At least 5,000 Russians marched on a frosty Sunday afternoon in Moscow to protest plans to lay off thousands of doctors and close hospitals against the backdrop of a flagging economy. Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP hide caption
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Pro-democracy protesters set up a new roadblock close to the chief executive office in Hong Kong late Sunday. Tyrone Siu/Reuters/Landov hide caption
Outgoing Uruguay President Jose Mujica's face illustrates a T-shirt supporting his new law legalizing marijuana. Uruguay's citizens are voting for Mujica's replacement on Sunday, and the expected winner is a candidate from his party. Matilde Campodonico/AP hide caption
Afghan security forces inspect the site of an attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Friday — one of several in recent days that appears to signal a major upsurge in Taliban violence in the city. Rahmat Gul/AP hide caption
Anti-Mubarak protesters shout slogans against the government and military on Saturday, after murder charges against former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak were dismissed. Ambr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters/Landov hide caption
An Iranian national shops at a popular market in the holy Iraqi Shiite city of Najaf. Recently, the city — where millions of international pilgrims visit every year — has been spared the worst of Iraq's violence. Haidar Hamdani/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
With Shopping, Holy Sites, Najaf Offers Respite From Iraq's Violence
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Taiwan Premier Jiang Yi-huah bows during a news conference in Taipei after the ruling Kuomintang (KMT) party was defeated in the local elections on Saturday. MIinshen Lin/Reuters/Landov hide caption
Afghan security personnel secure the site of a bomb explosion in Kabul on Saturday. Jawad Jalali/EPA/Landov hide caption
Police help a potential victim of trafficking as they raid a brothel in west London in 2011. Note: the victim's face is obscured to protect her identity. Lewis Whyld/PA Photos/Landov hide caption
Ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, 86, lies on a gurney next to his son, Gamal, second left, in the defendants cage, during a court hearing in Cairo, on Saturday. He and his sons saw earlier convictions on murder overturned by the court. Tarek el-Gabbas/AP hide caption
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani, shown in Tehran in March, supports the nuclear negotiations with the U.S. and other world powers. Iran is now receiving some $700 million a month in sanctions relief. Those watching the negotiations include former U.S. hostages in Iran, who have sought compensation for years. STR/AP hide caption
Among the dilemmas that arise when health workers are in their protective garb: What if you can't find the person assigned to be your Ebola Treatment Unit partner? John W. Poole/NPR hide caption
Supporters of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak wave as he is taken by a helicopter ambulance from Maadi Military Hospital to a court in Cairo on Saturday. Amr Nabil/AP hide caption
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A photo from 2011 shows Roberto Gómez Bolaños and his wife Florinda Meza at the 25th Annual Hispanic Heritage Awards at The John F. Kennedy Center in Washington. Bolaños reportedly died on Friday at age 85. Jose Luis Magana/AP hide caption