Photos of the Day: May 31

IMPROVISED PROTECTION: A man wore a makeshift gas-mask hours before riot police used tear gas and pressurized water to quash a peaceful demonstration by hundreds of people staging a sit-in protest against the demolition of trees at a park in Istanbul on Thursday.
IMPROVISED PROTECTION: A man wore a makeshift gas-mask hours before riot police used tear gas and pressurized water to quash a peaceful demonstration by hundreds of people staging a sit-in protest against the demolition of trees at a park in Istanbul on Thursday.
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SURROUNDED: German riot police scuffled with protesters in front of the European Central Bank headquarters during a demonstration by the anticapitalist group Blockupy in Frankfurt on Friday. Several thousand people took part in demonstrations against capitalism and austerity.
SURROUNDED: German riot police scuffled with protesters in front of the European Central Bank headquarters during a demonstration by the anticapitalist group Blockupy in Frankfurt on Friday. Several thousand people took part in demonstrations against capitalism and austerity.
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TOUCHING LIGHT: People carried candles and rosary beads during a procession to celebrate Corpus Christi along a street in Brasilia Thursday.
TOUCHING LIGHT: People carried candles and rosary beads during a procession to celebrate Corpus Christi along a street in Brasilia Thursday.
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SPECTACULAR ENTRY: A small plane crashed into the living room of an apartment in Herndon, Va., Friday. Capt. Willie Bailey with Fairfax County Fire and Rescue in Virginia said the plane ran out of fuel early Friday and crashed, injuring two people, one in the apartment and one in the…
SPECTACULAR ENTRY: A small plane crashed into the living room of an apartment in Herndon, Va., Friday. Capt. Willie Bailey with Fairfax County Fire and Rescue in Virginia said the plane ran out of fuel early Friday and crashed, injuring two people, one in the apartment and one in the plane.
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ON EDGE: Kalex Moto2 rider Pol Espargaro of Spain took a curve during the first free practice session of the Italian Grand Prix at the Mugello Circuit in Italy on Friday.
ON EDGE: Kalex Moto2 rider Pol Espargaro of Spain took a curve during the first free practice session of the Italian Grand Prix at the Mugello Circuit in Italy on Friday.
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EMERGING LAUGHTER: A girl laughed as she sat among hand fans during a mass performance at a children’s martial arts fair in Foshan, China, Friday.
EMERGING LAUGHTER: A girl laughed as she sat among hand fans during a mass performance at a children’s martial arts fair in Foshan, China, Friday.
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BATH TIME: Pakistani monkey handler Naseer bathed his monkey in a stream in Islamabad, Pakistan, Friday.
BATH TIME: Pakistani monkey handler Naseer bathed his monkey in a stream in Islamabad, Pakistan, Friday.
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CONCEALED: Zareena, a Kashmiri Bakarwal bride, sat inside a temporary camp with a scarf over her face during her wedding on the outskirts of Srinagar, India, Friday. Bakarwals are nomadic herders in Jammu Kashmir state, who wander in search of good pastures for their cattle.
CONCEALED: Zareena, a Kashmiri Bakarwal bride, sat inside a temporary camp with a scarf over her face during her wedding on the outskirts of Srinagar, India, Friday. Bakarwals are nomadic herders in Jammu Kashmir state, who wander in search of good pastures for their cattle.
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PROPER PRESENTATION: Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II viewed a gun-display team during a visit to the King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery in London on Friday.
PROPER PRESENTATION: Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II viewed a gun-display team during a visit to the King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery in London on Friday.
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KEEP OUT OF SIGHT: An ultra-Orthodox Jew raised his hand to block his own view as Jerusalem’s Slut Walk marched through downtown Jerusalem Friday. Mostly modestly dressed participants made a statement in the pious and sanctimonious city.
KEEP OUT OF SIGHT: An ultra-Orthodox Jew raised his hand to block his own view as Jerusalem’s Slut Walk marched through downtown Jerusalem Friday. Mostly modestly dressed participants made a statement in the pious and sanctimonious city.
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GOOD FUN: A boy playfully teased another boy dressed in a traditional mask and costume during Corpus Christi celebrations in the streets of La Villa, Panama, on Thursday.
GOOD FUN: A boy playfully teased another boy dressed in a traditional mask and costume during Corpus Christi celebrations in the streets of La Villa, Panama, on Thursday.
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FOR THE WIN: Confetti fell over Arvind Mahankali of Bayside Hills, N.Y., after the finals of the 2013 Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday in National Harbor, Md. Arvind won the championship of the annual spelling contest after he correctly spelled the word ‘knaidel.’
FOR THE WIN: Confetti fell over Arvind Mahankali of Bayside Hills, N.Y., after the finals of the 2013 Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday in National Harbor, Md. Arvind won the championship of the annual spelling contest after he correctly spelled the word ‘knaidel.’
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CASTING BALLOTS: Voters waited to cast their ballots outside a polling station in Paro, Bhutan, Friday. Bhutan begins its second parliamentary election on Friday, after polling officials trekked for as many as seven days to reach voters in the most remote corners of the Himalayan…
CASTING BALLOTS: Voters waited to cast their ballots outside a polling station in Paro, Bhutan, Friday. Bhutan begins its second parliamentary election on Friday, after polling officials trekked for as many as seven days to reach voters in the most remote corners of the Himalayan kingdom.
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APARTMENT EXPLOSION: Members of the Philippine National Police examined a residential condominium after an explosion in Taguig City, Philippines, Friday. Three people were killed on the spot by the blast, according to police reports.
APARTMENT EXPLOSION: Members of the Philippine National Police examined a residential condominium after an explosion in Taguig City, Philippines, Friday. Three people were killed on the spot by the blast, according to police reports.
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WADDLE: Margie Taylor, a volunteer with the Montgomery County Emergency Assistance organization, walked in a duck suit as Paul Dusebout watched during Operation Storm Ready on Friday in Conroe, Texas. The event provided information for the public on hurricane preparedness.
WADDLE: Margie Taylor, a volunteer with the Montgomery County Emergency Assistance organization, walked in a duck suit as Paul Dusebout watched during Operation Storm Ready on Friday in Conroe, Texas. The event provided information for the public on hurricane preparedness.
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SURFACE CHASE: Killer whales chased a school of dolphins in the ocean off Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan, Thursday.
SURFACE CHASE: Killer whales chased a school of dolphins in the ocean off Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan, Thursday.
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