The sun sets over an oil platform waiting to be towed out into the Gulf of Mexico at Port Fourchon in Louisiana. Getty Images hide caption
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Master metal artist Serge Jolimeau, whose work is featured in the new "Heart of Haiti" collection at Macy's, hails from Croix-des-Bouquets, a Haitian town with a metalworking tradition that goes back to the 1930s Courtesy of Fair Winds Trading hide caption
A man reads the Quran inside a mosque in Hamburg, northern Germany, Oct. 7. The recent U.S. terrorism alert for Europe has focused attention on Islamist militants originating in northern Germany. Frank Augstein/AP hide caption
North Koreans attend a political rally for their Dear Leader, Kim Jong Il, and theĀ Young General, Kim Jong Un, his youngest son and heir apparent. Louisa Lim/NPR hide caption
In this photo released by Korean Central News Agency via Korea News Service, North Korean leader Kim Jong Il (right) and his son Kim Jong Un (left) attend a gala marking the 65th anniversary of the communist nation's ruling Workers' Party in Pyongyang on Sunday. AP hide caption
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