April 29 - May 5, 2012 (107 images)

One World Trade Center stands where the destroyed original World Trade Center once stood in New York City on April 30, 2012. One World Trade Center officially surpassed the height of the Empire State Building today to become New York City's tallest building. UPI/John Angelillo

Palestinian women attend a rally to show solidarity with Palestinians prisoners held in Israeli jails, in Gaza City, April 30, 2012. Human rights groups say up to 2,000 prisoners have joined an open-ended hunger strike to protest against jail conditions. UPI/Ismael Mohamad

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton listens as Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda speaks prior to a dinner at the National Geographic Institute in Washington on April 30, 2012. UPI/Kevin Dietsch

President Barack Obama speaks at the Building and Construction Trades Department Legislative Conference at the Washington Hilton on April 30, 2012 in Washington DC. UPI/Olivier Douliery/Pool