IN ATTENDANCE: From left, former Spanish Prime Minister José María Aznar, former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and former South Korean first lady Yoon-ok Kim attended the opening of the George W. Bush Presidential Center in Dallas Thursday.
IN ATTENDANCE: From left, former Spanish Prime Minister José María Aznar, former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and former South Korean first lady Yoon-ok Kim attended the opening of the George W. Bush Presidential Center in Dallas Thursday.
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DANGLING: A boy sat on a diving board at Annabad Pool in Hannover, Germany, Thursday.
DANGLING: A boy sat on a diving board at Annabad Pool in Hannover, Germany, Thursday.
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FIRE! Australian and New Zealand Army Corps Day, better known as Anzac Day, was marked with a volley of fire in Gold Coast, Australia, Thursday. The military memorial day is held on the anniversary of the World War I landing of Australian and New Zealand forces at Gallipoli…
FIRE! Australian and New Zealand Army Corps Day, better known as Anzac Day, was marked with a volley of fire in Gold Coast, Australia, Thursday. The military memorial day is held on the anniversary of the World War I landing of Australian and New Zealand forces at Gallipoli Peninsula.
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SIFTING THROUGH: People used a flashlight to search for survivors Thursday amid rubble left after activists said the Syrian regime carried out a missile attack in Raqqa province, Syria.
SIFTING THROUGH: People used a flashlight to search for survivors Thursday amid rubble left after activists said the Syrian regime carried out a missile attack in Raqqa province, Syria.
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RED-FACED: A Hindu dressed as a monkey participated in a procession outside the Hanuman temple in New Delhi Thursday, on the birthday of the Hindu monkey-god Hanuman.
RED-FACED: A Hindu dressed as a monkey participated in a procession outside the Hanuman temple in New Delhi Thursday, on the birthday of the Hindu monkey-god Hanuman.
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OPPOSING SIDES: A Romanian Gypsy boy looked at police as his neighbor’s shack was demolished in the outskirts of Madrid Thursday. A handful of shacks were torn down under the order of the city’s planning board, which considers the dwellings to be illegal.
OPPOSING SIDES: A Romanian Gypsy boy looked at police as his neighbor’s shack was demolished in the outskirts of Madrid Thursday. A handful of shacks were torn down under the order of the city’s planning board, which considers the dwellings to be illegal.
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MOURNING: A relative mourned near the body of a garment worker, one of the more than 230 people killed when a factory collapsed Wednesday in Savar, Bangladesh. Rescuers freed at least 31 people on Thursday from the rubble of the eight-story building.
MOURNING: A relative mourned near the body of a garment worker, one of the more than 230 people killed when a factory collapsed Wednesday in Savar, Bangladesh. Rescuers freed at least 31 people on Thursday from the rubble of the eight-story building.
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OUCH! Real Madrid’s Sergio Ramos was accidentally kicked by Borussia Dortmund’s Neven Subotic during a UEFA Champions League semifinal match in Dortmund, Germany, Wednesday. Dortmund won, 4-1.
OUCH! Real Madrid’s Sergio Ramos was accidentally kicked by Borussia Dortmund’s Neven Subotic during a UEFA Champions League semifinal match in Dortmund, Germany, Wednesday. Dortmund won, 4-1.
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A CHANGE OF SCENERY: A worker peeked out from behind a barrier wall decorated with a picturesque scene outside of a Beijing office building Thursday.
A CHANGE OF SCENERY: A worker peeked out from behind a barrier wall decorated with a picturesque scene outside of a Beijing office building Thursday.
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NATIONAL PRIDE: Baguettes were lined up on tables at the best Paris baguette competition Thursday. Hundreds of French bakers entered the contest; dozens were disqualified for failing to meet size and weight standards. The winner gets to bake bread for the French president.
NATIONAL PRIDE: Baguettes were lined up on tables at the best Paris baguette competition Thursday. Hundreds of French bakers entered the contest; dozens were disqualified for failing to meet size and weight standards. The winner gets to bake bread for the French president.
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STACKED UP: A worker navigated a pile of ballot boxes stored at a warehouse in Manila, Philippines, Thursday. Millions of Filipinos will cast votes in May 13 elections using an electronic-voting system, the election commission said.
STACKED UP: A worker navigated a pile of ballot boxes stored at a warehouse in Manila, Philippines, Thursday. Millions of Filipinos will cast votes in May 13 elections using an electronic-voting system, the election commission said.
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FLURRY OF ACTIVITY: Busy Murree Road was reflected in mirrors displayed for sale at an automotive-accessories shop in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Thursday.
FLURRY OF ACTIVITY: Busy Murree Road was reflected in mirrors displayed for sale at an automotive-accessories shop in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Thursday.
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HEALING WATERS: A Hindu woman splashed water on herself at the Balaju Baise Dhara during the Lhuti Purnima festival in Katmandu, Nepal, Thursday. Some people believe that bathing here on auspicious days will cure pain and diseases.
HEALING WATERS: A Hindu woman splashed water on herself at the Balaju Baise Dhara during the Lhuti Purnima festival in Katmandu, Nepal, Thursday. Some people believe that bathing here on auspicious days will cure pain and diseases.
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WATCHING: Female inmates and staff at a prison hospital ward in Krasnoyarsk, Russia, watched a live broadcast of President Vladimir Putin’s nationwide phone-in Thursday. He said the Boston Marathon bombings should spur stronger security cooperation between Moscow and Washington.
WATCHING: Female inmates and staff at a prison hospital ward in Krasnoyarsk, Russia, watched a live broadcast of President Vladimir Putin’s nationwide phone-in Thursday. He said the Boston Marathon bombings should spur stronger security cooperation between Moscow and Washington.
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DESPAIR: Maria Del Pilar Ruiz, 70 years old, cried as she waited to be evicted from her Madrid home Thursday. The breast-cancer survivor, who lives with her unemployed 24-year-old grandson, survives on a monthly pension.
DESPAIR: Maria Del Pilar Ruiz, 70 years old, cried as she waited to be evicted from her Madrid home Thursday. The breast-cancer survivor, who lives with her unemployed 24-year-old grandson, survives on a monthly pension.
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HONORABLE ANIMAL: Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals inspector Ashok Joshi displayed a cobra after it was caught in a house near Amritsar, India, Thursday. Snakes are venerated in India as religious symbols worn by lord Shiva.
HONORABLE ANIMAL: Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals inspector Ashok Joshi displayed a cobra after it was caught in a house near Amritsar, India, Thursday. Snakes are venerated in India as religious symbols worn by lord Shiva.
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RIVER SCENE: A man filled up a water bottle in the River Ganges as a boat rowed nearby at sunset in Allahabad, India, Thursday.
RIVER SCENE: A man filled up a water bottle in the River Ganges as a boat rowed nearby at sunset in Allahabad, India, Thursday.
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