The Week in Pictures: May 3 - 10

A tornado is seen in Tsukuba, north of Tokyo, in this picture taken by a resident of Tuskuba and released by Kyodo on May 6, 2012. A teenage boy died, at least 40 people were injured and hundreds of houses were damaged on Sunday after an apparent tornado hit Ibaraki and Tochigi prefectures, north of Tokyo, Kyodo reported. Mandatory Credit REUTERS/Kyodo (JAPAN - Tags: DISASTER TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY ENVIRONMENT) ONE TIME USE ONLY. NO SALES. NO ARCHIVES. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS. MANDATORY CREDIT. JAPAN OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN JAPAN

New Democracy party (ND) leader Antonis Samaras delivers a speech to his party supporters at Zappeio conference hall in Central Athens on May 3rd, 2012. Photo by Max D. Gyselinck/News Pictures/ABACAUSA.COM

A worker looks at a disassembled 26-foot tall statue of Marilyn Monroe in Chicago, May 7, 2012. The sculpture \"Forever Marilyn\" by artist Seward Johnson and based on a scene from the movie \"Seven Year Itch\", was taken down after being on display since last July. REUTERS/Jim Young (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY ENTERTAINMENT)

TOPSHOTS - GRAPHIC CONTENT A handout picture from the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) shows Syrian men carrying away a corpse at the site of twin blasts in Damascus on May 10, 2012. Two powerful blasts in quick succession rocked the Syrian capital at morning rush hour, killing and wounding dozens of people, state television said, blaming the attacks on \"terrorists.\" AFP PHOTO/HO/SANA == RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT \"AFP PHOTO / HO / SANA\" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS ==-/-/AFP/GettyImages

epa03213292 An Indian woman rag picker searches for material as a group of Greater Adjutant Stork seen in the background at a rubbish dump near Deepor Beel Wildlife Sanctuary on the outskirts of Guwahati city, India, 10 May 2012. Fast vanishing wetlands in and around Guwahati city have now become a major threat for the survival of this species of bird. Guwahati city has the largest concentration of the Greater Adjutant Stork in the world but their numbers are gradually declining due to the loss of wetlands, habitat and declining availability of food. EPA/STR

REFILE - CORRECTING DATE Seasonal fog is illuminated by the lights of Cape Town harbour as the city prepares for the start of the southern hemisphere winter, May 8, 2012. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings (SOUTH AFRICA - Tags: ENVIRONMENT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Women in national dresses chat before a ritual celebrating the pagan god Yurya in the village of Pogost, some 250 km (155 miles) south of Minsk, May 6, 2012. Locals believe that Yurya protects their harvest, and the annual tradition on May 6 is devoted to praying for plentiful future harvests. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko (BELARUS - Tags: SOCIETY RELIGION)

A relative of a missing person breaks down at Kharapani village of Kaski district, about 200 kilometers (125 miles) west of Katmandu, Nepal, Sunday, May 6, 2012. Flash floods from the Seti river in western Nepal swept away dozens of people along with their cattle and houses, officials said. Bodies have been recovered, a police official said.(AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

An Indian woman farmer harvests wheat on the outskirts of Jammu, India, Friday, May 4, 2012. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)

A boy climbs on a World War II monument at an open air museum in Kiev on May 9, 2012 during Victory Day celebrations. Ukraine, Russia and other post-Soviet countries marked today the 67th anniversary of the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany in World War II. AFP PHOTO / SERGEI SUPINSKYSERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP/GettyImages

Brazilian pianist Ricardo de Castro Monteiro plays in the air on a piano hanging from wires during the annual \"Virada Cultural\" event, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on May 6, 2012. The Virada Cultural is a cultural party which offers 24 hours of uninterrupted attractions in stages around the city, such as music, dance, cooking, theatre, exhibitions of art and history and other forms of expression. AFP PHOTO/Yasuyoshi CHIBAYASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP/GettyImages

Sergio --who works carrying coal bags in a market-- smokes a cigar during a break at the Israel Lewites market, in Managua, on May 8, 2012. AFP PHOTO / Nicolas GARCIANicolas Garcia/AFP/GettyImages