American actress Angelina Jolie speaks at a conference for the prevention of sexual violence in conflict, at the Dom Armije in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, in 2014. Ismail Duru/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images hide caption
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Tuesday
The mystery disease in South Sudan has not been identified but is known to cause fever and unexplained bleeding. Above: an image of another hemorrhagic fever, Marburg virus, made with an electron microscope and then colorized. BSIP/UIG/Getty Images hide caption
Majd kept a journal about a time in her life when she was torn between getting married or going to school. Courtesy of Madj hide caption
Diary Of A Saudi Girl: Karate Lover, Science Nerd ... Bride?
Monday
Rwanda is known as "le pays des milles collines" €-- the land of a thousand hills. Weather varies by altitude; for farmers, detailed forecasts can make a huge difference. Francesco Fiondella/International Research Institute for Climate and Society hide caption
Turns Out You Do Need A Weatherman To Know Which Way The Wind Blew
Sunday
Saturday
The two pinkish spheres are the Zika virus (the one at left is depicted in cross section). Surrounded by blood plasma molecules, the virus is shown interacting with the receptors, colored green, on the surface of a cell. David S. Goodsell hide caption
A woman walks between two of the tents that house the hospital wards. Most of the camp's residents are women and children. David Gilkey/NPR hide caption
Friday
A horse and mules thresh wheat in Spain. The World Organisation for Animal Health has adopted the first set of global standards to ensure equine welfare. De Agostini/Getty Images hide caption
Thursday
They're guys who stand up for women's rights. Left to right: Patrick Segawa and Steven Twinomugisha of Uganda, Mark Gachagua of Kenya and Bryan Eric Mallari of the Philippines at the Women Deliver conference. Allison Shelley for NPR hide caption
The price of tomatoes at Nigerian markets is going higher and higher as moths and their larvae wipe out much of the crop. George Osodi/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
Wednesday
Morning at the MSF hospital compound in Bentiu, South Sudan. The two doctors, Jiske Steensma (left) and Navpreet Sahsi, sit in front of the tents that serve as living quarters for the international workers during their three-to-six-month stints. David Gilkey/NPR hide caption
Five Days And Five Nights With Doctors Without Borders
A scene from the movie Timbuktu, nominated in 2014 for an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. Youtube hide caption
Margaret Chan (left), director general of the World Health Organization, is among the dignitaries visiting a military base in Conakry, Guinea, on a tour of west African countries affected by Ebola. Also pictured: Guinean President Alpha Conde (fourth from right) and U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon (right). BINANI/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Tuesday
Performers at the opening ceremony of the World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul, Turkey, on May 22. Berk Ozkan/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images hide caption
Flimsy straw shelters at the Assaga refugee camp house Nigerians and displaced people within Niger who have fled from Boko Haram raids. They say they are hungry and need more food aid. Ofeibea Quist-Arcton/NPR hide caption