South Korean soldiers face a North Korean soldier standing at the border village of Panmunjom in the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea on Thursday. North Korea's neighbors are reassessing their policies following the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il. Wally Santana/AP hide caption
Omar is Abdul Wahkeel's oldest son. He's learning his father's craft to one day carry on the family business. Jim Wildman/NPR hide caption
Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, greets 3-month-old Heidi Lange during a campaign stop in Dubuque, Iowa, on Thursday. Charlie Riedel/AP hide caption
Applicants fill out forms at a Miami jobs fair hosted by the Congressional Black Caucus. An NPR/Kaiser survey found blacks make up about 10 percent of the full-time working population but 27 percent of the long-term unemployed. Lynne Sladky/AP hide caption
A musician performs at the Bat Bar during SXSW 2011 in Austin, Texas. Katie Hayes Luke for NPR hide caption
A woman gazes into a shop window in downtown Rome. Due to tough austerity measures, even wealthy Italians are buying less this holiday season. Max Rossi/Reuters hide caption
A tufted capuchin uses a stone hammer to crack open a nut in Brazil's Parnaiba Headwaters National Park. Ben Cranke/Getty Images hide caption
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