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Published May 21, 2013
Uruguayans display pictures of relatives who "disappeared" during the military regime (1973-1985), at an annual demonstration in Montevideo May 20, 2013. Thousands of Uruguayans marched along 18 de Julio, the main avenue of the city, demanding to know about the more than 150 missing Uruguayans that they said were kidnapped by military forces. — Reuters Photo
Uruguayans display pictures of relatives who "disappeared" during the military regime (1973-1985), at an annual demonstration in Montevideo May 20, 2013. Thousands of Uruguayans marched along 18 de Julio, the main avenue of the city, demanding to know about the more than 150 missing Uruguayans that they said were kidnapped by military forces. — Reuters Photo
Indian dancer Om Dubey, 20, practices his moves as elderly yoga practitioners sit in the courtyard in front of the Three Domed Mosque and the Bada Gumbad monument, built during the reign of Sikander Lodi in 1494, at Lodi Gardens in New Delhi on May 7, 2013. India's youth, comprising some 41 per cent of its 1.2 billion population based on a 2001 census; represent what population experts call the "demographic dividend" of young workers that the government hopes will help power the country's economy. — AFP Photo
Indian dancer Om Dubey, 20, practices his moves as elderly yoga practitioners sit in the courtyard in front of the Three Domed Mosque and the Bada Gumbad monument, built during the reign of Sikander Lodi in 1494, at Lodi Gardens in New Delhi on May 7, 2013. India's youth, comprising some 41 per cent of its 1.2 billion population based on a 2001 census; represent what population experts call the "demographic dividend" of young workers that the government hopes will help power the country's economy. — AFP Photo
In this Wednesday, May 8, 2013 photo, Indian body builders display their muscles during Mr. India, an all India body building championship in Chennai, India. — AP Photo
In this Wednesday, May 8, 2013 photo, Indian body builders display their muscles during Mr. India, an all India body building championship in Chennai, India. — AP Photo
A man takes a holy bath at Matathirtha to observe Mother's Day in Kathmandu May 9, 2013. Families whose mothers have passed away take a holy wash and offer prayer at Matathirtha to commemorate the departed. — Reuters Photo
A man takes a holy bath at Matathirtha to observe Mother's Day in Kathmandu May 9, 2013. Families whose mothers have passed away take a holy wash and offer prayer at Matathirtha to commemorate the departed. — Reuters Photo
Men from a Rohingya internally displaced persons (IDP) camp prepare to fish along a beach near their camp, outside of Sittwe, May 18, 2013.  — Reuters Photo
Men from a Rohingya internally displaced persons (IDP) camp prepare to fish along a beach near their camp, outside of Sittwe, May 18, 2013. — Reuters Photo
Supporters of Pakistani politician and former cricketer Imran Khan, light candles as they place flowers outside a hospital where Khan is admited in Lahore late May 7, 2013. Pakistani politician Imran Khan is being treated for a head injury after falling at an election rally, the latest dramatic turn in a campaign that has seen more than 100 people killed in attacks. — AFP Photo
Supporters of Pakistani politician and former cricketer Imran Khan, light candles as they place flowers outside a hospital where Khan is admited in Lahore late May 7, 2013. Pakistani politician Imran Khan is being treated for a head injury after falling at an election rally, the latest dramatic turn in a campaign that has seen more than 100 people killed in attacks. — AFP Photo
Elephants play fight close to the Ewaso Nyiro river in Samburu game reserve on May 8, 2013. UNEP goodwill ambassador and Chinese actress Li Bingbing was on an official visit in Kenya to highlight issues of Africa's poaching crisis. — AFP Photo
Elephants play fight close to the Ewaso Nyiro river in Samburu game reserve on May 8, 2013. UNEP goodwill ambassador and Chinese actress Li Bingbing was on an official visit in Kenya to highlight issues of Africa's poaching crisis. — AFP Photo
Sri Lankan commandos march during a Victory Day parade in Colombo on May 18, 2013. Sri Lanka celebrates War Heroes month with the parade which celebrates the fourth anniversary of the military defeat of the Tamil Tiger rebels in May 2009, ending a 37-year long separatist conflict. — AFP Photo
Sri Lankan commandos march during a Victory Day parade in Colombo on May 18, 2013. Sri Lanka celebrates War Heroes month with the parade which celebrates the fourth anniversary of the military defeat of the Tamil Tiger rebels in May 2009, ending a 37-year long separatist conflict. — AFP Photo
An imprisoned member of street gang Mara 18 poses for a photograph at the Izalco prison, about 65 km (40 miles) from San Salvador May 20, 2013. Inmates handed over handmade knives and more than 60 cell phones and other not-permitted articles in an effort to keep the truce between the country's two most powerful gangs Mara 18 and Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13), following a truce treaty signed by both sides in March 2012 to reduce violent crimes in the country. — Reuters Photo
An imprisoned member of street gang Mara 18 poses for a photograph at the Izalco prison, about 65 km (40 miles) from San Salvador May 20, 2013. Inmates handed over handmade knives and more than 60 cell phones and other not-permitted articles in an effort to keep the truce between the country's two most powerful gangs Mara 18 and Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13), following a truce treaty signed by both sides in March 2012 to reduce violent crimes in the country. — Reuters Photo
Visitors look at four 15-foot-high fiberglass busts of human heads by artist Philip Haas that are on display in the courtyard of the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory of the New York Botanical Garden in The Bronx, New York, May 16, 2013. Haas was inspired by the "Four Seasons" portraits of 16th century Italian Renaissance painter Giuseppe Arcimboldo to make the sculptures (L to R) that represent Winter, Summer, Spring and Autumn. Their features are made of faux vegetation including nuts, grapes, fruit, flowers, bark, and
Visitors look at four 15-foot-high fiberglass busts of human heads by artist Philip Haas that are on display in the courtyard of the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory of the New York Botanical Garden in The Bronx, New York, May 16, 2013. Haas was inspired by the "Four Seasons" portraits of 16th century Italian Renaissance painter Giuseppe Arcimboldo to make the sculptures (L to R) that represent Winter, Summer, Spring and Autumn. Their features are made of faux vegetation including nuts, grapes, fruit, flowers, bark, and

This gallery is a compilation of fine images from around the world, taken by photographers working with various agencies.

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