Photos of the Week: April 28-May 4

SMOKE BOMBS: Spartak soccer fans set off smoke bombs at a Russian Premier League match between Spartak and Anzhi Makhachkala at Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow Sunday. Spartak won the game 2-0.
SMOKE BOMBS: Spartak soccer fans set off smoke bombs at a Russian Premier League match between Spartak and Anzhi Makhachkala at Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow Sunday. Spartak won the game 2-0.
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DETAINED: Police arrested Luigi Preiti, an unemployed bricklayer, for allegedly injuring two police officers in a shooting outside Rome’s Chigi Palace Sunday; a pregnant bystander was also hurt. Italy’s new coalition government was being sworn in at the time. Authorities said Mr.…
DETAINED: Police arrested Luigi Preiti, an unemployed bricklayer, for allegedly injuring two police officers in a shooting outside Rome’s Chigi Palace Sunday; a pregnant bystander was also hurt. Italy’s new coalition government was being sworn in at the time. Authorities said Mr. Preiti shot at police when he couldn’t find any politicians to shoot at.
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BRIDGE DISASTER: People and rescue workers gathered where a suspension bridge collapsed in Ayutthaya, Thailand, Sunday. At least four people were killed when the bridge gave way and several vehicles fell into the Pa Sak River, according to authorities.
BRIDGE DISASTER: People and rescue workers gathered where a suspension bridge collapsed in Ayutthaya, Thailand, Sunday. At least four people were killed when the bridge gave way and several vehicles fell into the Pa Sak River, according to authorities.
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BATTERED: A police woman and paramedic wrapped a thermo foil blanket around a woman injured by a powerful gas blast on Monday in Prague. The explosion was the result of a leaky gas pipe and there were no deaths from the accident, the city’s mayor said.
BATTERED: A police woman and paramedic wrapped a thermo foil blanket around a woman injured by a powerful gas blast on Monday in Prague. The explosion was the result of a leaky gas pipe and there were no deaths from the accident, the city’s mayor said.
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CRY HARDER: A baby broke into tears during the Nakizumo Festival, or crying baby contest, in Tokyo on Monday. Amateur sumo wrestlers hold babies face to face in a sumo ring to determine which can cry the hardest. The festival is held to celebrate babies’ growth and pray for their…
CRY HARDER: A baby broke into tears during the Nakizumo Festival, or crying baby contest, in Tokyo on Monday. Amateur sumo wrestlers hold babies face to face in a sumo ring to determine which can cry the hardest. The festival is held to celebrate babies’ growth and pray for their good health.
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NO CRYING IN BASEBALL: A player with the Irvington Yankees Little League team reacted after getting hit by a pitch in a game against the Irvington Phillies in Irvington, N.Y., Sunday.
NO CRYING IN BASEBALL: A player with the Irvington Yankees Little League team reacted after getting hit by a pitch in a game against the Irvington Phillies in Irvington, N.Y., Sunday.
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SURROUNDED: A priest blessed willow branches held by the faithful at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Kazan as Russian Orthodox Christians celebrated Palm Sunday in Chita, Russia.
SURROUNDED: A priest blessed willow branches held by the faithful at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Kazan as Russian Orthodox Christians celebrated Palm Sunday in Chita, Russia.
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ONE BY ONE: A tourist walked on rocks over the Tuojiang River by the ancient town of Fenghuang, China, Monday.
ONE BY ONE: A tourist walked on rocks over the Tuojiang River by the ancient town of Fenghuang, China, Monday.
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FRAMED: Charlie Cole tended to one of his goats near the town of Ballycastle, Northern Ireland, Tuesday.
FRAMED: Charlie Cole tended to one of his goats near the town of Ballycastle, Northern Ireland, Tuesday.
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HEADSTRONG: A female laborer carried bricks at a factory in Chennai, India, Tuesday.
HEADSTRONG: A female laborer carried bricks at a factory in Chennai, India, Tuesday.
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PASSING THE THRONE: New Dutch King Willem-Alexander, right, kissed his mother, formerly Queen Beatrix, while his wife, Máxima, watched on a balcony of the Royal Palace in Amsterdam Tuesday. King Willem-Alexander was crowned Europe’s youngest monarch after his mother abdicated.
PASSING THE THRONE: New Dutch King Willem-Alexander, right, kissed his mother, formerly Queen Beatrix, while his wife, Máxima, watched on a balcony of the Royal Palace in Amsterdam Tuesday. King Willem-Alexander was crowned Europe’s youngest monarch after his mother abdicated.
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A LITTLE HELP: A holy man posed his adopted child in a yoga headstand on the banks of the Sangam river in Allahabad, India, Tuesday.
A LITTLE HELP: A holy man posed his adopted child in a yoga headstand on the banks of the Sangam river in Allahabad, India, Tuesday.
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SUMMIT AT SUNRISE: A priest in Israel’s Samaritan community held up a Torah scroll during a pilgrimage to mark the Samaritan Passover on the top of Mount Gerizim near the West Bank town of Nablus, early Tuesday. Samaritans trace their ancestry to a northern Israelite kingdom…
SUMMIT AT SUNRISE: A priest in Israel’s Samaritan community held up a Torah scroll during a pilgrimage to mark the Samaritan Passover on the top of Mount Gerizim near the West Bank town of Nablus, early Tuesday. Samaritans trace their ancestry to a northern Israelite kingdom destroyed around 720 B.C. Their faith shares many similarities with Judaism.
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HAPPY MAY DAY: A laborer was surrounded by tar vapors as he worked at a road construction site in Katmandu, Nepal, Wednesday. People in countries around the world mark May 1 as International Labor Day, also called May Day.
HAPPY MAY DAY: A laborer was surrounded by tar vapors as he worked at a road construction site in Katmandu, Nepal, Wednesday. People in countries around the world mark May 1 as International Labor Day, also called May Day.
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WRECKED: Rescuers worked at the site of a car accident in Johor, Malaysia, Wednesday. A car crashed into a road sign on a highway, killing five people on board.
WRECKED: Rescuers worked at the site of a car accident in Johor, Malaysia, Wednesday. A car crashed into a road sign on a highway, killing five people on board.
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HORROR: Bangladeshi men looked at the recovered, wrapped bodies of victims of last week’s garment factory collapse, at a graveyard in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Wednesday. Tens of thousands of Bangladeshis joined May Day protests Wednesday to demand the execution of textile bosses over the…
HORROR: Bangladeshi men looked at the recovered, wrapped bodies of victims of last week’s garment factory collapse, at a graveyard in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Wednesday. Tens of thousands of Bangladeshis joined May Day protests Wednesday to demand the execution of textile bosses over the collapse.
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NATURAL MATTRESS: A Pakistani farmer took a nap on harvested wheat in a field in Peshawar, Pakistan, Wednesday.
NATURAL MATTRESS: A Pakistani farmer took a nap on harvested wheat in a field in Peshawar, Pakistan, Wednesday.
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WEIGHED DOWN: A woman made her way down a flight of stairs in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday carrying a sack of vegetables on her back. Female porters like her earn their living carrying fruit, vegetables and dry goods in baskets strapped to their backs.
WEIGHED DOWN: A woman made her way down a flight of stairs in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday carrying a sack of vegetables on her back. Female porters like her earn their living carrying fruit, vegetables and dry goods in baskets strapped to their backs.
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SCENIC ROUTE: A businessman spoke on a phone as he traveled via ferry along the Bosporus between Karakoy and Uskudar, Turkey, Thursday.
SCENIC ROUTE: A businessman spoke on a phone as he traveled via ferry along the Bosporus between Karakoy and Uskudar, Turkey, Thursday.
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MAKING A SPLASH: A giant rubber duck, created by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman, was towed through Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbor Thursday. The duck has traveled to various cities—including Osaka, Japan; Sydney; São Paulo, Brazil; and Amsterdam—since 2007.
MAKING A SPLASH: A giant rubber duck, created by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman, was towed through Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbor Thursday. The duck has traveled to various cities—including Osaka, Japan; Sydney; São Paulo, Brazil; and Amsterdam—since 2007.
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MONITORING THE SITUATION: Reuben Ruiz made a phone call as he watched flames from a brush fire approach in Camarillo, Calif., Thursday. The fire, fanned by gusty Santa Ana winds, raged along the fringes of Southern California communities, forcing evacuations.
MONITORING THE SITUATION: Reuben Ruiz made a phone call as he watched flames from a brush fire approach in Camarillo, Calif., Thursday. The fire, fanned by gusty Santa Ana winds, raged along the fringes of Southern California communities, forcing evacuations.
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LIFE-LIKE: A woman with a cutout resident-alien card shouted during a May Day rally in Los Angeles Wednesday.
LIFE-LIKE: A woman with a cutout resident-alien card shouted during a May Day rally in Los Angeles Wednesday.
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PRISONER DEATH: Rajendra Kumar Tiwari posed with burning candles and a photo of Sarabjit Singh tied to his beard as he paid tribute to Mr. Singh in Allahabad, India, Friday. Mr. Singh, an Indian prisoner, died of cardiac arrest early Thursday, Pakistan’s government said. He had been…
PRISONER DEATH: Rajendra Kumar Tiwari posed with burning candles and a photo of Sarabjit Singh tied to his beard as he paid tribute to Mr. Singh in Allahabad, India, Friday. Mr. Singh, an Indian prisoner, died of cardiac arrest early Thursday, Pakistan’s government said. He had been under treatment at a Lahore hospital for head wounds he received when two fellow prisoners allegedly assaulted him.
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HOLY PROCESSION: A woman held a cross before starting the Good Friday processions in Jerusalem’s Old City on Friday. Orthodox Easter is Sunday.
HOLY PROCESSION: A woman held a cross before starting the Good Friday processions in Jerusalem’s Old City on Friday. Orthodox Easter is Sunday.
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UP IN SMOKE: A firefighter fought a wild fire near Point Mugu State Park in California Friday. What started as a brushfire along the 101 freeway northwest of Los Angeles Thursday morning swelled to more than 6,500 acres by late afternoon, chasing thousands of residents from their…
UP IN SMOKE: A firefighter fought a wild fire near Point Mugu State Park in California Friday. What started as a brushfire along the 101 freeway northwest of Los Angeles Thursday morning swelled to more than 6,500 acres by late afternoon, chasing thousands of residents from their homes.
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FALLEN: Wreckage from a U.S. Air Force KC-135 tanker aircraft was strewed across a field near the village of Chaldovar, Kyrgyzstan, Friday. An American cargo plane crashed shortly after takeoff Monday at the largest U.S. base in Afghanistan, with all seven crew members killed in the…
FALLEN: Wreckage from a U.S. Air Force KC-135 tanker aircraft was strewed across a field near the village of Chaldovar, Kyrgyzstan, Friday. An American cargo plane crashed shortly after takeoff Monday at the largest U.S. base in Afghanistan, with all seven crew members killed in the accident, an official in the U.S.-led coalition said.
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