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Indonesia Volcano Erupts
Mount Sinabung spews lava and gas as it erupts early Monday in North Sumatra, Indonesia. AP/Binsar Bakkara
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APTOPIX Ukraine Protest
A protester throws rocks at a burning police bus as hundreds of activists clashed with riot police on Sunday in Kiev, Ukraine. AP/Evgeny Feldman
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Lithuania Weather
A pedestrian walks along the Neris river as temperatures dipped to -.4 degrees in Vilnius, Lithuania on Monday. AP/Mindaugas Kulbis
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Belarus Epiphany
A boy plunges into ice cold lake water during Orthodox Epiphany celebrations in Zadomlya, Belarus on Sunday. AP/Sergei Grits
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Nicaragua Sugar Protest
A man fires homemade mortar during protests by sugarcane workers that turned violent in Chichigalpa, Nicaragua on Sunday. AP/Esteban Felix
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Netherlands’ Sjinkie Knegt flips off Russia’s Viktor Ahn, left, after Russia won the men’s 5,000-meter relay at the European Speed Skating Championships in Dresden, Germany on Sunday. Getty Images
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Indonesian Man Best Friends With 28 Stone Bengal Tiger
Mulan Jamilah, a 6-year-old Bengal tiger, kisses her caretaker in the garden outside their home in Malang, Indonesia. Getty Images/Robertus Pudyanto
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Manila Celebrates The Santo Nino Festival
People hold up baby Jesus dolls during the feast of the Santo Nino (Holy Child) in Manila, Philippines on Sunday. Getty Images
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Japanese Macaques Form Huddle To Keep Warm
Japanese snow monkeys huddle together against the cold at Awajishima Monkey Center in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. Getty Images
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Chinese Prepare For The Spring Festival
A shopping mall tree is illuminated on Sunday in Beijing ahead of Chinese New Year celebrations. Getty Images
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APTOPIX Orca Whales
A killer whale jumps while swimming in Puget Sound near Bainbridge Island, Washington. AP/Elaine Thompson
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Russian Orthodox Church Celebrates The Epiphany
A man bathes in icy water as the weather hit 3 degrees during Epiphany celebrations in Kashira, Russia on Sunday. Getty Images
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Jarramplas Festival Held In Piornal
People throw hundreds of turnips at a man in a devil’s mask during the centuries-old Jarramplas Festival on Sunday in Piornal, Spain. Getty Images
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Paris Fashion Browne
A model presents a creation from designer Thom Browne’s Fall-Winter 2014-2015 fashion collection in Paris on Sunday. AP/Zacharie Scheurer
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Patrick Kueng
Switzerland’s Patrick Kueng takes the start on his way to win the men’s World Cup downhill in Wengen, Switzerland over the weekend. AP/Shinichiro Tanaka
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APTOPIX India Weather
A monkey sits on a railing in snow-covered Shimla, India. AP
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APTOPIX Afghanistan
Afghan police walk ahead of protesters during an anti-terrorism demonstration in Kabul, Afghanistan on Sunday. AP/Massoud Hossaini