Ultra-orthodox Jews protest in Jerusalem against military draft.
An Orthodox Jew looks on as thousands of others gather in front of the main army recruitment office in Jerusalem on May 16, 2013 to demonstrate against any plans to make them undergo military service, a police spokesman said.
(MARCO LONGARI - AFP/Getty Images)Palestinians marked the 65th anniversary of the "Nakba" or the Day of Catastrophe, which marks their displacement after the creation of the state of Israel.
Palestinian protestors hold up torches and pictures of their late leader Yasser Arafat and current leader Mahmoud Abbas during a rally to commemorate the 1948 creation of Israel known in Arabic as the "Nakba" (catastrophe) in the West Bank city of Ramallah May 14, 2013. Palestinians are preparing to mark Nakba day on May 15 which commemorates the exodus of hundreds of thousands of their kin after the establishment of Israel state.
(ABBAS MOMANI - AFP/Getty Images)Pakistan held its landmark elections Saturday, heralded as the nuclear-armed country's first democratic handover of power in 66 years.
Supporters of Pakistan Muslim League-N (PMLN) watch election results on a TV set on the street on May 11, 2013 in the Old City of Lahore, Pakistan.
(Daniel Berehulak - AFP/Getty Images)Relatives and fellow workers continued to mourn the more than 950 lives lost.
A Bangladeshi family member holds up the portrait of her missing relative, believed to be trapped in the rubble of Bangladesh's worst industrial disaster.
(MUNIR UZ ZAMAN - AFP/Getty Images)One year after Putin's return for a third term, Moscow's opposition struggles to galvanize support.
May 5, 2013 — About 1,000 Russian opposition supporters take part in a rally in Moscow. The rally marked a year since protest turned bloody and more than 400 people were detained for showing their frustration with Vladimir Putin's return to the presidency.
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French members of Parliament take part in a vote to adopt a bill legalizing same-sex marriages and adoptions for gay couples, on April 23, 2013 in Paris. The assembly adopted the bill legalising same-sex marriages and adoptions for gay couples, defying months of opposition protests. In its second and final reading, a majority of lawmakers approved the bill by a vote of 331 to 225.
(Martin Bureau - AFP/Getty Images)QALAT, Afghanistan — US troops who are in a position to respond to attacks on Afghan forces say their current posture is laissez faire — Black Hawks will not, for example, be delivering US troops into battle on behalf of Afghan forces. Under very limited circumstances Afghan units may request assistance from American attack or medevac helicopters, otherwise, the Afghan forces are on their own this summer.
Above a formation of Afghan National Police at Qalat Provincial Headquarters, an American remote-operated machine gun silently scans the area.
(Ben Brody - GlobalPost)As the world's leaders and citizens sent condolences and messages of support, the world's newspapers wore their sentiments on their sleeves – or in this case – their front pages.
Diario do Comercio, published in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
(www.newseum.org - Courtesy)Vladimir Putin shows softer side walking his pet dogs
This photo, taken on March 24, 2013, shows Russin President Vladimir Putin as he plays with his dogs Buffy, right, and Yume at his residence in Novo-Ogariovo, outside Moscow. Buffy, a Bulgarian shepherd, was presented to Putin by his Bulgarian counterpart Boyko Borisov while Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda offered Putin the puppy Yume as a gift during the G20 in Mexico in June.
(Alexsey Druginyn - AFP/Getty Images)Paolo Di Canio, 'fascist' manager, takes Sunderland job
Sunderland's new manager Paolo Di Canio poses for photographers at Academy of Light in Sunderland, England on April 2, 2013. New Sunderland manager Paolo Di Canio on April 2 faced a barrage of questions about his support for fascism, after his appointment prompted a club director to quit and outrage among many fans.
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