• Britons react with horror and anger to London attack

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    A woman bows her head after leaving flowers outside Royal Artillery Barracks, Woolwich Headquarters, on May 23, close to the scene where a soldier was murdered in Woolwich, southeast London.

    By Alastair Jamieson and F. Brinley Bruton, NBC News

    LONDON -- A man was killed by knife-wielding assailants on a London street Wednesday, and a bloodstained suspect at the scene holding a meat cleaver was captured on video telling passers-by: "We swear by the almighty Allah."

    Eyewitnesses said the two attackers were later shot by officers, and described the victim as being chopped like a "piece of meat." Those two men were taken to a hospital where they were later arrested. Read full story

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    Members of the public shout racist slogans as the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, (unseen) arrives on May 23 at the scene where a soldier was murdered in Woolwich, southeast London.

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    British police officers work close to the scene on May 23, the day after a soldier was murdered in Woolwich, southeast London.

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    A woman carries flowers May 23 close to the scene of the attack.

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    British Prime Minister David Cameron, left, leaves after visiting Woolwich Barracks in southeast London on May 23. Cameron vowed that Britain would be resolute against violent extremism following the gruesome murder of a soldier by two suspected Islamists on a London street.

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    Women bring flowers to the Royal Artillery Barracks, Woolwich Headquarters, close to the scene where a soldier was murdered.

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    A British police officer carries a knife in an evidence bag on May 23 close to the scene of the attack.

     

  • Women in wheelchairs take part in 'Miss Independence' beauty contest

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    Young women in wheelchairs and their partners perform at the 'Miss Independence 2013' beauty contest in Moscow on May 22, 2013.

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    A contestant and her partner pictured before their performance.

    Eleven young women took part in the 'Miss Independence' beauty contest for wheelchair users in Moscow on Wednesday.

    Russia has more than 13 million people with disabilities, according to the European Pressphoto Agency.  

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    Contestant Olga Loyeva, one of eleven finalists.

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    Winner Nursina Galieva smiles after she was crowned 'Miss Independence 2013'.

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  • Where family and friends survived a tornado

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    Using the controls above, explore this interactive picture. From left to right: Amber Bowie, 37, Johnny Knight 66, Rebecca Garland 63, Janis Knight 62, Jana Portell, 32, Todd Portell, 31, Chase Shelton, 15, and Dan Garland, 65, pose for a portrait around the underground storm shelter that saved their lives during a massive tornado that struck Moore, Oklahoma on May 20th. The storm destroyed their 3000 square foot home.

    Rebecca and Dan Garland, eight friends and two dogs sought safety in the storm shelter (shown above) at the foot of their house.

    With the more than 200 mph whipping winds, Dan struggled to hold the door shut, and Todd Portell and another friend jumped up to help him. That door, dated in pen "05/1/01" for when the shelter was put in, is now bent, revealing the precariousness of their safety.

    “The whole storm shelter was vibrating. We thought it was going to suck us out of the ground, the whole thing. It was the most frightening thing I've ever experienced in my life,” Rebecca said. “The sound was 1,000 times at least louder than airplane jets. Your ears were popping, just, pop, pop, pop.” Read the full story by Miranda Leitsinger, NBC News.

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  • Fast times at snail farm: four tons produced per month

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    A worker prepares to put snails (Helix Aspersa) on their panels in a farm near Choachi. Colombia Husband and wife team Armando and Mariela Rey own Colombia's largest snail farm, exporting the bulk of their 200,000 snails - or four tons - monthly production to Canada. The gourmet snails are processed using a French cooking technique and some are sold locally to Colombian restaurants.

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    A worker washes panels where snails (Helix Aspersa) are fed in the farm.

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    Snails feed on their panels at the farm.

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    Snail shells of the Helix Aspersa variety wait to be washed.

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    Workers prepare the meat of snails, cooked and packed in their shells .

    Check out more farming pictures from around the world in PhotoBlog.

    A retired couple in Colombia has turned their plant eaters into a thriving business that exports four tons of snail meat a month to Europe. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.