Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 05/24
In Pictures: Ultra-Orthodox Jews
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
Former Formula One and Cart racing car driver Alessandro Zanardi of Italy, receives his countdown before starting the Men's Individual H4 Time Trial during the London 2012 Paralympic Games at Brands Hatch racing circuit. Zanardi won gold. Andrew Winning/Reuters
A African penguin being washed with a tooth toothbrush by staff at the South African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds, SANCCOB, after it was found covered in oil on Robben Island near Cape Town, South Africa. Schalk van Zuydam/AP
A Greenpeace activist, dressed as a polar bear, sits inside a police car after being detained outside Gazprom's headquarters in Moscow, Russia. Misha Japaridze/AP
Rep. Nydia Velazquez, D-N.Y. appears in between reporters after speaking at a Hispanic caucus, before first lady Michelle Obama at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C. David Goldman/AP
Firemen spray water after a massive blaze swept through the Om Siva Shakti fireworks factory in Sivakasi, about 650 kilometers (400 miles) southwest of Chennai, India. AP
Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft, walks past a projected display showing Bill Gates ( bottom l.), and himself, during a discussion of Nokia's newest smartphone, the Lumia 920, equipped with Microsoft's Windows Phone 8 in New York City. Mark Lennihan/AP
A car attendant adjusts his hat as he stands in front of the Orient Express at Sirkeci main railway station in Istanbul, Turkey. The Venice Simplon-Orient Express train recreates the original Orient-Express route from Paris to Istanbul once a year. Murad Sezer/Reuters
Cast member Vanessa Hudgens poses during the photocall of the movie 'Spring Breakers' at the 69th Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy. Tony Gentile/Reuters
A doorman looks up Lexington Avenue as he waits in the rain for a car to arrive outside a midtown hotel in New York. Charles Krupa/AP
A fan in a rabbit suit cheers on Katusha Team rider Joaquim 'Purito' Rodriguez of Spain during the 17th stage of the Tour of Spain 'La Vuelta' cycling race between Santander and Fuente De. Miguel Vidal/Reuters
Polish builders work at the construction site of what they believe to be a contender for the title of the world's thinnest house, in Warsaw, Poland. The building, which has three floors and will include a living space, a bathroom and a bedroom will be 48 inches wide. Peter Andrews/Reuters
A boy peeps into an empty classroom at his primary school as a nationwide strike by Kenyan teachers demanding a salary increase left most learning institutions paralyzed, in Nairobi. Noor Khamis/Reuters
The shoes belonging to Arian Ramsey lay beside her bed at the Covenant Presbyterian Church temporary shelter, which has opened its doors to house 30 homeless people for the week of the Democratic National Convention, in Charlotte, North Carolina. Jessica Rinaldi/Reuters
A stray dog stands on the banks of the Ganges River in Allahabad, India. Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP
Visitors adhere circular stickers in a room installation at the exhibition 'Dot.Systems - from Pointillism to Pixel' by Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama at the Wilhelm-Hack Museum in Ludwigshafen, Germany. Torsten Silz/dapd/AP
A statue of Guanyin, also known as the Goddess of Mercy, is seen inside a 100-year-old pavilion, that was a former pumping station, on the grounds of the Beijing Tap Water Museum. David Gray/Reuters
An Ethiopian nun holds a candle at the tomb of the Virgin Mary outside Jerusalem's Old City before a procession. Baz Ratner/Reuters
A mahout washes his elephant ahead of the annual Perahera (street parade) of Rajamha viharaya temple, in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Dinuka Liyanawatte/Reuters
ISS Expedition 32 flight engineers Sunita Williams of NASA and Akihiko Hoshide of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency perform a spacewalk to complete an equipment installation outside the International Space Station in this NASA video image. NASA/Reuters
US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton attends a press conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Feng Li/AP
A visually impaired woman tries on a magnifying glass during an exhibition to demonstrate information and communication technology for persons with disabilities in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Andrew Biraj/Reuters
Manuel Charr of Germany poses for a picture with children during a training session in Moscow. Manuel Charr of Germany will challenge champion Vitali Klitschko of Ukraine for his WBC heavyweight title in Moscow on Saturday. Maxim Shemetov/Reuters
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a meeting with Italian Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi (not seen) in Jerusalem. Bernat Armangue/Reuters
Palestinian security forces stand guard during the funeral of Hisham al-Rukh, a high-ranking security official, in the West Bank refugee camp of Jenin. Mohammed Ballas/AP
A girl yawns as she attends the opening ceremony of the new school year at Thuc Nghiem school in Hanoi, Vietnam. Kham/Reuters
Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 05/24
In Pictures: Ultra-Orthodox Jews
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
The suspected killers of a British soldier in London this week claimed to have acted in response to the West's 'war on Islam' – raising concerns that their view is shared by more European Muslims.
After two men butchered a British soldier in broad daylight Wednesday cameras captured them uttering: "We must fight them as they fight us. An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth,” said one.
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