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Sep 2, 2013

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A man smiles as he leaves a bakery after buying bread in the center of Tunis. A semblance of normal daily life returned in some areas of the capital, with once-shuttered shops, gas stations, pharmacies and supermarkets reopening and many people returning to their jobs. AP Photo

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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange holds a CD during a press conference at the Frontline club in London. An offshore banking whistleblower on Monday personally handed Assange two CDs reportedly containing the names of 2,000 bank clients who may have been evading taxes. AFP/Getty Images

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A woman uses a stick to rinse her laundry in an ice hole at Siverskoye lake in the town of Kirillov, Russia. REUTERS

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A man rides a horse through a bonfire in San Bartolome de Pinares, Spain, during a traditional festival in honor of Saint Anthony, the patron saint of animals. AP Photo

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Women in Kangaroo costumes play music at the Australian Open in Melbourne. REUTERS

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Australia’s Alex Pullin, bottom, is seen en route to winning the men’s snowboard cross final in La Molina, Spain. Seth Wescott of the US, top left, took the second place, Italy’s Luca Matteotti, right, took the third place. AP Photo

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Duygu Tatar, reacts after eating an insect snack (meal worm quiche) during a break in a lecture given by Professor Arnold van Huis at the University of Wageningen, Netherlands. REUTERS

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Mexican Federal Police detained Flavio Mendez Santiago, aka El Amarillo, the alleged leader and founder of the criminal organization Los Zetas, for whom there was reward of $1.2 million in Mexico City. EPA

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A Pakistani laborer transports the front portion of a van with his handcart at a road in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. AP Photo

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An Indian policeman performs a stunt during a rehearsal for the Republic Day parade in Jammu. India will celebrate its annual Republic Day Jan. 26. REUTERS

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University students chant slogans against the government at a demonstration in Valencia, Venezuela. University students marched to demand a fair budget for universities and to reject the package of laws passed in December 2010 by the National Assembly. AP

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A man holds a doll dressed as a British police officer in riot gear, during a protest outside the Houses of Parliament, in central London, against British government’s decision to axe the Education Maintenance Allowance. AP

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Bison from Yellowstone National Park are herded down the Yellowstone River valley toward Cutler Meadow in the Gallatin National Forest in Montana. The bison are the first group in more than a century to be allowed into the area north of the park, rather than being captured and slaughtered in the name of disease prevention. AP

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Iraqi soccer fans take to the streets of Baghdad after Iraq’s win against North Korea in their match at the Asian Cup. Defending champion Iraq reached the Asian Cup quarterfinals by defeating North Korea 1-0. AP

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Demonstrators hold a lantern during a memorial rally for a slain human rights lawyer and a journalist in downtown Moscow. The rally was held in memory of rights lawyer Stanislav Markelov and reporter Anastasiya Baburova who were shot in broad daylight on a street near the Kremlin two year ago. AP

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Sen. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn., pauses during applause as he announces that he has decided to retire and not seek a fifth term in 2012, in Stamford, Conn. AP

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A homeless man warms his foot on a fire in Kabul. REUTERS

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Mexican Federal Police show Jorge Balderas Garza, who was arrested in connection with the January 2010 shooting of soccer player Salvador Cabanas, in Mexico City. ZUMAPRESS.com

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A man believed to be a Kenyan undercover police officer is seen aiming a weapon at men lying on the road in the middle of traffic in Nairobi. On Thursday, photos on the front page of Kenya’s largest newspaper showed shocking images of what appeared to be undercover police shooting three compliant suspects at point-blank range in the middle of the day on a busy Nairobi highway. AP Photo

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A Hindu devotee gets pierced with a metal rod during the Thaipusam festival at Batu Caves in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. AP Photo

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An investor gestures to a police officer holding a rifle after he falls down during a clash in front of the Dhaka Stock Exchange in Bangladesh. Police used batons and fired tear gas to break up violent protests by hundreds of Bangladeshi stock investors on Thursday, when prices collapsed again, halting trading for a fourth day this month. REUTERS

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Italian chocolatier Mirco Della works on his chocolate Arc de Triomphe during a press preview in Hong Kong. A shopping mall in the territory is playing host to a chocolate world heritage exhibition from Jan. 20 to Feb. 20. AFP/Getty Images

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Tourists enjoy a boat ride during sunset at the Sangam, the confluence of rivers Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati during the annual month-long Hindu religious fair of Magh Mela in Allahabad, India. AP Photo

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A model walks the runway wearing Tarrao during Intermoda 2011 at Expo Guadalajara in Guadalajara, Mexico. WireImage

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France’s Gael Monfils plays a shot back between his legs during his third round match against Switzerland’s Stanislas Wawrinka at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne. AP Photo

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Chitwan residents cross the Narayani River in a ferry to reach their designation south of Kathmandu. REUTERS

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Diego Penaloza, 6, of Mexico City, catches snowflakes on his tongue during a visit to Times Square. AP Photo

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Overview of a hill in an area devastated by landslides in the vicinity of Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil. The number of people killed in a flooding disaster could top 1,000, according to official figures released Friday showing 400 people still missing. AFP/Getty Images

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Workers in fire suits pour molten bronze metal into molds during the casting of the Screen Actors Guild Award statuettes, at the American Fine Arts Foundry in Burbank, Calif. Getty Images

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An apparently mentally challenged man is helped by a policeman to descend from on a railing of a bridge linking Cebu and Lapu Lapu in central Philippines, after spending 43 hours atop the bridge. The incident started on Jan. 20 and caught the attention of both local and foreign tourists, causing heavy traffic in the area. The man was later persuaded by authorities to go down from the 50-feet high bridge on Friday, and was brought to the police station for questioning. AFP/Getty Images

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A man fishes near the Oresund bridge in Malmo. The longest road and rail bridge in Europe and the second longest suspension bridge in the world at its 5,328 feet (1,624 m), links the city of Malmo in Sweden and Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark. REUTERS

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Demonstrators watch from a nearby building, as cars burn in Albania’s capital Tirana, during a protest calling for the resignation of the government and new elections. AP Photo

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