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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Many Stories, One WorldPro-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
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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