The shadows of Greek protestors loom in front of officers outside the Greek police headquarters in Athens. Hundreds gathered to protest the arrest of shipyard workers Thursday.
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South Korean rapper PSY, whose “Gangnam Style” has become a worldwide hit, draws an impressive crowd outside Seoul City Hall.
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An Islamic Jihad militant stands guard during a rally marking the movement’s 25th anniversary.
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A pair of plastinated reindeer is seen at the Walter Zoo in Gossau, Switzerland, during an exhibition by German anatomist Gunther von Hagens.
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The church spires of the Familienkirche are silhouetted against the sky during sunrise in Vienna.
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Sri Lankan cricket fans line up — uncomfortably, it seems — to buy tickets for the Cricket World Twenty20 semifinals in Colombo. Sri Lanka meets Pakistan and the West Indies play Australia en route to the final.
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Members of “The President’s Own” US Marine Band walk through the monuments at Arlington National Cemetery after playing at the burial of seven missing Marines from World War II.
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President Obama gets a hug from a supporter at a campaign rally in Denver.
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Chaos erupts as police use water cannons to disperse activists and workers from India’s Congress Party during a protest in Bhopal against corruption and a rise in crimes against women.
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Four young seals are released by caretakers from a seal station in Norddeich at a beach on the German island of Juist. Between 50 and 100 orphaned seals are raised at the station each year and returned to the wild.
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Police tape covers the destroyed gate to a house where a Syrian mortar attack killed five in Akcakale, Turkey. Turkey returned fire at Syrian targets for a second day Thursday.
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Pope Benedict XVI kneels in prayer during a visit at the Madonna di Loreto Sanctuary in Loreto, Italy, where he marked the 50th anniversary of John XXIII’s visit.
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