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Antonio Garner Jr., 5, and Azariyah King, 1, ride in Antonio's Power Wheels Ford Mustang on Thursday, May 9, 2013 as they make their way down Chapel Hill Street in Durham, N.C. "When he drives it every one honks and waves and girls ask him for a ride," said his mother, Shamika Lyons.Christine T. Nguyen/The Associated Press

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Cadets of the Ukrainian Military academy preparing to celebrate the anniversary of victory over the Nazis at a memorial to World War II veterans in a memorial park in Kiev, Ukraine, Thursday, May 9, 2013. Ukrainians continue to celebrate the World War II anniversary and Victory Day on May 9 as a national holiday.Efrem Lukatsky/The Associated Press

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A man sits on the window of a burning building before falling from it, in central Lahore May 9, 2013. Fire erupted on the seventh floor of the LDA plaza in Lahore and quickly spread to higher floors leaving many people trapped inside the building. At least three people fell from the high floors trying to avoid fire that engulfed the building, local media reports.DAMIR SAGOLJ/Reuters

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A rescue helicopter saves people from the roof of a burning building in central Lahore May 9, 2013. Fire erupted on the seventh floor of the LDA plaza in Lahore and quickly spread to higher floors leaving many people trapped inside the building. At least three people fell from the high floors trying to avoid fire that engulfed the building, local media reports.DAMIR SAGOLJ/Reuters

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Russian servicemen take part in the Victory Parade on Moscow's Red Square May 9, 2013. Russia commemorates the 68th anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany on May 9.MAXIM SHEMETOV/Reuters

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Russian air force fighters fly over Red Square during a Victory Day parade on Thursday, May 9, 2013. President Vladimir Putin's short speech Thursday came at the culmination of Victory Day, marking the defeat of Nazi Germany 68 years ago.Ivan Sekretarev

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Devotees walk on a pathway made of cement bags to offer prayers at a shrine along the Arabian Sea in Mumbai May 9, 2013.DANISH SIDDIQUI/Reuters

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A man takes a holy bath at Matathirtha to observe Mother's Day in Kathmandu May 9, 2013. Families whose mothers have passed away take a holy wash and offer prayer at Matathirtha to commemorate the departed.NAVESH CHITRAKAR

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A supporter of Imran Khan, a Pakistani cricketer-turned-politician and chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) political party, holds up a cricket bat with an image of Khan during a rally on the last day of the election campaign in Islamabad May 9, 2013. Khan tumbled off a mechanical lift at an election rally this week. He cracked a rib in the accident and his doctor said he would not be out of hospital on time to vote in the general elections on Saturday.MIAN KHURSHEED/Reuters

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The Rio de Janeiro's Cathedral, where Pope Francis is expected to lead a mass during his upcoming visit, is pictured behind a statue of Pope John Paul II, May 9, 2013. Pope Francis will travel to Brazil on his first international trip as pontiff in July. The main purpose of the trip is for the pope to preside at the Catholic Church's World Day of Youth. The pope's participation in World Youth Day events starts on the evening of July 25 in Rio's famed Copacabana Beach area and culminates with a huge open-air Mass in the Guaratiba area of the city on July 28.RICARDO MORAES/Reuters

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A man walks near a surfboard on Copacabana beach, where Pope Francis is expected to lead a mass during his upcoming visit, in Rio de Janeiro May 9, 2013. Pope Francis will travel to Brazil on his first international trip as pontiff in July. The main purpose of the trip is for the pope to preside at the Catholic Church's World Day of Youth. The pope's participation in World Youth Day events starts on the evening of July 25 in Rio's famed Copacabana Beach area and culminates with a huge open-air Mass in the Guaratiba area of the city on July 28.SERGIO MORAES/Reuters

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A journalist takes pictures at jars of Old Wine in the Tunnel 88 on the island of Nangan in the Matsu archipelago, off northern Taiwan, May 9, 2013. The Matsu archipelago, which was a front line against China, is now a military tourist spot. Tunnel 88, which used to accommodate military tanks, is used to be Matsu Distillery's cellar for Kaoliang and Old Wine.PICHI CHUANG/Reuters

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B.C. NDP Leader Adrian Dix is seen through trees reflected in a window as he scratches his head during an early morning campaign stop at Moodyville's Cafe in North Vancouver, B.C., on Thursday May 9, 2013. British Columbians go to the polls Tuesday for a provincial election.DARRYL DYCK/The Canadian Press

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A paraglider flies over the city of Vlore during the annual Balkan paragliding competition, some 150 km (94 miles) from Tirana, May 9, 2013.ARBEN CELI/Reuters

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A worker pulls a huge European Union flag, in Bucharest, Romania, Thursday, May 9, 2013, while installing it in front of the Romanian parliament building, formerly the House of the People, built during the rule of communist dictator Nicolae Ceausescu. The flag, with a weight of 800 kg and measuring 100 by 140 meters, was sponsored by a private television network and was placed at the parliament to mark Europe Day.Vadim Ghirda/The Associated Press

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