The bite of a cobra can paralyze its victims and, if enough venom is released, fatally stop their breathing. It's estimated that more than 75 percent of patients in India who die from a snake's bite never make it to the hospital. STRDEL/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
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Pakistani policemen stand outside the central prison after an overnight attack in Dera Ismail Khan. Officials say Taliban insurgents freed hundreds of prisoners, including hard-line militants. AFP/Getty Images hide caption
South Korean police stand guard beside a comfort woman statue in front of the Japanese embassy in Seoul in May. The Southern California city of Glendale will dedicate an identical statue on Tuesday. Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images hide caption
Apple is under fire again for labor violations at its supplier's factories in China. Eugene Hoshiko/AP hide caption
Tourists visit the Korean War Veteran Memorial on the National Mall on Friday. Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
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In a photo provided by the official Korean Central News Agency, North Koreans raise their fists in front of the USS Pueblo during a June rally in Pyongyang. KCNA/AP hide caption
Chandra Devi lost two of her children last week when they consumed a free school lunch in Gandaman village, India. They were among 23 children who died in the tragedy. Anoo Bhuyan/NPR hide caption
Green beans with peanuts and chile de arbol Courtesy Pati Jinich hide caption
Before his fall: Bo Xilai in 2010. Jason Lee/Reuters/Landov hide caption
Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO) workers work on waste water tanks at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in the town of Okuma, Fukushima prefecture in Japan on June 12, 2013. Noboru Hashimoto /AFP/Getty Images hide caption