A folk artist breathes fire Sunday at Margalla Festival 2013, a celebration of national heritage and culture, in Islamabad, Pakistan. Photo by Aamir Qureshi/AFP/Getty Images.
A skater performs a trick at the South Bank skatepark in London. Plans are underway to refurbish the complex, which would be replaced with new arts venues and retail outlets. The skatepark, hailed as the birthplace of British skateboarding, is to be moved to a nearby area, which has angered the skateboarding community.
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The National Mall was busy this afternoon in preparation for Inauguration Monday. Top photos from our student reporting team include barricades, telescopes and condoms — oh my.
During the Yi Peng Festival in Chiang Mai, Thailand, lanterns are launched into the night sky in the belief that grief and misfortune will fly away with them.
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Clowning for change: Not everyone in Mexico was satisfied with taking generally low-paying factory jobs, so they looked for other ways to line their pockets, including performing at street corners.
Photographing Juarez, Where Everyday Life Can Include Gang Violence
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“How many steps does it take to go from Thomas Kinkade to Mark Rothko?”
