Photos of the Day: May 29

RIVER FOAM: A man swam in the polluted waters of Yamuna River on a hot day in New Delhi Wednesday.
RIVER FOAM: A man swam in the polluted waters of Yamuna River on a hot day in New Delhi Wednesday.
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DAMAGE SURVEY: Men looked at the entrance of a government building in Panjshir, Afghanistan, after attackers wearing police uniforms and bomb-laden vests struck the compound Wednesday. One police officer was killed and another injured. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
DAMAGE SURVEY: Men looked at the entrance of a government building in Panjshir, Afghanistan, after attackers wearing police uniforms and bomb-laden vests struck the compound Wednesday. One police officer was killed and another injured. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
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EYE ON THE BALL: Slovakia’s Anna Karolina Schmiedlova competed against Belgium’s Yanina Wickmayer at the French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros Stadium in Paris Wednesday. Ms. Schmiedlova won.
EYE ON THE BALL: Slovakia’s Anna Karolina Schmiedlova competed against Belgium’s Yanina Wickmayer at the French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros Stadium in Paris Wednesday. Ms. Schmiedlova won.
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BOXED IN: Vendor Reza Fahrezi sat in front of a damaged kiosk as he watched officials demolish his stall in Depok, Indonesia, Wednesday. The state-owned railway company, PT Kereta Api Indonesia, said the stalls were built on state-owned land.
BOXED IN: Vendor Reza Fahrezi sat in front of a damaged kiosk as he watched officials demolish his stall in Depok, Indonesia, Wednesday. The state-owned railway company, PT Kereta Api Indonesia, said the stalls were built on state-owned land.
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PILE OF PINEAPPLES: A farmer unloaded a basket of freshly harvested pineapple at a farm near Agartala, India, Wednesday.
PILE OF PINEAPPLES: A farmer unloaded a basket of freshly harvested pineapple at a farm near Agartala, India, Wednesday.
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BAND BREAK: Members of a wedding band slept on equipment before the start of a wedding procession in New Delhi Wednesday. The band members earn around $10 to $12 per event.
BAND BREAK: Members of a wedding band slept on equipment before the start of a wedding procession in New Delhi Wednesday. The band members earn around $10 to $12 per event.
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ON THE NIGHT SHIFT: A transportation worker checked equipment as a train whizzed past in Berlin Wednesday.
ON THE NIGHT SHIFT: A transportation worker checked equipment as a train whizzed past in Berlin Wednesday.
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CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE: Police charged at firefighters protesting austerity measures in front of the Parliament of Catalonia in Barcelona Wednesday. The European Union gave Spain, France and four other member countries more time to bring their deficit levels under control.
CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE: Police charged at firefighters protesting austerity measures in front of the Parliament of Catalonia in Barcelona Wednesday. The European Union gave Spain, France and four other member countries more time to bring their deficit levels under control.
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UNDER ATTACK: A police officer walked from a burning International Red Cross building Wednesday in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, after two attackers struck the compound, killing an Afghan guard. Security forces engaged in a gunbattle with the attackers and rescued seven staffers.
UNDER ATTACK: A police officer walked from a burning International Red Cross building Wednesday in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, after two attackers struck the compound, killing an Afghan guard. Security forces engaged in a gunbattle with the attackers and rescued seven staffers.
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STILL GREEN: A tree stood amid grass that was blackened in a wildfire Tuesday north of Santa Barbara, near Santa Ynez, Calif. The fire was 80% contained by Wednesday.
STILL GREEN: A tree stood amid grass that was blackened in a wildfire Tuesday north of Santa Barbara, near Santa Ynez, Calif. The fire was 80% contained by Wednesday.
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MINING TOWN: People carried bags of cassiterite, coltan and manganese from the Mudere mine near Rubaya, Congo, Tuesday. Miners separate the materials from rocks and sand in a river and then sell them to dealers.
MINING TOWN: People carried bags of cassiterite, coltan and manganese from the Mudere mine near Rubaya, Congo, Tuesday. Miners separate the materials from rocks and sand in a river and then sell them to dealers.
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TRACING IT OUT: Daichi Hayakawa of Japan spelled out the German word ‘Meistersinger,’ which is a master singer, on his hand before spelling it correctly during the second round of the National Spelling Bee in Oxon Hill, Md., Wednesday.
TRACING IT OUT: Daichi Hayakawa of Japan spelled out the German word ‘Meistersinger,’ which is a master singer, on his hand before spelling it correctly during the second round of the National Spelling Bee in Oxon Hill, Md., Wednesday.
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UNCERTAIN FATE: A Rwandan asylum-seeker waited in line to get his documents renewed at a Department of Home Affairs center in Cape Town, South Africa, Wednesday.
UNCERTAIN FATE: A Rwandan asylum-seeker waited in line to get his documents renewed at a Department of Home Affairs center in Cape Town, South Africa, Wednesday.
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LOCKED UP: A masked man suspected of being a member of the 18th Street gang peered out from a prison door as other gang members gave a news conference at San Pedro Sula prison in Honduras Tuesday. Some Honduran gangs have declared a truce in exchange for rehabilitation and jobs.
LOCKED UP: A masked man suspected of being a member of the 18th Street gang peered out from a prison door as other gang members gave a news conference at San Pedro Sula prison in Honduras Tuesday. Some Honduran gangs have declared a truce in exchange for rehabilitation and jobs.
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BRIDGING THE DIVIDE: Workers waited at a construction site Wednesday for the start of a groundbreaking ceremony for a third Bosporus bridge, to link the European and Asian sides of Istanbul.
BRIDGING THE DIVIDE: Workers waited at a construction site Wednesday for the start of a groundbreaking ceremony for a third Bosporus bridge, to link the European and Asian sides of Istanbul.
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WHIP IT: Kurdish men hit each other with whips Wednesday in Diyarbakir, Turkey, as part of an ancient tradition that they believe will prove their courage and increase their harvests.
WHIP IT: Kurdish men hit each other with whips Wednesday in Diyarbakir, Turkey, as part of an ancient tradition that they believe will prove their courage and increase their harvests.
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OUI: Vincent Autin, left, and Bruno Boileau smiled as they signed a document at their wedding—France’s first official gay marriage—at the city hall in Montpellier, France, Wednesday. Parliament approved same-sex marriage and adoptions by same-sex couples in April.
OUI: Vincent Autin, left, and Bruno Boileau smiled as they signed a document at their wedding—France’s first official gay marriage—at the city hall in Montpellier, France, Wednesday. Parliament approved same-sex marriage and adoptions by same-sex couples in April.
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