In Pictures: Sinkholes around the world
In Pictures: Facing the devastation of the Oklahoma tornadoes
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
President Barack Obama delivers boxes of Krispy Kreme doughnuts to firefighters at Fire Station No. 14 during an unannounced visit in Tampa, Fla. Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP
Hindu devotees carry small idols of the Hindu goddess Durga past garbage left the previous day by worshippers at the Yamuna river as part of the Durga Puja festival in New Delhi. The festival commemorates the slaying of a demon king by lion-riding, ten-armed goddess Durga, marking the triumph of good over evil. Kevin Frayer/AP
Rocky the Raccoon plays with a carved pumpkin at the Bristol Zoo in Bristol, England. Andrew Matthews/PA Wire/AP
A US Army soldier of 'Attack' Co., 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment gives a pen to a boy on the way back to Combat Outpost Senjaray after a patrol in Zharay district in Kandahar province, southern Afghanistan. Erik De Castro/Reuters
Muslim pilgrims climb down Mount Mercy on the plains of Arafat at the peak of the annual haj pilgrimage near the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Nearly 3 million Muslim pilgrims started the first phase of the annual haj on Wednesday, travelling through packed streets from Mecca's Grand Mosque to the enormous camp at Mina just outside the Saudi Arabian city. Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters
Guests are silhouetted at the launch event of Microsoft's Windows 8 operating system in New York. Lucas Jackson/Reuters
Robert Cuccioli, portraying the Green Goblin, and Reeve Carney, portraying Spider-Man, with an actor dressed as villain Kraven the Hunter from the Broadway musical 'Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark' speak at a news conference in New York held to offer tips on keeping kids safe this Halloween. The actors reminded parents to examine all Halloween candy, never let kids eat unwrapped treats, ensure children wear flame-retardant costumes and avoid strangers. Mark Kennedy/AP
A flyswatter displaying an image of Russia's President Vladimir Putin, which is part of an art installation by Russian artist Vasily Slonov, is on display during preparations for an exhibition at the Krasnoyarsk Museum Center in Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk. Slonov created 68 flyswatters displaying images of well-known politicians, famous historical characters and modern celebrities. Ilya Naymushin/Reuters
People are silhouetted against the lights of incoming traffic while gathering on a street next to a livestock market for the upcoming Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, or Feast of Sacrifice, on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan. Muhammed Muheisen/AP
Charlotte Bobcats center Byron Mullens battles for a rebound with Milwaukee Bucks center Samuel Dalembert (21) during the first half of an NBA preseason basketball game in Charlotte, N.C. Mike McCarn/AP
Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney shakes hands with supporters as he campaigns at Jet Machine, which supplies components for the defense, aerospace, and oil and gas industry, in Cincinnati, Ohio. Charles Dharapak/AP
Residents look out onto a street that was flooded by heavy rains from Hurricane Sandy in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The hurricane rumbled across mountainous eastern Cuba and headed toward the Bahamas as a Category 2 storm, bringing heavy rains and blistering winds. Dieu Nalio Chery/AP
A car burns as workers block the main gate of the Ford plant in Genk, Belgium. Ford Motor Co. announced Wednesday that it planned to close a car plant in eastern Belgium, one of its main European factories, by the end of 2014, a move that would result in 4,500 direct job losses and 5,000 more among subcontractors. Geert Vanden Wijngaert/AP
An Iranian clergyman prays during Arafat Day at the Imam Khomeini grand mosque in Tehran, Iran. Arafat is an important day in Islam, the day Muslims believe offers them a chance to repent their sins. Vahid Salemi/AP
A woman takes a stroll with her dog in the park of Augustusburg Castle in Bruehl, western Germany. Patrick Sinkel/dapd/AP
Police officers crowd the hallways of the courthouse during the arraignment of Darrell Fuller in Hempstead, N.Y. Fuller, the ex-convict suspected of gunning down a New York police officer and then fatally shooting a carjacking victim, is charged with first-degree murder. Seth Wenig/AP
Afghan refugee Ali Reza (c.) sits in front of the Brandenburg Gate during a hunger strike in Berlin. Some 20 refugees, mainly from Iran and Afghanistan, went on a hunger strike on Wednesday demanding an end to deportations and that restrictions on their movements be lifted. Thomas Peter/Reuters
A member of the Free Syrian Army runs along a street to avoid sniper fire during fighting against pro-government forces in Harem town, Syria. Asmaa Waguih/Reuters
Dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei dances with his friends as they make a cover version of a music video of 'Gangnam Style' by South Korean singer Psy at the courtyard of Ai's studio in Beijing on Wednesday. Courtesy of Ai Weiwei/Reuters
Japan's Emperor Akihito (c.) and Empress Michiko and family arrive at their autumn garden party in Tokyo. About 2,100 people were invited to the annual party hosted by the Emperor and Empress. Issei Kato/AP
Hikers make their way to a cross along the ridge of the Kaiser Gebirge mountains near Bayrischzell, southern Germany. Matthias Schrader/AP
An Argentine sailor greets a relative as he arrives in Buenos Aires airport. Nearly 300 navy cadets arrived in Argentina's capital from Ghana on an Air France charter plane hired by the government after Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez refused to negotiate the release of the Argentine naval sailing ship, Libertad. The ship had been held in a port outside Ghana's capital Oct. 2, when a Ghana court ruled to detain the vessel as collateral for Argentina's unpaid debts. Natacha Pisarenko/AP
Bethany Wiles looks up at Britain's Queen Elizabeth II at the opening of the recently re-built Jubilee Gardens in London. The recent transformation of the Jubilee Gardens was completed 35 years after they were first created in 1977 to celebrate The Queen's Silver Jubilee. Peter Macdiarmid/AP
Overcrowded passenger boats are seen on the Buriganga River in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Millions of residents in Dhaka are travelling home from the capital city to celebrate the Muslim holiday Eid al-Adha on Saturday. Andrew Biraj/Reuters
Employees Christine Penman (from l.,) Kate Quake and Lottie Cutcher await customers in the ladies costume-hire department at Angels costume shop in central London. Each October, celebrities and hoardes of Halloween revelers in search of costumes fill the historic shop, which has been run by the same family for six generations. Suzanne Plunkett/Reuters
British actor Daniel Craig (from l.,) French actress Berenice Marlohe and Spanish actor Javier Bardem pose for photographers during a photo call session in Paris for the presentation of the new James Bond movie Skyfall. Francois Mori/AP
Muslim pilgrims pray near the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Saudi authorities say about 3.4 million pilgrims, some 1.7 million of them from abroad, have arrived in the holy cities of Mecca and Medina for this year's pilgrimage. Hassan Ammar/AP
Somalis carry a swordfish and a shark on their heads to the market in Mogadishu, Somalia. Farah Abdi Warsameh/AP
In Pictures: Sinkholes around the world
In Pictures: Facing the devastation of the Oklahoma tornadoes
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
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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