Emergency vehicles navigate the New Year's Eve crowd in Shanghai after a stampede by revelers in the historic riverfront district. At least 35 people were killed. AFP/Getty Images hide caption
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Dr. Simmi Mahesh is the main doctor at the clinic, which opened four years ago. It now reaches out to 100 villages, up from 77. Poulomi Basu for NPR hide caption
Indonesian soldiers carry a coffin containing a victim of AirAsia Flight 8501 upon arrival at Indonesian Military Air Force base in Surabaya, Indonesia, on Wednesday. Firdia Lisnawati/AP hide caption
Cho Hyun-ah (center) leaves for a detention facility today following a court order. Cho served as head of in-flight service for Korean Airlines until earlier this month. Her conduct aboard an aircraft over a packet of improperly served macadamia nuts led to her resignation. She is accused of violating South Korea's aviation safety laws. Kim Hong-ji /Reuters /Landov hide caption
This April 2007 photo released by the U.S. Navy shows the guided missile destroyer USS Sampson during a test cruise off the coast of Maine. ASSOCIATED PRESS hide caption
An alleged plotter of Mumbai attacks, Pakistani Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, center, prays with Syed Salahuddin, chief of Hezbul Mujahedeen at a rally on June 28, 2008, in Muzaffarabad, Pakistan. A court in Pakistan ordered Lakhvi to be freed. Roshan Mughal/AP hide caption
Relatives of passengers of AirAsia flight QZ8501 comfort each other Sunday at Juanda International Airport in Surabaya, Indonesia. Trisnadi/AP hide caption
Pakistani army soldiers patrol near the Kot Lakhpat Central Jail in Lahore as security has been increased to high alert after government lifted a six-year moratorium on executions. Rahat Dar/EPA/Landov hide caption