A tourist has her picture taken with New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, (C) during his visit to the Western Wall, the holiest site where Jews can pray, in Jerusalem’s old city. Christie kicked off his first official overseas trip Monday meeting Israel’s leader in a visit that may boost the rising Republican star’s foreign policy credentials ahead of November’s presidential election.
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Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi (C) waves to the crowd as she leaves National League for Democracy (NLD) headquarters after addressing journalists and supporters in Yangon. Suu Kyi hailed a “new era” for Myanmar and called for a show of political unity after her party claimed a major victory in landmark by-elections.
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A German soldier keeps watch during a patrol near Taloqan, the capital of Takhar province. Germany is the third biggest supplier of troops to the 130,000-strong NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) after the US and Britain.
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Men and women dressed in burqas from the group ‘Faceless’ call for the banning of the conservative Muslim apparel throughout Australia during a rally in Sydney. The group says the complete covering of a woman’s face leads to cultural isolation within multi-cultural Australia and can be used by criminals to conceal their identity.
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A Bahraini anti-government protester throws a stone toward approaching riot police during clashes Monday, in Salmabad, Bahrain. Also on Monday, lawyers of a Bahraini human rights activist who is on a hunger strike and attorneys for 20 other opposition figures appealed their convictions on anti-state charges.
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Russian Emergency ministry rescue workers search the site of the ATR-72 plane crash outside Tyumen, a major regional center in Siberia, Russi. A passenger plane crashed in Siberia shortly after take-off on Monday morning, killing 31 of the 43 people aboard, Russian emergency officials said, with 12 survivors were hospitalized in serious condition. The ATR-72, a French-Italian-made twin-engine turboprop, operated by UTair was flying from Tyumen to the oil town of Surgut with 39 passengers and four crew.
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Soldiers of the Presidential Regiment take part in the Change of Guard ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier just outside the Kremlin wall in Moscow.
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A woman looks at a creation by British artist Damien Hirst entitled ‘The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living 1991’ during the opening of his solo exhibition showcasing work spanning over two decades at the Tate Modern in central London.
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Free Syrian Army fighters train in a neighborhood of Damascus, Syria. Government and opposition forces clashed across Syria Monday as international envoy Kofi Annan prepared to brief the U.N. Security Council on the progress of his mission to ease the Syrian crisis.
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A Penitent goes to his church, during Holy Week in Seville. Christians around the world mark the Holy Week of Easter in celebration of the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ. The clothes and hats worn depict the people from Nazareth.
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Bangladeshi commuters transit the Buriganga River by boat in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
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JetBlue pilot Clayton Frederick Osbon, (R) is escorted to a waiting vehicle by FBI agents as he is released from The Pavilion at Northwest Texas Hospital, in Amarillo. Osbon was taken directly to the Federal Court Building in Amarillo, Texas.
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Indian tourists walk through a field of tulips in full bloom in the foothills of Zabarvan mountain range in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir. Since its inception, the Tulip Garden has managed to attract foreign and domestic tourists, who visit Kashmir valley in spring to see the bloom, which lasts for around two months. The garden was open for the public last week and is now in full bloom attracting scores of visitors on daily basis.
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Two US Navy Blue Angels jets are seen from Liberty State Park in Jersey City, N.J. as they execute a survey flight over the Statue of Liberty. The two F/A-18 Hornet Fighter Jets, flew practice runs to familiarize and evaluate a potential flight course for the upcoming US Navy War of 1812 commemoration during this year’s Fleet Week celebration in May.
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