Workers search for bodies and clear rubble from the remains from collapsed buildings in Dujiangyan, China. China declared three days of national mourning for earthquake victims and ordered a suspension of the Olympic torch relay. (Oded Balilty / Associated Press)
A family gathers around a photo of a student who died when the four-story Juyuan Middle School collapsed in last week’s earthquake in China. More than 700 students died in the school. (Peter Parks / AFP/Getty Images)
Motorists on Jianguomenwai Avenue in Beijing stand beside their cars for three minutes to honor the victims of last week’s devastating earthquake. Across the country traffic stopped and people stood in silence at 2:28 p.m., the one-week anniversary of the quake. (Robert F. Bukaty / Associated Press)
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Erica Pili, who was wounded by a man who went on a shooting rampage, cries as she is carried to an ambulance at Calamba, Philippines. Police said a caretaker of a vegetable farm stole an M-16 rifle from his boss and killed eight people and wounded six others. Erica’s parents and three sisters were among the dead. (Bullit Marquez / Associated Press)
An Indonesian student confronts police during a demonstration against the government’s proposed fuel price increases in Jakarta, Indonesia. The Indonesian government heavily subsidizes fuel prices and is proposing the price hikes due to soaring world oil prices. (Ed Wray / Associated Press)
Lightning from a thunderstorm lights up the sky over the village of Bardovci, Macedonia. (Georgi Licovski / EPA)
A woman receives a gold facial treatment by Japanese beauty company, Umo, in Tokyo at the Beautyworld Japan exhibition. The treatment is said to counteract aging. (Yoshikazu Tsuno / AFP/Getty Images)