May 9, 2014
![A Syrian resident of Homs looks at a damaged building after returning to the Christian Hamidiyeh neighborhood of the old town of Syria's central city. The last rebels left Homs under an evacuation deal that hands the government a symbolic victory.](https://gdb.voanews.com/fb202e2c-ffd4-435b-8491-e80d608f6036_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A Syrian resident of Homs looks at a damaged building after returning to the Christian Hamidiyeh neighborhood of the old town of Syria's central city. The last rebels left Homs under an evacuation deal that hands the government a symbolic victory.
![People pass a mural by French street artist Christian Guemy, also known as C215, which depicts Pope Francis giving the thumbs-up sign, in a subway station in Rome. The mural is near a ticket booth at the subway stop at the Spanish Steps, one of the capital's most popular tourist stops.](https://gdb.voanews.com/824bf86d-36aa-44b7-a2f7-fcd5ec073af1_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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People pass a mural by French street artist Christian Guemy, also known as C215, which depicts Pope Francis giving the thumbs-up sign, in a subway station in Rome. The mural is near a ticket booth at the subway stop at the Spanish Steps, one of the capital's most popular tourist stops.
![An anti-government protester waves a Thai national flag during a rally in downtown Bangkok. Country's anti-graft commission indicted ousted PM Yingluck Shinawatra on Thursday on charges of dereliction of duty in overseeing a widely criticized rice subsidy program.](https://gdb.voanews.com/269c0011-e7d9-4064-833d-4eb3acfcff4b_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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An anti-government protester waves a Thai national flag during a rally in downtown Bangkok. Country's anti-graft commission indicted ousted PM Yingluck Shinawatra on Thursday on charges of dereliction of duty in overseeing a widely criticized rice subsidy program.
![A Hindu priest walks up the 272 stairs to the Batu Caves temple outside of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The temple built inside the centuries-old, limestone-formed Caves is one of the most popular Hindu shrines outside India and is dedicated to Lord Murugan.](https://gdb.voanews.com/55959ce1-19fc-4025-85b0-bf675ae7a0e5_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A Hindu priest walks up the 272 stairs to the Batu Caves temple outside of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The temple built inside the centuries-old, limestone-formed Caves is one of the most popular Hindu shrines outside India and is dedicated to Lord Murugan.