Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 05/21
In Pictures: Sinkholes around the world
In Pictures: What happened to the green revolution in Iran?
In Pictures: Facing the devastation of the Oklahoma tornadoes
In Pictures: Sandy: Chronicle of an unrelenting storm
Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 05/20
In Pictures: Weather extremes 2013
In Pictures: The Israeli separation barrier: A West Bank wall
In Pictures: Derby Day devotees, Kenyan style
Anti-government protesters wave a Bahraini flag as the sun sets during an opposition march of tens of thousands in Sehla, Bahrain, on the edge of the capital of Manama. Demonstrators called for freedom for political prisoners and democracy in the Gulf island kingdom. Hasan Jamali/AP
A girl whose face is painted in the colours of Yemen's and Syria's flags attends a rally calling for solidarity with Syrian anti-government protesters, in Sanaa. Mohamad Al Sayaghi/Reuters
A farmer dries cassava while harvesting on a field in Hoa Binh province, outside Hanoi. Kham/Reuters
Refugees wait with their pets for assistance in ruins of their burnt home in the Um-Piam refugee camp after a fire engulfed big part of it near Mae Sot, Thailand. According to local officials, around 5,000 people lost their homes in Um-Piam, which houses more than 17,600 of the 140,000 Myanmar refugees who fled the country due to economic hardship, abuses, discrimination, and war. Damir Sagolj/Reuters
A man wearing a traditional Romanian outfit receives a kiss from a girl wearing a floral outfit, in Bucharest, Romania, during celebrations of the Dragobete, the day of lovers. Romanians try to promote the traditional celebration which lost a lot of ground to the better marketed Valentine's Day, which is more popular with Romanian youngsters. Vadim Ghirda/AP
Ireland's Paul O'Connell (c.) gives a team talk during the Captain's Run at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. Ireland will play Italy in their Six Nations rugby match on Saturday. Cathal McNaughton/Reuters
A groomed Shih Tzu dog takes part in a competition during the Asia-Pacific Dog Show in Manila. The three-day event, organised by the Philippine Canine Club, is being held to promote and encourage the love for pure-bred dogs. Erik De Castro/Reuters
A man dressed as the character Spock from the Star Trek TV series and movies waits for tips outside the site of the 84th Academy Awards in Hollywood, California. Rick Wilking/Reuters
Silver coins from a treasure trove of gold and silver coins worth $500 million were recovered from a Spanish ship believed to be from the wreckage of the Nuestra Senora de las Mercedes, a ship sunk by the British Navy in 1804. The 594,000 gold and silver coins were the focus of an intense five-year legal battle between Spain and Odyssey, a US deep sea salvage company that found them five years ago off the coast of Portugal. Reuters
A campaign poster for presidential candidate Gennady Zyuganov, leader of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, is seen on display in Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk. Russia will go to the polls for a presidential election on March 4. The poster reads, 'We elect Zyuganov on March 4.' /Ilya Naymushin/Reuters
A Tibetan man prays to a portrait of their spiritual leader Dalai Lama during the third day of New Year or 'Losar' in Kathmandu. Losar can be traced back to the pre-Buddhist period in Tibet when Tibetans practiced the Bon religion. People offer incense to appease the local spirits, deities and protectors. Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters
Members of the Detroit Tigers head to the field during their first full squad MLB spring training workout in Lakeland, Florida. Scott Audette/Reuters
Ethnic Naga men wear traditional clothing and participate in a rally urging the Indian government to resolve India-Naga tensions. The Naga rebels began fighting more than 50 years ago, although a cease-fire has held since 1997. India is offering wide autonomy to the tribe but has already rejected the rebels' demand for an independent homeland in northeastern India bordering Myanmar, where most of the 2 million Nagas live. Kevin Frayer/AP
An Afghan boy who works at a bakery watches a protest outside his a window in Kabul. Twelve people were killed on Friday in the bloodiest day yet in protests that have raged across Afghanistan over the desecration of copies of the Muslim holy book at a NATO military base with riot police and soldiers on high alert braced for more violence. Ahmad Masood /Reuters
Petr Skala, a sculptor and clock-keeper, works on Prague's famous astronomical clock, built over 600 years ago, during its regular maintenance in Prague. Petr Josek/Reuters
Japan's Shohei Tochimoto soars through the air during the first round of the Ski-Flying World Championships in Vikersund. The round had to be cancelled due to bad wind conditions on the jumping hill. Leonhard Foeger/Reuters
Seminarians study in the library of the San Carlos and San Ambrosio Seminary in Havana February 23, 2012. The new Catholic seminary is the only existing seminary in Cuba. Enrique de la Osa/Reuters
Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti attends a news conference with his Irish counterpart Enda Kenny (not pictured) at the Chigi Palace in Rome. Alessandro Bianchi/Reuters
A pedestrian walks past a snow-covered statue of local historian Irving Weber in Iowa City, Iowa. Charlie Neibergall/AP
A relative of a Pakistani that went missing, sits inside her tent with prayer beads, at a camp near the parliament in Islamabad, Pakistan. The Supreme Court has given families of abductees a measure of hope by bringing a landmark case against the Inter-Services Intelligence agency (ISI), the country's most feared spy network and the agency suspected of being behind most of the abductions. Muhammed Muheisen/AP
A young Myanmarese girl, her face coated with herbal paste, reacts to the camera as she plays outside her house on the outskirts of Yangon, Myanmar. Altaf Qadri/AP
Muslims pray in a hall where a photo exhibition titled 'Reflections of a Journey' is being held in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad ahead of the 10th anniversary of the Godhra riots. The riots were some of the country's worst religious riots since independence killing some 2,500 people, mainly Muslims. Amit Dave/Reuters
A man is reflected in a mirror in a traditional Turkish bath in Samawa, about 150 miles south of Baghdad. Mohammed Ameen/Reuters
Children play at a water fountain at the Monument of the Revolution in downtown Mexico City the evening of Feb. 23. Tomas Bravo/Reuters
Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 05/21
In Pictures: Sinkholes around the world
In Pictures: What happened to the green revolution in Iran?
In Pictures: Facing the devastation of the Oklahoma tornadoes
In Pictures: Sandy: Chronicle of an unrelenting storm
Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 05/20
In Pictures: Weather extremes 2013
In Pictures: The Israeli separation barrier: A West Bank wall
In Pictures: Derby Day devotees, Kenyan style
Aleppo was once the economic heart of Syria, with factories ringing the city. But war destruction and a lack of electricity and materials has caused most of them to shut down.
In opposition-controlled Aleppo, once the economic heart of Syria, few businesses have survived the war, which has reduced entire neighborhoods to rubble amid fighting, scud missile attacks, airstrikes, and artillery bombardment.
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