In Pictures: Derby Day devotees, Kenyan style
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In Pictures: Dazzle like Beckham
In Pictures: Weather extremes 2013
Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 05/15
In Pictures: Duchess Kate's royal baby bump
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A child from mainland China holds flags from China and Hong Kong during a celebration for China's National Day in Hong Kong. Vincent Yu/AP
A worker sprays water on a statue of the late Mahatma Gandhi on the eve of his birth anniversary at Gandhi Park in Bhubaneswar, eastern India. Gandhi, known as the 'Father of the Nation,' was instrumental in the movement that lead to India's independence from Britain in 1947. Biswaranjan Rout/AP
Kenyan soldiers serving with the African Union Mission in Somalia stand at a mortar position in Saa'moja in southern Somalia. Residents in the southern Somali port city of Kismayo say Somali troops have entered the city for the first time since Kenyan troops carried out an amphibious assault on the coastal port city last week, causing al-Shabab militants to flee. Stuart Price/AU-UN IST/AP
Russian Orthodox believers gather outside a court building during the trial of jailed members of the female punk band Pussy Riot in Moscow. A Russian court delayed the start of a hearing into an appeal against the conviction of three members of the punk band who burst into a church and performed a protest against President Vladimir Putin. Maxim Shemetov/Reuters
After a religious service in Westminster Abbey in central London, British judges walk in a procession to the Houses of Parliament in a traditional ceremony to mark the start of the first of four terms of the legal year. Lefteris Pitarakis/AP
Graffiti is seen on the fence around the construction site of the new headquarters of the European Central Bank in Frankfurt, Germany. Michael Probst/AP
A dog catches a wave during the Surf City Surf Dog contest in Huntington Beach, Calif. Lucy Nicholson/Reuters
Women leave a voting booth during the parliamentary election at a polling station in the village of Iormungalo outside Tbilisi, Georgia. President Mikheil Saakashvili faced his biggest test in a decade in power as Georgians voted in a parliamentary election overshadowed by a prison abuse scandal that has fueled accusations of government repression. David Mdzinarishvili/Reuters
Wig-wearing New Zealand cricket fans watch the Twenty20 World Cup Super 8 cricket match between New Zealand and the West Indies in Pallekele, Sri Lanka. Philip Brown/Reuters
Protesters hold blank posters during a protest against a government-backed bill that envisions jail time for defamation in Kiev, Ukraine. Ukraine's journalists say the authorities will use the law to silence the media. Sergei Chuzavkov/AP
An actress from the Shuang Ming Feng Hokkien Opera Troupe holds her mobile phone backstage before an outdoor performance in Singapore Sunday. Tim Chong/Reuters
Plaintiffs in the Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum case, Dumle Kunenu (from l. to r..) and Ben Ikari stand by as fellow plaintiff Charles Wiwa speaks outside the Supreme Court in Washington. Carolyn Kaster/AP
Dancers from the Ballet Folklorico Nueva Antequera perform during the official parade to kick off La Guelaguetza California 2012, at the Roosevelt High School Auditorium, in Fresno, Calif., Sunday. This colorful celebration of Mexican indigenous culture from the state of Oaxaca promotes the message of unity in diversity. John Walker/The Fresno Bee/AP
The moon rises over the Chugach Mountains in Anchorage, Alaska. Dan Joling/AP
A Bangladeshi Buddhist monk checks the remains of burned religious books at a Buddhist temple that was torched in an overnight weekend attack in Ramu, Bangladesh. Hundreds of Buddhists fled their southern Bangladesh villages in the wake of attacks by Muslims who burned at least 10 Buddhist temples and 40 homes in anger over a Facebook photo of a burned Quran. A.M.Ahad/AP
Members of a judicial commission of inquiry and the media visit the site of shootings at Lonmin's Marikana mine in South Africa. As he opened a judicial inquiry into South Africa's bloodiest security incident since the end of apartheid, a retired judge toured the spot where police killed 34 striking platinum miners in August. Mike Hutchings/Reuters
The word 'vote,' part of a mural to encourage voting, is reflected in raindrops in Danville, Ky. Clay Jackson/The Advocate Messenger/AP
Occupy DC participants block Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington during a demonstration to mark the one-year anniversary of the Occupy protests. Evan Vucci/AP
Wheelchair-bound Palestinian freelance photographer Moamen Qreiqea takes pictures of his daughter outside his home in Gaza City, Gaza. Qreiqea lost both his legs in an Israeli air strike in 2008 while taking pictures east of Gaza. The father of two is determined to continue his career despite his disability. Suhaib Salem/Reuters
Rescuers search for survivors in a partially-submerged boat after two vessels collided in Hong Kong. A major rescue is underway in the waters near Yung Shue Wan on Hong Kong's Lamma island. Police say there were about 100 people onboard both vessels. Tyrone Siu/Reuters
In this handout photo provided by the Mount Washington Observatory, a snowman is seen at the top of the highest peak in the Northeast. www.mountwashington.org/AP
Danny Farrell from Galway waits to sell his horses at the Ballinasloe Horse Fair in County Galway, Ireland. The fair is one of Europe's oldest and largest horse fairs, dating back to the 1700's. The annual event attracts up to 100,000 visitors from all over the world. Julien Behal/PA Wire/AP
The USS Michael Murphy, a new Navy destroyer named after a Navy SEAL killed in Afghanistan, passes near the Empire State Building on the Hudson River in New York. Lt. Michael P. Murphy (SEAL) was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions in combat as leader of a four-man reconnaissance team in Afghanistan. Julio Cortez/AP
An Afghan refugee girl stands next to her family's sheep in a field next to a slum area on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan. Muhammed Muheisen/AP
School children wait for the start of Nigeria's 52nd independence anniversary parade in Lagos. Akintunde Akinleye/Reuters
Taxi drivers burn tires on a main street in Managua, Nicaragua, as they protest against the government's readjustment of the fuel subsidy. Oswaldo Rivas/Reuters
Neighbors look at the damage caused by an explosion at the Anglican Church of Kenya Sunday school in Nairobi. A nine-year-old boy was killed and three other children wounded when a hand grenade was thrown into a Sunday school session. Noor Khamis/Reuters
Lady Gaga walks with Italian designer Donatella Versace (r.) after arriving in front of the Gianni Versace atelier in downtown Milan, Italy. Stefano Rellandini/Reuters
In Pictures: Derby Day devotees, Kenyan style
Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 05/16
In Pictures: Dazzle like Beckham
In Pictures: Weather extremes 2013
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
Under Hugo Chávez, big businesses endured threats of state takeover. This week, Chávez's successor reached out to the boss of Venezuela's largest privately held company.
In Venezuela, Hugo Chávez's successor seems to be turning toward big business for help in ending rampant scarcities of basic consumer goods and an almost 30 percent annual inflation rate.
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