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A mourner prays for the late former Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk outside the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh. Once an absolute ruler who freed Cambodia from colonialism, Sihanouk would become a tragic pawn through decades of turmoil. Reuters

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Minnesota’s Maya Moore gives a shocked look after being called for a foul while defending Indiana’s Tamika Catchings in the opening game of the WNBA Finals. ZUMA Press

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North Forrest volunteer firefighters pull back as they battle a blaze at a pool hall near Hattiesburg, Miss. AP

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A tourist carries his partner through flooded St Mark’s Square in Venice, Italy, during the first ‘acqua alta’ (a convergence of high tides and strong Mediterranian winds) of the season. AFP/Getty Images

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Ukrainians march through downtown Kiev in celebration of the 70th anniversary of the nationalist Ukrainian Insurgent Army. ZUMA Press

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A Filipino Muslim woman flashes peace signs after hearing news of the signing of a preliminary pact between her government and the nation’s largest Muslim rebel group. AP

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Seven-and-a-half month old orphaned elephant calf Moses cuddles with adoptive mom Jenny Webb at their home in Lilongwe, Malawi. Moses, found alone and close to death, has been adopted by Webb’s Jumbo Foundation. AP

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Pakistani police inspect the wreckage of an armored van destroyed in an attack on a police checkpoint in Peshawar. ZUMA Press

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A crowd gathers to watch the removal of the last bronze statue of Vladimir Lenin in Ulan-Bator, Mongolia, after Mayor Bat-Uul Erdene denounced the communist leader as a ‘murderer.’ AFP/Getty Images

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A massive wave breaks over a Kalk Bay harbor wall in Cape Town, South Africa. EPA

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A Jammu and Kashmir government employee is hauled into a police wagon during a protest demanding the government compensate them for unpaid salaries and raise the retirement age. AP

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Performers give an interpretation of the beginning and rise of the Chinese Communist Red Army during a theatrical production in Jinggangshan, China. EPA

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An artist touches up an idol of Hindu goddess Kali on the first day of the nine-night Navratri festival in Bhopal, India. AP

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Syrians hitch a ride out of Aleppo in hopes of escaping the ongoing battles between government and rebel forces. Reuters

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US soldiers ride a transport to a combat outpost in Kandahar’s Arghandab valley. Reuters

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A dump truck sits stuck under a water pipeline that spans the road in Lanzhou, China. ZUMA Press

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Firemen are forced to work in haz-mat suits after a chemical accident at a Kraft plant in Bad Fallingbostel, Germany. A mishap produced a cloud of poisonous nitrous gases and caused an evacuation of nearby homes. EPA

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A competitor searches for a win in the water at the World Gold Panning Championships in Pilgrims Rest, South Africa. Barcroft Media

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Students stand near a display of ‘truth’ — which could just be full of hot air — on the Hempstead, NY, campus of Hofstra University, ahead of the second presidential debate. AP

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The construction of a new palace in Abu Dhabi is the backdrop for those attending the city’s ongoing film festival. Getty Images

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Talk about a sweet view! A vineyard employee for the Dubois and Fils winery collects grapes at its Epesses, Switzerland, spread overlooking Lake Geneva. EPA

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A special operations battalion patrols the Jacarezinho slum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil — part of a state program that establishes so-called ‘peacekeeping’ police units in shantytowns once held by drug traffickers. AP

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Spain’s Sergio Ramos flips out after scoring his squad’s only goal in what would turn into a last-second draw in their World Cup qualifying match. AP

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French riot police clear protestors against a new airport in Notre-Dame-des-Landes set to be built on land inhabited by squatters Reuters

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Australia’s Rachel Goh competes in the women’s 50-meter backstroke at the FINA/ARENA Swimming World Cup in Moscow. EPA

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Victor Calise, New York City’s commissioner for the Office for People with Diabilities, snaps a shot of a monument at the opening ceremony of Franklin Delano Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park. Reuters

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A circus performer lends his big red nose to protests outside the Italian parliament in Rome as lawmakers hold a session on animal performers. AFP/Getty Images

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Performers stroll the streets of Sao Paulo, Brazil, for the urban art piece ‘Blind,’ held by Deviation Performance Collective and the Collective Pi. ZUMA Press

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A man launches fireworks in the direction of the US embassy in La Paz, Bolivia, as protestors demand the extradition of former president Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada, now in exile in the United States. AFP/Getty Images

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Mom Bana takes a nap with her yet-unnamed newborn — born Oct. 11 — at the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago. AP

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Students protest education cuts at Sant Jaume square in Barcelona. Spain’s government said it will decide within the next few weeks whether to ask for outside financial help. AP

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Syrian rebels guard near the front line of their clashes with pro-government forces in Aleppo. Reuters

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Here’s a preview of some of the coming goodies from tech giant Google, which plans to launch a website featuring shots of the inner workings of its previously secretive data centers. AP

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A sniper in a control tower in a recently captured airfield scopes out the surrounding area for al Shabaab militants as the Ugandan contingent of African Union peacekeeping troops in Somalia prepares to advance towards Baidoa. Reuters

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Oracle Team USA crew members hang from netting after their boat capsized on San Francisco Bay. AP

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President Obama strolls past a windowed White House door on his way to campaign rallies in the Midwest. UPI

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American surfer Kelly Slater wipes out (and gets eliminated) during the third round of the RipCurl Pro Portugal, off the shore of Peniche. Getty Images

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Admirers pay their respects in front of the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh as the body of former Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk Cambodia is returned home from China. EPA

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Current and retired British soldiers stand in protest outside Parliament in response to the government’s plan to amalgamate the Army’s 1st and 2nd battalions in a restructuring. AP

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Police vans patrol outside the Federal Reserve Bank of New York after an FBI terror sting netted a suspected terrorist bent on attacking it. AP

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Seven-year-old Jaely John and her classmates at Twin Lakes Elementary School in Federal Way, Wash., take cover under a table for an earthquake drill, spurred by the nationwide ‘Great Shakeout’. AP

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A massive, wind-fueled blaze sweeps through Bucyrus, N.D., a town of 27 people that authorities say was all but destroyed in the fire. AP

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A bus hangs precariously from an overpass in Salvador, Brazil, after its driver flew into a rage and tried to drive it over the edge. ZUMA Press

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Yemenis watch from afar as emergency crews try to quell fires at an army weapons depot in Sana’a that exploded, killing at least four. EPA

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Members of the Rockettes rehearse for the Radio City Christmas Spectacular at St. Paul the Apostle church in New York. WireImage

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Afghan boys play on the shell of a small bus on a hilltop overlooking in Kabul. Reuters

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Riot police scramble to avoid a firebomb thrown at their feet during clashes with protestors amid a general strike in Athens. AFP/Getty Images

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