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Bosnian viewers watch as Slobodan Praljak brings a small glass of liquid to his lips at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia on Wednesday. Praljak, who had just had his 20-year sentence for war crimes upheld, ingested the liquid and declared "I have just drunk poison." He died just hours later. Amel Emric/AP hide caption

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The U.S.-led Operation Inherent Resolve coalition says it currently has nearly 700 open cases of strikes that were reported to have killed civilians. A coalition airstrike is seen here in Mosul, Iraq, this past July. Ahmad Al-Rubaye/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Front row, left to right: Jorge Eduardo Acosta, "The Tiger"; Alfredo Astiz, the "Angel of Death"; pilot Georges Mario Daniel Arru; and Carlos Octavio Capdevilla, known as "Tommy," are seen during their sentencing hearing Wednesday in Buenos Aires. Javier Gonzalez Toledo/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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This image on a panel along the Archaeological Nature Trail in the 'Opunohu Valley on the island Mo'orea shows a taro farmer at work. Diana Izdebski/Courtesy of Jennifer Kahn hide caption

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A woman farmer makes hay bales in Kashmir, India. In India, women comprise about a third of the agricultural labor in developing countries. NurPhoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images hide caption

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Working Moms Have Been A 'Thing' Since Ancient History

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In Bangladesh Visit, Pope Francis Again Does Not Mention Rohingya

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Ivanka Trump (left) speaks as Chanda Kochhar, managing director and CEO of ICICI Bank, looks on, during a panel discussion at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Hyderabad on Wednesday. Money Sharma/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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In Hyderabad, Indian Entrepreneurs Size Up Ivanka Trump

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British Politicians Criticize Trump For Muslim Retweet

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Cellos are lined up backstage at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra before a Nov. 8 rehearsal of Schubert's Ninth Symphony. The CITES Rosewood regulations have made some musicians apprehensive about taking instruments containing the wood across international borders. Meg Anderson/NPR hide caption

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The Tree That Rocked The Music Industry

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Supporters of Honduran presidential candidate for the Opposition Alliance against the Dictatorship party Salvador Nasralla protest in Tegucigalpa, on Wednesday. Orlando Sierra/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Wednesday

A museum worker carries a 19th century painting by Polish artist Robert Sliwinski during a ceremony Wednesday in Warsaw, Poland. The work was looted by the Nazis during World War II and recently recovered in the U.S. by the FBI. Alik Keplicz/AP hide caption

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