The shadow of a woman is cast on the wall of a monastery as she looks on toward the Swayambhunath Stupa in Kathmandu, Nepal, Aug. 23, 2012. The Swayambhunath Stupa is a collection of shrines and temples. Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters
A man rides a unicycle and enjoys the good weather at Geneva Lake in Vevey, Switzerland, Sept. 8, 2012. Laurent Gillieron/Keystone/AP
The mountainous Srinagar-Leh highway shows snow-covered mountain peaks at Zojila, east of Srinagar, Kashmir, Oct. 4, 2012. Fayaz Kabli/Reuters
A Palestinian rides a camel on the beach in Gaza City, Sept. 19, 2011. Mohammed Salem/Reuters
The moon rises over the skyline of the Oriental Pearl TV Tower in Shanghai, China, Sept. 30, 2012. Aly Song/Reuters
Two men cross the River Tawi early morning in Jammu, India, Oct. 2, 2012. Channi Anand/AP
A boy walks past a football post near the ancient city of Kirtipur in Kathmandu, Nepal, Aug. 12, 2012. Kirtipur is one of the popular housing areas for out-of-town students and professors. Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters
The sun rises at dawn on the J Bar L Ranch and Red Rock Creek on June 21, 2012 in the Centennial Valley, near Lakeview, Montana. Ann Hermes/Staff
A view of the mountain is seen in the background as prayer flags flutter in the wind as pictured from the Thrangu Tashi Yangtse monastery in the Kavre outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal, Nov. 25, 2011. Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters
Indians practice yoga at the sprawling grounds of Lodi Garden in New Delhi, India, Sept. 25, 2012. Lodhi Garden in a posh neighborhood of south Delhi is a destination beloved by locals, with monuments like the tomb to 16th Century ruler Sikander Lodhi, the Bara Gumbad complex. Saurabh Das/AP
A view of the area from Mirante Dona Marta shows the iconic Cristo Redentor Corcovado statue, Christ the Redeemer, on Sept. 16, 2012 in Rio de Janeiro. Rio is known for its landscape, its white beaches, and dramatic mountains. Melanie Stetson Freeman/Staff
Backdropped by the Schesaplana mountain, a family walks along a lake-side mountain path during a mild and sunny autumn day above Schiers, Swiss canton of Grisons, Oct. 6, 2012. Arno Balzarini/AP
The moon rises behind the skyline of New York's Lower Manhattan and One World Trade Center as people stand along the Hudson River in Jersey City, New Jersey, Oct. 1, 2012. Gary Hershorn/Reuters
A farmer walks through a paddy field as he returns home at Khokana in Lalitpur, Nepal, Aug. 6, 2012. Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters
While the German economy is being held up as the model for ailing Europe to follow, some Germans say that the benefits of the boom aren't reaching them.
When President Obama stood in Berlin today and said that budget balancing must not trump the priority of improving lives, some saw a dig at German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who has led the call for austerity across Europe.
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