September 18, 2013
![A six picture combo shows from top left to bottom right : AFP reporter Sammy Ketz, take cover as a Syrian soldier runs past during sniper fire in Syria's ancient Christian town of Maalula, scene of recent fighting between pro-government troops and rebel forces.](https://gdb.voanews.com/c9087d92-159b-4b98-91f7-13c45aab9833_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A six picture combo shows from top left to bottom right : AFP reporter Sammy Ketz, take cover as a Syrian soldier runs past during sniper fire in Syria's ancient Christian town of Maalula, scene of recent fighting between pro-government troops and rebel forces.
![A faithful tosses in the air a jersey with the colors of the Argentine flag as Pope Francis greets faithful upon arrival for his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican.](https://gdb.voanews.com/7b68ee70-8140-41d0-81b2-50bfd6306785_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A faithful tosses in the air a jersey with the colors of the Argentine flag as Pope Francis greets faithful upon arrival for his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican.
![An elderly woman receives an eye treatment at a temporary shelter for villagers affected by Mount Sinabung's eruption in Kuta Rakyat, North Sumatra, Indonesia.](https://gdb.voanews.com/7a107855-77bf-472f-b3f5-66837bf293ff_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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An elderly woman receives an eye treatment at a temporary shelter for villagers affected by Mount Sinabung's eruption in Kuta Rakyat, North Sumatra, Indonesia.
![Pigeons fly outside the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.](https://gdb.voanews.com/d82ab81a-8b0c-4d16-a7fd-f706d295a06d_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Pigeons fly outside the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.