To escape fighting, thousands of civilians flee the town of Sake in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on Thursday. Rebels captured Sake and made other advances in the area this week. Eastern Congo and the larger region have been the scene of frequent fighting over the past two decades. Phil Moore/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

Artyom Savelyev, now 9, was sent back to Russia on a plane by his adoptive U.S. mother in 2010. The case stirred anger in Russia. Misha Japaridze/AP hide caption

Osama Qurtom and his son Mahmoud at their home in Gaza. Anthony Kuhn/NPR hide caption

Some people just aren't into the big Thanksgiving Day extravaganza. Stuart Monk/iStockphoto.com hide caption

Maurice Geddie of Brooklyn's Red Hook neighborhood picks up a free turkey donated by a local grocery store. He's hoping his wife will be willing to cook it, though she's been stuck cooking for storm victims at shelters for weeks. Ailsa Chang/NPR hide caption

An Israeli missile is launched from the Iron Dome defense system, designed to intercept incoming rockets. This missile was fired from the southern Israeli city of Ashdod in response to a rocket launched from the nearby Palestinian Gaza Strip on Nov. 18. Jack Guez/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

Veterans participate in a therapy session at the Veterans Affairs center in Menlo Park, Calif. VA Palo Alto Health Care System hide caption

As more teens get mobile devices, parents are using apps to track their every tweet and post. iStockphoto.com hide caption