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
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
Nepalese children are pictured as they play at Bashantapur Durbar Square in Kathmandu. Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters
White House staff are pictured after they lowered the US flag to half staff on the roof of the White House in Washington September 12, 2012, following the death of US Ambassador to Libya, Chris Stevens and others in Benghazi. Stevens and three embassy staff were killed in an attack on the Benghazi consulate and a safe house refuge, stormed by Islamist gunmen blaming America for a film they said insulted the Prophet Mohammad. Jason Reed/Reuters
Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, speaks to a student on stage at Rainbow Centre, a school for disabled children, in Singapore. Stephen Morrison//Reuters
German Chancellor Angela Merkel reacts during the second day of the first session of the 2013 budget debate at the Bundestag in Berlin. Markus Schreiber/AP
New England Patriots wide receiver Brandon Lloyd takes a drink during NFL football practice at the team's training facility in Foxborough, Mass. Stephan Savoia/AP
Villagers protest against the seizing of over 7,800 acres of farmland, involving 26 villages, for a copper mine project in Sarlingyi Township in Sagaing Division, about 450 miles northwest of Yangon, Myanmar. Soe Zeya Tun/Reuters
A Roma woman holds a child during a protest outside the Romanian presidency headquarters in Bucharest, Romania, ahead of a meeting between French Interior Minister Manual Valls and Romanian President Traian Basescu. Vadim Ghirda/AP
A model presents a creation during the Michael Kors Spring/Summer 2013 collection show at New York Fashion Week. Carlo Allegri/Reuters
The British Parliament's 315-foot-high clock tower, also known as Big Ben, is seen through a gate surrounding the Palace of Westminster, London. Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP
A protester against Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) is chained to a vehicle while blocking a delivery entrance to a Monsanto seed distribution facility in Oxnard, California. Mario Anzuoni/Reuters
Egyptian soldiers stand guard in front of the US embassy in Cairo, Egypt. An Israeli filmmaker based in California went into hiding after his movie attacking Islam's prophet Muhammad sparked angry assaults by ultra-conservative Muslims in Egypt. Arabic on the wall reads, "anyone but God's prophet." Nasser Nasser/AP
Attendees look over equipment during an auction of equipment, vehicles, and trucks by the The New York State Thruway Authority/Canal Corporation at the Thruway Interchange No. 22 in Selkirk, NY. Paul Buckowski/The Albany Times Union/AP
An Afghan man browses YouTube at a public internet cafe in Kabul. Afghanistan banned the video website on Wednesday to stop Afghans watching a film, made in the US, that insults the Muslim prophet Muhammad. Mohammad Ismail/Reuters
Single women look at bachelors' profiles which are on display at the French dating site "adopt-a-guy" (adopte-un-mec) store in Paris. The boutique, with a short-term lease, opened its doors on Tuesday, promising a high-end shopping experience for women searching for 'Mr. Right.' Jacky Naegelen/Reuters
Local residents visit the Shanghai International Lantern Festival in Luxun Park at Hongkou district in Shanghai. According to Chinese tradition, people try to solve puzzles on lanterns, eat Yuanxiao (glutinous rice ball) and enjoy family reunions during the festival. Carlos Barria/Reuters
Palestinian youths practice their parkour skills in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip. Mohammed Salem/Reuters
An olive tree is planted on the podium with other cedar decorations, at the City Center Waterfront in Beirut. Jamal Saidi/Reuters
Russian cosmonauts Evgeniy Tarelkin (l.) and Oleg Novitskiy (r.) concentrate during a training session with NASA astronaut Kevin Ford at the Star City space centre outside Moscow. Sergei Remezov/Reuters
A worker drinks tea during a lunch break at a restaurant in Mumbai, India. Danish Siddiqui/Reuters
An Indian man participates in a protest against the Russian-built Kudankulam Atomic Power Project, near the project site in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Rafiq Maqbool/AP
The chairs of a food stall stand next to a bullet-riddled wall with impact markers on it at a crime scene in Zapopan, Mexico. Alejandro Acosta/Reuters
The judges of the German Constitutional Court (from l.) presiding judge Andreas Vosskuhle, Gertrude Luebbe-Wolff, Herbert Landau and Peter Mueller place berets on their heads, prior to the announcement of their verdict on the permanent eurozone rescue fund in Karlsruhe, southern Germany. Ronald Wittek/dapd/AP
Bienvenido Navarro, a Filipino worker, picks up used plastic sheets which were dried out in the sun at a junk shop in suburban Caloocan, north of Manila, Philippines. Workers wash and clean used plastic sheets that are then sold for P25 (about US 60 cents) per kilo to a recycling plant. Aaron Favila/AP
Rachel McAdams is photographed through a window causing reflections as she arrives for the gala presentation of the film "Passion" at the 37th Toronto International Film Festival. Mark Blinch/Reuters
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
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
Only one prisoner born in North Korea's gulag is known to have escaped to tell his story. A Q&A with Blaine Harden, the journalist who wrote about Shin Dong-hyuk.
There is only one prisoner actually born in one of North Korea's infamous prison camps known to have escaped alive. His name is Shin Dong-hyuk.
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