Media wait outside the home of Mildred Patricia Baena
Media wait outside the home of Mildred Patricia Baena, the former maid who mothered a child by actor and former Californian Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, in Bakersfield, California on May 18, 2011. Film star turned politician Arnold Schwarzenegger admitted Tuesday to fathering a lovechild with a staff member which he kept secret for a decade, until its disclosure torpedoed his marriage. The former bodybuilder's estranged wife Maria Shriver, a daughter of the Kennedy political dynasty, reacted by asking for privacy during a "painful and heartbreaking time," while their children rallied round the family. A power couple married for 25 years, Schwarzenegger and Shriver announced their separation last week, four months after the former "Terminator" star left office as California governor in January.
Salvadorean clowns
Salvadorean clowns are seen with an elephant at El Salvador del Mundo square during a parade in the framework of the third International Clown Festival in San Salvador on May 18, 2011.
Rebel fighters take up a position
Rebel fighters take up a position in the western entrance of Ajdabiyah May 18, 2011. Libyan rebels and a Tunisian security source said the head of Libya's National Oil Corporation had defected and fled to Tunisia, an act that if confirmed would be a major blow to Muammar Gaddafi's efforts to cling to power.
A boy jumps from the ledge along
A boy jumps from the ledge along a beach near the courthouse in Benghazi May 18, 2011A boy jumps from the ledge along a beach near the courthouse in Benghazi May 18, 2011
floodwater from the Yazoo River May 18, 2011
MAY 18: Crops are inundated by floodwater from the Yazoo River May 18, 2011 near Vicksburg, Mississippi. The flooded Mississippi River is forcing the Yazoo River to top its banks where the two meet near Vicksburg causing towns and farms upstream on the Yazoo to flood. The Mississippi River at Vicksburg is expected to crest May 19. Heavy rains have left the ground saturated, rivers swollen, and have caused widespread flooding along the Mississippi River from Illinois to Louisiana.
spiritual leader of the Native American Crow Nation,
Leonard Bends, spiritual leader of the Native American Crow Nation, gives a blessing at the APEC Ministerial Meeting welcome reception in Big Sky, Montana May 18, 2011. Trade representatives from the 21-member Asian Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum are gathered in Big Sky, Montana to help lay out an agenda for a wide-ranging trade pact. The meeting is one of a series leading up to an APEC summit in Hawaii in November.
South Korean Marines hoovercraft air
A South Korean Marines hoovercraft air cushion vehicle participate during an annual military exercise against a possible attack from North Korea in Pohang, 360 km southeast of Seoul, South Korea on 19 May 2011.
Refugees of the Guere ethnic
Refugees of the Guere ethnic group sit with their belongings inside a temporary camp set up at a Catholic church in Duekoue May 18, 2011. The refugees in this crowded church ground in west Ivory Coast were chased out of their homes by soldiers or ethnic militias during a violent post-poll power struggle between former president Laurent Gbagbo and his rival Alassane Ouattara that ended last month with Gbagbo's capture. Some 27,000 are still taking refuge in a Catholic mission, and most are still too terrified to return home. The area around Duekoue saw some of the worst violence of the whole crisis
A woman pulls a cart carrying her daughter
A woman pulls a cart carrying her daughter and her son past a garbage dump site in Hefei, Anhui province May 18, 2011. China faces acute environmental and resource strains that threaten to choke growth unless the world's second-biggest economy cleans up, the nation's environment minister has said. Picture taken May 18, 2011.
Lady Gaga,
Lady Gaga, wearing an outfit made of meat, poses after winning eight awards at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles, in this September 12, 2010 file picture. Flamboyant pop singer Lady Gaga ousted U.S. media mogul Oprah Winfrey to top this 2011's Forbes celebrity power list released on May 18, 2011. Forbes rated the American singer-songwriter No. 1, estimating her earnings in the past 12 months as $90 million, but also noting her 32 million Facebook fans and 10 million Twitter followers.
at caricatures of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi
A Libyan lawyer looks at visitors looking at caricatures of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi at a former high court in Benghazi May 18, 2011. The United Nations is negotiating with Libya's government, rebels and NATO to stop fighting for up to three days to allow food and medical supplies to reach civilians, its envoy said on Wednesday.
flooded farm during heavy rains in Lenguazaque
Navy personnel prepare sandbags on a flooded farm during heavy rains in Lenguazaque near Bogota May 18, 2011. Downpours due to La Nina have rocked the Andean nation since last year, displacing 3.8 million people and killing almost 450, authorities said
Oresteia
Singers and actors perform during a dress rehearsal of Iannis Xenakis' composition "Oresteia" at Karlsplatz in front of Karlskirche in Vienna May 18, 2011. "Oresteia" is directed by Carlus Padrissa and will have its premiere on May 19 as part of the Wiener Festwochen 2011 (Vienna Festival).
Refugees of the Guere ethnic group
Refugees of the Guere ethnic group mourn the death of a relative, inside a temporary camp set up at a Catholic church in Duekoue May 18, 2011. The refugees in this crowded church ground in west Ivory Coast were chased out of their homes by soldiers or ethnic militias during a violent post-poll power struggle between former president Laurent Gbagbo and his rival Alassane Ouattara that ended last month with Gbagbo's capture. Some 27,000 are still taking refuge in a Catholic mission, and most are still too terrified to return home. The area around Duekoue saw some of the worst violence of the whole crisis.
