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Russia Unrest
Firefighters and police inspect the aftermath of a trolleybus bombing that left at least 14 people dead in Volgograd, Russia, on Monday. It’s the second suicide attack on the city in two days. Getty Images
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Mohammed Shaar
Young men mourn for 6-year-old Mohammed Shaar, one of seven people killed in a car bomb in Beirut, during the boy’s memorial ceremony on Monday in Beirut, Lebanon. AP/Bilal Hussein
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26 Palestinian Prisoners Due For Release As Part Of The Renewed US Peace Talks
Adnan Al-Afandi’s parents pose for a portrait as they wait for their son’s release in Bethlehem, Palestine. Al-Afandi, who served 23 years in Israeli prison, will be released with 26 others Monday night as part of U.S. brokered peace talks. Getty Images
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NSUI Celebrates Passing Of Lokpal Bill
Activists celebrate the passing of a major anti-corruption bill named Lokpal on Monday in New Delhi, India. Hindustan Times/Getty Images
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Baby Panda
Giant panda cub Yuan Zai, left, chews bamboo with her mother Yuan Yuan at Taipei Zoo in Taipei, Taiwan. Zumapress.com
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The MV Akademik Shokalskiy is pictured stranded in ice in Antarctica
The MV Akademik Shokalskiy, a Russian ship trapped for a week with 74 people onboard, is pictured stranded in Antarctica on Sunday. Reuters
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Bangladesh Election
Supporters of the ruling party Bangladesh Awami League threaten to beat an activist during a mass rally in Dhaka, Bangladesh on Sunday. AP/A.M. Ahad
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Igloo Hotel Beckons With True Winter Experience
Guests enjoy the bar of the Iglu-Lodge, an igloo hotel, in Oberstdorf, Germany. Getty Images
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India Dalai Lama
A little Tibetan monk makes a face at the camera as he listens to the Dalai Lama at Sera Monastery in Bylakuppe, India on Sunday. AP/Abhishek N. Chinnappa
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Spain Weather
A train crosses an ancient aqueduct in Noain, Spain. AP/Alvaro Barrientos
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South Sudan Refugee Camp
A child stands in front of makeshift tents next to a United Nations compound, home to thousands of people displaced by ethnically-based fighting in Juba, South Sudan. AP/Ben Curtis
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Afghanistan Daily life
Pigeons fly outside the Karti Sakhi shrine in Kabul, Afghanistan as the city endures below freezing temperatures. AP/Rahmat Gul
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Guru Gobind Singh Birth Anniversary Celebration
Indian Sikhs show their martial arts skills in celebration of Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth and last guru of Sikhs, on Sunday in Noida, India. Hindustan Times/Getty Images
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2014 New Year's Eve Confetti Test
Spiderman strikes a pose at the 2014 New Year’s Eve confetti test in Times Square on Sunday. Getty Images
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Nepal Festival
A Nepalese man demonstrates his skill with an elephant during the five-day Chitwan Elephant Festival in Nepal. Getty Images
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Central African Republic Unrest
Chadians waiting for evacuation flights settle inside an airport hangar in Bangui, Central African Republic. They fear being attacked by angry Christians who blame them for the country’s problems. AP/Rebecca Blackwell