Russian President Vladimir Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin
Pope Francis
Pakistan’s former president and military ruler Pervez Musharraf, center, leaves after appearing in court in Rawalpindi, Pakistan on Wednesday. (AP)
Bangladeshi fire fighters try to douse the fire on a bus burned by activists of the Bangladesh National Party (BNP) during a general strike in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Monday. (AP)
File – This April 5, 2009 file image made from KRT video shows for the first time, the launch of a missile from Musudan-ri, North Korea. North Korea fired a long-range rocket Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012, South Korean officials said, defying warnings from the U.N. and Washington only days ahead of South Korean presidential elections. (AP)
Pope Benedict XVI
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney
President Vladimir Putin, right, shakes hands with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during their meeting at the Bocharov Ruchei residence in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia, Tuesday. Putin hosting Netanyahu for talks focusing on the situation in Syria, amid concerns that Moscow could soon provide Damascus with advanced missiles. (AP)
Armored personnel carriers participate in a parade during Myanmar’s 68th anniversary celebrations of Armed Forces Day, in Naypyidaw, Myanmar, Wednesday. (AP)