5 ти декември 2013
![Fireworks lit the sky during King Bhumibol Adulyadej birthday celebrations, in Bangkok. Thailand’s revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej marked his 86th birthday with a call for national unity, but failed to offer guidance on how his polarized nation might find its way out of its bitter political conflicts.](https://gdb.voanews.com/c0c8760d-0015-43ab-82ef-1e6a76b64432_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Fireworks lit the sky during King Bhumibol Adulyadej birthday celebrations, in Bangkok. Thailand’s revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej marked his 86th birthday with a call for national unity, but failed to offer guidance on how his polarized nation might find its way out of its bitter political conflicts.
![Palestinian rescue members pulls a car stranded on a flooded street after heavy raining in Gaza City.](https://gdb.voanews.com/c20f4269-34da-445e-92ec-68ae2dbf2f0f_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Palestinian rescue members pulls a car stranded on a flooded street after heavy raining in Gaza City.
![Christians from the village of Bouebou, some 40 kms (30 miles) North of Bangui, Central African Republic, flee sectarian violence, Dec. 4, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/13887a94-e773-47c1-bda9-3786c67953f4_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Christians from the village of Bouebou, some 40 kms (30 miles) North of Bangui, Central African Republic, flee sectarian violence, Dec. 4, 2013.
![Newly-graduated Afghan midwives attend a commencement ceremony at the Governor's House in Jalalabad, Nangarhar province.](https://gdb.voanews.com/23b08c8d-184c-4d59-b89e-795a9d843d4c_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Newly-graduated Afghan midwives attend a commencement ceremony at the Governor's House in Jalalabad, Nangarhar province.