May 4, 2012 (22 images)

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei casts his ballot at a polling station in Tehran, Iran on May 4, 2012. Iranians started voting in the second round of the ninth parliamentary election since the Islamic Revolution in 1979. Photo from official Leader's website. UPI

Election staff open the ballot box to start counting the ballots at a polling station in Tehran, Iran on May 4, 2012. Iranians started voting in the second round of the ninth parliamentary election since the Islamic Revolution in 1979. UPI/Maryam Rahmanian

Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Byrant wipes his face in the fourth quarter during the NBA Western Conference playoffs first round game three at the Pepsi Center in Denver on May 4, 2012. Denver beat Los Angeles 99-84 putting the series at 2-1 Los Angeles. UPI/Gary C. Caskey

U.S. President Barack Obama discusses the need for higher education and the importance of low interest rate college loans at Washington-Lee High School in Arlington, Virginia on Mary 4, 2012. The interest rate on student loans will double on July 1st if congress does not act. UPI/Michael Reynolds/Pool