World in Photos
A rocket from the Gaza Strip tore through this school in the Israeli city of Beersheba, nearly 30 miles away. No one was hurt; classes had been canceled. Israel resisted calls to halt airstrikes on the Hamas-ruled Palestinian territory, saying it would keep pressure on the militant group while weighing proposals for a durable truce. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)
Palestinian children look out from a house as people line up to buy bread outside a bakery in the Jabaliya refugee camp in the Gaza Strip. The conflict with Israel has blocked food aid deliveries to the coastal territory. (Mohammed Abed / AFP / Getty Images)
In Havana, residents are silhouetted against a wall that reads “Revolution.” Cuba celebrates the 50th anniversary its revolution today. (Javier Galeano / Associated Press)
Supporters of former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra clash with riot police during a protest against the government outside the parliament building in Bangkok. (Chumsak Kanoknan / Getty Images)
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A cyclist rides along a snow-covered street in Berne, Switzerland. (Peter Schneider / Associated Press)
Kul Prasad Pun, whose son and daughter in-law were killed by Maoist militants, attends a sit-in protest at the official residence of the army chief in Katmandu, Nepal. (Narendra Shrestha / EPA)
Guns are displayed before being destroyed by the Mexican army in Tijuana. Thousands of weapons were turned in to the army voluntarily as part of an effort to remove weapons from the streets of Baja California. (Guillermo Arias / Associated Press)
Austria’s Gregor Schlierenzauer soars through the air during training for the Four Hills Tournament, a ski jump competition in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. (Peter Kneffel / EPA)
