A Palestinian child plays with fireworks on the first day of Ramadan at Shati refugee camp in Gaza City on Aug. 11. During the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, observant Muslims abstain from eating, drinking, and smoking from sunrise to sunset. Adel Hana/AP
Muslims offer prayers before the start of the holy month of Ramadan at Mecca Masjid in Hyderabad, India, on Aug. 11. Mahesh Kumar A./AP
Iraqi construction workers repair a building during a very hot, sunny day in the Azamiyah neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq, on Aug. 11. Muslims throughout the world are celebrating the fasting month of Ramadan, the holiest month in the Islamic calendar. Khalid Mohammed/AP
A Palestinian man prepares traditional Arab pastries called "kataif" in east Jerusalem, on Aug. 11, the first day of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Bernat Armangue/AP
An Afghan man reads the holy Koran at a mosque in Kabul, Afghanistan on Aug 11, the first day of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan. Ahmad Massoud/AP
The sun silhouettes the entrance of a mosque in east Jerusalem on Aug. 11, the first day of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Bernat Armangue/AP
A Palestinian man looks at lights for sale on Aug. 11, the first day of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in Jerusalem's Old City. Tara Todras-Whitehill/AP
Customers at a roadside shop sell a meat dish in Kabul on Aug. 11, the first day of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan. Mustafa Quraishi/AP
A fasting Muslim worker holds grapes she picked at the Zomoot farm stand in the city of Mafraq, Jordan, on Aug. 11, under a soaring heat that hovered around 100 degrees F. during the fasting month of Ramadan. Ali Jarekji/Reuters
Bahraini boys play along the Persian Gulf shore at dusk on Aug. 11 in the village of Karzakan, Bahrain, waiting for the sun to set on the first day of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. Muslims break their daily fast at dusk during Ramadan. Hasan Jamali/AP
A Musaharati, or dawn awakener, strikes his drum just before dawn on Aug. 11 to wake observant Muslims in Sidon's old city in southern Lebanon for their overnight 'sahur,' or last meal before the day's fast. Ali Hashisho/Reuters
An Afghan boy offers prayers on the first day of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Aug. 11. Musadeq Sadeq/AP
Filipino Muslim students read the Koran inside an elementary school during Ramadan in Manila, Philippines, on Aug. 11. Romeo Ranoco/Reuters
A Muslim vendor prepares drinks in plastic bags for sale at a Ramadan bazaar in Petaling Jaya, near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Aug. 11. Dozens of Ramadan bazaars have sprouted up in the city to sell food to fasting Muslims during this holy month of Ramadan. Muslims will take the food home so they can break their fast at dusk. Lai Seng Sin/AP
Muslim children point to the new moon ushering in the holy month of Ramadan, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Aug. 11. Pavel Rahman/AP
Muslims attend evening prayers called "Tarawih" to mark the start of the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan at a mosque in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia, on Aug. 10. Sigit Pamungkas/Reuters
Ferdaors Elidrissi prays with her father, Abdollah Elidrissi, at Islamic Center Masjid As-Sabereen in Harrisburg, Pa., on Aug. 6, ahead of the start of Ramadan. John C. Whitehead/The Patriot-News/AP
An Egyptian vendor prepares the display of traditional lanterns for sale at his shop in Cairo on Aug. 3, in preparation for the upcoming Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Nasser Nasser/AP
A Palestinian Muslim girl walks in an alley of Jerusalem's old city holding a traditional Ramadan lantern while celebrating with other children the announcement of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan on Aug. 10. Ramadan, when observant Muslims fast from dawn to dusk, began Wednesday. Muhammed Muheisen/AP
Indonesian Muslim students march during a rally for Ramadan in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Aug. 7. Ramadan, the holy fasting month, began Wednesday, Aug. 11. Indonesia is the world's most populous Muslim nation. Achmad Ibrahim/AP
A Lebanese Muslim man shops for decorations in Beirut, Lebanon, on Aug. 9 in preparation for Ramadan. Muslims traditionally decorate their homes, shops, and streets for the Islamic holy month. During Ramadan, Muslims throughout the world refrain from eating, drinking, smoking, and sex from sunrise to sunset. Hussein Malla/AP
The names of Allah (l. and r.) and the prophet Mohammad (c.) are written in Arabic on decorations sold at a shop in Beirut, Lebanon, for the celebration of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan on Aug. 9. Hussein Malla/AP
Indonesian Muslims offer an evening prayer called "Tarawih," at the beginning of the holy fasting month of Ramadan at Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Aug. 10. Achmad Ibrahim/AP
A Muslim child runs after a mass prayer session "Tarawih," which marks the beginning of the holy fasting month of Ramadan at Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Aug. 10. Beawiharta/Reuters
The four-faced clock, atop the Abraj al-Bait Towers in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, stands over the holy Kaaba (the cube shaped building). The clock faces are 141 feet square. Saudi Arabia will test what it is billing as the world's largest clock in the holy city of Mecca during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan. When completed in 2011, the tallest tower in the complex will become the tallest building in Saudi Arabia and the tallest and largest hotel in the world, with a planned height of 1,972 feet. Upon completion, the builders say the structure will have the largest floor area of any structure in the world with 16,150,000 square-feet of floor space. Saudi Press Agency/AP
Indonesian Muslim students perform during a rally for Ramadan in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Aug. 7. Ramadan began Wednesday, Aug. 11. Indonesia is the world's most populous Muslim nation. Achmad Ibrahim/AP
Cambodia's lost city of Mahendraparvata lay hidden beneath a canopy of dense vegetation. Airborne lasers produced a detailed map of a vast cityscape, including highways and previously undiscovered temples near Cambodia's prized Angkor Wat temples.
Cambodia's lost city has been found. Airborne laser technology uncovered a network of roadways and canals, illustrating a bustling ancient city linking Cambodia's famed Angkor Wat temple complex.
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