The month of May was different from others in more ways than one. The final moments of Air France Flight 447 was made public, Osama bin Laden was finally shot dead, Harold Camping's Doomsday prediction fell flat on its face and Fukushima nuclear radiation leak caused global concern.

International Business Times (San Francisco) has compiled the very best and most popular stories that made May the hottest month in more ways than one.

Click on the slideshow to see what stories grabbed the headlines in the month of May.

The central general meeting is held at the April 25 House of Culture in Pyongyang
The central general meeting, celebrating the 18th anniversary of the election of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il as chairman of North Korea's National Defence Commission, is held at the April 25 House of Culture in Pyongyang April 8, 2011, in this picture released by North Korea's official news agency KCNA Reuters
Facebook
Social networking giant Facebook has acquired Amsterdam-based software design firm Sofa as part of their strategy to boost their product design talent. Reuters
A combination image of photographs of plane wreckage of Air France flight 447 released by the Investigation and Analysis Bureau BEA
A combination image of photographs of plane wreckage of Air France flight 447 released by the Investigation and Analysis Bureau (BEA) after a news conference at the BEA headquarters in Le Bourget, northern Paris, April 4, 2011 Reuters
Osama Bin Laden
A demonstrator wears a mask of Osama Bin Laden during the Global Marijuana March in Rio de Janeiro May 07, 2011. Demonstrators took part in a march to support the legalization of marijuana. Reuters
quotDoodle 4 Googlequot competition
A 7-years-old student named Matteo Lopez from Monte Verde Elementary San Francisco wins the 2011 "Doodle 4 Google" competition. His imaginative work “space life” outstands among more than 107000 entries from whole USA, as the result of 5 million votes cast by the public. Google
Timothy Ray Brown
In a screenshot from CBS 5, Timothy Ray Brown, 45, of the San Francisco Bay Area is seen during an interview which aired on May 16, 2011. Brown says he has been cured of HIV. CBS 5 / Screenshot
Sony PlayStation
Sony PlayStation gaming console controller is displayed at an electronic shop in Tokyo Reuters
iPhone 5 is expected to be the white iPhone
iPhone 5 is expected to be the white iPhone Apple
Harold Campings Family Radio offices
Harold Camping's Family Radio offices IBtimes