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The week in photos: Abandon

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THIS IS THE week that was, in photos…

The week in photos: Abandon
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  • Helping hand

    Pakistani Jaafar Sakhawat, 8, who works in a brick factory, looks up while taking a break, sitting on a pile of damaged bricks, on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, Wednesday, May 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)

  • Sticking with tradition

    The Olympic Flame is lit by an actress dressed as the High Priestess, during a rehearsal for tomorrow's ceremony, which signals to the world that the countdown to the London 2012 Games has begun, at the Temple of Hera in Olympia, Greece, where the ancient Olympic Games took place.

  • Wild abandon

    Indian Muslim Sufi devotees who are on a pilgrimage to the Ajmer Sharif, a revered Muslim shrine in India's western state of Rajasthan, bathe in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, May 8, 2012. Thousands of Sufi devotees from different parts of the country annually travel to the shrine of Sufi Muslim saint Hazrat Khwaja Muinuddin Chishti, for the annual Urs festival observed to mark his death anniversary.(AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)

  • Remembering the past

    Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a wreath laying ceremony at the Tomb of Unknown Soldier on the eve of Victory Day celebration in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, May 8, 2012. Russia is marking the surrender of Nazi Germany in World War II on May 9th. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)

  • Abandoning fear

    A Bahraini anti-government protester gestures outside a Manama, Bahrain, courthouse on Tuesday, May 8, 2012, where a defense lawyer says a civilian court has begun proceedings to re-examine convictions against a jailed hunger striker and 20 other activists. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali)

  • The ones left behind

    A woman begs for money in Milan, Italy, Tuesday, May 8, 2012. Several candidates opposed to austerity measures were making a strong showing Monday in Italy's local elections, partial results indicated, in the first nationwide test for Premier Mario Monti since he was named to save Italy from its debt crisis. Analysts watched for signs of voter anger in two days of balloting over Monti's austerity measures and toward mainstream parties that have supported them since Monti took over from Silvio Berlusconi in November. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

  • Qigong Guy in Chongqing

    Sophomore student Wang Qi shows his homemade hand massager at dormitory at Chongqing Normal University on May 7, 2012 in Chongqing, China. When he was a child, Wang started to practice Qigong following Kung Fu Movies. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress)

  • Hung out to dry

    (CHINA OUT) Terraced paddy fields are seen at an altitude of 1200 metres on May 7, 2012 in Jinping County, Guizhou Province of China. (Photo by Yang Wenbin/ChinaFotoPress)***_***427726999

  • Go it alone

    A protester burns a Chinese flag outside the Chinese consulate in suburban Makati, south of Manila, Philippines on Monday April 30, 2012. The Philippines and China are in a standoff over Scarborough Shoal which began early April after the Philippine navy accused Chinese boats of illegally fishing in the area. The Philippines says the shoal lies within its exclusive economic zone.(AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

  • Don't forsake me

    A prisoner rests his arms in the wall of his cell during a Mass for prisoners in the courtyard of La Esperanza penal center in San Salvador, El Salvador, Monday, May 7, 2012. The prisoners asked for Monsignor Fabio Colindres to hold a Mass for them at the prison. (AP Photo/Luis Romero)

  • Walk away

    A woman lies in bed with her daughter inside a shack in a area occupied by Members of the Brazil's Landless Movement (MST) in Embu das Artes, outskirt of Sao Paulo, Brazil, Monday, May 7, 2012. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

  • A mile in her shoes

    An Afghan refugee girl, looks on while standing the doorway of her home in a slum area on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, Monday, May 7, 2012. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)

  • Indonesia Buddhism

    In this late Sunday, May 6, 2012 photo, lanterns release by Buddhist worshippers fly as full moon is seen in the background during a procession commemorating Waisak day which marks the birth, death and enlightenment of Buddha at the 9th century Borobudur temple in Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia. (AP Photo/Slamet Riyadi)

  • Happy returns

    Supporters of President-elect Francois Hollande react after the results of the French Presidential elections at Bastille square in Paris, France, Sunday, May 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)

  • Moral low ground

    A wounded opposition protester winces in pain during a rally in Moscow on Sunday, May 6, 2012. Riot police in Moscow have begun arresting protesters who were trying to reach the Kremlin in a demonstration on the eve of Vladimir Putin's inauguration as president. (AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel)
  • Pakistani Jaafar Sakhawat, 8, who works in a brick factory, looks up while taking a break, sitting on a pile of damaged bricks, on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, Wednesday, May 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)
  • The Olympic Flame is lit by an actress dressed as the High Priestess, during a rehearsal for tomorrow's ceremony, which signals to the world that the countdown to the London 2012 Games has begun, at the Temple of Hera in Olympia, Greece, where the ancient Olympic Games took place.
  • Indian Muslim Sufi devotees who are on a pilgrimage to the Ajmer Sharif, a revered Muslim shrine in India's western state of Rajasthan, bathe in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, May 8, 2012. Thousands of Sufi devotees from different parts of the country annually travel to the shrine of Sufi Muslim saint Hazrat Khwaja Muinuddin Chishti, for the annual Urs festival observed to mark his death anniversary.(AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)
  • Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a wreath laying ceremony at the Tomb of Unknown Soldier on the eve of Victory Day celebration in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, May 8, 2012. Russia is marking the surrender of Nazi Germany in World War II on May 9th. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)
  • A Bahraini anti-government protester gestures outside a Manama, Bahrain, courthouse on Tuesday, May 8, 2012, where a defense lawyer says a civilian court has begun proceedings to re-examine convictions against a jailed hunger striker and 20 other activists. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali)
  • A woman begs for money in Milan, Italy, Tuesday, May 8, 2012. Several candidates opposed to austerity measures were making a strong showing Monday in Italy's local elections, partial results indicated, in the first nationwide test for Premier Mario Monti since he was named to save Italy from its debt crisis. Analysts watched for signs of voter anger in two days of balloting over Monti's austerity measures and toward mainstream parties that have supported them since Monti took over from Silvio Berlusconi in November. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
  • Sophomore student Wang Qi shows his homemade hand massager at dormitory at Chongqing Normal University on May 7, 2012 in Chongqing, China. When he was a child, Wang started to practice Qigong following Kung Fu Movies. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress)
  • (CHINA OUT) Terraced paddy fields are seen at an altitude of 1200 metres on May 7, 2012 in Jinping County, Guizhou Province of China. (Photo by Yang Wenbin/ChinaFotoPress)***_***427726999
  • A protester burns a Chinese flag outside the Chinese consulate in suburban Makati, south of Manila, Philippines on Monday April 30, 2012. The Philippines and China are in a standoff over Scarborough Shoal which began early April after the Philippine navy accused Chinese boats of illegally fishing in the area. The Philippines says the shoal lies within its exclusive economic zone.(AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
  • A prisoner rests his arms in the wall of his cell during a Mass for prisoners in the courtyard of La Esperanza penal center in San Salvador, El Salvador, Monday, May 7, 2012. The prisoners asked for Monsignor Fabio Colindres to hold a Mass for them at the prison. (AP Photo/Luis Romero)
  • A woman lies in bed with her daughter inside a shack in a area occupied by Members of the Brazil's Landless Movement (MST) in Embu das Artes, outskirt of Sao Paulo, Brazil, Monday, May 7, 2012. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
  • An Afghan refugee girl, looks on while standing the doorway of her home in a slum area on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, Monday, May 7, 2012. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)
  • In this late Sunday, May 6, 2012 photo, lanterns release by Buddhist worshippers fly as full moon is seen in the background during a procession commemorating Waisak day which marks the birth, death and enlightenment of Buddha at the 9th century Borobudur temple in Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia. (AP Photo/Slamet Riyadi)
  • Supporters of President-elect Francois Hollande react after the results of the French Presidential elections at Bastille square in Paris, France, Sunday, May 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)
  • A wounded opposition protester winces in pain during a rally in Moscow on Sunday, May 6, 2012. Riot police in Moscow have begun arresting protesters who were trying to reach the Kremlin in a demonstration on the eve of Vladimir Putin's inauguration as president. (AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel)

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