COIN COLLECTOR: A boy collected coins and other reusable items from small boats with offerings during the festival of Kartika Purnima in Bhubaneswar, India, Sunday. Hindu devotees sail boats with lamps, flowers, coins and other offerings in rivers and ponds during the festival.
COIN COLLECTOR: A boy collected coins and other reusable items from small boats with offerings during the festival of Kartika Purnima in Bhubaneswar, India, Sunday. Hindu devotees sail boats with lamps, flowers, coins and other offerings in rivers and ponds during the festival.
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TRANSPORT: People carried the casket of a victim killed in clashes on Friday in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Sunday. The Pakistani government imposed a curfew Saturday in Rawalpindi after sectarian clashes during a Shiite religious commemoration killed eight Sunni Muslims.
TRANSPORT: People carried the casket of a victim killed in clashes on Friday in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Sunday. The Pakistani government imposed a curfew Saturday in Rawalpindi after sectarian clashes during a Shiite religious commemoration killed eight Sunni Muslims.
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AFFECTION: A demonstrator kissed a police officer on Saturday during a protest in Susa, Italy, against a high-speed train line between Lyon, France, and Turin, Italy.
AFFECTION: A demonstrator kissed a police officer on Saturday during a protest in Susa, Italy, against a high-speed train line between Lyon, France, and Turin, Italy.
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THE LITTLE THINGS: A teddy bear was hung out to dry in a part of Tolosa, Philippines, devastated by Typhoon Haiyan on Saturday.
THE LITTLE THINGS: A teddy bear was hung out to dry in a part of Tolosa, Philippines, devastated by Typhoon Haiyan on Saturday.
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MARCHING ON: Survivors of Typhoon Haiyan marched during a religious procession in Tolosa, Philippines, Monday. The United Nations estimates that 13 million people were affected by the storm.
MARCHING ON: Survivors of Typhoon Haiyan marched during a religious procession in Tolosa, Philippines, Monday. The United Nations estimates that 13 million people were affected by the storm.
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BROTHER AND SISTER: A Palestinian girl held her brother at their family’s home in the Gaza Strip Monday.
BROTHER AND SISTER: A Palestinian girl held her brother at their family’s home in the Gaza Strip Monday.
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ASH SWIRLS: A villager watched as Mount Sinabung spewed ash Monday near Karo district, Indonesia.
ASH SWIRLS: A villager watched as Mount Sinabung spewed ash Monday near Karo district, Indonesia.
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DESTROYED: The remnants of an office complex stood in Kokomo, Ind., Monday, a day after a storm system packing at least four tornadoes hit the state. Storms also affected Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin, Kentucky and Missouri.
DESTROYED: The remnants of an office complex stood in Kokomo, Ind., Monday, a day after a storm system packing at least four tornadoes hit the state. Storms also affected Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin, Kentucky and Missouri.
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DRINK UP: Infiniti Red Bull Racing’s Sebastian Vettel celebrated after driving to victory at the Circuit of the Americas track in Austin, Texas, Sunday. It was his eighth consecutive win.
DRINK UP: Infiniti Red Bull Racing’s Sebastian Vettel celebrated after driving to victory at the Circuit of the Americas track in Austin, Texas, Sunday. It was his eighth consecutive win.
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IN THE WATER: A man and woman swam in the Dead Sea in Jordan Tuesday.
IN THE WATER: A man and woman swam in the Dead Sea in Jordan Tuesday.
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YOUNG BYSTANDER: An injured boy lay in a hospital bed after a homemade bomb exploded at a polling station in Katmandu, Nepal, Tuesday. The boy was among at least three people wounded in the bombing, as Nepalis headed to polls to choose a special assembly to draw up a long-delayed…
YOUNG BYSTANDER: An injured boy lay in a hospital bed after a homemade bomb exploded at a polling station in Katmandu, Nepal, Tuesday. The boy was among at least three people wounded in the bombing, as Nepalis headed to polls to choose a special assembly to draw up a long-delayed constitution.
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STANDING OUT: A hibiscus flower stood out on a plant covered in ash in a village near the erupting Mount Sinabung in North Sumatra, Indonesia.
STANDING OUT: A hibiscus flower stood out on a plant covered in ash in a village near the erupting Mount Sinabung in North Sumatra, Indonesia.
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GRANTED BAIL: Argentine Greenpeace activist Miguel Orsi clutched his child’s picture and cried as a Russian court on Tuesday granted him and eight other foreigners bail. Greenpeace said it would make the money available as soon as possible. About 30 people were detained in Russia’s…
GRANTED BAIL: Argentine Greenpeace activist Miguel Orsi clutched his child’s picture and cried as a Russian court on Tuesday granted him and eight other foreigners bail. Greenpeace said it would make the money available as soon as possible. About 30 people were detained in Russia’s Arctic in September for a protest near a floating oil rig.
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MOVING FORWARD: A man swam with the Olympic flame in the Amur River Tuesday in Blagoveshchensk, Russia, as part of the torch relay for the 2014 Olympics in Sochi, Russia.
MOVING FORWARD: A man swam with the Olympic flame in the Amur River Tuesday in Blagoveshchensk, Russia, as part of the torch relay for the 2014 Olympics in Sochi, Russia.
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RECOVERED: Men removed a body from a burned car after suicide bombers targeted the Iranian Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, killing at least 23 people, including an Iranian diplomat. The al Qaeda-linked Abdullah Azzam Brigades claimed responsibility for the attacks.
RECOVERED: Men removed a body from a burned car after suicide bombers targeted the Iranian Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, killing at least 23 people, including an Iranian diplomat. The al Qaeda-linked Abdullah Azzam Brigades claimed responsibility for the attacks.
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SURVIVING: A man fanned flames in Tanauan, Philippines, Tuesday, more than a week after Typhoon Haiyan devastated the country, leaving thousands dead.
SURVIVING: A man fanned flames in Tanauan, Philippines, Tuesday, more than a week after Typhoon Haiyan devastated the country, leaving thousands dead.
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PASSING OVER: Birds flew above a man rowing a boat in the Yamuna River in Old Delhi Tuesday.
PASSING OVER: Birds flew above a man rowing a boat in the Yamuna River in Old Delhi Tuesday.
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VIBRANT: A folk artist performed during a procession held as part of a multilingual short play, folk dance competition and theater seminar event in Allahabad, India, Wednesday. Artists from different parts of the country are participating in the 12-day event.
VIBRANT: A folk artist performed during a procession held as part of a multilingual short play, folk dance competition and theater seminar event in Allahabad, India, Wednesday. Artists from different parts of the country are participating in the 12-day event.
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SURVIVOR: Ntobeko Mzingithi, who survived the partial collapse on Tuesday of a shopping mall under construction, walked past rubble in Tongaat, South Africa, Wednesday. One person was killed and 29 injured.
SURVIVOR: Ntobeko Mzingithi, who survived the partial collapse on Tuesday of a shopping mall under construction, walked past rubble in Tongaat, South Africa, Wednesday. One person was killed and 29 injured.
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BLESSING: Pope Francis blessed a man in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on Wednesday.
BLESSING: Pope Francis blessed a man in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on Wednesday.
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MASKED: Protesting students wearing gas masks and carrying fake guns made of cardboard demonstrated in Sofia, Bulgaria, Wednesday. Thousands of Bulgarians joined several separate rallies on Wednesday against rampant corruption, low incomes and high unemployment.
MASKED: Protesting students wearing gas masks and carrying fake guns made of cardboard demonstrated in Sofia, Bulgaria, Wednesday. Thousands of Bulgarians joined several separate rallies on Wednesday against rampant corruption, low incomes and high unemployment.
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TRUDGING THROUGH: A man walked in a flooded home after heavy rainfall due to Cyclone Cleopatra in Olbia, Italy, Wednesday.
TRUDGING THROUGH: A man walked in a flooded home after heavy rainfall due to Cyclone Cleopatra in Olbia, Italy, Wednesday.
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TAKE A LOOK: A Free Syrian Army fighter carried a weapon as he peeked out from a damaged shop in Aleppo, Syria, Thursday.
TAKE A LOOK: A Free Syrian Army fighter carried a weapon as he peeked out from a damaged shop in Aleppo, Syria, Thursday.
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ENTERTAINMENT: Typhoon survivors played a game inside the bathroom of a house toppled by Supertyphoon Haiyan in Tacloban city, Philippines, Thursday.
ENTERTAINMENT: Typhoon survivors played a game inside the bathroom of a house toppled by Supertyphoon Haiyan in Tacloban city, Philippines, Thursday.
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RISING UP: Smoke billowed from a new island off the coast of Nishinoshima, Japan, Thursday. The Japan Coast Guard and earthquake experts said a volcanic eruption has raised the new island in the sea to the far south of Tokyo.
RISING UP: Smoke billowed from a new island off the coast of Nishinoshima, Japan, Thursday. The Japan Coast Guard and earthquake experts said a volcanic eruption has raised the new island in the sea to the far south of Tokyo.
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GET TOGETHER: People attended a gathering in Kabul on Thursday. Afghan President Hamid Karzai told a meeting of tribal elders and political leaders on Thursday they should support a vital security pact with the U.S.
GET TOGETHER: People attended a gathering in Kabul on Thursday. Afghan President Hamid Karzai told a meeting of tribal elders and political leaders on Thursday they should support a vital security pact with the U.S.
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FINDING FOOD: People searched through garbage for food at a dump north of Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Thursday.
FINDING FOOD: People searched through garbage for food at a dump north of Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Thursday.
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OOPS: A woman tried to take a photograph of a Boeing 747 Thursday that mistakenly landed at Col. James Jabara Airport in Wichita, Kan. The jet landed Wednesday evening at the airport, about 8 miles from its intended target, the McConnell Air Force Base.
OOPS: A woman tried to take a photograph of a Boeing 747 Thursday that mistakenly landed at Col. James Jabara Airport in Wichita, Kan. The jet landed Wednesday evening at the airport, about 8 miles from its intended target, the McConnell Air Force Base.
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TO THE SHORES OF TRIPOLI: U.S. Marine Private First Class Cristina Fuentes Montenegro of Coral Springs, Fla., participated in an exercise with members at Camp Geiger in Jacksonville, N.C., on Friday, Nov. 15. PFC Fuentes Montenegro was one of the three first women to graduate…
TO THE SHORES OF TRIPOLI: U.S. Marine Private First Class Cristina Fuentes Montenegro of Coral Springs, Fla., participated in an exercise with members at Camp Geiger in Jacksonville, N.C., on Friday, Nov. 15. PFC Fuentes Montenegro was one of the three first women to graduate Thursday from a grueling Marine infantry course Thursday.
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A SOLEMN TIME: Jean Kennedy Smith, the former U.S. ambassador to Ireland, laid a flower at the grave of her brother, President John F. Kennedy, in Arlington, Va., Friday, at a ceremony marking the 50th anniversary of his assassination.
A SOLEMN TIME: Jean Kennedy Smith, the former U.S. ambassador to Ireland, laid a flower at the grave of her brother, President John F. Kennedy, in Arlington, Va., Friday, at a ceremony marking the 50th anniversary of his assassination.
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HARVEST TIME: A grower tended to saffron plants in Zhoushan, Zhejiang province, China, Friday.
HARVEST TIME: A grower tended to saffron plants in Zhoushan, Zhejiang province, China, Friday.
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AN OPPORTUNE TIME: A homeless man took a shower in rainwater in San’a, Yemen, Friday.
AN OPPORTUNE TIME: A homeless man took a shower in rainwater in San’a, Yemen, Friday.
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COLLAPSED: A crane stood at the Maxima supermarket in Riga, Latvia, Friday, a day after the roof collapsed on shoppers, killing at least 50 people; three firefighters are among the dead, police said. The reason for the collapse is unknown, but officials said workers had been building…
COLLAPSED: A crane stood at the Maxima supermarket in Riga, Latvia, Friday, a day after the roof collapsed on shoppers, killing at least 50 people; three firefighters are among the dead, police said. The reason for the collapse is unknown, but officials said workers had been building a garden and playground on the roof.
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RAISING THE ISSUE: Maulana Mohammad Ahmad Ludhianvi, who leads the Sunni organization Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat, addressed supporters Friday in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, in front of a building that was burned in recent deadly sectarian clashes.
RAISING THE ISSUE: Maulana Mohammad Ahmad Ludhianvi, who leads the Sunni organization Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat, addressed supporters Friday in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, in front of a building that was burned in recent deadly sectarian clashes.
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Originally posted here: Photos of the Week: Nov. 17-22
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