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
A woman laughs as artists paint traditional designs with henna on her hands ahead of the Hindu festival Karwa Chauth in New Delhi. Karwa Chauth is a traditional Hindu festival celebrated in northern India where married women fast one whole day and offer prayers to the moon for the welfare, prosperity, and longevity of their husbands. Kevin Frayer/AP
Early morning traffic in New York's Brooklyn borough moves slowly beneath the Manhattan skyline. New York is trying to resume its normal frenetic pace, getting back its vital subway system, but still finding it slow going on gridlocked highways. Mark Lennihan/AP
Benedictine nuns smile during a procession in honor of the late nun Saint Hildegard von Bingen in Ruedesheim, central Germany. Von Bingen was a writer, composer and philosopher and was named Doctor of the Church by Pope Bendict XVI in October. Thomas Lohnes/dapd/AP
The Bootleg Beatles' members (from l.) Adam Hastings as John Lennon, Hugo Degenhardt as Ringo Starr, Steve White as Paul McCartney and Andre Barreau as George Harrison pose on a downtown street in Hong Kong. The Bootleg Beatles, a Beatles tribute band, have performed more than 4,000 times since their establishment in March 1980. Vincent Yu/AP
Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney waves as he takes the stage for a campaign event at a window and door factory in Roanoke, Va. David Goldman/AP
President Barack Obama waves to supporters as he walks on stage for a campaign event at Austin Straubel International Airport in Green Bay, Wis. Obama resumed his presidential campaign with travel to the key battleground states of Wisconsin, Colorado, Nevada and Ohio. Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP
The remnants of a roller coaster sit in the surf three days after Hurricane Sandy came ashore in Seaside Heights, N.J. At least 82 people in North America died in the superstorm, which ravaged the northeastern United States on Monday night. Steve Nesius/Reuters
A woman walks by a lantern display of traditional dolls on the eve of the Seoul Lantern Festival in South Korea. The festival will be held from Nov. 2-18. Ahn Young-joon/AP
Bo, a 55-day-old baby Echidna, known as a puggle, rests in the hands of veterinary nurse Annabelle Sehlmeier at Taronga Zoo in Sydney, Australia. The puggle was brought to the zoo after it was found by itself on a walking track north of the city. It will be fed by hand until it is weaned at about six months of age. Tim Wimborne/Reuters
Tiger Woods meets with young golfers at the Marina Bay Sands in Singapore. Woods is attending golf clinics in a bid to promote and inspire young golfers from the Singapore Sports School. Wong Maye-E/AP
Nepalese farmers separate grain from chaff after harvest in Bhaktapur, Nepal. Bhaktapur, or town of devotees, is an ancient Newar community town listed as a World Heritage site. Niranjan Shrestha/AP
A baby girl points to a caged lion her family raised in a village of Suzhou, Anhui province, China. Thousands of animals are raised and trained by more than 300 circus groups in Suzhou, where circuses not only provide a living for more than 10,000 locals, but are an officially-acknowledged, hundred-year-old local cultural heritage. Reuters
A citizen journalism image that has been authenticated based on its contents shows buildings that were destroyed by the shelling from Syrian forces loyal to Syrian president Bashar Assad at al-Qossour neighborhood in Homs province, central Syria, on Wednesday. Lens Yong Homsi/AP
Children play beside a tombstone as their family visit deceased relatives at Heroe's cemetery to remember their departed loved ones on All Saints Day in in Taguig City in Metro Manila. On All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day on November 1 and 2, cemeteries across the country are crowded with people paying their respects to departed loved ones by offering flowers, candles and prayers. Cheryl Ravelo/Reuters
A privately-licensed taxi and tricycle taxi are seen on the streets of Havana, Cuba. Enrique De La Osa/Reuters
A mahout worships elephants before the start of an elephant safari for tourists inside the Kaziranga national park in Kaziranga, Assam, India. After two devastating waves of floods, the park which is home to the one-horned Rhinoceros, reopened to tourists today. Anupam Nath/AP
A model presents a creation by Chinese designer Xu Ming for a haute couture collection at China Fashion Week in Beijing. Jason Lee/Reuters
Friends from California leap into the air for a photograph while visiting Times Square in New York. Adrees Latif/Reuters
Smoke rises after an explosion which severely damaged an industrial building in eastern Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. At least 10 people were killed when a fuel truck crashed into an overpass in the Saudi capital, triggering an explosion that caused the collapse of the industrial building. At least 50 more people were injured. Reuters
A woman displaced by the recent violence in Pauktaw, Myanmar, passes the time at Owntaw refugee camp for Muslims outside Sittwe. UN human rights investigators called on Myanmar to halt deadly sectarian violence. Soe Zeya Tun/Reuters
Children wave US and Albanian national flags as the departing motorcade of US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton passes by on Tirana's main boulevard in Albania. Arben Celi/Reuters
A pool filled with sand is seen in front of homes damaged by Hurricane Sandy in Bay Head, N.J. Adam Hunger/Reuters
William McCoy, 8, uses an iPad to take a photo of former US President Bill Clinton as he speaks at the University of Wisconsin while campaigning for the Democratic Party in Waukesha, Wisc. Darren Hauck/Reuters
Jerzy Janowicz of Poland reacts after defeating British player Andy Murray at the Paris Tennis Masters tournament. Remy de la Mauviniere/AP
A llama crosses a road near the salt flat Tolillar, more than 12,467 feet above sea level on the puna or high plateau of Salta Province, Argentina. Enrique Marcarian/Reuters
A potter works on a clay pot at small traditional factory on the outskirts of Jalalabad province, Afghanistan. Parwiz/Reuters
A woman walks in high water near the Rialto Bridge in Venice, Italy. High tides have flooded Venice, leading Venetians and tourists to don high boots and use wooden walkways to cross St. Mark's Square and other areas underwater. Flooding is common this time of year. Today's level, which reached a peak of 55 inches, was below the 63 inches recorded four years ago in the worst flooding in decades. Luigi Costantini/AP
Children play beneath a giant kite in Khayelitsha township near Cape Town, South Africa. The event is part of the annual Cape Town International Kite Festival which takes place this weekend. Mike Hutchings/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
A new UN panel is vowing to hold North Korea's Kim regime to 'full accountability' for decades of mass crime and murder. Will Pyongyang face ICC indictment?
Even with new leader Kim Jong-un at the helm, North Korea remains the most reclusive and closed country in the world: It is a police state inside a totalitarian system ruled by a family dynasty that encourages a cultish ideology and following.
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