This week's collection includes: a typhoon survivor standing in front of a ravaged building in the Philippines, Afghan soldiers participating in morning exercises and motorists driving in the rain before the Thanksgiving holiday. This gallery contains photos published Nov. 22-28, 2013. Myanmar madrassa draws displaced kids: http://apne.ws/1aTSN6q 'Selfie' is declared word of the year: http://apne.ws/1jpDJ5D Lebanese blasts ravage Iranian Embassy: http://apne.ws/1aTSRTC Prospectors seek fortune in legal pot: http://apne.ws/1aTSVmm Storms leave swath of destruction in Illinois: http://apne.ws/17uwY00 Chapel acts as hospital for newborns in Philippines: http://apne.ws/18r4ZPE Editor selections from Latin America: http://apne.ws/18r51al This gallery was curated by photo editor Karly Domb-Sadof. She can be reached on Twitter at @kdombsadof.