Israeli soldiers stand next to a metal placard in the shape of an Israeli soldier, at an observation point on Mt. Bental in the Golan Heights. Jihadi rebels are battling with Bashar Assad's battered troops in a nearby Syrian village. Photo: AP
Bangladeshi soldiers stand in the rubble at the site where a building collapsed on Wednesday in Savar, near Dhaka, Bangladesh. By Friday, the death toll reached 300 as rescuers continued to search for injured and missing, after a huge section of an eight-story building that housed several garment factories splintered into a pile of concrete. Photo: AP
Protestors are against the privatization of the Maracana stadium because it will lead to the demolition of the museum and a public school in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. After a series of delays, criticisms and protests, the iconic Maracana will reopen on Saturday to host a friendly match between teams put together by former football stars Ronaldo and Bebeto - in a test event ahead of the Confederations Cup in June. Photo: AP
Zubeidat Tsarnaeva, the mother of the two Boston bombing suspects, speaks at a news conference as her sister-in-law, Maryam, listens in Makhachkala, in the southern Russian province of Dagestan. Photo: AP
Masked Sunni protesters wave Islamist flags while others chant slogans at an anti-government rally in Fallujah, Iraq. The Sunni gunmen had seized Suleiman Beg on Thursday after a firefight with security forces, one in a string of similar incidents that have killed more than 150 people in clashes in Sunni Muslim towns. Photo: AP
North Korean soldiers tour the park surrounding Kumsusan Palace of the Sun, the mausoleum where the bodies of the late leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il lie embalmed, in Pyongyang. North Korea on Thursday marked the 81st anniversary of the founding of its military, which began as an anti-Japanese militia and now has an estimated 1.2-million troops. Photo: AP
Political supporters of the Pakistan Muslim League hold a meeting under tight security due to ongoing attacks on political rallies and parties' election offices, in Islamabad, Pakistan. The Muttahida Qaumi Movement has ordered the closure of election offices in Karachi following a blast that killed many party workers. Photo: AP
Honor guard stand in front of caskets prior to a memorial service for first responders who died in last week's fertilizer plant explosion in West, Texas, in Waco, Texas. Firefighters and other first responders were among those killed when a fire at the plant erupted in an explosion last week. Hundreds of people were injured. Photo: AP
Mine workers attend a memorial service at the Lonmin Platinum Mine near Rustenburg, South Africa. Police shot and killed 34 striking miners and wounded 78 last week. Demands for higher wages spread to at least two other mines, raising fears of further protests at more South African mines that provide most of the world's platinum. Photo: AP
Jordanian anti-riot policemen form a chain in front of protesters near the Al-Husseini Mosque, during a protest against the deployment of American military forces to Jordan, in downtown Amman. About 300 Jordanians have demonstrated against the proposed deployment of 200 U.S. troops on their nation’s border with Syria. Photo: AP