Fish are removed from the New York Aquarium in 1941, which is to be demolished as part of the construction work and improvement for the Battery-Brooklyn Tunnel in New York City. Associated Press hide caption
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Save the Children says the bombed maternity hospital it supports in the rebel-held Syrian province of Idlib served some 1,300 women and children a month. Save the Children hide caption
Syria And Russia Promise Safe Passage Out Of Aleppo, But Many Don't Trust It
Smoke rises over Saif Al Dawla district in Aleppo, Syria, in 2012. Russia and the Syrian government say they will open humanitarian corridors in Aleppo and offer a way out for opposition fighters wanting to lay down their arms, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said Thursday. Manu Brabo/AP hide caption
Journalists gather outside a court building to support journalist Bulent Mumay, who was detained Tuesday in connection with the investigation of the attempted coup in Turkey. Petros Karadjias/AP hide caption
With 3 U.S. Citizens In Iranian Jail, A Look At What's Driving The Arrests
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (in suit and green tie) inspects a police honor guard as he arrives at the parliament in Ankara on Friday. A July 15 coup attempt was quickly crushed in Turkey, a country that has had multiple military takeovers in the past. Burhan Ozbilici/AP hide caption
People gather at the site of a bombing in Syria's northeastern city of Qamishli Wednesday. The powerful explosion killed at least 44 people and devastated nearby buildings. Delil Souleiman/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
A CT scan of the skull of a 2,200-year-old Egyptian mummy on display in the Israel Museum in Jerusalem shows osteoporosis and tooth decay, the museum said Tuesday. Ariel Schalit/AP hide caption