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India is becoming a prime destination for medical travelers looking to cut the cost of major surgery, typically heart surgery and joint replacements. At facilities in Bangalore and Bombay run by Wockhardt Hospitals, the number of patients who came from the United States in 2007 was more than double the 2006 total. It's a long trip, though, and travelers need to think about the prospect of a prolonged stay in a far different culture. (David Butow/Redux for USN&WR)
A woman and her daughter walk past mannequins on display in a market in Kabul, Afghanistan.
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A pro-life demonstrator waits outside the Supreme Court as arguments in a parental notification case were being heard November 30, 2005. (Jeffrey MacMillan for USN&WR)
Jeffrey MacMillan, a California native, joined the staff of U.S. News & World Report in 1991.
A member of the Border Patrol's tunnel team patrols the Grand Tunnel, a 15-foot-high storm drain running under Grand Avenue in Nogales, into Sonora, Mexico, in May . Last year between July and October alone, Border Patrol agents made 1,704 arrests in tunnels; they also picked up more than a ton of marijuana. Although the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection has begun filling them in, the Grand Tunnel, one of the largest on the border, must remain intact to allow water to gush north from Sonora during summer monsoons.
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Military Naturalization (Jeffrey MacMillan for USN&WR)
Service members from 15 countries take oath of citizenship. (Jeffrey MacMillan for USN&WR)
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A woman waits for free rice provided at the Bari Imam Shrine on April 30, 2008, in Islamabad, Pakistan. Food prices throughout Pakistan and around the world continue to escalate while staple produce, such as rice, are in short supply placing developing countries at great risk. ( (Warrick Page/Getty Images)
Supporters listen to Sen. Hillary Clinton during a campaign event at Fire Station No. 2 in Merrillville, Ind. (Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images)
Supporters celebrate after hearing CNN projections of Hillary Clinton’s win during the primary night party in Philadelphia. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Supporters applaud as they listen to Barack Obama speak in Reading. (Jae C. Hong/AP)
Anti-China protestors hang banners as they scale the cables of the Golden Gate Bridge April 7, 2008 in San Francisco, California. Protestors are staging demonstrations against the Chinese government as the city of San Francisco prepares to host the Olympic torch relay on Wednesday. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
A stranded traveler uses the courtesy phone at a self-service rebooking center in a Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport terminal Wednesday. The issue stems from an order that the Federal Aviation Administration gave airlines in September 2006 about the bundling of wires in the backup power system for the fuel pump on MD-80 airplanes. The fear is that improperly bundled wires could rub, leading to an electrical short or even fire. The FAA reports that no serious incidents have been blamed on the bundles. (Rich Gershon/Getty Images)
LONDON - APRIL 06: Police officers restrain a protester along the route of the Olympic Torch outside Downing Street on April 6, 2008 in London, England. The torch for the 2008 Beijing Olympics is to be carried by respected athletes and celebrities from Wembley Stadium to the O2 Dome, passing China Town, Trafalgar Square, the Houses of Parliament and London Bridge, amid crowds of spectators. Demonstrations over China's human rights record and actions in Tibet are expected along the route. (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
Policemen drag away Tibetans protesting against China outside the Chinese Embassy in Katmandu, Nepal.
Iraqi Shiite fighters wave their weapons as they celebrate an end to clashes with Iraqi government troops in Basra. Moqtada al-Sadr told his fighters to stand down following a week of fighting with government forces in March. The cease-fire, said to have been brokered in Iran, calmed the violence but left al-Sadr's militia intact--a blow to the credibility of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, who had flown to Basra to personally oversee the crackdown on militias and gangs. (Essam Al-Sudani/AFP/Getty Images)
A composite of satellite images of the World shows light pollution in populated areas. (NASA)
Boston Latin is the country's oldest high school; ranked 19th on our list of Gold Medal Schools.
(Charlie Archambault for USN&WR)
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