Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 05/23
In Pictures: Huge hurricanes
In Pictures: Oh to be young again, Mr. President!
In Pictures: Facing the devastation of the Oklahoma tornadoes
Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 05/22
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: Sandy: Chronicle of an unrelenting storm
Aspiring ballerinas try on ballet gear received from American dancer Nathan Cheney at the Ballet Theatre's Development Programme in Johannesburg. The young girls (l. to r.) Raisise Mokowena, Ogechi Opara, and Khumo Kgara, will take part in the production 'Giselle.' Denis Farrell/AP
An infant mongoose lemur is shown nestled in the fur of its mother in Tampa. Earlier this month mongoose lemur twins were born to the popular Florida attraction. The animal is classified as a 'vulnerable' species. Courtesy of Matt Marriott/Busch Gardens/Reuters
A woman lights candles to honor the memory of the victims of the Chernobyl disaster in Kiev, Ukraine. Ukraine marked the 26th anniversary since the Chernobyl power station exploded. Sergei Chuzavkov/AP
India's PSLV C-19 lifts off carrying its first indigenous radar imaging satellite RISAT-1 at the Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota, India. The satellite has the capability to take images of the earth during day and night as well as in cloudy conditions and will facilitate agriculture and disaster management, according to a news agency. Arun Sankar K./AP
A street vendor watches a live broadcast of the verdict being delivered by a United Nations-backed court in the Hague convicting former Liberian president Charles Taylor of war crimes, in the country's capital Freetown. Finbarr O'Reilly/Reuters
Passengers are pictured during the inauguration trip of the new regional two-floor train of the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) connecting Geneva and Lausanne in Coppet near Geneva. Valentin Flauraud/Reuters
Thousands of people turn up in poor weather to participate in the singing of a popular children's song at the Youngstorget Square in Oslo, Norway. Around 40,000 people gathered in Oslo on Thursday to sing the song ridiculed by Anders Behring Breivik, who killed 77 people last July. Kyrre Lien/Reuters
A man listens to speeches during the inauguration of the sculpture 'Agony of Fire' by Nextor Basterrextea, in Guernica. Guernica is commemorating the seventy fifth anniversary of the aerial bombing by planes from the German Condor Legion, in aid of the nationalist military rebellion lead by General Francisco Franco. Vincent West/Reuters
An Israeli woman sits with a shopping cart as she waits for a fly over at the Mediterranean sea beach front in Tel Aviv, Israel, during Israel's 64th Independence anniversary celebrations. Ariel Schalit/AP
The pack of riders cycles past a herd of cattle during the second stage of the Tour de Romandie cycling race near Delemont. Denis Balibouse/Reuters
Rubber boots and helmets are stored for visitors at the construction site of the new headquarters of the European Central Bank (ECB) during a guided tour in Frankfurt. The European Central Bank plans to move its headquarters in early 2014. Kai Pfaffenbach /Reuters
Fashion models huddle together as they wait for artist Craig Costello, also known as KR, of the United States to produce an installation on a Sydney street. Costello produced the installation, a white rectangular block sprayed with paint from a fire extinguisher, at an event to publicize Sydney fashion week. Tim Wimborne/Reuters
A African penguin near Simon's Town on the outskirts of Cape Town, South Africa. African Penguins can weigh up to 5 kg, 11 pounds, and have a black stripe and black spots on the chest with the pattern and spots being unique for every penguin. Schalk van Zuydam/AP
A Gypsy girl pushes a baby in a pram past an informal settlement located opposite a high-class office building in Belgrade, Serbia. Authorities are on Thursday moving some 1,000 Gypsies to four segregated metal container settlements outside of the capital. There are an estimated 500,000 Gypsies living in Serbia.
A police officer in a protective suit takes part in an evacuation drill at Daya Bay Nuclear Power Station in Tung Ping Chau island, Hong Kong. The evacuation drill is part of a two-day inter-departmental exercise that will be held from April 26 to 27, according to local media. Tyrone Siu/Reuters
A pylon is reflected in floodwater near the village of Bogolyubovo, some 118 miles east of Moscow. Denis Sinyakov/Reuters
Pakistani children are reflected in a mirror belonging to a street barber, while men are seen fixing a rooftop of a house in a slum area on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan. Muhammed Muheisen/AP
Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 05/23
In Pictures: Huge hurricanes
In Pictures: Oh to be young again, Mr. President!
In Pictures: Facing the devastation of the Oklahoma tornadoes
Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 05/22
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: Sandy: Chronicle of an unrelenting storm
Scotland will vote in 2014 whether to split off from England and the rest of the United Kingdom. Scottish nationalists argue that Scotland would be better off alone.
Ending Britain's 306-year rule would allow Scotland to reverse generations of economic mismanagement and free its lawmakers to boost economic growth, say Scottish nationalists campaigning to split from the UK.
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