



Yemeni women burn veils in a symbolic move in Sanaa on Oct. 26, to protest the regime's crackdown on female protesters. At least 19 Yemeni civilians, government troops, and dissident soldiers were killed in continuing violence in the wake of President Ali Abdullah Saleh's most recent pledge to resign.
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Commuters crowd a platform at a train station in downtown New Delhi on Oct. 25. India's population is 1.2 billion, second only to after China -- and not for long. By 2030, India is projected to be the most populous country in the world. As the global population hits seven billion, experts are warning that skewed gender ratios could fuel the emergence of volatile "bachelor nations" driven by an aggressive competition for brides.

A boy walks through the floodwaters near the Chao Praya River in Bangkok on Oct. 27. Tens of thousands of residents, across the sprawling capital, attempted to escape approaching floodwaters by bus, rail, car, and plane.





