A customer examines a pigeon at a market in Chongqing, China, as reports of a strain of bird flu infecting humans there grow. So far, 21 people have been infected and six have died.
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Syrians scramble to dig out a man trapped in rubble following an air strike by government forces that destroyed two five-story apartment buildings and ten smaller residential structures in Aleppo.
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Spanish gypsies throw flower petals into the Arga River in a ceremony honoring their ancestors on the Day of the Gypsy, in Pamplona, Spain.
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Hindu nationalist Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh volunteers march to mark the faith’s upcoming new year in Allahabad, India.
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An Afghan farmer works in his in-bloom poppy field in Nangarhar province.
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An Egyptian man catches a nap on a bench at a Cairo train station, stuck waiting due to a train drivers strike.
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Visitors to the former Nazi death camp Birkenau in Oswiecim-Brzezinka, Poland, wear Israeli flags as they walk the “March of the Living” in honor of Holocaust Rememberance Day.
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A worker shows off the interior of the nearly-completed National Mane Garrincha Stadium being built in Brasilia. The stadium will be one of the venues for the 2014 World Cup.
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Milos Raonic of Canada is overjoyed after a four-set Davis Cup singles win over Italy’s Andreas Seppi in Vancouver, Canada.
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Knicks center Tyson Chandler and Thunder guard Russell Westbrook watch as the ball rolls away from their second-half scuffle during a big New York win in Oklahoma City.
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New Yorkers hit the banks of the East River in the shadow of the Manhattan Bridge on the city’s first nice day of the year.
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A Romance Was Born model fools around backstage at the line’s fashion week show in Sydney, Australia.
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A bird fashions a nest on a branch near Diani Beach on the coast of Kenya.
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A member of a Chinese Peoples Liberation Army honor guard is harassed by his own flag during a windy welcoming ceremony in Beijing for Australian PM Julia Gillard.
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Protestors can be seen on a hillside fleeing tear gas grenades as one of their cohorts is beaten by a Turkish riot cop in a flowery field near Dicle University in Diyarbakir, Turkey.
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Galatasaray’s Emmanuel Eboue takes a boot to the skull from Real Madrid’s Raphael Varane during their Champions League quarterfinal. Madrid lost the match but will move on with a 5-3 aggregate.
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Anti-Margaret Thatcher graffiti adorns a wall on Falls Road in Belfast, Northern Ireland. As news of the former prime minister’s death spread, the UK’s extreme political left gathered in the streets to celebrate.
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A plane taxis on the snowy tarmac at Denver International Airport after a late-winter storm snarled morning flights and sent temperatures plummeting in the Rockies.
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A performer juggles flaming torches in a square — known as Circus of the Alley — in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The talented have gathered to perform, teach each other tricks and relax there every Monday for more than 10 years.
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Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask stuffs Carolina’s Riley Nash during a big 6-2 Boston home win.
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A South Korean artillery unit covers their position as snow begins to fall on their drills in Hwacheon, just south of the demilitarized zone.
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Ernie Els hits a tee shot during a practice round at Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia, ahead of this weekend’s Masters tournament.
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An Indians fan offers his wrists to an officer for cuffing after running onto the field during the ninth inning of an 11-6 loss to the Yankees.
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A group of young caddies assist George Coetzee of South Africa with the pin on the fifth green during the Par 3 Contest — a pregame warmup ahead of the start of the Masters Tournament.
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An Indian artisan hangs freshly dyed kalawa thread — a traditional sacred item used in Hindu rituals — for drying at a stand in Lalgopalgunj village.
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Bayern Munich’s Thomas Mueller cries for a foul during his squad’s Champions League quarterfinal match against Juventus in Turin, Italy. Bayern secured its spot in the semis with a 1-0 victory.
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Amish boys watch a game of baseball outside a schoolhouse in Bergholz, Ohio. The picnic was an early end of school celebration before some community menbers head to prison on hate crime charges.
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Vacant row houses line an empty street at dusk in Baltimore, a city that has lost nearly a third of its population since peaking in the ’50s. Today an estimated 16,000 buildings are vacant or abandoned.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin plays in the snow outside Moscow with his dogs Yume and Buffy.
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Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony celebrates a teammate’s buzzer-beating three-pointer to end the first quarter during their division-clinching win over the Wizards.
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A rescue worker stares out of a derailed coach at the site of a train accident near Arakkonam, India. One person was killed and dozens hurt in the derailment.
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Jeni — a two-month-old baby Bengal tiger — relaxes in her cage with her mom. The cub is one of three new little ones at the Ragunan Zoo in Jakarta.
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Kings goalie Jonathan Quick stands firm against the snowy spray headed for his crease. He let five pucks through, though, giving Dallas a big win at home.
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A member of the “red shirt” movement prays at a gathering near the Democracy Monument in Bangkok — the site of bloody clashes between the group and Thai security forces three years ago.
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Connecticut’s Breanna Stewart drives home a layup during her team’s tournament-winning 93-60 trouncing of Louisville in New Orleans.
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Steam rises from the stands as work crews use hot water to melt snow at Target Field in preparation for the Twins’ next game Friday against the Mets in Minneapolis.
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Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu (center) dances with the Cape Town Opera Ensemble at a celebration marking the spiritual leader’s Templeton Prize at St. George’s Cathedral in Cape Town, South Africa.
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Newly-hatched Olive Ridley turtles scuttle their way to the ocean at Rushikulya river mouth in Ganjam, India.
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Thai authorities investigate the site of a roadside bombing that killed two rangers and injured seven others in a patrol vehicle traveling through Pattani province.
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Sri Lankan soldiers battle in a traditional game during Sinhala and Tamil New Year celebrations in Colombo.
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Oil spilled from an Exxon pipeline runs through a neighborhood in the North Woods Subdivision of Mayflower, Arkansas. Five thousand barrels spilled two weeks ago and pictures of the accident are just now beginning to circulate.
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A girl sits with a row of buddhist monks during a public meeting held by the Dalai Lama after he received an award in Trento, Italy.
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Syrians paint their country’s former national flag — currently a rebel symbol — on a wall in the northern city of Azaz.
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Fans in various states of excitement watch Maple Leafs defenseman Mark Fraser and Rangers winger Ryane Clowe scuffle during the second period at the Garden.
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Crosses meant to symbolize grave markers sit upon the National Mall in Washington, obscuring the US Capitol. Members of The activist PICO National Network is holding a 24-hour vigil that will include a gathering of Newtown, Conn., clergy.
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Multiple exposures capture a model on the runway at the Easton Pearson show during Fashion Week Australia at Carriageworks in Sydney.
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Rescue personnel remove victims the scene of a charter bus accident on State Highway 161 in Irving, Texas. At least two people are dead and several injured after the bus overturned. chartered bus overturned.
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