In Pictures: Weather extremes 2013
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 05/15
In Pictures: Duchess Kate's royal baby bump
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In Pictures: Keffiyeh is rebel chic
Nepalese policemen apply vermillion powder and perform rituals on a dog during the Tihar festival celebrations at a police kennel division in Katmandu, Nepal. Dogs are worshipped to acknowledge their role in providing security during Tihar festival, one of the most important Hindu festivals dedicated to the worship of the Goddess of wealth Laxmi. Niranjan Shrestha/AP
US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton meets with (from left) Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr, US Ambassador to Australia Jeffrey Bleich, Australian Defense Minister Stephen Smith, Lyn Barnett, and her husband Western Australia Premier Colin Barnett, upon her arrival at Perth International Airport, in Perth, Australia. Matt Rourke/AP
Servicemen of motorized infantry 19 wear gas masks, as they take part in a hazardous environment military drill, at a firing ground on the outskirts of Vladikavkaz. Russia marks the day of radioactive, chemical and biological defense troops on November 13. Kazbek Basayev/Reuters
A novice Buddhist monk gestures to the camera as he plays soccer with other monks in a street adjoining a temple in Yangon, Myanmar. Gemunu Amarasinghe/AP
One of 600 cobras seized by the Thai Customs Department is displayed at a press conference in Bangkok. The snakes were contained in sacks and plastic containers on a pickup truck and were being delivered to a foreign destination, according to authorities. Sakchai Lalit/AP
Afghan children play on a damaged Soviet tank on the outskirts of Jalalabad east of Kabul, Afghanistan. Rahmat Gul/AP
A migrant rests in a Spanish coastguard dingy after several migrants were intercepted by coastguards in a dingy between Morocco and Spain. Marcos Moreno/AP
A fallen leaf gets caught and frozen on a windshield Tuesday morning, in Piedmont, Alabama, after temperatures in the area dropped below freezing overnight. Trent Penn/The Anniston Star/AP
Shena Hardin holds up a sign to serve a highly public sentence, in Cleveland, Ohio. Hardin was caught on camera driving on a sidewalk to avoid a Cleveland school bus that was unloading children. A Cleveland Municipal Court judge ordered 32-year-old Hardin to serve the highly public sentence for one hour Tuesday and Wednesday. Tony Dejak/AP
Boys dressed as pre-colonial Burmese kings are pictured during the Shin Phu ceremony, part of the rites to become a Buddhist novice monk, at Maha Myat Muni pagoda compound in Mandalay, Myanmar. Soe Zeya Tun/Reuters
Gunner Fiona Pead from the 19th Regiment Royal Artillery (The Highland Gunners) leans forward to check the line before taking part in a homecoming parade, to mark their return from serving in Afghanistan, in Dundee, Scotland. David Moir/Reuters
A Sumatran tiger stands on a tree at a zoo in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia. There are only around 250 of the cats left in the wild, compared to about 1,000 in the 1970s, according to the World Wildlife Fund, meaning that the Panthera tigris sumatrae could become the first large predator to go extinct in the 21st century. Binsar Bakkara/AP
A girl practices a Mallakhamb pose while suspended from a rope at the Shree Samartha Vyayam Mandir in Mumbai, India. Mallakhamb is an ancient Indian sport which originated as a complementary exercise for wrestling, but is now practiced as a sport in itself. Vivek Prakash/Reuters
A migrant labourer poses for a photograph after finishing his work at a construction site in Shanghai. China announced that it is effectively turning the corner on the economy and likely to meet its growth target for the year, more good news for Communist Party policy makers meeting in Beijing to anoint new leaders for the next decade. Aly Song/Reuters
The Sheldon Glacier with Mount Barre in the background, is seen from Ryder Bay near Rothera Research Station, Adelaide Island, Antarctica. A new NASA/British Antarctic Survey study examines why Antarctic sea ice cover has increased under the effects of climate change over the past two decades. British Antarctic Survey/Reuters
A woman whose home was damaged by an earthquake peeks through her temporary shelter in San Marcos, Guatemala. Authorities in Guatemala have lowered the death toll from last week's 7.4-magnitude earthquake to 42 from 52, after some people who had been reported dead were found alive. Moises Castillo/AP
Jean-Francois Cope, candidate in the upcoming elections for the UMP political party's leadership, speaks during his last political rally in Le Cannet, France. Eric Gaillard/Reuters
Workers from Telefonica phone company take part in a demonstration blocking the traffic and protesting against the unjustified dismissals at their company ahead of a general strike in Barcelona Spain. The masks reads in Spanish: "I am a profitable person". Emilio Morenatti/AP
An Indian Hindu woman holds a tray filled with earthen lamps and steps out of the door during Diwali in New Delhi, India. Diwali, the festival of lights dedicated to the Goddess of wealth Lakshmi, is being celebrated across the country. Altaf Qadri/AP
A shop worker looks out at a passer-by from a hat shop in London, England. Luke MacGregor/Reuters
A boy, who was identified by municipal agents as a suspected crack user, takes a nap at the screening center for minors accused of crimes and drug abuse, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Rio de Janeiro's Social Action Secretariat has approached people showing signs of crack abuse during operations to offer to send them to the shelters as part of the efforts by authorities to end crack use in Rio's slums. Ricardo Moraes/Reuters
Tourist enjoy a view over the skyline from the top of the Main tower in Frankfurt, Germany. Michael Probst/AP
Syrians make their way on a rainy day in the rebel-controlled area of Aleppo, Syria, Nov. 12, 2012. Narciso Contreras/AP
An 80-foot tall Norway Spruce, selected to be the 2012 Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree, is raised by a crane above spectators after being cut down at the home of Joseph Balku, in Flanders, New Jersey. Stuart Ramson/Rockefeller Center/Reuters
In Pictures: Weather extremes 2013
In Pictures: Derby Day devotees, Kenyan style
Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 05/16
In Pictures: Dazzle like Beckham
Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 05/15
In Pictures: Duchess Kate's royal baby bump
Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 05/14
In Pictures: Keffiyeh is rebel chic
The destruction of Aleppo's famous minaret brought world attention to the threats facing Syria's historical landmarks. Syrians warn they are losing part of their heritage as ancient landmarks become ruins.
This is an expanded version of a story that originally ran in The Christian Science Monitor Weekly.
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