The month of May was eventful in more ways than one. Harold Camping’s Doomsday prediction fell flat on its face, Apple launched Apple Store 2.0 and The Tree of Life went on to win the Palm D'Or award at the 64th Cannes Film Festival.
International Business Times (San Francisco) has compiled the very best and most popular photo news that made May the hottest month in more ways than one.
Click on the slideshow to see what photo news grabbed the headlines in the month of May.
Actor Tom Hardy arrives for the world premiere of the film ''Inception'' at the Odeon in London July 8, 2010. He has been listed under top ten in the heat magazine's "101 Hottest Hunks On The Planet" list for 2012.ReutersRupert Murdoch under pressure to fire News International chief executive Rebekah BrooksReutersOne of China’s most popular social network sites, especially among college students, Renren announced that it has 130 million users, but an accurate number was not confirmed. The website started off duplicating the famous Facebook website from color, simlairty of logo, and layout. Now the site is known for having the best online games and to be valued at $1.2 billion. RenrenAn interactive iPad 2 is seen next to an Apple MacBook in an Apple store in Stockston Street in San Francisco, California on Sunday, May 22, 2011IBTimesA 22-year-old woman in a wedding gown is grabbed by Guo Zhongfan, a local community officer, as she attempts to kill herself by jumping out of a seven-storey residential building in Changchun, Jilin province May 17, 2011. According to local media, the woman tried to commit suicide after her boyfriend of four years broke up with her, just as they were making plans to get married. The woman did not sustain any injuries during the incident. Picture taken May 17, 2011.ReutersNorth Korean officials attend a national meeting to commemorate the 98th birth anniversary of North Korean founder and the late leader Kim Il-sung that falls on April 15, at the Pyongyang Indoor Stadium on Wednesday in this picture released by the North's official KCNA news agency in Pyongyang April 14, 2010.ReutersAccording to North Korea's happiness index rank released by Chaoxian.com.cn, the happiest country in the world is China and North Korea is ranked no. 2, South Korea, no 152, and the U.S., no 203, the last in the rank.Chaoxian.com.cnVoice actress Angelina Jolie poses during a photocall for the animated film "Kung Fu Panda 2" during the Cannes Film Festival May 12, 2011. The Cannes film festival runs from May 11 to 22. ReutersThe leader of the Heaven's Gate cult who led 39 people in a mass suicide in Southern California was a man named Marshall Applewhite, CBS News reported March 27. Applewhite is shown addressing followers in a videotape aired by the network and made just days ago in which Applewhite said, "You can follow us, but you cannot stay here and follow us." CBS said his body was among the 39 found dead at a mansion outside of San Diego. Reuters
