ABSORBING HIS TEACHINGS: Shi’ites placed Qurans on their heads at a ceremony marking the anniversary of the 661 A.D. death of Imam Ali at his shrine in Najaf, Iraq, Tuesday. Imam Ali, the son-in-law of the Prophet Muhammad, was wounded in a battle and died days later.
ABSORBING HIS TEACHINGS: Shi’ites placed Qurans on their heads at a ceremony marking the anniversary of the 661 A.D. death of Imam Ali at his shrine in Najaf, Iraq, Tuesday. Imam Ali, the son-in-law of the Prophet Muhammad, was wounded in a battle and died days later.
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EXPLODED: Propane tanks littered a storage yard at the Blue Rhino plant Tuesday in Tavares, Fla., after a series of explosions rocked the plant, igniting a 200-foot-high fireball that injured eight people. Human error and equipment malfunctions were being investigated in the case.
EXPLODED: Propane tanks littered a storage yard at the Blue Rhino plant Tuesday in Tavares, Fla., after a series of explosions rocked the plant, igniting a 200-foot-high fireball that injured eight people. Human error and equipment malfunctions were being investigated in the case.
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ANOTHER CHOICE: A child stood near a wall of posters of presidential candidate Morgan Tsvangirai in Harare, Zimbabwe, Tuesday, a day before the election that will pit Mr. Tsvangirai against incumbent Robert Mugabe. The longtime president denied that his supporters had rigged prior…
ANOTHER CHOICE: A child stood near a wall of posters of presidential candidate Morgan Tsvangirai in Harare, Zimbabwe, Tuesday, a day before the election that will pit Mr. Tsvangirai against incumbent Robert Mugabe. The longtime president denied that his supporters had rigged prior elections.
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MARCHING FOR MORSI: Supporters of deposed Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi marched from Al-Fath Mosque to the defense ministry in Cairo Tuesday.
MARCHING FOR MORSI: Supporters of deposed Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi marched from Al-Fath Mosque to the defense ministry in Cairo Tuesday.
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CLOSE INSPECTION: A forensics investigator searched an address Tuesday in south London, where a 17-year-old girl and 28-year-old woman were stabbed last night. The woman died; the teen is hospitalized.
CLOSE INSPECTION: A forensics investigator searched an address Tuesday in south London, where a 17-year-old girl and 28-year-old woman were stabbed last night. The woman died; the teen is hospitalized.
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MADE UP: Revelers posed for a photo amid ‘Carnival of Flowers’ celebrations in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday. Tens of thousands of revelers have poured into the streets for the capital’s own three-day celebration, which President Michel Martelly revived in 2012.
MADE UP: Revelers posed for a photo amid ‘Carnival of Flowers’ celebrations in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday. Tens of thousands of revelers have poured into the streets for the capital’s own three-day celebration, which President Michel Martelly revived in 2012.
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ROLLING OUT A WHITE CARPET: A soldier rolled out a ream of paper in a cleanup operation at Ao Prao Beach on the Thai island of Ko Samet Tuesday. About 13,200 gallons of oil spilled into the Gulf of Thailand Saturday from a pipeline operated by state-owned subsidiary PTT Global…
ROLLING OUT A WHITE CARPET: A soldier rolled out a ream of paper in a cleanup operation at Ao Prao Beach on the Thai island of Ko Samet Tuesday. About 13,200 gallons of oil spilled into the Gulf of Thailand Saturday from a pipeline operated by state-owned subsidiary PTT Global Chemical.
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KNEE-DEEP: A man stood in floodwaters from the overflowing Ganges River in Allahabad, India, Tuesday. The monsoon season, which runs from June through September, accounts for about 80% of India’s annual rainfall.
KNEE-DEEP: A man stood in floodwaters from the overflowing Ganges River in Allahabad, India, Tuesday. The monsoon season, which runs from June through September, accounts for about 80% of India’s annual rainfall.
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A DIFFERENT VIEW: A boy looked out from behind a curtain at his home in a shanty area near Second Ring Road, which encircles Beijing, Monday. Beijing has announced plans to spend billions of dollars to renovate shantytowns within the Fourth Ring Road, according to local media.
A DIFFERENT VIEW: A boy looked out from behind a curtain at his home in a shanty area near Second Ring Road, which encircles Beijing, Monday. Beijing has announced plans to spend billions of dollars to renovate shantytowns within the Fourth Ring Road, according to local media.
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LAID-BACK: A man floated in Chao Lake, a large freshwater body of water, in Anhui province, China, Sunday.
LAID-BACK: A man floated in Chao Lake, a large freshwater body of water, in Anhui province, China, Sunday.
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STOP AND FRISK: Police officers searched men, checked their identities and their work permits during a routine operation in Moscow Tuesday.
STOP AND FRISK: Police officers searched men, checked their identities and their work permits during a routine operation in Moscow Tuesday.
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SINKING FEELING: People stood near a car whose front end fell Tuesday into a sinkhole that opened up overnight in the Hunting Park section of Philadelphia. No injuries were reported.
SINKING FEELING: People stood near a car whose front end fell Tuesday into a sinkhole that opened up overnight in the Hunting Park section of Philadelphia. No injuries were reported.
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FIRE RAGES: Several explosions and a fire rocked the Green Energy Products biodiesel plant in Sedgwick, Kan., Tuesday. No injuries were immediately reported. The cause of the incident is under investigation.
FIRE RAGES: Several explosions and a fire rocked the Green Energy Products biodiesel plant in Sedgwick, Kan., Tuesday. No injuries were immediately reported. The cause of the incident is under investigation.
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FLOODED OUT: Rubble and a damaged car littered a street after a water main burst Tuesday in Rio de Janeiro’s Campo Grande district, drowning a 3-year-old girl and injuring at least 13 people. Dozens of homes were destroyed. Firefighters used inflatable rafts to rescue residents.
FLOODED OUT: Rubble and a damaged car littered a street after a water main burst Tuesday in Rio de Janeiro’s Campo Grande district, drowning a 3-year-old girl and injuring at least 13 people. Dozens of homes were destroyed. Firefighters used inflatable rafts to rescue residents.
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