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An photograph taken 13 May 2008 and made available 15 May 2008 shows an injured young boy in the rubble of the collapsed Beichuan High School which was devastated in the 12 May earthquake. The unidentified boy was later successfully recovered by rescue workers. The death toll stands at 19,500 and the State Council, China's cabinet, has announced the toll could reach 50,000

Iraqi boys inspect the site of a US air strike in Sadr City, Baghdad, Iraq on 15 May 2008. US forces killed at least 7 fighters of Mahdi army and wounded others in continuo fighting between US forces and Mahdi army, despite the agreement between the Iraqi government and Mahdi army to stop the fighting in the city

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (L) looks on as he visits the Military academy of the Radar, Chemical and Biological Defense in the city of Kostroma some 300 km. northeast of Moscow, Russia, 15 May 2008. Dmitry Medvedev said that Russia must continue to develop its Strategic Missile Forces (SMF) to meet global threats.

Former Army Sergeant Kristofer Goldsmith (L) testifies before the Congressional Progressive Caucus's forum to hear testimony from veterans of the war in Iraq on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. USA 15 May 2008. U.S. President George W. Bush is seeking more money for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, but House Democrats want to add increased education benefits for veterans to the funding bill before they will pass the long-stalled request

German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier lays a wreath at the war memorial for the defenders of Leningrad in Saint Petersburg, Russia, 15 May 2008. Steinmaier is the first high ranking representative to meet with the Russian president since his inauguration. The Vice chancellor will stay in Russia for 5 days

Source: hurriyet.com

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Ethnic Hmong and Laotian veterans, who served in secret for the US Army during the Vietnam War, and representatives from the Center for Public Policy Analysis participate in a memorial and wreath laying ceremony to commemorate the 33rd anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War in Laos and to honor Hmong and Laotian veterans, May 16, 2008 at the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington, DC. AFP Photo/Paul J. Richards (Photo credit should read PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/***** Images)

Dutch ship Hr.Ms. Evertsen escorting a world food program ship

A survivor carrying goods evacuates the area past a huge rock lying on top of a car on a road near a mountain in the centre of earthquake-hit Beichuan county, Sichuan province, May 16, 2008. China struggled to bury its dead and help tens of thousands of injured and homeless on Friday when a powerful aftershock brought new havoc four days after an earthquake thought to have killed more than 50,000. REUTERS/Jason Lee