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
A Syrian refugee stands on mattresses inside a school where he temporarily lives with his family in Wadi Khaled town in north Lebanon. Jamal Saidi/Reuters
A Labrador Golden Retriever gets a shower at Germany's first Dog Wash in Duisburg, Germany. Frank Augstein/AP
Laborers cast their shadows on the glass facade of a hotel as they take down scaffolding at a construction site in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China.
A rower practices before the 2012 Summer Olympics in Eton Dorney, near Windsor, Britain.
Kashmiri Muslim children recite verses from the Koran at a Muslim religious school during the holy month of Ramadan in Srinagar, India. Mukhtar Khan/AP
In celebration of the upcoming London Olympics, an underwater weightlifting performance takes place at the COEX Aquarium in Seoul, South Korea. Hye Soo Nah/AP
A devotee holds a snake during the 'Nagpanchami,' or snake festival, in Kathmandu, Nepal. Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters
Firefighters plan an attack at the Fairfield Creek fire near Springview, Neb.
Children flee renewed fighting between Congolese army and M23 rebels near the eastern Congolese city of Goma.
A youth cools off under a waterfall in Kabul, Afghanistan.
A worker dries vermicelli, a specialty eaten during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, in the southern Indian city of Chennai.
A soldier is reflected on a window glass as he stands guard during a media opportunity for the coverage of China's attack helicopter Z-9WZ at a Chinese Liberation Army base, on the outskirts of Beijing. Andy Wong/AP
A diver trains at the Aquatics Center before the start of the 2012 Olympic Games in London. Tim Wimborne/Reuters
Signs drawn on fabric are seen hanging from a tree at a memorial for victims behind the theater where a gunman opened fire on moviegoers in Aurora, Colo. Shannon Stapleton/Reuters
People ride with their belongings on a wooden bicycle as they flee from renewed fighting between Congolese army and M23 rebels near the eastern Congolese city of Goma.
A sculpture of ancient Egyptian sun king Ra is placed as a radiator mascot on a 1930 Stutz DV 32 Racer car during a race demonstration at the Offene Rennbahn cycling track in Zurich's Oerlikon suburb in Switzerland. Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters
A protester holds a sign before marching to the Sandra Day O'Connor Courthouse in downtown Phoenix before the start of the racial-profiling case against the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office.
A man looks on as a devotee (unseen) pours milk over a statue of the Snake God during the 'Nagpanchami' festival in Kathmandu, Nepal. Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters
A member of the Traffic Psychologists gets off a bus as he holds a banner that reads, 'Free Hugs' during his performance in Sao Paulo.
A farmer walks through a dry, cracked paddy field on the outskirts of Jammu, India. Channi Anand/AP
Students of a religious school pray before going into a classroom at Karachi's Memon Mosque in Pakistan.
Paul Rothrock holds up a sign marking the departure of Ichiro Suzuki to the New York Yankees earlier from the Seattle Mariners after a baseball game Monday, in Seattle.
People line up to pay a last tribute to prominent Ukrainian actor Bohdan Stupka during a funeral ceremony on the stage of Ivan Franko National Academic Theater in Kiev, Ukraine.
Bayern Munich's Thomas Mueller (c.) and Emre Can (r.) fight for the ball against Beijing Guo'an's Mao Jianqing during a pre-season friendly soccer match in Beijing.
Youths cool themselves off at a waterfall in Kabul, Afghanistan.
Visitors ride a large carousel next to the London Eye (l.) on the south bank of the river Thames in London.
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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