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
Dolphins jump near a man dressed as Santa Claus at the Marineland aquatic park in Antibes, France. Eric Gaillard/Reuters
A worker collects orders at Amazon's fulfilment center in Rugeley, central England. Phil Noble/Reuters
Elizabeth Marquez, from Ecuador, reacts before her eviction in Barcelona, Spain. Spain approved a two-year suspension of evictions for some needy homeowners unable to pay their mortgages, but activists said the government failed to address the larger issue of how those who give up their homes may still remain indebted, sometimes for the rest of their lives. Manu Fernandez/AP
A woman walks with an umbrella during heavy snowfall in Kiev, Ukraine. Anatolii Stepanov/Reuters
Female Afghan National Police (ANP) officers aim their weapons during a drill at a training center near the German Bundeswehr army camp Marmal in Mazar-e-Sharif, northern Afghanistan. German police are mentors in the training of the ANP as part of an ongoing International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) mission. Fabrizio Bensch/Reuters
A woman holds a figurine of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez as she attends a mass to pray for Chavez's health in Caracas, Venezuela. Chavez underwent surgery in Cuba for a cancer recurrence that has thrown his presidency into jeopardy and upended politics in the South American OPEC nation. Carlos Garcia Rawlins/Reuters
New Zealand SPCA dog Porter, a 10-month-old Beardie Cross, drives a modified Mini Countryman on a race track in Auckland, New Zealand. The SPCA said they trained three dogs to drive cars for a series of events to publicize the adoption of animals looked after by the shelter, claiming 'You can teach an SPCA dog new tricks.' Michael Bradley/SPCA/Reuters
Eight-year-old Mark Mullen, from Ballyfermot, Ireland, joins carers from across Ireland as they picket Leinster House, the Irish Parliament, in Dublin, over the budget as left-wing law makers and campaign groups call for protests against child benefits and other cuts. Niall Carson/PA/AP
A worshipper prays at the Regina Mundi Church in Soweto, South Africa, prior to early morning mass. Calls for prayer have been made for former president Nelson Mandela who was admitted to the 1 Military Hospital in Pretoria last weekend. South Africa's presidency says Mandela is responding to treatment. Denis Farrell/AP
Students at a basic education school wait for the arrival of Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi as she visits Yangon's Kawhmu Township where she won a seat in Parliament. Khin Maung Win/AP
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (l.) and wide receiver Brandon Lloyd celebrate after Lloyd caught a touchdown pass from Brady against the Houston Texans during the first half of their NFL football game in Foxborough, Mass., Monday night. The Patriots won 42-14. Jessica Rinaldi/Reuters
People look out from the top of Corcovado mountain in front of the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Gary Hershorn/Reuters
A view of the coastal town of Banganga shows the devastation from last Tuesday's Typhoon Bopha in Davao Oriental in southern Philippines. Typhoon Bopha killed 647 people and caused crop damage worth $210 million. The most intense storm to hit the Philippines this year wiped out about 90 percent of three coastal towns and buried an entire town in neighboring Compostela Valley province under mud. Erik De Castro/Reuters
A gallery employee poses next to the artwork 'Tom Na H-iu' by Japanese video and performance artist Mariko Mori at the Royal Academy of Arts in London. Stefan Wermuth/Reuters
A boy looks through the gate of the kindergarten for female Afghan National Police officers and Afghan staff at a training center in Mazar-e-Sharif, northern Afghanistan. Fabrizio Bensch/Reuters
Visitors look at Skoda cars exhibited at the Skoda Museum in Mlada Boleslav, Czech Republic. David W Cerny/Reuters
A diver dressed in a Santa Claus costume poses for a photograph with children during a promotional event for the Christmas 'Sardines Feeding Show with Santa Claus' at the Coex Aquarium in Seoul, South Korea. Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters
Anti-Morsi protesters chant anti-government slogans at Tahrir Square in Cairo. Nine people were hurt when gunmen fired at protesters camping in the square, according to witnesses and the Egyptian media, as the opposition called for a major demonstration it hopes will force President Morsi to postpone a referendum on a new constitution. Mohamed Abd El Ghany/Reuters
People gather near candles placed at a makeshift memorial for singer Jenni Rivera outside her mother's home in Lakewood, Calif. The Mexican-American singer died in a plane crash after the small jet she was travelling in went down in northern Mexico. Jonathan Alcorn/Reuters
Singer Bruce Springsteen crowd surfs while performing during his Wrecking Ball Tour in Mexico City. Violeta Schmidt/Reuters
Loyalists block roads in north Belfast as the ongoing flag dispute continues with various protests on the streets around the city blocking rush hour traffic. Extremists from the British Protestant majority have turned out in force, blocking roads across Belfast and several suburbs ever since the City Council voted Dec. 3 to stop flying the British flag year-round. Paul Faith/PA/AP
Protesters gather for a rally in the State Capitol rotunda in Lansing, Mich. The crowd is protesting right-to-work legislation passed last week. Michigan could become the 24th state with a right-to-work law next week. Paul Sancya/AP
Visitors walk across the Capilano Suspension Bridge decorated in Christmas lights in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Originally built in 1889, the bridge stretches 135 metres across and 70 metres above the Capilano River. Andy Clark/Reuters
Syrian children who fled their homes gather around a vehicle to get pillows and blankets distributed at a camp for displaced Syrians in the village of Atmeh, Syria. This tent camp sheltering some of the hundreds of thousands of Syrians uprooted by the country's brutal civil war has lost the race against winter: the ground under white tents is soaked in mud, rain water seeps into thin mattresses and volunteer doctors routinely run out of medicine. Muhammed Muheisen/AP
People walk by the harbor at sunset in Oslo, Norway. Suzanne Plunkett/Reuters
School children attend the unveiling of a Lagos-themed Monopoly board game in Lagos, Nigeria. Sunday Alamba/AP
Gurpartap Singh Bhullar (l.) and Surinder Singh Bhullar pose for the photographers as their nephew Jatinderpal Singh Bhullar, a Sikh soldier with the Scots Guardsmen and the first guardsman to parade wearing a turban instead of the famous bearskin, performs guarding duties outside Buckingham Palace in central London. Other Sikhs have taken part in guarding the queen's palace in the past but they wore traditional bearskin hats rather than turbans. Lefteris Pitarakis/AP
A Nepalese devotee lights an oil lamp during the Bala Chaturdasi festival at the Pashupatinath Temple in Katmandu, Nepal. Bala Chaturdashi is celebrated in memory of departed family members by lighting oil lamps and scattering seven types of grain along a prescribed route. Niranjan Shrestha/AP
A dog is dressed up in a Santa Claus costume during Christmas celebrations in Athens' main Syntagma Square. Instead of the customary tree, this year the crisis-ravaged Greek capital will sport an assortment of smaller concept trees arranged on a scaffold. Petros Giannakouris/AP
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
Tunisia's ruling Ennahda party began by reaching out to Salafist groups, but after fringe groups became increasingly violent, it changed gears, taking a hardline stance to reining them in.
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