The World in Photos This Week Pope Francis waves to the crowd from his popemobile as he arrives for his general audience at St Peter's square at the Vatican on May 29. A soldier stands guard in downtown Lashio , in the Northern Shan state of Myanmar, on May 29. Myanmar's government called for calm after Buddhist mobs burned down a Muslim orphanage, a mosque, and shops during a new eruption of religious violence in the east of the country. Ye Aung Thu/AFP/Getty Images On May 29, Zurab Gurielidze, the director of the Tbilisi Zoo, holds a 10-week-old white tiger cub while its mother, Cameron, looks from a cage. The white tigress gave birth to the three cubs in March. Kurdish men hit each other with whips on May 29, at Dicle, in Diyarbakir, Turkey. They fight as part of a thousand-year old tradition that Diyarbakir locals believe will increase their harvest. The thick rope whips are soaked in water for a day before use. Vincent Autin (L) and Bruno Boileau, kiss during France's first official gay marriage, on May 29 in Montpellier. France became the 14th country to legalize same-sex marriage on April 23. The sun sets on 42nd Street in New York City in this view from across the East River on May 29. Twice a year, the setting sun is aligned with Manhattan cross streets in what has come to be known as "Manhattanhenge." A Maori in traditional clothing participates in the inauguration of the "Te Putake" garden in Les Jardins Fruitiers (fruit gardens) on May 30, in Laquenexy, eastern France. The garden is the first outside of New Zealand to be dedicated to the Maori culture. Katie Peterson of Palm Desert, California, ponders as she participates in round two of the 2013 Scripps National Spelling Bee on May 29, at Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland. Two hundred and eighty spellers competed in the annual spelling contest for the championship; the winner was 13-year-old Arvind Mahankali. Why are Indian-Americans so good at spelling bees? FP's Marya Hannun tries to find the answer in this Passport post. Alex Wong/Getty Images A member of the "Dressed to Dance" troop rehearses before a show at the Tower Of David on May 29, in Jerusalem. The show features outfits designed by Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dali, and others. Uriel Sinai/Getty Images French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel during a joint press conference on May 30, in Paris. Antoine Antoniol/Getty Images Purbrook Bowmen fire a volley of flaming arrows from Southsea Castle to mark the opening of the Mary Rose Museum on May 30, in Portsmouth, England. The Mary Rose was a warship of the Tudor navy of King Henry VIII. She sank in the Solent on July 19, 1545, during an invasion by the French fleet. The wreck of the Mary Rose was rediscovered in 1971 and salvaged in 1982. Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images A rickshaw driver transports live pigs in the northeastern coastal city of Haiphong, Vietnam, on May 27. Vietnam's state-controlled television reported on May 28 that fake animal vaccines had been found on sale in Hanoi, including vaccines for blue ear pig disease, a disease that may lead to salmonella in humans. An armed soldier watches at Camp de Roux military camp in Bangui, Central African Republic (CAR), on May 27. Twenty-one children were released from armed groups, following a series of meetings between UNICEF and CAR President Michel Djotodia. Some 2,500 members of the Japan Fisheries Cooperatives raise their fists in the air to protest rising fuel prices at a rally in Tokyo, on May 29. The yen has lost a fifth of its value since November. Participants prepare to march in a Memorial Day parade in Washington, D.C. on May 27. Memorial Day recalls the men and women who died while serving in the United States Armed Forces. FP columnist John Arquilla marked Memorial Day with this remembrance of the 54th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry -- the first African-American regiment to fight for the Union. The reflection of the Catalan Parliament in Barcelona, Spain, can be seen in this fireman's visor. Firefighters clashed with police during demonstrations against government spending cuts on May 29. A plane drops water on a wildfire on May 28, near Santa Ynez, California. A Pakistani stockbroker rests as he watches the latest share prices on a monitor at the Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) in Karachi on May 27. A young Afghan artist, painted by Ramin Naqshbandi, acts and poses for a photo in Mazar-i Sharif on May 27. An Indian child cools off under a roadside tap next to graffiti in Allahabad, on May 27. A heat wave buffeted northern India in May, causing at least 22 deaths. American Kenny Rackers, from Colorado Springs, celebrates winning the first race at Cooper's Hill during the annual Bank Holiday tradition of cheese-rolling on May 27, Brockworth, Gloucestershire, England. Matt Cardy/Getty Images An Afghan soldier from the Afghan National Army (ANA) salutes on completion of training at the Warrior Forward Operating Base in Ghazni province on May 29. U.S.-led coalition forces are winding down their operations before a scheduled withdrawal at the end of 2014. A boy does a handstand on the beach at Coney Island on May 27 in Brooklyn, New York. This was the first weekend that city beaches re-opened to the public following Hurricane Sandy. The warm weather on the Memorial Day holiday drew flocks of crowds. Mario Tama/Getty Images Demonstrators flee from a water cannon during clashes with riot police on May 31 during a protest against the demolition of Taksim Gezi Park, in Taksim Square in Istanbul. Police reportedly used tear gas to disperse a group, who were standing guard in Gezi Park to prevent the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality from demolishing the last remaining green public space in the center of Istanbul -- part of a major renewal project. Around 10 demonstrators have been wounded. A 'Panda' made of Louis Vuitton bags is displayed at an exhibition marking the 100th Anniversary of SLG Savoir Faire on May 29, in Wuhan, Hubei Province of China. Louis Vuitton and artist Billie Achilleos designed the exhibition, which runs from May 31 to June 23. ChinaFotoPress/Getty Images