A cloud of sand suspended in the air passes over the Mediterranean coastal city of Netanya in the center of Israel.
Day in Photos, March 4, 2013
![In this photo provided by the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano, cardinals attend a meeting at the Vatican. Cardinals from around the world have gathered for their first round of meetings before the conclave to elect the next pope.](https://gdb.voanews.com/c971c364-f917-411b-92aa-6ba1629aaef2_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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In this photo provided by the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano, cardinals attend a meeting at the Vatican. Cardinals from around the world have gathered for their first round of meetings before the conclave to elect the next pope.
![Afghan children watch burning expired medical items and food on the outskirts of Jalalabad.](https://gdb.voanews.com/ae137b07-860c-498d-826d-cc96b3444bcc_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Afghan children watch burning expired medical items and food on the outskirts of Jalalabad.
![Players of Cuba celebrates after defeating China in their World Baseball Classic first round game in Fukuoka, Japan. Cuba won 12-0.](https://gdb.voanews.com/b5b8ab26-9af2-4bfd-9f50-4daa46ba8d67_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Players of Cuba celebrates after defeating China in their World Baseball Classic first round game in Fukuoka, Japan. Cuba won 12-0.
![A man looks at a residential house that started leaning after a tunnel collapse in the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi. The house, unnocupied at the time, began leaning after a tunnel on a nearby road construction project failed on Monday, according to local news reports.](https://gdb.voanews.com/026de6c5-54e7-4dbe-b9c6-99510b9c54e9_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A man looks at a residential house that started leaning after a tunnel collapse in the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi. The house, unnocupied at the time, began leaning after a tunnel on a nearby road construction project failed on Monday, according to local news reports.