Seoul, May 6, 2015.
Indonesia - confiscated cockatoo
A policeman holds a plastic water bottle containing a yellow-crested cockatoo to transport illegally at the customs office of Tanjung Perak port in Surabaya, East Java province, Indonesia, May 4, 2015.
Police arrested one man traveling by ship from Makassar, Sulawesi with 22 of the endangered cockatoos inside water bottles.
Israel - Lag Ba'Omer
Ultra-Orthodox Jews gather near a bonfire as they celebrate the Jewish holiday of Lag Ba'Omer in Bnei Brak, May 6, 2015.
The holiday, which marks the end of a plague in the Middle Ages that killed thousands of disciples of a revered rabbi in the holy land, is celebrated by lighting bonfires across the country.
Spain - migrant boy in suitcase
The Spanish Civil Guard released an X-ray image May 7, 2015 taken with a border scanner showing an eight-year-old Ivorian boy hidden in a suitcase smuggled from Morocco across the border into the Spanish governed territory Ceuta in North Africa.
The Spanish Civil Guard arrested the woman transporting the suitcase. The boy's father was arrested trying to cross the same border a few hours later.
Nepal - quake damaged village
Damaged houses are seen from an Indian Helicopter in Khanigaun, Nepal, May 6, 2015.
The 7.9 magnitude earthquake that hit Nepal Saturday 25th April left many houses, buildings and temples destroyed and over over 7,000 dead. Regular aftershocks have hampered recovery missions as locals, officials and aid workers attempt to recover bodies from the rubble.
Baltimore - pepper spray
A police officer douses a man, who was hit by pepper spray after defying a curfew, with water as he lies detained in west Baltimore, May 2, 2015.
Thousands took to the streets of Baltimore on Saturday as anger over the death of young black man Freddie Gray turned to hopes for change following swift criminal charges against six police officers.
Tokyo - sumo wrestling practice
Sumo wrestlers of Nishonoseki clan appeal to the winner of a training bout for the next opponent during a joint training session ahead of the May Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo, May 2, 2015.
Kenya - Kerry's selfie
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry takes a selfie with a baby elephant while touring the Sheldrick Center Elephant Orphanage at the Nairobi National Park, Sunday in Nairobi, Kenya, May 3, 2015.
Djibouti - soccer
Boys play football in the Balbala area of Djibouti on May 4, 2015.
California - beached humpback whale
A man touches a beached humpback whale with his foot in Pacifica, California on Tuesday, May 05, 2015.
It was the second dead whale that washed ashore in Pacifica this month.
London - diving world series
Competitors in action in the parctise session during day 3 of the FINA/NVC Diving World Series at Aquatics Centre in London, May 3, 2015.
Moscow - victory parade
Russian servicemen take part in a rehearsal for the Victory parade on Moscow's Red Square May 4, 2015 in preparation for the 70th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War II on May 9.
Malaysia - firewalking
Malaysian Hindu devotee (C) carrying an idol walks on hot coals during a firewalking festival at a temple in Kuala Lumpur, May 3, 2015.
Firewalking or 'Thimithi' is a festival originating in southern India celebrated in honor of Draupadi, who is considered the incarnation of Mariamman. Devotees partake in the ritual as an act of purification and as an ordeal to prove innocence, with the Hindu faithful believing that only those who lack faith will be burned - many fire walkers do escape the act without injury.
Milan - stormtroopers
Cosplayers dressed as "Star Wars" stormtroopers stand in front of Milan's Duomo as part of Star Wars Day, May 3, 2015.
Gaza City - sitting volleyball
Disabled Palestinians take part in a local sitting volleyball championship in Gaza City, May 4, 2015.
Some of the participants lost their limbs after being injured in past rounds of conflict with Israel, according to the organizers of the event.
D.C. - Elton John, Rick Warren
Singer/songwriter Elton John (R) and pastor of the Saddleback Church Rick Warren (L) shake hands prior to a hearing before the State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs Subcommittee of the Senate Appropriations Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC., May 6, 2015. The subcommittee held hearings on global health problems.
Burundi - political violence
Jean Claude Niyonzima, a suspected member of the ruling party's Imbonerakure youth militia, pleads with soldiers to protect him from a mob of demonstrators after he emerged from hiding in a sewer in the Cibitoke district of Bujumbura, Burundi, May 7, 2015.
Niyonzima fled from his house into a sewer under a hail of stones thrown by a mob protesting against President Pierre Nkurunziza's decision to seek a third term in office.
West Bank - conflict
An Israeli border policeman hits a Palestinian in the face as Israeli forces bulldoze a farmland in Soba village near the West Bank city of Hebron May 6, 2015.
Palestinians said they were informed by the Israeli army that they do not have the needed Israeli-issued permission to own lands there.
China - acrobat
A six-year-old acrobat performs at the opening of a tourist festival in Bozhou, Anhui province, China, May 3, 2015.
Arkansas - presidential politics
Margaret Smith aids patrons while portraits of former U.S. President Bill Clinton (R) and current candidate for the Republican nomination for the 2016 presidential election, Mike Huckabee, adorn the information booth at the Hope visitor center in Hope, Arkansas, May 5, 2015.
California drought - almond trees
A field of dead almond trees is seen in Coalinga in the Central Valley, California, May 6, 2015.
Almonds, a major crop in California, use up some 10 percent of the state's water reserves according to some estimates. California ranks as the top farm state by annual value of agricultural products, most of which are produced in the Central Valley. Picture taken May 6, 2015. REUTERS/
Nepal - candlelight vigil
People take part in a candlelight vigil to to pray tribute to the victims of the devastating April 25the earthquake at Boudha Stupa in Kathmandu, May 7, 2015.
The death toll is more than 7,000 with countless people left homeless or unaccounted for.
Bahamas - IAAF/BTC World Relays
Pernilla Nilsson of Sweden competes during round one of the women'’s 4 x 100 metres on day two of the IAAF/BTC World Relays, Bahamas 2015 at Thomas Robinson Stadium in Nassau, Bahamas, May 3, 2015.
London - royal baby
Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and Prince William, Duke of Cambridge leave The Lindo Wing of St Mary's Hospital with their newborn daughter Charlotte in London, May 2, 2015.
Texas - shooting
An aerial view shows the area around a car, used the previous night by two gunmen who were killed by police, as the FBI and local police investigate in Garland, Texas, May 4, 2015.
Texas police shot dead two gunmen who opened fire on Sunday outside an exhibit of caricatures of the Prophet Mohammad that was organized by a group described as anti-Islamic and billed as a free-speech event.
Nepal - quake aftershock
Buddy Prasad Grg, 45, is carried by villagers and Nepalese soldiers towards an Indian helicopter after being injured during an aftershock in Lampuk, Nepal, May 6, 2015.
A major 7.9 earthquake hit Kathmandu mid-day on Saturday 25th April, and was followed by multiple aftershocks leaving over 7,000 people dead.
New York - NYPD funeral
A police officer stands at attention during a dedication to fallen police officers at New York Police Department (NYPD) Headquarters in New York City, May 7, 2015
Eighteen deceased officer's names were added to the NYPD's Memorial Wall. Officer Brian Moore was laid to rest Friday, May 8, 2015 after he was shot in the face while on duty.
Pakistan - World Thalassemia Day
Children suffering from Thalassemia undergo blood transfusion in Lahore, Pakistan World Thalassemia Day, May 8, 2015.
The World Health Organization (WHO) set May 8th as World Thalassemia Day to raise awareness of the disease, a genetic blood disorder caused by abnormal formation of hemoglobin, which leads to anemia. Thalassemia is the most common genetic disorder passed on to children.
Omaha - Bufffet, Gates
Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett (L) plays table tennis with Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates during the Berkshire annual meeting weekend in Omaha, Nebraska, May 3, 2015.
More than 40,000 Berkshire Hathaway shareholders poured into Omaha to celebrate Buffett's 50th anniversary running the company, at what the world's third-richest person calls Woodstock for Capitalists.
Las Vegas - Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Floyd Mayweather Jr. in the ring before the welterweight unification championship bout at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, May 2, 2015.
Mayweather defeated Manny Pacquiao in a unanimous decision in what many called the "Fight of the Century".
Paris - Pantheon
Portraits by contemporary artist JR, collected during the month of March 2014, are displayed under the dome of the Pantheon in Paris, May 7, 2015.