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Israeli soldiers pray at a staging area near the border with central Gaza. The UN chief called for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton headed to the region with a message that escalation of the week-long conflict was in nobody's interest. Yannis Behrakis/Reuters
A Palestinian girl sits in a car after her family received flour from the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) headquarters in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. Ibraheem Abu Mustafa/Reuters
Alster swans are collected from waterways around the northern German city of Hamburg. They will be taken to winter quarters where they will be fed and cared for until the spring. Fabian Bimmer/Reuters
A child begs at a park in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Andrew Biraj/Reuters
Fog covers a meadow at sunrise in the River Rhine valley near Igis, Switzerland. Arno Balzarini/Keystone/AP
A boy plays outside his home near the border with Syria at the Turkish border town of Ceylanpinar. NATO member states have agreed to supply Turkey with an advanced Patriot missile system to defend against Syrian attacks. Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters
A devotee offers prayers to the rising sun during the Chhat festival in Kathmandu, Nepal. Hindus in Nepal are celebrating a four-day festival that honors the sun god by praying at sunrise and sunset and giving offerings to seek blessings for their families. Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters
Soldiers from Mexico's mounted cavalry unit are seen on their horses before a military parade to celebrate the 102nd anniversary of the Mexican Revolution at Military Camp Number One in Mexico City. Edgard Garrido/Reuters
People protest to mark the one-year anniversary of fatal clashes on Mohamed Mahmoud Street near the Interior Ministry in Cairo. At least 42 protesters died during the clashes which occurred during Egypt's interim military rule. Mohamed Abd El Ghany/Reuters
Part of the interior of a Fujian Tulou is seen in Nanjing county, Fujian province, China. The earthen Tulou buildings, which set up enclosed walls to defend against outside dangers, have served the Hakka people since the 11th century. In 2008, 46 Fujian Tulou were named World Heritage Sites by UNESCO for their outstanding historical and cultural value. Reuters
A model wearing an oxygen mask walks along a make-shift catwalk during a fashion show in Beijing organized by environmental group Greenpeace titled 'Toxic Threads - The Big Fashion Stitch-Up.' According to a recent Greenpeace study, major global fashion labels are using toxic chemicals in the production of their clothing, which occurs mainly in China, that lead to environmental degradation. David Gray/Reuters
Ice, a 5-month-old North American Puma female cub, plays in the snow at the Royev Ruchey zoo in a surburb of Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk. Ilya Naymushin/Reuters
Tibetan exiles listen to their spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, during a religious talk at the Tsuglakhang temple in Dharmsala, India. Ashwini Bhatia/AP
Palestinians climb on the rubble at the destroyed house of Islamic Jihad militant Hasam Al Kholy that was hit overnight in an Israeli strike on Gaza City. Adel Hana/AP
A Congolese Revolution Army (CRA) rebel wearing a belt of ammunition walks down a street in Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), soon after the rebels captured the city from the government army. Rebels, widely believed to be backed by Rwanda, claimed control of Goma, walking through the frontier city of one million people past UN peacekeepers who did nothing to stop them. James Akena/Reuters
People sleep outside the headquarters of Spanish-nationalized lender Bankia, where protesters have camped for more than three weeks, in Madrid. Spain approved measures to help the most needy families facing eviction, a growing problem in the recession-bound nation. Juan Medina/Reuters
Female members of the clergy queue for a seat in the public gallery outside Church House in central London where the Church of England Synod is meeting to vote on the ordination of women bishops. Andrew Winning/Reuters
A man enters an empty subway station during a nationwide 24-hour general strike in Buenos Aires. Argentine President Cristina Fernandez is facing a strike led by union bosses who once were her most steadfast supporters. Natacha Pisarenko/AP
Pigeons fly over the guard of honor during a wreath-laying ceremony by Slovakia's President Ivan Gasparovic in Amsterdam. Gasparov is on a three-day state visit to the Netherlands. Toussaint Kluiters/United Photos/Reuters
An Afghan clothing vendor drinks tea as he waits for customers in Kabul, Afghanistan. Musadeq Sadeq/AP
A leaf falls from a tree on an autumnal day in central London. Andrew Winning/Reuters
Justo Gabarri tries to keep his grandson Joel warm next to a bonfire as a bulldozer demolishes a home in the background in the Spanish gypsy settlement of Puerta de Hierro on the outskirts of Madrid. Fifty-four families have been living in Puerta de Hierro, on the banks of the Manzanares river, for more than 50 years. Since the summer of 2010, the community has been subject to evictions on the grounds that the dwellings are illegal. Susana Vera/Reuters
Women head toward a religious community center in Malkiya, Bahrain, for gatherings to mark the Shiite holy month of Muharram. Anti-government graffiti mixes on the walls with religious banners for Muharram, when Shiite Muslims mark the death of Imam Hussein, grandson of Islam's founding Prophet Mohamed. The government has referred some Shiite religious figures to the public prosecutor for allegedly mixing anti-government protests with the annual religious ceremonies. Hasan Jamali/AP
Workers stack dried mud bricks inside a kiln where they are fired at a traditional brick manufacturing site in Sanaa, Yemen. The bricks, made from clay and straw, are widely used in the construction of houses due to their low cost. Mohamed al-Sayaghi/Reuters
Tyler Norris, 5, reacts as his hair is cut in Salina, Kan. Tyler said: 'I wanted it short so my grandmother would be happy.' Tom Dorsey/Salina Journal/AP
Boys are silhouetted as they play football while the sun sets in Kabul, Afghanistan. Mohammad Ismail/Reuters
A girl dressed in ceremonial Oxun clothing is surrounded by members of the African-Brazilian religion of Candoble during a washing ceremony as part of events commemorating National Black Consciousness Day in Brasilia, Brazil. Oxun is a divinity from the Candoble religion representing the queen of all rivers and waterfalls. Eraldo Peres/AP
People fish during sunrise at a jetty along the banks of the Rio de La Plata, in Buenos Aires. Enrique Marcarian/Reuters
Sofia Costa, granddaughter of Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad, eyes Rose the turkey during the governor's annual pardoning ceremony at the Terrace Hill governor's mansion in Des Moines, Iowa. Charlie Neibergall/AP
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
A new OAS report looks at alternatives to prohibiting the drug trade, including legal market regulation, reform of the UN drug convention, and smarter policing.
In the global fight against drug trafficking, it’s high time countries experiment with “nontraditional” approaches.
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